Unstoppable, the Zeilers registered a new record of .915 that will be hard to beat. What would they be by the way without Paxton, once again voted most valuable player of the league?
Marcos Martinez, a thirty years old Puerto Rican was elected rookie of the year after a strong second season with the Racing. Thus placing Eeklo to the second place. Finally, the pitcher award went to Vannier, a veteran who started his career in 1888 with Nieuwpoort.
After a 1892 season totally placed under the
Zeebruggian sign, the Oostende manager decided to attract players capable of disloging the last Belgian champion. Notably by strengthening at the expense of their rivals. Thus arrived Lucien Deschamps (36), Jean-Louis L'Homme (26) and Dominique Guérin (20) from Brugge and Jeff Janzen (35), from Ghent.
Thunder transfers, since Janzen is elected MVP and allows his team to play the big final against Antwerpen. Feltse Fabre, is voted best pitcher on his second season with the Kustmen.
In the same time, Hadde Bourgoin is elected young talent of the year. Brugge is probably the club training the most interesting players.
Meulmeester, Williams, Duhamel, Paxton, Leroux. Well, that's a darn good team. The Zeilers were slow to find their cohesion, but simply by seeing their results in the regular phase, the Kustmen guys knew that this final would be an hard time for them. However, they have not fallen into the trap and fought with courage.
"Maybe, next time", said Philippe Vigneron with a bitter smile. After all, the Zon needed three finals.
BELGIAN CHAMPIONS:
ANTWERPEN ZEILERS - 6 (last time in 1893)
ZEEBRUGGE ZON - 1 (last time in 1892)
BRUGGE STERREN - 1 (last time in 1888)
HOBOKEN CLUB - 1 (last time in 1887)