Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
A GOOD SCHEDULE.
The Football Players Programme Of
Games for the Coming Season.
SPORTS OF THE EAST END GYMS.
McClelland Defeats Harry Darrin in Their
Three-Mile Foot Race.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

A large amount of work has been trans
Pennsylvania Football League during the
past week and all arrangements are now
completed for the opening of the season. A
most enthusiastic meeting was that which
took place In the Hotel Schlosser on
Wednesday evening last, and it was the
general opinion of the representatives pres
ent that Association football would be
played around Pittsburgh and district this
year on O scale that it has never approac ched
before.
The Braddock representative informed
the meeting that his club would not be In q
position to join the league this season, while
the Lawrenceville club failed to send a repre-
sentative so that the eight-club schedule
which Secretary Macpherson submitted to
the meeting proved to be useless.
Although that was the last day on which
clubs were allowed to send in their applica-
tion for membership the meeting declared
that. the Lawrenceville club be given three
more days to declare their intention, when,
if no communication was received from
thefn, the Secretary should have full power
to draw up six-cIub schedule. Up to yes
terday they failed to respond and the follow
ing six clubs will now constitute the league
for this season.
-..-+' THE LEAGUE MAKEUP.
Pittsburg, bloomfield, Mcdonald, McKees-
port, Homestead and Now Castle. The off,
cials feel assured that six-club league will
be a much more successful organization
than If 1t had bren composed of eight or
nine clubs. Last year there were ten clubs
in the league, but before the season was
half through It was found there were not
enough players for the number of clubs,
rx+ifl fln fl1of of l1a toil
enders dropped out.
The above six clubs, however, are all or
ganized on a sound foundation, and have
put lp the forfeit that they will play out the
season. Below is given the schedule of
games as completed by Mr. Macpherson last
night. The. season opens october 10 and
closes on january l. During the first half
of the schedule tho clubs will be engaged
with their league fixtures every Saturday,
so that they may get as far advanced as pos
sible in the competition while favorable
weather may be expected. Toward the close
they will have a few vacant Saturdays to
play off postponed games, should they have
any. The new constitution is at present in
the hands of the printer, and will be issued
liz few days. 1t is
WORTHY DOCUMENT,
and will Gull for no fooling on the part Of
any of the clubs or players. An important
change is in the matter of counting games
this year. win will count two points,
while a draw will count one point. This will
do away with drawn games being re-played
The club having the highest number of
points at the close of the season shall be
awarded the championship. pleasing
feature is that all the clubs will play on in
closed grounds this year. The two local
teams, the Pittsburgs and Bloomfelds, will
play on Recreation Park while the Melon
aids have rented the ground of the Mansfield
Baseball Club. Newcastle, McKeesport and
Homestead have all grounds of their own.
Only one moro Saturday remains before
the opening of the season and on that day
all the clubs will engage in friendly games.
The reorganized Pittsburg team, which is
composed of members Of last years Law
renceville Thistle and East End teams will
play an exhibition game with the McDon-
aids at Mansfield. Great interest is being
taken in the contest. as it will be the first
exhibition of the kind ever seen in that dis
trict. The champions claim to be as good
as last year, but Captain c. V. Childs OF che
Pittsburgs. is getting up strong team for
the occasion and intends to make the con-
test close one. The League schedule is as
follows: r.'