The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-16
LEAGUE men
TAKE ACTION
AT Meeting.
Complete Victory for City
Games on Basis Of Last
Season.

Moguls OF the Fairmont Industrial
Baseball league had a most successful
session at the Y NJ. G.. A. last night
: and 1t seems now that the last bar.
,.rier In the way of keeping the league
from getting a successful start has
been swept away. At the meeting last
/. night six of the eight teams which will
compose the league were represented,
Monongah Glass man not being able
TO be present and the Watson Building
manager being absent on account of a
previous business engagement, but the
r Watson Building manager has assured
z the Y. NJ q Al that his team will be
3 in line when the gong sounds for the
opening round of the season.
Captain George M. Alexander was at
the meeting last night and put at rest
all the rumors that have been floating
around that he was baking another
baseball league outside the one con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Y.
M. G. A. When asked about the situa-
tion as to rumor that he was behind
enother league Captain Alexander
said: "Gentlemen, this is. the first |
have heard of any such thing"
Captain Alexander reiterated his
promise of earlier this year that he
would have the grounds put in first
class condition. His statement was
greatly appreciated, as It was indica.
tive of complete victory for a baseball
league here this sumer along the gen.
eFal lines of the one conducted last
year. Captain Alexander made one re.
quest which will be given favorable
consideration by the schedule commit.
tee. namely, that arrangements be
made for some exhibition games out
side the league be staged at South
Side park during the summer. His
suggestion was welcomed and the
SEcheduie committee will see to It that
his wishes are carried out.
Officers were elected at the meeting
last night as follows: vice.president.
eBob" Kendall, Mining Machinery
company: secretary, B. S. Langeli
Midwest Box company; treasurer.
I Larue Bird, member OF the Y. M: G. A,
(. stan. and brother Of Victor Bird; In
/ dustrial secretary Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
The constitution Of the league was
adopted without change as sent out
for consideration some time ago, while
the bylaws were adopted with two
minor changes, The first change was
to make Spaulding's official baseball
rules the rules governing play in the
league, instead of the official baseball
rules as originally designated in the
bylaws.
Rule 12sof the bylaws which reads:
After player has taken part in a
league game with team he was eligi
BILE to play with, he will not be eligi.
BILE to play with any other league
team, except In cases passed upon by
the executive committee" was amend
ed and made stronger by making it
unanimcus vote of the executive com.
mittee
The general eligibility rules and
limits for securing players are set out
as Follows:
Members of each team shall be en-
ployes of the concern their team rep.
resents, and must be employed with
that concern thirty 800 days prior to
date of participation in league game,
with the exception of men in school
who have previously been employed
by the concern during the summer
monthst their names to be filed with
the president before opening of league
season.
Watson Building shall include Con.
ooitodlon Soal company, and Traction
company employees employed in the
city limits, excluding train men.
B. G. o. team to be composed of b. &
o. employees employed within Fair.
mont, including Fairmont yard lin.
It's
West Virginian team to be COM
posed OF employees or men residing
: within the city limits. Names of not
more than twenty (20) players to be
submitted TO president before opening
OF league season.
Wholesalers to be composed Of men
employed by wholesale concerns or
men residing within the city limits.
Names OF not more than twenty (20)
players to be submitted to president
before opening Of league season.
The president of the league was EN-.
powered to appoint committee to
draw up q schedule and report later.
This committee had not been appoint.
ed this morning. President Boiler is
also trying to get in communication
with Umpire Johnson, of Grafton, rela.
tive to getting him to work the league
games this summer. The meeting last
night was happy one from every
angle.