Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-19
DATES FIXED FOR GAMES.
SCHEDULE OF THE SOUTHERN
BASE BALL LEAGUE.


Memphis, Nashville aud Atianta-446
Games To be Played During the soason
Sc on the Home Grounds OF Each Club.
The now rapidly approaching base ball
season OF 1886 promises to be the most in
teresting in the history OF the national
game in the South. The Southern league
has bright prospect beforei 1t. The clubs
are stronger than last year, and being
more evenly matched will draw larger
crowds.
The schedule committee, which was In
session at Atlanta two days this week,
closed its labors on Wednesday night.
The NEWS yesterday gave synopsis of
the programme agreed upon. 1t is pub
lished to-day in full. The season opens
April ID and closes Sept. Is. The total
number OF games TO be played is 44S-56
on the home grounds OF each club.
Savannah Will play the first series Of II
games at home with Chattanooga, Mem
phis, Nashville and Atlanta. The second
series viii begin May with Savannah at
Atlanta. Alter four games with Atlanta
Savannah will play Chattanooga, Mem
phis, Nashville, Augusta and Macon on
their own grounds, returning home on
June 3, and closing the third series here
with Macon on June 8, 10, IL and II. The
first eight games Of the fourth series, be-
ginning June IA, will be played at home
with Augusta and Charleston. Savannah
will then go 10 Charleston, and June ~
will open the fifth series Of games at home,
playing the IL games in the series with
Chattanooga, Atlanta, Nashville and
Memphis. The sixth series will
open July q, with Savannah at
Macon, then at Augusta and
Charleston, and back home on Aug. 5,
closing the series here with Augusta,
Macon and Charleston, and starting out
again in the beginning OF the eighth series
playing in turn Nashville, Memphis and
Chattanooga and closing the season at
Atlanta. The last game of the season in
Savannah will be with Charleston, on
Aug. 10. The following is the schedule
in full as decided upon by the Schedule
Committee;
FIRST SERIES.
Atlanta at Charleston, April 10, IS, II,
and 10; Nashville at Augusta, April 10,
l6, II, and 19; Chattanooga az Savannah,
April Is, 16, II, and 10; Memphis at
Macon, April Is, 16, II, and 10.
Atlanta at Augusta, April 20, 81, %,
and "a; Nashville at Macon, April 20, q,
%, and "a; Chattanooga at Charleston,
April 90, 81, %. and "a; Memphis at
Savannah, April 20 81, %, and "a.
Atlanta at Macon, April 26, q, q, and
30; Nashville at Savannah, April 26, q,
%, and 30; Chattanooga at Augusta,
April rs, 81, %, aud 80; Memphis at
Charleston, April 70, u, %, and 80.
Atlanta at Savannah, May /, 3, and
6; Nashville at Charleston, May /, 3, 4
and s; Chattanooga at Macon, May /, 3,
and s.; Memphis at Augusta, May l, 3,
4 and s.
SECOND SERIES.
Savannah at Atlanta, May 8, 10, II, -;
Charleston at Chattanooga, May y. 10, IL,
-; Augusta at Nashville, May s, 10, IL,
-; Macon at Memphis, May s, 10, IL, u.
Savannah at Chattanooga, May IA, 10,
II, 1S; Charleston at Atlanta, May Ia, 10,
II, IS; Augusta at Memphis, May IA, Is,
Is.
Savannah at Memphis, May 90, 81, %,
"a; Macon at Atlanta, May 20, q, %, "a;
Charleston at Nashville, May 20, u, %, "A.
Savannah at Nashville May %, q. %,
%; Augusta at Atlanta, May %, u, %,
%; Macon at Chattanooga, May 26, q, %,
20; Charleston at Memphis, May 26, q,
%, %.
THIRD SERIES. -
Savannah at Augusta, May 81, Juneb
., 3; Altar Ia at Nashville, May 81, june
1. .. 8; Chattanooga at Memphis, May "a,
June /, ., 8; Charleston at Macon, Man
81, June /, >, 3. -
Atlanta at Memphis, Jgae 4, 3, Z and s;
Chattanooga at Nashville, June 4, 5, and
8; Charleston at Augusta, June a, b, Z, 8.
Atlanta at Chattanooga, June 8, 10, II
and u; Nashville at Memphis, June 8, 10,
IL and II; Augusta at Charleston, June
9, 10, IL, II; Macon at Savannah, June Q,
10, IL and II.
FOURTH SERIES.
Chattanooga at Atlanta, June IA, Is, Is,
II; Macon at Charleston, June IA, 10 is,
II; Augusta at Savannah, June IA, 10, 16,
II; Memphis at Nashville, June Ia, 10, 16,
Memphis at Atlanta, June is, 10, 81, %;
Nashville at Chattanooga, June is, 10, 81,
%; Augusta at Macon, June IS, 10, 81, %;
Charleston at Savannah, June Is, 10, u,
%.
Savannah at Charleston, June 90, "a. 25,
20; Nashville at Atlanta, June %. q. 25,
%; Macon at Augusta, June %, "a, %, %;
Memphis at Chattanooga, June %, "A, 20,
%.
FIFTH SERIES.
Atlanta at Charleston, june 81, %, 30
and July / Chattanooga at Savannah,
June q, Is, 30 and July 1; Nashville at
Augusta, June ~, %, 20 and July l;
Memphis at Macon, June 81, Is, 20 and
July l.
Atlanta at Savannah, July 7, o, 10;
Chattanooga at Charleston, July Z. :, ..
lO Nashville at Macon, July I, s, Q, 10;
Memphis at Augusta, July Z, s, 3. 10.
Atlanta at Macon, July II. 10, IA, 15;
Chattanooga at Augusta, July II, l3, IA,
10; Nashville at Savannah, July Il, ID, IA.
10; Memphis at Charleston, july II, 10,
IA, 10.
Atlanta at Augusta, July 10, II, 10 and
90; Chattanooga at Macon, July 10, IL, 10
and 20; Nashville at Charleston, July 10,
II, 10 and 20; Memphis az Savannah, July
Is, IL, 10 and 20.
SIXTH SERIES.
Savannah at Macon July u, 90, %, "a;
Memphis at Atlanta, July 81. %, %. "a.
Nashville at Chattanooga, July 81, %, %,
"a. Charleston nj Augusta, July 81, ~,
%, "a.
savannah at Augusta, July 26. 81, %,
%. Nashville at Atlanta, July 20, ~, -,
20. Memphis NJ Chattanooga, July 20,
~, o. 90. Charleston at Macon, July 20,
p, %, 20.
savannah at Charleston, July 30, 81,
Aug. and 3. Chattanooga at Atlanta,
July 30, 81, Aug. and 3. Memphis at
Nashville. July 30, 81, Aug. aud 3. Ma
con at Augusta, July 30, 81, Aug. aud 3.
SEVENTH SERIES.
Atlanta at Chattanooga Aug. 3, 6. :, o;
Macon at Charleston Aug. .. q. Z, g; Nash
VILE nc Memphis Aug. o, q, Z, .; Augusta
at Savannah Aug. ., O, Z, ..