Virginia Mountain League
The Virginia Mountain League was a minor league baseball organization active in central western Virginia in 1914. The Class D (baseball), Class D level league folded during its only season of play. History On March 3, 1914, at a meeting in Lynchburg, Virginia, discussions began for the formulation of a six–team, Class D level baseball league. Teams were tentatively slated to be based in Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, Clifton Forge, Staunton and Covington, with a salary limit of $800 (per team) monthly. Lynchburg was hesitant to commit because of a previous $700 lien on its territory, a result of a previous team in the Virginia League (1894–1896), Virginia League. The league was then formed at a March 12, 1914, meeting, without Danville and Lynchburg franchises. B.F. Donovan, of Clifton Forge, was elected league president. D. R. Ellis, of Covington, was elected as vice-president. The Virginia Mountain League had four teams: the Charlottesville Tuckahoes, the Clifton Fo ...
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