1908 Atlantic League

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1908 Atlantic League
Classification:	No Class

Statistics

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In its second season, this independent league started the year with six clubs: Easton, Allentown, Hazleton, Pottsville, Shamokin, and Mount Carmel. They did well enough that in mid-July, president Dobbins announced that the season would be split, and two new clubs admitted for the second season: Pittston and Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the Pittston team couldn't compete on the field and its attendance was correspondingly poor. It moved to Tamaqua for a few games, and then dropped out of the league with a couple of weeks remaining in the schedule.

Pottsville won the first season, and the second season was awarded to Allentown after several exhibition games were removed from Shamokin's record.

Sources

Various issues of the Easton Free Press and the Philadelphia Record.