The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-20
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Be SURMOUNTED
PRESIDENT LAWSON HAS DONE
HERcuLEAN WORK IN ORGAN
MIXING MINOR LEAGUE.

MIXING MINOR LEAGUE.
Few people know the task in organ
izing n minor league. President Alex
]. Lawson, president of the Western
Pennsylvania, in discussing the mat
ter recently. made the folloying state
ment:
When started out last July to or.
gnize the league now have tn
honor % presiding over stood alone
in the matter. | had all of the Pitts
burg railway companies against me
and :":o other leagues fighting me a:
every move | made. also had Ma.
tional League clubs influence with the
National Association against me. !
looked the matter square in the face
and determined that would win.
81 organized a slx.ciub circuit anil
so announced 1t to the public, and
then found had the fight with the
P. o. NJ. on my hands over the Nc.
Keesport franchise. When saw they
were 5!ter me in earnest I laid out a
plan % campaign ana covered the ter
ritory Of Butler Beaver Falls, Fair.
mont ard Clarksburg and decided 10
expand. In order to beat me out oil
McKeesport they Lnd TO enlist the
support Of a National League club
owner to assist them In the fight be.
fore &c National Association at their
meeting in New York. January z |
came hack home with five clubs for
my league and in ten days had MY
eightcllb league IN a solid founda.
ton. The Western Pennsylvania Is
here to stay and Is one of the best
minor. leagues in the country to-day
Here is what the team owners have
to say about the West Penn League
ana President Lawson:
William NJ. Earle. Scottdale, says:
With Ill the opposition against him,
Alex. Lawson has outwitted them all.
have been in baseball for thIrty-two
years and I have never met his equal
as sn organizer. He does not know
what defeat means and has few equals
and no superiors. He is ready 10 meet
my .l' iation as 1t arises. More power
to the West Penn president"
Charles Jewell, Beaver Falls: 81
have never seen as much baseball en-
thusiasm as there is over the West
Penn circuit. Being a, franchise own.
er In the league, have watched with
interest the movements of President
Lawson and l must say he was one
zoo many for the People who opposed
him. He has my undivided support in
all he undertakes, as his one ambition
is the success OF the league. The
West Tenn is good enough for Beaver
Falls"
w. S. AIalarkey. Connellsville:
Right is greater than might. Alex
J. Lawson has won his fight in the
face Of all opposition and the wes
Penn to-day is the equal of any minor
League In this section. Even Nationa
Leabue club owners could not outgen
eral him g
Ewing Coughanour. Connellsville.
ALEX J. Lawson deserves great credit
for what he has done and he stand:
second to none as I'M organizer and &
leader"
James Anderson. Greensburg: "Tht
name OF lawson stands for harmony
an' success. The affairs OF the Yves
Penn are safe In his hands. The knock
ers can knock. but Alex. Lawson gets
results. and that is what wins"
Frank whaley. Latrobe: 81 have
watched Lawson make his fgh
against great odds. He won. The
West Tenn has the hes, circuit in this
section"
Charles Clark, Grcensburg: "Alex
Lawson is hustler OF all hustlers ant
the West Penn Is a success"
President Raymond. Fairmont: "a
Lawson is n thorough baseball mar
and the West Penn League can bt
nothing but a success under his guild
ance. My experience with Other
leagues has brought me to the conclu
sion that the West Penn is the league
for Fairmont and I will support Law
son in his undertakings.
Frank Weleh, Clarksburg: "Presi
dent Lawson deserves all of the credit
for the success of the Western Penn
sylyania League. He has demonstrat
ed that he is the man for the presi
dency and myself and the fans a
clarksburg win always support him.
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