The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
THE CLUB p1snANpEp.
Lynchburg Out of the League for the
Il Season.

M8 UlSbANDEl
Lynchburg Out of the League for the
q Season.
The Lynehborg News of Sunday says:
Well, in spite Of the determination of
the meeting of managers to continue the
league with five clubs, st will have to
wind 0p the season with four, The
Lynchourgs dsSbanded last night
Lypchburg had nine scheduled games
with Roanoke. The fact that the team
would have to remain idle during this
period, ana the further fact tAat owing
to very badly constructed schedule the
club would be heavy losers daring the re-
ena1nder of the season, appears to have
had a aemoralizsng effect upon..the dircc,
tors, % they decided to adisband while
the trrasury IS in good condition. It was
hoped by the Lynchburg management
that Portsmouth or Harnpton would be
willing to drop out, and that Lynch burg
wocld be among the foar clubs to finish
the season. When the managers met in
Richmond & few nights ago it Wa devel-
oTed that neither of the Eastern clubs
we're willing to withdraw and it also be-
came appsrent thu, if any club would
nave to throw up The sponge itvyould be
|fmore agreeable to the other -FOUR clubs
that it should be dSynchburg.
1t was therefore determined last night
to simply drop 'out of the procession
until next season when it is hoped that
there wall be arSvival of Interest in the
natioilsi game.
One gratifying fact in connection with
the disbandingdf the club is that every
player receives his full pay up to date,
and none of thean loses n cent.
The passingtof the Lynchburg team of
1895 cannot lie viewed fy the faithful
fans withunt momsntary pang of
regret. LynGlburg's experience in the
league is fresh in the meMi Dry of all En-
tering the lasts late in the. spring of 1894
Lynchburg did not get together good
team that yer until it was: too late to
avoid landinG in last place. There was
red-hot deraand for team that could
play winning ball. w. A. Smith was
engaged RS manager, aud-Secured team
for 1895 that was the best in the State.
and as many firmly believe, would have
won the pennant but for n few games
that were given against tie 'Tobacconists
by rank umiiring.
The attendance on the game was good
and the interest general But Lynch
burg wanted team for 1896 that would
win beyond peradventure. Smith got
his head doEorking and got together a
team that outclassed anything Virginia
ever. had. Whey played great ball and
in spite of all this the patronage grew
smaller and>smaller, not only in Lynch
qurg, but every where. Whether it was
hard times, ;the Presidential campaign,
or what not, there was crest diminution
in interest
Then the,seiiing of three ofGIynchburg's
best players to Detional league clubs oc-
CURED, which to some extent weakened
the team. sind then Roanoke dropping out
left ha la1rr,,a lar oiI a
further fronl the interested the game.
Manager Smith. naturally took pride in
his winning seam, AID greatly regrets the
disbanding OF it, .Bnt he is satisfied that
the management was acting for abe best
and has no complaint,to make. He--and
the other players express great reGset at
leaving Lynchburg and great apMecia-
ton of the manaer in wnich they have
been treated by the Lynonburg manage
ment and the people generally.
Stultz and Boysan leave 10 day for their
Garland have received offers from Nor
folk, but it is not known if tkey will &C
eept. All the players, except Stultz and
Boylan, will remain here until Tuesday,
when they will play benefit game with
team of local amateurs to be gotten to-
getl.er by Mr.. Tom Rucker. Brown and
Schabel will be the protest. onal battery
The proceeds of the game are to be d.
vded smolg the players of the league
team, and it is hoped that a liberal ann
will be realized. This will be the last
time the Lynchburg people will see tie
team together. The boys have worked
hard this aeason, ana every man of them
has labored TO keep the city's color float
ing high. II would be a gracious and
graceful thing to give them big crowd
and thereby peat purse on Tuesday.
The Professionals and the Amateurs
played game yesterday in which the
former won by the score of 10 tot. Rob
ertson pitched for the Amateurs and did
we'll for five innings, barring his Wild
ness, but in the sixth was batted very
hard. Ned McKenna pitched the remain
ing two innings in credtable style
Brown, Leahy and Smith took turns at
pitching for the Professionals.
Mr. Lazarus, secretary and treasurer
of the Lynchburg Athletic Association,
requests that if he has overlooked the
payment of any Indebtedness of the asso-
citation, the bills for same shall be pre-
scented to hime at once.