Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-20

Improving steadily. hut that with
'"nE intervals In playing at home tho
interest would lag and cash custom
"rs for the fast amateur games
created.
The only concliatory spirit at til.
meeting was shown by y. Y. Cham.
bliss OF Rocky Mount. who privately
offered I" swap any dates with Rich-
mond that IL desired. His offer was
nj no value. however. as Richmond
has jus; finished a SiN-g,,mc series
"!th TN" Tarh"cls and the teams do
not meet until late in the season.
The Norfolk representatives James
EairI and X. \. Jones. were FRANKLY
"ntaEonistic to any change to benefit
Richmond. while W. f. Edwards of
Wilson. and +. u. Lawrence. Of
Portsmouth, picked up their ears
only when their interests were di-
TectlN touched upon.
trn.. PIninl. Anrcrcd.
MIR. Grass frankly told the club
owners that lie could not AFFORD to
waste any more time on them after
they mad joked among themselves for
couple of hours without getting
down TO business. He said that the
attitude of every man FOR himself"
was not the way he Went into sports,
and that personally he had enough.
Treasurer H.. L. t:bcl fingered with
the owners only II snort time. H.,
warned Dawson in the lobby before
the meeting that. in his opinion, the
local Stockholders had enough
should the Richmond owners with
nrh". The players ana territory re-
Vert /" the League. The league 10
h"id the territory must play here on
The scheduled dates. The only marks
available AT Boulevard Field and
Mayo Island Park. The former is
owned b! Ben W. Wilson and asso-
rlat"S' VIII" are not likely 10 waste
any sympathy on baseball circui,
that took the franchise away from
them after they had spent many thou
sands OF dollars in promoting the
pastime here. Mayo Island Park is
owned ny the Richmond Baseball
'luh and can be rented out every
day To amateur games ON perccn,-
acc basis that would net NOR. Than
IN" virginia League could afford to
pay
The lcaeuc would have n difficult
'iii" III financing the team itself as
NOT NOR" than one club is now max
tnc expenses. Unless the franchise
= "A gi:t 10 local people. there would
-" HIDE opportunity /" dispose OF
II at The far end ~ season that is
admitted To- be financially a niVVcr IL
- possible that hen Wilson nigh, be
induced 10 TAX" the club as a Gift. al
though friends assert rhal he has no
love for the way ne WAS treated in
the past with the possibility f
the same dose staring him in tho
face in IN" future Although the
oustinr az Wilson from the Virrini,
leasm" was done with ihe sanction
ot organized baseball. the city cir
cult Cour, gave Wilson substantial
damages for the action.
Should the Virginia League re-
Iinquish the territory, an lntcrna-
ii"nai League franchise may be
shifted h".s AT once. Tentative ne
Eotiations We're shade several weeks
ago based on tn" possibility OF the
virginia League going on 1h- rocks
u being an open secret that AZ least
three clubs were hanging on by their
teeth.
Richmond had one bad expcricnc.
WIN the International League, hut
y Mayo island PARK could b. leased
hy The CLASS IA cub, The patrunar"
would prohahly Justify the transfer
~ franchise here. The trouble
With the international League at
tendance in tn. latter days vas I'M.
r-m"tencss of EoulevarH Field
coupled Win ,hc twilight hours on
which the owners Insisted in OBJ
eervans.