Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-08-09
c. v. BASE BALL LAEGUE|
Talk Of its Reorganization for
Next Year.
INTEREST IS BEING REVIVED
esgue DAYS Of Yore RecalIed--ln Chambers
burg the Plan is Meeting With Favor
and a Movement viii Likely be
Started.

and Movement viii Likely be
Started.
This season seems TO have seen re-
vival of interest in the national sport
and with ii comes revival of talk of
tile reorganization Of the Cumberland
Valley League to include the towns Of
Harrisburg, Carlisle, Chambersburg,
Hagerstown and Martinsburg.
Although Martinsburg did not have
a remnant winning team in 1896, this
CITY always came up to and in many
cases exceeded the other cities III the
league in point of attendance at the
games. The fair ground is considered
too far from town for the games and
the old league ground ON the boom land
has been covered with houses. The
level field of Mr.. Chas Roush, oppo
site the pond, at the western edge OF
the citv limits. is said to be an ideal
place for a diamond. If the league is
organized and Martiusburg joins it, the
Rouss lot would be rs convenient for
base ball ground as could be wanted
if it could be secured for that purpose.
The Chambersburg Repository says
of the scheme:
Many will remember the exciting
times in base ball circles in 1884 and
1896, when just such league was IN
existence. Many, also, who We're on
the inside endeavoring to amuse the
public, will remember the result, IL
nanciallv At the end of both OF the
above seasons there was general
scrambling around among the lovers
of the game to raise the amount neces-
sary to wipe out the deficit. After the
experience of 1884 it required twelve
wears before sufficient courage could
be mustered to again reengage i'll the
sport. which had formerly proved so
disastrous to the stockholders. But
the day did come, nd, in 1896, anoth
er effort was made, which resulted
about the same as it had done in 1884.
Conditions are somewhat different
now from what they were on the form
or occasions. mt least rs far as Cham
bersburg is concerned The town has
grown considerably and has much
larger population TO draw from Bust
ness was never in a MORE prosperous
condition. nor were there ever in the
towns history so many men employed
herein. Among the many strangers
who have recently moved here are a
large number who are enthusiastic
over the game. This has been demon
strated during the present summer
Another reason why first class base
ball would be patronized better now
than ever before is the fact that the.
Saturday lf-holiday is observed by
all the manufactures. This would
insure large crowds at the Saturday
games at least, and there is no reason
why most of the games should not be
played on that day. If ever Cham
bersburg could support good paid
club it is at this time.
In the organization of such club
it would not be necessary to go outside
our town to secure the players that
would win the pemant in such
league. This would make the eXpen-
ses merely nominal, as most of the
players could follow their usual occu-
pations the greater part of the week.
The present Industrial clubs contain
nine men who could defeat the
strong Indian team, and with the &C
QUESTION of Dorner, Rollins, Hanks
and few other boys who are playing
away, the club would be well nigh
impreynable. The town has the ma
terial. has the enthusiasts to make up
the crowd, and under the circumstan-
cos could conduct a first class club
better and more economically than any
other town in the proposed league. All
that is required Is the person to start
the ball rolling for the organization
of the other towns in the Valley. We
believe that while the home club might
not pay amy dividends to the stockhol-
ders, that it would meet all expenses,
and that those interested in the move
ment would not have to 90 down in
their pockets at the end of the season,
as has been the case in former years.
Let the effort at least be made. "
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