The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-26
ATLANTIC BALL SCHEDULE.
League Meeting Satisfactory and Ar.
ranged Without WranSle.
LANCASTER WILL OPEN AT RICHMOND
Four Experienced umpires Appointed ana
IL Was Decided TO DO Away With Farm
ing Players from Other Leagues.
The Richmond Representatives.

NEW YORK. March 2J-spcciaL-At
the Atlantic Baseball League schedule
meeting held at the Fifth-Avcnuc Hotel
this afternoon. everything was arranged
in a satisfactory manner. and there was
little or no wrangling. Tho meeting was
called to order by President Edward Bar
rows.
w. b. Bradley and J. Wells represented
Richmond 9. }. Mckee and ". l.. Dill.
Paterson; George Ellis. Newark; D.Woods.
and Tom Burns. Hartford; w. Sharslg.
Athletics. u. A. Long. Reading, Frank
I,ime. Lancaster; o. O'Neil. and c. ii.
Broome. Norfolk.
THE SCHEDULE.
The schedule prepared 10y President
Burrows. calls for the season TO open on
April 2sth. and terminating September
10Th. Lancaster starts the BAH rolling
at Richmond. While does likewise at
Norfolk: Athletics open at Philadelphia,
and Paterson at Hartford.
The umpires appointed were Edward
Cline. Charles Snyder. Thomas Mcnamara
and Charles Jones. This constitutes
competent quartette. all the men having
rendered satisfactory service IN other
leagues.
NO FARMING.
NJ was decided 10 DO away with the
farming " players from other leagues.
Exception >had 10 be made or the Atm
letics, whAh club, according 10 previous
agreement. may have 20 use some or tho
philadelphia National League reserve
players.
Tho meeting was adjourned 20 meet
d NnkfGmnIf
tho preside li had reported the league aS
i'm a very prosperous condition. pan pan
Long. Of to Reading club, announce,
that he had signed Captain barclay, oi
Lafayette College. as pitcher.
THE SCHEDULE OF GAMES.
The schedule. so far as il affects ne
Richmond and Norfolk clubs, IS as iol-
Hartford at Home: With Richmond
MAY 10Th 2lst. 29d July I'D. 80. s4tl'
August igth 10Th, 2ls1, ,sy sep'ssmbper stfb 2Sth @
26th. July 18th. 10Th. 2ist. August lo'n'
18th. September 18th. 18th ,,,.,,,a
Patterson at Home; WIN hsnin1,-1ph pm
18th August 22d. September l3tn' li,n'
lOth With Norfolk-May 10Th, list. 20
30th. July nth. 18th. 18Th, l4th, Scptem-
N Ncwark ya al Home: With Richmond
NAV 10Th. nth. 18th. 18th. June 6th, Juiy
Igfh 10Th 2lst. 18th. September lttl'
ISth With Norfolk-May 23d. 18Th -,tn'
3lst. June 1st. July 18th. 1'th, lsth' Au-
gust 18th. September I'm. n,-,1
Athletics at Home; WIN Riehm9n51,,-
NAV 27th. 2Sth. 29th. July nth, l2th, i5th
11th- August 18th. September llth, I'm
WIN Norfolk-May 18th. 18th, leth. l!ti'
june 9Th. July 22d, 23d, 18th, August I'D
September 18th. ,,...,. ,,,.,..,,a r,,,o
I'd am. 5th. l4ih. 18th. 10Th. August -sd'
2Nh 25th Norf0lk-June l3th. leth, '9tn'
August 18th, 10th, 2lst. September i''n'
10th 18th. ..,. ,,,.,.,s
Nav 3lst. June lst. "a l7th. 18Th. l'tn'
Aueusf 18th. nth 18Th. Norfolk-June 81.
an. 5th. 18th. Eth, 18th, August 25d' -fth'
25th September lsh.
Richmond az home: With Hartford
June 7ih. Sth. 9Th. August 9th. 10Th. I'm,
9Oth 3lst. September lst Paterson-May
I2th 14th' 18th. July lst %. 3d. 29th, 10Th.
2ist. Newark-May 10th, llth, I'm, June
2Sth 2ath. GOTH August l2ih, 18Th. lith.
| Athietics-June 10Th. 18th. l2th. August n,
Sd. 4th september 2d. 81. ith. ReadinE-
April 29ih 30th. May lst. July oth. sth,
10TH August 5th, eth' ,,h. i.anoas'e.,L
April 18th. 9th. 18th. July sth, 6th' .th.
2sth 27th. 2sth Norfok-Moy 9Th. TN,
| Nh June 9Th, 18th. 26th, August 18TH,
9Th 18th. September 10Th.
Norfolk al home. With Hartford-Jnno
| 10Th 1lth. 18th. August 18th. 18Th. lith,
Scptemb-r 2d. 81. 4th. Patorson-May
10th. 18th. 18th. June 9th. 9th 3Oth, July
| oath 9th 2Sth Newark-May 18Th, IAN.
| 18th. July lst 2d 81. August sth, 10Th.
uth Athletics-June 7th. Sth. 9Th, August
| 5th. 6tb. eth Goth. 3lst. September ISL.
! Reading-April 26th 9TH. 18th, July 5th.
9Th. 7th August "a, 81, 4th: Lancaster-
| April 10Th. 50th May LIST. July Hh' 9th'
| 10Th 18th 20th 3lst. Rchmond-May 81,
lth. 5th, june 2lst 22d, 23d. September 6th'
| 1th Sth