Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-01
ELECT WILSON TREASURER
NO OTHER CHANGES MADE
IN LOCAL BASEBALL CLUB
big League Clubs nHcr Players 10
Richmoud--Ilill. Smith Wires Har-
for infurmatiOn

tion Company. lilo Was elected 10y tho
directors Yesterday afternoon follow
which was held in the Business Mems
Club. All OF tho old hoard was re
who severed his connection With the
company whom he ,iispoSoG Of his stock
to 20 back to Baltimore.
The annual stockholders meeting.
which WAS postponed from January 20.
was attended Ivy only a few uf those
Interested in the club. bur a large ma
son. while proxies were held for prac-
ticaiiy tho whole issue. Tho election
OF directors Was porfunCtory. rs w1Y
the election OF officers held 10y the
board.
Alvin NJ. Smith was unanimously re-
GI;,, to The presidency Julien II;
Mr.. Wilson treasurer. TIL" selection
OF Billy smith as manac"r was rntiied,
business representative Of the board.
Secretary Thomas Ryan rendered his
resignation as secretary {" engage in
other business.
The board OF directors now consists
OF six. instead OF seven. members. It
Is composed of Grover q. Dula. w. i.
Smith, Hill ana wilson no Successor
to Jack Dunn was named by the board.
al all, me irSmIninG members are nSrS@n
Of his interest i'm the local club. and a
new director would completely upset
the present arrangement.
BILLY SMITH GETS on
jon WITH EARLY birds
Billy Smith, the new manager, was
on the JOY early yesterday ana Sprmt
acuuainted WIN Inc local si,uatiol.
when he arrived a, his office he found
a nig batch Of letters mostly from
fering players TO him. owing TO the
fact that Richmond viii get several
players from harrisburg and Jersey
City. smith is unable 10 turn wheel
until he learns who he has drawn in
the shuttle. a letter was dispatched
TO Barrow. however, asking for infor-
nation. and a reply IL expected to-day.
Smith had little 10 say ut the meet
ing He sat around and listened but
did not make any boasts. He merely
reiterated his statement that he will
give Richmond a good aggregation OF
ball players II he gets the proper sup
The major league clubs arc VOW get
ting desperate III their efforts To cut
down their biz pay rolls. and some at
TO Smith. St louis has several men
who would be a great attraction here,
cinnati P!ttsbArSh and Chicago have
also opened negotiations with Smith
with the view OF disposing of surplus
men.
Smith is determined to have seasoned
players this year, although he Will
with the view OF selling them a; the
end OF the season. He Will, however.
h hay, enonsh veterans; particularly
make AN interesting fcht for the rag.
FANS WILL WELCOME
MAN on COACHING LINES
One thing the fans will welcome will
be the presence OF a man who is q hard
loser, on the coaching lines. Billy
Smith is not the kind OF Il hard loser
who loses his head, and depends upon
bawling out players to get results. He
gets out on the lines, however and
uses his head TO get runs across the
pan, and handles his men with diplo-
cam it,4t l.
not firm, because his past reputation
shows that he is Il discip!inarian when
ne gets down to business.
More games We're lost through poor
coaching last season than by poor play
ing; This important feature was not
looked after properly, and Dunnie
TO get a magnetic worker on his FIRST
base line to get UP little enthusiasm.
Win n brainy man tending TO his work
knows his Job az first. fans and players
alike would pull harder and more in
tclligently for win
Barrow Will probably send his reply
turned over To Richmond. while soy
eral of the former Sheets are now the
property OF the club II is import;,,l,
order that he can plan 10 FIJI the gaps,
Then: too. II is more than probable
that he VIII release some without Civ
WORK a, Rr:aa.1'f street Park will start
in a few days " u. Bradley has eivon
instructions for tho hleachcrS used dnr-
4 ing the football season on tho north
side of the field 10 be replaced in their
regular positions The outncld viii
then he carefully worked over and
blue grass sown. II is expected that
good stand VIII hc up in time for the
opening OF the international League
season on .Aprll &C