The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-19
SCHEDULE OF BASE BALL GAMES
WHEN AND WHERE GAMES WILL BE
PLAYED BY N. C. LEAGUE TEAMS.
Wilmington tn Have Games June ssth,
goth and 3Oth; July 18th. 18th, 18th,
10th. 18th. GOTH sIst and card. and
August 3rd and 4th-An Whining
toms Team Here by Monday-Fast
Ball Assured.

The much-talked-of base bail league
for North Carolina has been formed,
officers elected. and all plans perfected.
The league. as previously announced,
is composed OF six clubs-Charlotte,
S~tatesville. Tarboro. Durham. Raleigh,
and Wilmington. Each team Is COM
prised Of Al players, and lovers OF this
popular national sport may be assured
that they are to see some fast ball.
The officers OF the state league are
as follows: President. George Stevens.
Charlotte; vice president. y. y. Davis,
Wilmington; secretary. r. G.. Battle,
Durham; executive committee. Stamps
Howard, Tarboro; F. w. Habel. Ra-
leigh; J. X Morrison. Jr.. Statesville.
The league officers were In session
Wednesday and part OF Thursday.
Many rules. which are OF minor i'm
portance 10 the public. were adopted.
a schedule OF games running FOR six
weeks was prepared. as follows:
June 25th-Raleigh-Tarboro: Dur
ham-Statesville.
June Observation-Disclosures: Dur
ham-Statesville.
June Observation-Disclosures: Dur
ham-Charlotte.
June 2sth-Raleigh- Wilmington: Dur
ham-Charlotte.
June 2sth-Raleigh- wilmlngtin; Dur
ham-Charlotte.
June 30th-Raleigh Wilmington.
July 2nd-Wilmington-Tarboro: Dur
ham-Raleigh.
July 3rd-Wilmington-Tarboro: Char
lotte-Statesvflle.
July 4th-Tarboro-Raleigh Whining
Statesville-Charlotte.
July o-Chariotte: VIII
mington-Durham.
July Observation-Disclosures: Will
mington-Raleigh.
July 7th-Tarboro-StatesviIle: Will
mington-Raleigh.
July MISUNDERSTANDING: Ra-
leigh Durham.
July MISUNDERSTANDING; Dur
ham-Raleigh.
July Observation-Disclosures: States
ville-Charlotte.
July 18th Charlotte-wilmington
Tarboro-Durham.
July 18th Charlotte Wilmington;
Tarboro-Raleigh.
July 14th - Charlotte Wilmington:
Tarboro-Raleigh.
July 16th-Durham- Wilmington: Ra-
leigh-StatesvilIe.
July Wilmington; Ra-
leigh-Statesville.
July 1Sth-Durham-Tarboro: Raleigh
Charlotte.
July 19th-Durham-Tarboro: Ra-
leigh-Charlotte.
July goth Tarboro-wilmington;
Charlotte : Statesville Durham-Ra-
leigh.
July 21st - Tarboro-Wilmington:
Charlotte-Statesville; RaIeigh-Durham-
July 23rd Tarboro-W ilmingtin:
Charlotte-Durham.
July Observation-Disclosures.
uly 25th-Charlotte-Tarboro;- Ra-
lcigh- Durham.
July 26th-Durham-Raleigh: Char
lotte-Tarboro.
July 27th-Wilmington = StatesvilIe:
Charlotte-Raleigh.
July 2Sth = Misunderstanding:
Charlotte-Durham.
July Both Observation-Disclosures
Statesville-Tarboro.
July 31st - Wilmington-Charlotte.
Statesville-Raleigh.
August LIST Wilmington-Charlottc:
Statesville-Tarboro.
August 2nd - Statesville-Tarboro:
Raleigh-Durham.
August 3rd - Tarboro- Wilmington-
Statesville-Raleigh.
Argues 4th Tarboro-Wilmington:
Statesville-Durham.
The aforementioned team in each in
stance is the town in which the game
is to be played. So il will be seen that
Wilmington will have games on the
2Sth 10Th. both OF June, and 18th. 18th.
18th. 18th, 18th. goth, 21st and 23rd OF
July. and on the 3rd and 4th OF Au-
gust. The schedule does not represen;
all the games to be played. Only six
weeks are arranged for. but others will
be added.
Most of the Wilmington players VIII
arrive Monday, though some are al
ready here. At any rate. "our folks
may be sure of the fact that Whining.
ton will have a fine Representative.
team.
The grounds at Hilton are to b.
greatly improved. Work will begin a
once, so as TO be ready for players Il
begin practice by the latter part q
next week.
DAVID H.. SWITZERLAND DEAD