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January 1, 1909
With the New Year comes big changes to the Finger Lakes League.
The league directors announced today that a developmental league will begin play for the 1909 seaon. Each of the six Finger Lakes League teams will be affiliated with a club in the new Seneca League, which will provide a place for their reserve players to hone their skills. Each team will be allowed to assign up to 35 players to their Seneca League affiliate.
The Seneca League teams and their Finger Lakes league affiliates are the:
Clyde Black Bears (Seneca Falls)
Hammondsport Harpoons (Penn Yan)
Lyons Lancers (Waterloo)
Montour Falls Pioneers (Watkins Glen)
Newark Bobcats (Geneva)
Palmyra Prophets (Canandaigua)
In addition, two feeder leagues will begin play in 1909. A 20-team high school feeder league will consist of teams from the western Finger Lakes region. Eight area colleges will field teams in the collegiate feeder league. The annual rookie draft pool will consist entirely of players from these two leagues.
Hopefully, Finger Lakes League fans will enjoy being able to keep closer track of the future stars of their favorite teams before they make their FLL debuts. And, you'll possibly be able to spot the stars of the future while they're still fresh-faced schoolboys.
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