The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-02-15
OFFICERS ELECTED.

w est Coal q Coke Company on
the Sth inst. The organization
of the team was completed and
the following officers were
elected for the 1906 season.
w. @. PaintefLxecutive
Committeeman to represent the
team IN the Coal Fields Base
Ball League. +. L. Harper, Jr..
Manager; r. b. Tinsley, Cap
tain.
The Executive Committee
man was instructed TO go be-
fore the meeting of the League
free handed, and the team
agreed TO abide by any agree
ment which may be arrived at
by the Executive Committee.
The meeting was an enthusi-
astic one, and many prospect
i've ball players were named in
connection with this years
team. Local talent will be de-
velOped, and it was the general
opinion that we could put into
the field this year an interest
ing team.
Ii was decided to change the
colOrs of the team from the
black and white of last year 60
orange and maroon.
The question Of new suits for
the team was discussed. and fl
nally II was determined we
should have new suits this year.
In order not to have any debts /
against the team this season. it /
was decided by the club that /
the new suits would not be or /
dered until all the money to paw !
for them had been collected. 4
committee was appointed 10
take up the question of the I
suits, get prices, raise the mon /
ey necessary, and after this had /
been done 30 confer with the /
manager of the team and order |
the suits. The committee on
suits consists of the following |
members. DR.. Stoehr. Chair |
man; r b. Tinsley. Captain:
Howe Cochran.
ON account of the assessments
made each year TO cover both f.
the Base Ball and the Athletic F
Association, both the assess :
ments coming at the same time. /
1t was thought best to run the /
team this year without any To- 1
cal assessments whatever eN- /
cept 10 cover the payment of I
the new suits, and having this /
idea IN mind, 10 was the general /
opinion of the members present
that the Athletic Association
should give the base ball team
all the revenue derived from the
grand stand, not only on games
before and after the Fourth of
July, but during the Fourth of
July celebrations as well. Bv
doing this the team firmly be
heves that no more assessments
Will be necessary, especially as
the expenses of this year will /
be nothing more than the act
ual expenses of an amateur
team, VIZ: the expenses of the
club visiting other clubs. be
sides the base bali parapher-
MALTA.
The following committee was
appointed TO 60 before the Ath-
lethic Association to ask them
TO grant this request. j. 3.
Ayers, Chairman; Mr.. Morrison
and DR.. Stoehr.
Mr.. Tinsley, Captain expressed
a desire 20 have all the appli-
cants who desire TO Join the
first team TO express their de-
sire TO him, and these appli-
cants are assured that the team
viii consist of men taken from
these applications, and they
need not hesitate about hard
practice with the fear that at
the last moment they will be
turned out of the game, as the
League rules. of which the Big
Stone Gap Base Ball Club is
heartily in accord, will prevent
any new corners from playing
on the team.
The members all expressed
their desire that Glamorgan.
Blackwood, Stonega, Dorches- |
ter and ourselves will be able to
agree upon compact that'll be
fair 10 all clubs, and at the same
time positively covering every