The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
Athletic
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

w men international League mug
mates gather in the Gotham City to-
morrow morning, they will doubtless
decide whether or not they will pay
the $4,000 alleged to be due Charley
Ebbets. of the Brooklyn Nationals, for
the Newark franchise. The Glass IA
moguls declare that Ebbets has no
claim on them. while the National
Commission has ruled that they must
pay, 1t viii be remern bered that at
the last meeting of the club owners
the Barrow organization hurled a
defy at the powers that bc, declaring
that they had no intention, of paying
the money. Whether they Will or not
remains to be seen. IF the members
stick to their decision and the Inter
national magnatcs retain the attitude
they assumed at the last meeting, 1t
may mean that the orga niZatton will
lose its protection in organized base
ball, However. inasmuch as the
American Association and Pacific
Coast magnates have declared that
they are ready to stand behind the
Barrow league. there is a strong prob
ability of the International League
club owners continuing to assert their
Independence. which has done much
to place them in the baseball lime
light during the past few weeks
Basketball players may come and
go, but few can boast of having any
thing on this young fellow Carroll
Jamerson. who Is now performing for
the Paramount Athletic Club. This
youngster is undoubtedly the most
spectacular basketer who ever cavort-
ed around a Richmond court, and his
clean work on the local floors has
served to endear him 10 the basket
! ball enthusiasts of this city. Some
Of his work has been nothing short
Of phenomenal, and he deserves every
bit of the praise he has been given
during his brief soiourn in Richmond.
Richmond's soccer season was ush-
cred in yesterday afternoon at Byrd
Park and Clarke's Springs in q most
suspicious manner. Many enthusia SITS
/ were on hand to witness the HOSTILE
ties and from present indications much
| interest will be manifested in the sport
which has been recently introduced in
Richmond. one OF the features of
both games was the showing of the
school boys, Many OF them have all
Of the earmarks OF star players.
Officers for the ensuing year will
be elected tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock In the Business Mems Club, at
the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers In the Richmond Exhibition Com
pany, which corporation operates the
International League bali club here.
No changes in the officers are antici-
pated II being understood that all of
them will bc reelected at this gather
ing. All OF them have disposed Of
their duties in n most efficient manner
and the stock holders believe that they
should continue in their present posi-
tons.
! Plans for the coming baseball cam
I paign will also be discussed at this
meeting, Those who have been put
: ting up most of the money to supply
+ Richmond with Glass "A baseball ex-
/ ADDITIONS are planning to make the
1917 oatfit the best that has ever re-
presented Richmond ana they will
make known their plans to the other
stockholders in the company Many
/ ball players will be procured and the
gaps made by the return Of pl- ycrs
/ to big league clubs will be filled by
good men. Trades beneficial to the
Nirginians will also he made.
/ Our friend, Billy Smith, Is still plug
cling away down in Atlanta. He dis
/ continued all negotiations for bah
players temporarily while the BAH park
| situation was up in the air. but he
/ has been notified by the local directors
/ to proceed with his work, He has his
! lines out for some good men and he
Will be gathering them in the fold ere
many days elapse.