La Junta tribune., 1915-12-18
ARKANSAS VALLEY LEAGUE.
Annual Meeting Held h Il Junse-
New OffIcers Electsd Fost IL.
o. Takes Place oi lAnar.

So. Ss1SSSA8 au9o0 - - = 0ssA
New Offlcers Elected Fuet Ia.
o. Takes Plare cl lAaar.
The annual meeting Of the Ar
kansas Valley Baseball League was
held In La Junta last Sunday at the
office Of the secretary. w. b. wln-
chell. Representatives nom Rocky
Ford. Fort Lyon. Las Animas and
La Junta were present, togsthsr
with . crowd Of Interested fans from
the four towns.
A. Las Animas II the rightful
owner Of the franchise that was assd
By Fort Lyon last year. and wished
to re-enter the league for the 1915
season. Il looked for dine rather
doubtful for Fort Lyon 70 b mem
bsr the coming ssason. However.
~ Lamar was not rspressntsd at
the meeting. and intimatsd by let
ter that baseball was . rather doubt
ful proposition for thas tovn this
coming year. The Lamar fro1eAtoo
vas voted 70 Fort Lyoa.
TAs league for 1915 viii there
fore consist Of Rocky Ford. L. ian
q, Las Aninas and Fort Lyoa. This
four town combination viii matefi-
ally cut down tAs travelling and ho-
tsl ezpsases of Ill Tie teams. - tAs
leassst junp. Rocky Ford 70 Fort
Lyoa. can b made by automobile.
without the neeeesity Of evsa takins
. neal away freo home. TIE r.
valsy hat sxists bstvesa tAs Foet
aAa LAs Aninss h - stroag. and II
peesl1ls . little stronger. tAaa that
whieh szists bstvesa Rocky Ford
and Il Junta. - The fans the com
lag summer sheald witness some
hair raisiss coatssss. - all four
teans vtll - fisAttng for first DlAes
froa ths vsey start.
Ths aunbse Of games for 1915
vill - doublsd ever thess Of the tvo
Drsesdias ysass.a sorty-four o. fosty-
e1ght GAas seAsduls belng coate0-
D1aee1 With 0Anss - ouA@ngs.
01nooo ~ - o1Des - oaal -
oGo1oogo - 11rDu0 - ~ 1lt1n6
~ 1llDB lolDo 80 eooe1cr1
~ g u111eG11lg soal' osogue -
toses h aeees1anes vfth thsar ~
Hees. Deeeee ~ leagus neseiAg
~ Daaying - 1AuFs1ay tall eFsas-
- ~ inDesse1sa tat ths 0ua1ay
Ganss veulA - abesisAsl. and ~
leasus hsals we're bsssegel Win
Dssesses frea ~ six day veskses
al over The Valley. vAo eeatsadsd
that . naa who works eight anA tsa
heun . aay Ill through Tie bua-
~. = esetaialy satieled 70 sDsad .
eoaDls q heass . veek ID witassslag
ths great natieaal gaas % his oaly
81 lay. ~ a1eOe3sa ef ~ tve
oaas . vssk ssAs1sls however vtll
ebviaAs he Ascssslty Of any eas
aisslas . leagus ball gans. and
sAoull prove . good feature.
Ths schedule viii b 70 arranged
that tAsss VIII - . eans at saeh
ssl Of he eireuit. svssy Sunday. ~.
~ Thsrslay and every holiday
that b. . he0e ga0s svsry other
Sunday aaA Thussday. This VIII
saabls L. Junsa pseSls 70 % 70
Roeky veed with ~ 0aas here. and
~ Reeky Verd DsoDls 10 cone dovn
hses With - snns there. TIE sans
Dasa VIII. Of eeurss. opsrsts bsswssa
Las Aninas aad yort Lysa. On &C.
eeant q ~ elesessss q ne four
towns. thsss sr1sat fsas whe posssss
a -aaesaeblls. an1 vaat 70 - I'll
ehe hsoe teao sAaes. viii - sbls
- 6ellsw ~ ese0 ths saeiss ssasoa.
4 few eAaaess VIII ~ nads u
~ sujes governing ~ league. chisf
o0eag vhieh will ~ linitlag saeh
elubste twelve 0ea iasesa1 Of ne
flftssa pssnitted feenssiy. 4 con.
mites. wtth ooo 0o0oes from eacA
oown, was aDDointe1 - draft . nsv
esaseitusies, - ~ eld Sulss we're
1aeklhg \ many lseails. The Con.
mlt1oe vss inserueee1 y sivs special
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~ fel4 - - ineesDsfats slrlns-
ct ruIss Ut veul1 - away With
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