Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-16
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
HICKEY TURNS DOWN JOB
DECLINES MANAGEMENT OF
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL
Hoard of Directors VIII Not Consider
Getting Nnn Intii Dunn IIns
Bccn Paid for stock.

Branch Hickey. former manager ~
the ST. Louis browns. last nigh. noti.
nod tn" Richmond Exhibition Conpany
That lie would be unable to accept tho
management of any team this season
regardless or the inducements Within
a low minutes after this message was
received. q telegram came in from Pros
idcht Ed Barrow. OF the International
t.ca&n", asking tho local moguls to hold
on IN the selection OF II manager untH
they heard from INN. as he had a l-ooa
man In sight.
Unless We get that $1,000 mighty
quick We viii not need - manager
stated prominent mcmbel nf the
board OF directors
This Official. while not p.rticular,y
optimistic. is inclined 10 believe that
The bushes. mcn Of Richn,onG win
faiiE TO the support OF the local club
an" that tho cash necessary to take
over ihe interest held by Jack Dunn
WIZ b" raised in time some cncour.
aG"meht WAS received Yesterday when
blocks
INC situation. while gloomy. is nor
entirely hopeless. The local ,.lh u.s
ir'' last Year with quito IL large sized
"cni on it, hards. owing to the initial
cApenSc OF getting The team started
an! bad weather in tho carly st,nes
,h'S iohe: was never made back nl-
'houFh the club was on paving b,sjs
AZ the crd of the season II is IN ncc,
'h'S ola obligation that the $4,000
y necd'a. lack Dunn is tied M in
hhnut that amount. and II is To lin.idot,
s mn ueot mat the owners seek. Duun
however. VIII not get any actual cash
out OIL his dealings with Richrnon,
DUNt MAY DECIDE
TO MOVE FRANCHISE;
n the event that the board is nn,,,l.
70 dispose Of the stock hold hr p,n,,
p,'l"re tuesday night. he will hay. two
''e'i!ati:cS. lie can dispose OF il IN
on.''"e PARTIES or can move his frnu
,:hls" away. That he will do tbn ,,,,,
! ~ thc most likely thing Either w.,.
no" ever. would mean = situ,tio, 80,
'hc i"Sai officials do not care for
he OF. or :nadc by the Eichmond t.x
non '.'"' company TO dispose or s3O
"" worth OF stock for $4,000 is a pnn-
crohs one. With fh,, fortune. n,.a -
o'tcr cities in baseball, il looks M.
y great proposition to get confirm -
IN international League f-apcbi.r ,>
such n small sum 49, ~
interest in The International learn,
s sin;. coming season will be stron.
.'a 49,, ., IS anxious to beat Richmonl
| una this viii help swell the ntt.nd,r,..,
"hen the two clubs ,nin:-lc on thc ~,
"o'u. IN editorial in one or tho ,cad-
- baltimore papers shows the fecllnr
- :lNalry already Sprinyinr ny tb.n'e
so. somebody in the baseball wor,,
"'i"s 4 iittle OF Baltimore Ed ,,r.
row, OF the International Io,,,,, ~"
'"ch Dunn appear to regard If no
ocinS a little bit of all right.
40 not agree at all with those
"no insist that. unless Baltimore can
"a. major league ball. it does not
80, any. Moreover. whatever we
Mahs. We are going to have baseball
| II not international League han .on.
o.her brand lower down the scale
! .lE OF baltimore's size can't yet nw...
rom u. or course. IL sounds much
DETER TO he playing in a League win
,hiiadelphia. 81. Louis and Chicago.
out-and this is not altogether &C.
Nj sur Srapes--so- He'd major league
paii can sometimes be awfuIly rotten.
BALTIMORE FINDS RICHMOND
TO HE Elk IN OINTMENT
!, mere IS one thing it is rather hard
- swallow Since Eichmond-a ci,,
| 'o'hc"hcre down in Nir3inia-c,D,nra.,
'"' rcuerai reserve hank from p,l,i
| ,t"ie' thcre has been IN rdly any Uvin-
:" p''ce with her Now that shc J.,
~ 'ne same baseball league. the airs
T"e VIII put on viii! be insupportablc
hetore enthusins over Dunn,s ,ryra
cation OF as yet unknowns !, go,
70 nc understood that Baltimore viii
expect MIN to wallcp the Richmondites
every time he crosses bats with then,
me apprehension OF trailing in such
/ company almost tempts one to forswesr
the game altogether"
rms IS the spirit that will help nj
inc ball parks. and it should be n
matter OF civic pride to whale tar ont
or the Balt!moreans
thermometers have until Tuesday
night to decide whether they want this
pleasure. Any one interested In the
proposition can take up the question
with amy member or the hoard OF Ill
rectors. who win explain the whole
thing in detail
hickey, in his letter here exclaimed
'"'' ne cannon take M any offers.
owing TO several reasons Tie has
formed good law partnership. which
VIII keep him I'm 81. Louis. and, 50
ne holds contract with the Browns,
with another year ia run. he VIII sta.
ihcr". This contracr catls FOR sraap
winch sum no minor league could ar
ford 10 na" for HIS services