The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-13
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FpFFsBURG, Jan. 1s-The Penn;
Isylssnia Ohio and West Virginia
BAN league, composed Of lead.
ling Independent towns, was organized
YES terday afternoon at meeting in
Ithe Gazette office in this city. Seven
pwns were represented and another
StlI5be selected at future meeting to
make the league an eight club affair.
The towns who had representatives
present yesterday were: Braddock,
Iby Don McKim; waynesburg, sher-
man Grim, sheriff John Koebert and
Milto9 Montgomery; washington.
Wlliam seamon; Unlontown, James
ID. Gronninger and Harry Wilhelm;
East Liverpool, Ohio, G. Y. Travis;
Fairmont W. Va Thomas Raymond
and I'D. Slack; Clarksburg, F. j.
Weieh
Richard R. Guy Of the Gazette was
the unanimous choice for president
| lana secretary. Another meeting will
be held Saturday. January %, and
taen another city will be admitted.
McBeesport and steubenville were
considered by the managers yester.
day. frank Torreyson has a club for
Meke kessport, and 1t is under stood
that steubenyille has substantial
backing for the support of a team.
Each team will post forfeit Of $500
as an evidence Of good faith. The
schednie committee, which is yet to
be. appointed, will probably have the
first game carded for 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-
tatives 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 Uniontown, the former
Yale base ball and foot ball captain,
would manage the Uniohtown 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 will return
home in time to start the champion,
ship 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 ]. 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, Nd, Jan. 18.-I
The annual meeting of the Cumber.
land and Georges Greek League Of
Base Ball Clubs was held in this city
last night in the office 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.
retary and Treasurer Frank Forester
and Thomas Kenny, of Piedmont, and
Messrs. Henry Fisher and Thomas
Dillon Of Frostburg. The affairs Of the
league we're closed to- the satisfaction
~ iall.
The out Of town visitors were great
ly interested in the prospects Of club
In Cumberland for the coming season
and offered every assistance possible
u continue the game here. It now
seems that the old management will
again take up the game thus assuring
another good team to represent the
Queen City,
MoNoNeALIA SHERIFF.