The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-09-07
LOCAL TEAM DIVIDES HONOR WITHPe-
LARS IN LAST GAMES OF SEASON.
STANDING on cLues.

TheY. v. League closed the season
Monday, Labor Day, the local team
playing double-header with Park
ersburg, which resulted in game
apiece. The locals taking the first
game by the score of IA to Is, and
losing the second in the score Oft to /.
AS will be seen by the above stand
ing, the Point Pleasant Gallipolis
team finished in third place, only
81 points behind Charleston, or in
other words only two and one-half
games. This is a remarkable show
ing for the home boys, when the
crippled condition of the pitching
STAFF for the past six weeks is consid-
cred.
The season has not been success,
from financial point ofsiew, as not
one of the teams in the league has
made any money, few of them
barely making expenses and the bal
ance going in the hole. The rain
early in theseason is partly respon-
sible for this condition, coupled with
the poor drawing qualities of one or
two teams, for instance, town the
size of Parkersburg, only drawing
from forty to seventy-fve paid ad-
missions at their games.
To bring professional base ball in
to new town is always losing
proposition for the first year. and
new league such as the Virginia VAL
ley was this season, could not have
been expected to prove otherwise.
While the local team went in the,
hole, the promoters say that they
will be in the game again next sea-
son and Judging from the liberal at
tendance (the size of the town con-
sidered) had ought to at least play
even if they make try Of it another
year. 1t would of course, not be
necessary to fence the park or build
grand stand, to say nothing of the
money that would be saved in the
trying out of players if it is decided
to be in the race again next year, as
it is pretty generally understood that
a large per cent of the present team
would be retained.
There is some talk of making the
Wv. League an eight club organi-
zation next season, dropping Park,
ersburG and Ashland and taking in
Fairmont and Mannineton, both of
which are good drawing towns.
On May 5th the local team OPEN
ed the season at Parkersburg, losing
the game by the score of 9 to 0. The
attendance on that day being e74
people. Last Monday the same
teams played the closing game.
with the score of : to /. in favor of
Parkersburg.- Attendance Al.
An effort is being made to hold
enough of the players together to
play a series of three games, at
Rayenswood, during the home-com-
ing celebration, which is being held
there this week. Several of the
players have signfed their intention
of returnining home, today and to-
morrow.
A great deal could be said COM
plimentary to the individual players,
had We the space, butt is sufficient
to know that they were one and all
perfect gentlemen, and were SO con-
sidered by the different teams
around the circuit. They will leave
here with the best wishes of all for
their future success and it is hoped
that when play ball'' is called at
the beginning of next season, that
they may all be back here chuck
full of pep" that ever desirable
quality, necessary to the successful
playing of the great American
game.
The different averages of the home
players will appear in this paper,
lust as soon as the leaoue secretary