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BLUE RIDGE LEAGUEWell Known Young Man to Succeed Charles W. Boyer, Who ResignedMEETING OF OFFICIALSHELD HERE YESTERDAYResignation of Mr. Boyer Received With Regret by League Moguls(Hy NUBBINS.) fJ Vincent Jamison, Jr , of thin city, * wu* yesterday afternoon elected pr«-sident of the Blue Ridge League, to I till the unexpired term of Charles W. i Boyer, who at yesterday's special • meeting here, tendered hiH res-lgna t tion to the officials of tills circuit IThe resignation of Mr. Itoyer came lt;as a great surprise to the rcpresenta- lives of the towftK comprising this league, notwithstanding the fact that it It had been rumored that Mr. Boyer * intended resigning an head of the j t Blue Ridge League. Mr. Itoyer was urged to reconsider the matter, hut t he positively refused to change his t decision. • . iIn explaining his action, the league president stated that he hud been * wrongly abused by the ChatnlierHhiirg j Baseball Association, who, following ■ the game her** last Saturday, which was lost by Chambcrsburg, ad»*d lit j i an very uiihccotniug manner to the ! head of the league. 'The meeting was called to order by ' (’resident Boyer, with the following I representatives present: Martinshurg I Max von Sehlegel; lt;'liamhershurg 1 W. F. Halter; eUttysburg J. A. Hols* i worth; Hanover John Stock; Fred crick (‘'rank Schmidt; Hagerstown lt;Thomas Lutz. 11Other business occupied the moguls time before Mr. Boyer tendered bis resignation. Following the reading 1 and acceptance of tlie* minutes, Presi-! i dent Boyer explalncSd the pooling of i receipts of the opening days and holi ; days. A motion was made that only i the general admissions he pooled, hut i this was lost. This motion was an u iamendment to the constitution, which tailed for the pooling of the gross re lt;ceipls. and it would have required the two thirds vote to change it. ■ lt;Boyer Makes Statement.“The chief reason fur this meeting, gentlemen, stated Mr. Boyer, “is for the purpose of tendering m.v resignation as president of the Blue Ridge League. I have acted as president for two years in the Southern League, two years in the Virginia League and live years in the South Atlantic As sociation. and have been highly complimented by President Farrell, of (lie National Commission, for the manner in which I conducted those leagues. Last year I accepted the j presidency of the Blue Ridge League without recoin|H*nse. 1 tried to resign this year, but the league officials would not permit me to do so. The !fContinued on page 7.)
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Hagerstown Morning Herald
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Wed, May 17, 1916
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