Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-05
DENY BASEBALL RUMOR
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
TO BE UNDER COMMISSION
N"r-"tary iirurc Speaks Officially for
niAa;i"G-Sonir Few Mines
Dissenting.

Dissenting.
Secretary /. H. Bruce OF the Sunday
school League. last night denied
rum"rS TO tho effect that III" amateur
baseball organization. of which he is
an official. opposed pIayinS under tho
general plan of the Amateur Baseball
Commission. and asserted that the
league desired to affiliate with the
commission, aud intended doing so
From other sources 1t has been as
I ccrtained that Scvcra! Sunday school
teams. or persons representing s,lch
teams. have formulated plans for a
separate organization and have made
ovcriurcs to the league in an effort
10 have all sunday school mines Join
a single organization that would have
no connection with tho other amateurs
II was the plan of these promoters
ia make the pastor Of ono of tho larger
churches tho president and to have tho
various SUNDAY school supcrintcndcnts
COMPOSE the directing body.
THIS portion If the matter Secretary
Fruce said hc did not care 20 discuss
hu; he WAS positive in his assertion
that tho runor WAS Incorrect so far
as II related to teams of the leagues
already iii process Of orSauization. He
/ spoke as representative of the Tahc--
'acl" Baptist nine and with knowledge
al tho positions taken bN those direct
inc tho laurel Street Methodist, Ran
dolph street Baptist and Grace Cove
naut teams.
These teams wish TO play under tho
rules Of the commission. and positively
/ VIII do :" If the commission takes
/ them in The IF" in that regard is
SnrcrouomS There also is "a possi-
( hiiitN OF the Central Methodist Church
MN" joining with them. il is said un-
/ officially Members of these teams roc
oEnizc the fact that the best interest
I of amateur baseball here can be served
only il there is unity in the efforts
cnd. furthermore. they desire the
privilege OF competing with tho other
leagues for the city championship at
the end of the season
Meeting Postponed indefinitely.
u had been planned by Officials OF
the Sunday School League to hold an
! Organization meeting on Tuesday
night but decision has been reached
! 10 postpone the conclavc subject to
call. II probably will he held during,
the carly part Of next week. although
mere is possibility Of the meeting
being called during the latter mart
OF tn" present week.
Secretary Bruce has requested all
captains and managers OF the teams
who desire joining tho Sunday Sctoo,
l.eaEuc to attend tho gathering ana
take part in the organizing work
Officers arc TO be elected. aud tho .rcr-
ernl plans for the season made. II i.
honcd That the one meeting will he
,u"it'"h' 10 determine exactly the num-
Der al teams that will enter Tho ar
EAniZation. and which school they vii,
represent. Mana gers desiring 10 cntcr
teams should communicate with Sccre
tary Erucc 1T 32o3 Grove Avenue
Hccord,nS TO present prospects tho
'h Euc VIII he composed Of tour teams.
with the possibility of that number
increasing 10 sin or even IN cirh,
Hnon!u thcrc nc eight applications filed
with Secretary Bruce two leagues Of
this class viii be formed with no
uFopaoiiitE of an intcrlcaEuc series be.
tween the winners before the rcnrc
sentative team OF tho Sunday School
League enters tho city-widc cham
piohShip series. Such an arranpemant
would increase interest in tho s,.or,
immensely. and especially SO II The
hihcs represented sunday schools To-
S'dtcu so as TO make an East End and
Il West End league
IN mat event. the matter OF securing.
hlayinE grounds would he Facilitates,
srca tiE, ana no doubt all Of the tcs,ns
coutd ma adequate facilities. How.
ever. should several of the teams form
nm independent league il l., doubtfuI
II sucn would be the case. and Troy
probably would be forced TO play on
grounds far from the best
.\ot only would such teams he out
sue tlc pale OF The organized athletes
ana without standing in tho local ann
tchr world. bat the individual MON
o'rS probably could cxpcricnco dir
hcuitt"s In connection with tho s,rinr
rht amateur laws should thcy care to
'"Nc part in other branches, of local
Sport. fhithcrm"i". the failure NJ =,
complete organization would not hn
Tor the b"tteITn"ii -" Tho indi,.iiu,,
players interests, nor world n hc in
dicati\c "f a desire "n their nart Ia ,,i1
III thc Improvement OF the amateur
sport
INC position Of teams opposinc ,bo
"rSanizati"m plan in amateur
u appears I" h" withou. Iucrj,