The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-13
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Ms 1& NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE
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YESTERDAY.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 1S-The Penn.
lsyiyania, Ohio and West Virginia
:Has Bail league, composed Of lead.
llng independent towns, was organized
YESTERDAY afternoon at a meeting in
Ethes q zette office in this city. Seven
t6@n were represented and another
lRillsB e selected at a future meeting to
the league an eight club affair.
The towns who had representatives
present yesterday were: Braddock,
Eby Don McKim; waynesburg, sher-
man Grim, Sheriff John Koebert and
Milton Montgomery; Washington.
1sWilliam seamon; Uniontown, James
ID. Gronninger and Harry Wilhelm;
East Liverpool, Ohio, G. Y, Travis;
Eairmont, W. Va, Thomas Raymond
and Ed. Slack; Clarksburg, F. ].
WEIGH.
Richard R. Guy of the Gazette was
the unanimous choice for president
Hand secretary. Another meeting will
be held Saturday, January 81, and
then another city will be admitted.
McKeesport and steubenville were
considered by the managers yester.
day. Frank Torreyson has club for
Mex esport, and it is under stood
that :steubenvllle has substantial
backing for the support Of team.
Eack team will post forfeit Of $500
as ah evidence of good faith. The
schsdlie committee, which is yet to
be appointed, will probably have The
:Atst game carded Tor June / and the
last September Is. Fairmont and
Clarksburg will play Sunday ball
Mr.. Travis acted as chairman Of the
meeting yesterday, and seamon sec.
retary. The respective represen-
tatiyes all reported bright and encour-
aging prospects for the season. One
pleasing feature was the announce
ment that James Gronninger of the
West Virginia university and for.
mer captain of that team, and Morgan
Bowman of Unlontown, the former
Yale base ball and foot ball captain,
would manage the Uniontown team.
Business men are raising the money.
and they will act as manager and cap
tain respectively. Bowman is at
present teaching in the Hill school,
Pottstown, Pa, but he win return
home in time to start the champion.
snip season.
Harry Tate, who was spoken OF as
manager Of the East Liverpool team.
said yesterday he had not yet closed
with that club. Manager Stanton, Of
the w. and J. college base ball team,
happened in on the meeting, and he
had conversation with Tate, and Of
fered him the position as coach Of
the candidates at Washington and
Jefferson this spring.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Jan, 10
The annual meeting of the cumber.
land and Georges Creek League Of
Base Ball Clubs was held in this city
last night in the oaice Of the Crystal
Laundry on North Mechanic street
and after short session the meeting
adjourned to meet here on January 20.
Among those present at the meeting
were President George G. Young, Sec.
rotary and Treasurer Frank Forester
and Thomas Kenny, Of Piedmont, and
Messrs. Henry Fisher and Thomas
Dillon Of Frostburg. The affairs Of the
league were closed to the satisfaction
Iof ali.
The out Of town visitors we're great.
ly interested in the prospects of club
in Cumberland for the coming season
and offered every assistance possible
q Continue the game here. 1t now
seems that the old management will
again take up the game thus assuring
another good team to represent the
Queen City.
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