The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-07-20
CITY LEAGUE
ORGANIZED At A WELL ATTENDED
MEETING OF BASE BALL
ENTHUSIASTS.

Four Clubs Will Constitute the League
with Two Games Each Sunday, For
One Admission Benefit Games For
Hugh l.. RysD,
The Canton City league, which has been
undergoing the process OF incubation for
several days was hstched out last even-
ing and Ia now reality. There has been
quite o hustle among local clubs for
place in the league, and since the league
was TO be composed Of only four clubs
there was q strong rivalry manifested.
The wackerlys, Duebers, Eclipse, .ss...
haffeys, Marines and Buckeyes we're
anxious for places, though the Buckeyes
had no representatives at the meeting
last evening. The Marines were repre-.
sented but when voto was taken the
other four clubs received the highest
number OF votes and the Marines will not
be In the league. The city league will be
composed Of the ]. W. Wackerlys, the
Duebers, the j. A. Mahaffeys and the
Eclipse, The teams will bs streng thened
at every point and an effort will be made
by each club to capture the pennant. No
one team will have walkaway, for the
manager Of each team says his club will
win the pennant and some surprises are
expected when the lists of players are
finally submitted. There will be no
ringers In the games. Each club
will make out it's list Of players
aud will play through the season with
them. or course players may be released
and new ones signed but substitutions
can only be made, IL case Of the disabil.
ity Of o player, frcm members Of some
team In the league.
II 10 proposed to play two games each
Sunday afternoon at Hampden park. The
games will be for one price of admission
and the first game will begin promptly at
2 o'clock, the second game between the
other two clubs commencing Is minutes
after the first game has concluded. Thus
all four clubs will play on the same day.
The clubs In the league, when the players
are all In place, will be quite evenly
matched and some good games will re-
suit. At last nights meeting the follow>
ing league officers were elected:
President, Ber. e. Williamson; secre.
tary and treasurer, j. A. Mahaffey; UNI
pire, William Delaney.
Next Sunday afternoon two games will
be played for one admission, the pro-
ceeds TO so TO Hugh L. Ryan, who was so
terribly injured by being hit by base ball
July 8. The young man Is still In critical
condition with chances for his recovery,
and the attendance should be large. The
games will be championship games and
will be played for all there 10 In them.
Another meeting, at which the organiza>
ton will be perfected, rules adopted and
other important business transacted, will
be held Thursday night. The league starts
out under auspicious circumstances. 1t
is not the o. & NJ, League and no season
tickets will be sold.
WON BY THE ECLIPSE.
The Eclipse ball team went to North
Lawrence, o., and played the team of
that town before large crowd. The
game was we'll contested and exciting
throughout, and was famous for brilliant
plays. The features were the batting of
Bast and Humphrey, the catching of Graft
and Miller's work In the box. Kittler
caught beautifully. The grounds where
the game was played, were in very poor
condition, which accounts for some of the
errors, The score follows: