Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-09
HOLD 4! BASEBALL FARLEY
MOGULS WILL COMPLETE
PLANS FOR COMING YEAR
Slight Possibility or Extending Circuit
to Take Two New Cities
In League.

: Virginia State League masnates VII
.gmeet tonight at Suffolk 10 complete
= final plans for the 1920 baseball season
: and appo:n: n committee TO arrange
(. a playing schedule. Many things of i'm
! rortance will be settled at this confer
I rncc.
!; One OF the big items that will be
tis Tho advisability of bringing in two
! other cities into the circuit Although
: local baseball men are of the opinion
r that thu league Will open next Sprluy
.tIi is known that three other cities OF
/, the State are bidding high for Tran:
chises ant want TO get, their feet VT,
With the closing OF last years race
= n DISPUTE between the Richmond and
Petersburg clubs and the calling OFF OF
The post season pennant series il is
not certain that the baseball chiefs
{! will agree TO return TO the last year .
program OF a spiit-scison. But the
& general feeling among Richmond fans
.i,Is- tina: tie split-season Will again be
ak vogue.
Possibilities of Good Ball.
f. With only SIN cities having fran
+, ChiSee in The league. one OF which
, -. owed dead number last year, IL
motley TO ring in two other cities and
rake measures TO guarantee u pa:'ing
i attendance a Newport News.
.,n eight club circuit would so a long
Throughout the State. In all minor
cues, who extended their circuits to
! lake in more than six cities, il has
proved a great boosting feature.
With TWO new live cities in the err
cult, assurance from Il Dead" city that
III would livcn up ana support bascball
and the piucking OF the Glass IL"
, plurn. it is certain that the bugs OF the
state would get real ball for real
money.
Raleigh, with a population OF $4,000
or more, has gone diamond crazy and
would supper, club in the league in
way tina; would make up for the mile
age 10 and from that thriving city.
Roanoke. with population in the
neiEhborhood of $4,000 people. is re-
ported TO desire a franchise and indi-
cations point that it would be money
making proposition. should the circuit
he extended TO take that place in;
Rocky Mount has also offered an
attractive bid for - berth III the league.
Richmond MngnnteS Depart.
President w. E. Bradley and Ben w.
Wilson will leave Richmond this morn
ling TO attend the conference. They arc
quoted TO be in favor of returning 10
the split season program and announce
ina, about l20 games will be played
this year. The season will begin about
April ~.
.,parts of the country by the various
managers OF the clubs in the circuit to
prayers in fast company in various
minor leagues IT. IS ser'si ain, ' ha sd ssG,
,!for the Richmond club by Manager
',Wilson this year.
;, The Suffolk club OF the Virginia
League will not renew its contract
with RUDE OlGring as manager. and ii
lis practically settled that Charles +,
(, street former Washington catcher and
! later with Nashville, will be Oldring's
successor. The Suffolk club has pur-
= chased the ball park used last season
and is looking forward TO a big year
in.l920. The adjourned meeting of the
Virginia League will be held the first
week in December 10 decide on plans
t.for next season. The chief business
-will be deciding if the league shall
tEXpand 10 eight clubs.