The New York herald., 1878-08-26
CHAMPION SERIES

CHAMPION SERIES
The actual number OF games arranged TO be played
between The various clubs coniesting Tor the cham.
pionship constituted the whole official scrica These
games were scnsduled by proper authority long
enough before the season opened for every contcsng
club TO have received a copy OF tho list aud become
familiar with II In imo TO begin Work on The days
therein mentioned. Tho constitution and play ing
rules of the International Assoca provide tho
champion ship season opening the 10TH OF April aud
10Th OF March OF year. beng thirty days before
the season opens each club tending to enter the list
tor tue championship s required to give notice thereof
IN writing to tho secretary OF the assocat ana pay
ir ITS entrsncc fec which Is $50. Tho clubs forming
the list conending Tor supremacy required 10 play
four games with each other club struggling for the
prize. Two ol the four games must be plsycd on the
ground of each sf two contestng clubs or they AL
aay OF them, may by agreement DC played eise-
where; but unless a club shall consent to gong
10 some pace other than It's own ground
no authority can compel II to accompany visiting
club away from its own grounds to play. Evorv game
must be played somew here the day forth tue
schedule Providcntiai intcricrcnccs may prevent
such playing These postponed games may or may
not DO syed or II the home Grub requires tbo
visting Clue TO remain to far weather, or TO
quiremeut is bindi1g. No club. however, would be
likely 10 enforce this rigid rule, except IN cases who're
tho playing OF postponed games might settle tho
cham pionsnip question.
rnE KxxAiyISo SCHEDULE CANES.
OF the games Jet to be played In the regular order
as iortn in the official schedule two are to DO
played to-day--lne Lowell and Springfield clubs, at
Lowell, and Buffalo and Utica clubs, at Buffalo To-
morrow the Manchesters play the Springhelds, at
Manchester; Hornelis aud Uticas, at Hornesviiie
tths horncils are Que OF the clubs runIorsd 10
nave disbandedl On Wednesday the Worcester ana
Springfield cubs are 10 play, ut Worcester, and. on
thursday, the last OF the schedule is tho Sec
ond remaining game between the Utlcas and
Horncls subject to the quslilcatoa above
Expressed with regard to tho aisDandment
OF the Hornells Besides tho several games herein
enumerated about dozen games prevented by
RAIN from bciug played the date and at the place
set forth IN the schedule. some OF these deferred
games have since been played OF. The result has
been received ana duly noted OF some OF them. or
OthcrS Information mas come 10 hanu. Again,
several games were not decided because OF thoir
scores having been equal, whom further playing
prevented In consequences of night everlasting tho
game While these various causes hoid the question
in doubt every baseball PLAYER and close observer ot
those contests requires the minute dstais that are
givsn in tho foregoing table large number OF per-
sons however, consider life 100 81 ort and time too
precious them 10 pore the intricacss oil the
entire records OF each club during the sepson, 80
they equally content with brief synopsis OF the
contest. For the latter class, therefore the follow
ing table 10 compiled:-