The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-14
10 make PLANS
FOR SEASON At
CALLED SESSION
Expect Coming Summer to
Be Great One for
q Baseball.

Though wintry winds may howl and
whistle outside tonight, though the
mercury may fall way down below par,
though pedestrians caught out in the
chilly blasts may wish for fur coats
and fighbalIs and other things out OF
reach though these things may be
taking place outside, within the Y. NJ.
q. Al. from 1880 until the meeting Is
adjourned several people will be SO
intensely Interested in making plans
tor the 1920 season OF the city base
ball league that they will almost see
the dusty diamond and the greer out
field. and feel the warm rays of the
summer sun beating down upon them;
they will almost imagine themselves
-whooping and yelling for their ia
vorite team in close game, cussinS
the umpire and spending sig cents On
seven every few minutes for bottle
of pop or lemonade. All, mates, II may
be a dark and stormy night on thu
bounding deep. but within the Y. M.
%. a. cabin the stove league session
of the city league will so happily OIL
about It's business unmindful OF at
mospheric conditions.
Ameeting has been called for TO-
night at the Y. M. C. A. for all those
Interested in the city league of last
year and all those who are inLel ested
IN making another big season for the
league during tie summer OF 1870 to
gather there and discuss the pros
pectsi and to make initial plans lock-
ing to agdefinite program for the COM
ing summer.
1t Is generally recognized that the
city league last year was big sue
cess from every standpoint and one
Of the best things in the way of sports
FOR Fairmont that was ever conceived.
The games last year as a rule were
good, the attendance was fine and the
league made nice sum of money over
and above expenses.
The question of county league and
HE possibility of a conflict between
such a league and the city organization
will likely come before the meeting.
The county league plan has some sup
porters, although they seem to be in
HE minority. City league friends are
perfectly willing to have the county
eague, but they do not desire such an
organization to.take the place OF the
.ity league. Something interesting
Hong this line should be brought out
his evening.
1t is possible that there will be u
change in the number OF teams in the
league this year to admit of more in
dustrial and mercantile firms being
represented, or it may be that rules
will be established whereby five or
six smaller organizations may be
combi1ed into one unit in the league
and thus the best players from these
concerns placed together as one team.
But there is nothing absolutely def
rite to be said in advance of the meet
ing. all action being subject to any
hing which may develop after the
representatives have gathered this
evening.
Among those who will be present
.at the meeting this evening will be
Ira Aiken, representing Monongah
Glass; Langell and Maston, from the
Mid West; Gardner, from Owens Bot
lie Machine; Garrett, from The West
.Virginian; Morgan and Schimmel,
from the Watson Building; and repre-
,sentatives from the B. & O.. Steven
SON company, Mining Machine Co,
The Ley Co., and the Koppers Co.
Harvey Paist will also be on hand.
He may put u team in the league, &C
eording to statement he recently
made