Evening journal., 1916-05-04
atlantic LEAGUERS
READY FOR season
Franchise Owners Report
Fans on Edge for the
Opening Games
LEAGUE BOOSTERS
HAVE ASSOCIATION

The Atlantic Baseball League met at
Allentown, Pa, yesterday for the last
time previous to the opening Of the
league season. All the owners an
nounced that they were ready for the
opening games on May 10.
Wilmington was represented at the
meeting by Doc Leon Van Horn. lie
Informed the members of the smallpox
I situation in this city, which will make
/ impossible for the team to play the
| exhibition games scheduled for today
with the Anchor Giants. As a result
of the disease the Saturday game with
Paterson has been cancelled and the club
will play at Allentown instead.
DR.. Van Horn said he would cooper
ate in every way possible to halt the
spread of smallpox in the city. As the
league season does not open in Whining
ton until May 10, he is hopeful that by
that time games will be permissible.
Those who attended the meeting
we're: DR. Leon Van Horn, representing
] Wilmington; George w. Correll, Easton-
/ Phillipsburg; c. Iangraft and j. Dob
| bins. Paterson; Owen j. Barrett, Potts
vile; A. w. Lawson, Reading; i. &.
i Gobron and Dallas Dillinger. Allentown.
! After the session dinner was served.
While the league magnates were IN
session the Atlantic League Baseball
Writers Association formally organ
lied.
According to the constitution of the
/ newly formed organization, the project
will be to establish cOinmoa bon OF
\ community of interests, promote pro-
fessionnl intercourse, and foster and
maintain friendly personal, social and
fraternal relations among the sports
writer's Of the cities on the Atlantic
Baseball hague circuit. The member
ship of the association is TO be limited
to newspaper sports writer's.
II was decided that all official league
notices coming from President Raw
Inns OF the Atlantic Baseball League
would be released through the Allan
tic League Baseball Writer'S Associa-
tion.
Frederic r. willenbecher Of the AL
. lentown Chronicle News of Allentown
Pa, was elected president and Sam
luel NJ. Rachlin OF the Every Evening
this city, was elected secretary-treas-
Iurer. The executive officers with three
other members, were elected TO serve
as board OF governors, who will have
full charge Of all the work OF the as
sociation. The governors elected al
the session we're: w. r. Fritzinger OF
the Globe South Bethlehem, Pa; Will
liam Reedy. The Eagle, Reading, Pa.
and Earl E. Hartman OF the Reading
Herald. Reading. Pa.
Lancaster and Harrisburg il was
reported. are anxious to come into the
league, but no action was taken pend
ing a further investigation of the
standing of the promoters.
Members present who are to be re-
garded as the charter mepbers Of the
association were:
Frederic T. Willenbecher. Allen
town, Pa; John McCafferty. Allen
town, Pa; Fred Nonnemacher. Allen
town. Pa. Charles Noll, Allentown
( Pa; NJ r. Fritzinger. South Bethle-
hem. Pa: William Reedy. Reading
Pa. Charles W. Ettinger. Allentown
Pa: Earl e. Hartman, Reading, Pa
Arthur c. Davies. Wilmington, ant
Samuel NJ. Rachlin. Wilmington.
The association elected the presi.
dents Of the Atlantic Baseball League
clubs as honorary members. The
president of the league was alsC
q elected an honorary member