The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-14
Lynchburg Still
Looks for Place
in =. S. League

LYNCHBuRG, VA, March Ia
The activity already displayed by the
promoters of the proposed United
States league in their effort to locate
team in Lynchburg has put the
local fans up a tree, for it is hasd to
understand why the men behind the
venture want TO put team here, and
at the same time, it must be admitted
that President Whitman and Secretary
Doebler have given ample evidences
of their good faith. They have agreed
TO the appointment of local treasurer
and j. l.. Jones. of the First National
bank, has been selected to hold the
$4,000 fund, If 1t can be raised, and
20 apportion il out to the hackers
of the club on each semi-monthly pay
day, the hackers asking for nothing
IN advance.
In addition to this charter has
been signed and will be applied for as
soon as the State corporation com
mission advises If the name selected
does not conflict with other chartered
concerns in the State The officers
Of the club are To be- President, II.
r. Boyer, OF Reading, Pa; vice presi-
dent, G. +. Doebler, OF Reading; sec
rotary Paul Somoyer. Of
Reading; directors, 4. b. Whitman and
RI. c. Boyer. of Reading, and Julian
T. Baker, of Lynchburg.
Mr., Doebler, who Is President Wit
mans personal representative, has
gotten down 10 digging in his effort
to raise the $4,000 and. while he is
confident that he can get the money
there are quite a number Of fans who
hardly think Lynchburg will con-
tribute as much as $4,000 for baseball
this year in the United States league,
while they admit that il would be
easy to secure more than that for
baseball under the protection of the
National agreement
Another week will tell whether
Lynchhurg will take advantage of the
opportunity for bali. and President
Whitman believes the fans will raise
the money because of the strong
feeling here against the Virginia
league for it's treatment Of Lynchburg
last year.
Roanoke has announced that Hor~
ace Brown, enc of the mairstays in
the box for Newport News last sum
mer. having won sixteen out of thirty
games pitched for Il team hopelessiy
in the cellar. has bccn signed and
Newport News has indicated that the
purpose OF that club is 10 make Il fight
for the finger. II such q contest should
20 Ia the office Of Secretary Farrell
il will doubtless contain some friHs
that arc NOT generally found IN a fight
over title To a base ball player.
Last summer when Jack Grim gave
up the Newport News franchise II was
with the understanding nat re Stou}d
retain title to the. players until De
cember 3ist and that money arising
from sales or drafts up to that time
should go 10 Grim, After that the
players remaining on the reserve list
should revert 70 the present hackers
of the Newport News team.
Several days before this period Of
Csrims grace expired announcement
came from Newport News that Brown
along with Pitcher Miller and Catcher
Lake had been sold to some team
in Iowa Coupled with this was
the announcement that Mayberry,
Eichberger Hooker. Carney and
Auiey, other Shipbuilders, had been
cold to Bristol Later the statement
was made from Bristol that nothing
Of the deal was known there. This
condition. however dld not get to the
ears Of the Newport News people. il
seems. until Il was too late for them
10 submit contracts by February LIST
and thus protect the reservations
~,aade In the usual manner last fall
and Secretary Farrell has declared
some of the players free agents.