Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-27
GOVERNING BODY MEETS
TO COMPLETE ITS WORK
VIII Form and Classify Leagues at
Final Session Before Open
ing Day.
LAST CHANCE FOR APPLICANTS
Those Desiring Franchises Must
Present Their Requests at Scs-
sion Observation-Disclosures OPP
timitfc Over Outlook.

with II definite plnh OF campaign
which Is expected to result in the
most successful season amateur base
Dali ever has experienced in Rich
mond mapped out members or the
A.nh teur Baseball Commission OF
Richmond VIII meet tomorrow after
noon at o'clock In the store OF
fiarris-Fi!ppen to complete their or
ganization work. The present COM
mission was elected little more than
week ago. hut since that time has
held Two meetings and considerable
mas been accomplished Late in
starting /: WAS necessary to put on
nun speed In order 10, arrange all the
details incident TO the preliminary
work
Formation and classification of all
the leagues is the most important
work to come before the governing
under its Jurisdiction four leagues
Tho Commercial. composed Of Churcl,
Hin Athletic club. Taxa I[ola. Battle
Axe, and Penn Mutual. will he tho
leading circuit In the city and prob
ably VIII he granted Il class y rating
ny tho commission tomorrow.
Those desiring To- operate teams in
leaEues under the commission are
urged TO present their requests to-
morrow AZ this viii be the last meet
ing pf the main body before tho
opening OF the season. 40 franchise
applications will be received after
tomorrow.
Eighteen Teams. Placed.
The Richmond Junior Athletic
League. and TWO Sunday school cir
cults, the West End and the East
End, together with the Commercial
tons already formed. /; is probable
that the Junior League, which will
be composed Of youths under nine
teen years OF age, vii! he granted Il
school affairs more than likely VIII
be given class Il ratings. Eighteen
teams arc represented In the four or
CARNATIONS, four In the Commercia!,
SIX IN the Junior and four In each Of
the sunday school leagues.
Eleven additional teams have filed
applications for franchises and In
formation last nigh; was that three
mission supervision at the meeting
tomorrow With tho number OF APP
p!icatious already received amount
ing To twonty-ninc and the possibility
OF several more II * believed that
eight Leagues Will be operated by the
commission this year
Should the commission undertake
to look after eight circuits It's mem-
bers Will set - precedent In the his
tory OF amateur baseball here. Never
before has one body attempted 10
govern the playing OF eight Leagues.
Sevcra, years ago the Richmond
N Amateur Athletic Federation and tho
I commission supervised the playing Of
more than eight leagues, but since
the two bodies consolidated and
pornod ihc commission 1t has not un-
/dr "a care for more than six
r Circuit Preparing.
Of the Commercial League
sing elaborate preparations
for - successful year and are plan
Ming To stage games twice each week
At Boulevard Field. The managers
and tho officers or the organization
have announced tina. they viii play
certainty after Saturday afternoon.
beginning April IL. The other daj
has not been decided upon definite
~. but majority OF those In tho or
organization favor Wednesday. Mid
week games were played last year
for the FIRST time and met with such
success that they are sure to be put
j. Edward Rose. Jr. the newly
elected president "ROddie" Crowder.
first vice president; l.. b. Thomas,
second vice president; Stuart Rag
land, commissioner: and James Har-
ris, treasurer. all are OF the opinion
that this year Will he the most sue
ccssful Ira the history of amateur
baseball in Richmond.