Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-20
STOCKHOLDERS TALK
OF GIVING up BERTH
Meeting Called for Today TO
Discuss Acute Financial
Situation Of Club.
LEAGUE WILL CARR, TEAM oN
M"ye Declares Territory WIN Nor B-
Relinquished for International
League tn Jump.
ny Earle i,utz.

A<'oS u' pSNfpt4t tAub% 4dS' IlEh'
turned an absolute deaf car TO Rich.
nonds plea for schedule revision.
which. the local owners warned was
their only salvation
Met with such snow Of indirer-
encs. men who have been irstru-
mental in financing tho Richmond
team FOR the past two seasons with.
drew from the meeting which was
neld In Murphys Hotel At the same
time they announced that stockhold
ers ~ the local club would meet a,
| o'clock this afternoon TO decide
whether 70 continue a losing propo-
si'ion by playing out the present,
schedule
League WiIi Hold Field.
The Virginia League will. not re-
inquish tho Richmond territory, but
viii attempt TO sell the rights or
operate the team here in event tho
present owners withdraw. Presiden,
W f. Moys stated a, the meeting
But the plan would depend on sccur.
lng park. which might not prove
feasible. In event the league failed.
the territory would become ooar
with the possibility of Richmond
gaining berth in stronger circuit
wi;hou, delay
That the local stockholders are
through. was the opinion expressed
openiE in the lobby OF The hotel by
one "e the officials OF the club be-
sorc III" meetinS opened without
d.reciiy SAYING he would retire ] f.
Grass one Of the heaviest stock
holders. lie, the league moculs know
that ne was not disposed To sink
any more money in baseball here
seeing. he said. that the owners were
not wiling to work for the best in.
t"rests OF the circuit. even when j,
vas TO their own sovantase Anan
cia!!y IN" team will play the series
starting in Newport News today.
Admit Schedule Wrong.
Rionm"nd's request for schedule
revision is the result 81 condition
which gives the city only three games
IN period from July - to Angus,
IL with the club In last place the
chance I" make money earlier in the
season was poor, and now that the
team Us neRinnins TO win games, it
is away for such period that il is
reared that there will be no oppor-
tunity to meet the expenses.
The local owners were openly
taunted with the faot that the pr.s
ch' scnsdric was proposed by R.oh-
mohd ana adopted by the leasIe ONLY
after the granting Of concessions by
every cub. the attitude OF the out
SD" owners was that Richmond had
MADE ~ bed and should now be will
ins t" occupy IL. Secretary ~. y
Rr"diey promptly admitted that he
had advocated the schedule. hut that
hc mad erred in so doing.
Asked Only One Change.
S"crc,ary Bradley suggested nnlv
on" change. with Newport News
coming 10 Richmond for three Games
this week aud the I,ichmond elm
turning over one OF it's series Ia the
D5uilders. Financial concessions
were also offered by Richmond n.
y Dawson. owner Of the Newport
News club. declared that he was
working under financial agreement
With fans OF that town which pre
vented him from altering the sohcd-
ule IN any way. The matter seemed
10 amuse sevrra! of the Tidewater
owners and MIR. Grass then gave his
views on the financial outlook Of the
league in no uncertain terms II was
admitted on all sides that the treas
ury was not fourishing. but the II
. hould worry" attitude did NJ. lessen.
The possibility that the Richmond
owners would get out from under
vas discussed at the meeting infor-
mallN. President Moye stated that in
event the club was turnod iooss he
would enheavor To find new blood 10
carry on tho work. and that the
league itself would operate the team,
II n" other arrangements could bc
made
xItmHj In Investment.
During the course of the meeting
il was brought out that $4,000 has
been pat into the Richmond baseball
club ~ the present owners which
Of course. includes Mayo Island Park
The team. II Is admitted has .not
started To make expenses. but II wa.
con,ended that !; could do so II the
schedule was hyed 80 that there
would no; he long lapses in the ap-
pearance or the team At home II
was pointed out that the club was
winning and that the attenda nee was
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