Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-03
MAY HAVE NEW BALL YARD
OPEN NEGOTIATIONS FOR
BROAD STREET PROPERTY
Rirhmond SNhihitlon tGmaanS Wants
to he Prepared TOR NoNius. Or
drrs-Othrr int Gu>siU.


With the possihility az being driven
ont OF their present plant ut any time.
officers Of. tho Richmond Exhihitton
Company are quietly looking over sites
Suitable for n new baseball park rhn;
Il location has been practically agreed
upon, is the runner tina; is now f'o"t.n,'
around.
The proposed site /; is said. is with
in "a short distance cnst o: the present
Broad street Park. being on tho SANS
= property Of this description Is thu, al-
loin,m& the G. r. Saucr hnttlinH rlant.
on IVES; Broad street This property
has oaei on Che market for some time.
and is large enough 10 make com
Portable athletic park.
Broad Street Park, the present in;cr-
national League headquarters. il on
me property owned by the itichmond.
Fredericksburg anu Potomac RailroMd.
and when the proposed Mmi"n station is
While the Richm"nd Exhibi,iur Com
pany may have the nsp az the park for
the railroad may decide 10 Utilize the
ground.
The prorsr,y .ndJo,niny tho saucr
AS Broad street Park /, has boon The
pet scheme of onv or TWO OF III" ,ii-
, rssto.s OF the Richmond Exhibition
company 10 own its own park. iiu the.
dream may now be realized. Teuta-
I'VE plans made las, spring cali for
concrete stands, without taking in the
cos; OF the ground.
II Is understood that The property in
officers OF the Richmond Exhibition
COMPANY and others interested In the
d,enelopment OF Richmond. Ncpo,ia-
opened with the owners. with prospects
81 !, deal bcin: consummatcG
Billy Smith has been selected AS one
Of the representatives OF the intciml-
,ionai League at the meeting of the
hf lie
i friends in Atlanta before going 10 the
c That some deals may. be closed by
smith While in New Orleans is prob
atom owners viii also lie holding their
annual session. On account OF his long
service on that circuit. Smith is ac-
Quninted with the ability OF tn" ma
JoritE Of its PLAYERS. and consequently
brass lacks. scores of otter I ma Eeha IL
nasnaies will nis4 be on hand. SO the
poSs,piiitieS OF picking un n !ow likely
VIII Ed ho B na M:, is coniih"n, 'hat there
League circu, this season lust ho-
fore leaving for n TRIP To Dover Hail
Ca. the big plantation owned by prom
lncnt baseball maEnatcS. barrow nave
out y very optimistic statement
The en tax II, Of switShim: frame :s"s
This time every year" said Harrow.
or course. there is always a possibility
VI a. 'liiiSt would ipt say mat
there Viii he no changes, but 4" not
expect any The circuit Is very good
iIst nov The International League.
uiu not make out az well as 'NU"rtcd
during the past season. but the club
owners hope FOR revival Of Interest
,, "whIs some Of tie .clnh owners and
seY City hurt basehnlI in Ncwnri,. |
soy City in IA. league. But We could
not find any one who cared 10 finance
the club With "A =,
good team Jersey city, in my opinion.
would support team.
"Thc International League men have
NcwarE. ". be,ieys that Navarro is
circuit. Instead, We intend to make
strong bid to win hack the fans
turmoil in NewarN. once 4 big league
club gets control of q minor lcarue
around, The home rootc,- may be eX
pected To lose interest ana cry syndi-
cate baseball.
handed wha, they consider raw dear
by the nrooNlyn team. l'or Gears |
have been trying to have the in,erna
tional l.oagu" owned and controlled by
men who h,n~. 10 major l"agu" con
league money will hc invested in any
Of II" clubs; ruifalo is nov, controlled
S"x. in, buffalo men ar" whine TO
purchase Ms Interest"
I've NJ the, .hnad Of International L"aGrc
clubs neNN. seasof. VI has been d"iiUi,c-
~ aunurtucad- that Fred rcnn"y s.iil not
manage the .NCwark Indians again.
While tho contract that rammV Leach
made. with the Rochester manaacIren,
was FOR on" yenr only. and viii not be
renewed u is doubtful u Toronto viii
continue LcNn blackburn at the holm
OF III" Maple Leaf defenders. Irov-
idcnce may also change shippers he
fore spring.
Commenting, OH Joserm J. I.annim's
announced inteNtipm "a sell the inter-
EST lie ias in ~" HuiIaio International
League club. a Boston writer SAYS that
one reason baseball has failed Ia Nuf-
faio Is tha; III" snorting writers Stovc
II INTO the BACKGROUND as to publicity.
because they arc Interested in boxing
and racing as promoters. and prefer I"
bcos. "-hcir own gHncS." Probably IL
wnS for a Ike reason that the Federal
LcaEHc got 20 n1uch attention in BUf-
faio "Id the 1nto!rht,ouni League 80
lttie h' lntcrnationH!E Nouliu't
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