The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
HOT, FOR FRANCHISE
Parkersburg Wants to Join
West Virginia League.
THE FAIRMoNT TEAM STRONG
Cumberland Loses Clever Catcher in
Joe acknowledgements Manager
Would Trade Rementer for Two
GAINESVILLE Stars-LeaEue Meeting
Called for UniOntOyvn January 20.
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Cumberland, Nd. Jan s-Interest in
the reorganization Of the Pennsylvania
and West Virginia League has been in
creased by the application Of Parkers-
burg for franchise for the season Of
1903
The annual meeting OF the league Will
be held in Uniontown, January %. Word
comes from Uniontown. Conneusville.
Chartered, Grafton, and Clarksburg that
they viii be represented at the meeting.
and all express the opinion that they viii
be ready TO start the season on May l.
Owing 20 the fact that Parkersburg has
made application for a franchise there
may be change IN next seasons circuit
ParkerSburg has every advantage 10
recommend II 10 the league But one
objection can be offered 10 the entrance
OF Parkersburg and that is that the mile
age Of each club for the entire season
VIII be increased about 200 miles This
objection IS more than Offset BY the fact
that If admitted il viii BE- the largest
city in the league and the drawing popu-
lation would be increased 10 such an ex-
tent il would more than overcome the ad-
ditionaI mileage.
The Parkersburg application Is put for
ward by the very best business and
moneyed men OF the city They already
have thoroughly equipped ball park
within the city limits. also another de-
sirable location al the new fair grounds
where there IS grand stand with a seat
ing capacity OF S0G1 With an indie
Do
from 100 10 $3.50 people 10 each OF their
games League ball, II is declared. would
augment the interest
The following players with the Fair
mont team last season VIII be with il
again the coming season Pitchers. Lew
Hunt. William Jenkins. Ralph Carlisle;
catchers, Waldo. Jackiey. and Manager
SnOdgTass, shOrtstOp, Chester King: sec
oad baseman, Clyde Parker: center field
er, Doggy Taught President Raymond
says the vacancies on the team have al
ready been filed. but he IS not at Hb-
erty TO announce the names Of the new
men al this time. Il Is thought that Tate
Cromley VIII return TO FairmOnt
Two Players Leave.
OF the Fairmont players Of last season.
First Baseman Fisher and Lefty Core go
z.
Roy Keener gpes 10 South Bend. Of the
same league. and George Gates has been
drafted by syracuse OF the New York
state League
St Paul has sent Joe I.aughlin. for
merry catcher for Cumberland. Frost
burg, and McKeespOrt. 10 Wnkesbarre.
LaUghlin lives az Woodstock. Va Il is
said he would Ike 10 manage the Mar
tinsbUrg, W Va. Independent team Roy
ELAN whom Birmingham drafted from
Connellsville. objects TO the salary the
Southern League club offers. He saws
il Is only $40 a month. Richard Neb-
niger. the crack West Virginia Uni
versity athlete. who played in the Penn
sylvania and West Virginia League last
year has accepted the terms OF The
Wheeling club This may mean that the
university viii miss this crack infielder
next spring
Want SteubenviiIe Admitted.
a movement is on foot 10 have Steu-
benviHe represented IN a minor league
next season The club was run in such
princely fashion in 1907 that Steuben-
vile was completely out Of the game
last season
Manager Marty Hogan. Of the Ian
caster TH-State team. and the former
manager Of GAINESVILLE, is after Hugo
Swartling, who was on first base for
GAINESVILLE last year. SwartIing has the
offer Of a position in Panama. and in ad-
diti0n 10 that he has an offer 10 play
ball on a team which calls for one
game q week
Manager Hogan. OF Lancaster. Is will
ing 10 trade Rementer. Of Lancaster, 10
GAINESVILLE for SWartling, and Pitcher
Kenworthy, the youngster who made
such a good impression with the East
Liverpool club, in the P. 0. ". League
offer has been put Up TO GAINESVILLE.
Swartling says he does not intend 10 re-
turn 10 GAINESVILLE, as he is DESTROYS Of
going 70 Panama, but he intimated that
he would not be averse to going 10 the
Tri-State League.
Tom COrcoran, formerly shortstop on
the Brooklyn and Cincinnati National
League clubs. who managed the Union
town team, in the P. O. NJ League. in
1907. IS mentioned for manazershfp Of the
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