The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
BASE BALL LEAGUE
Organized by the Leading Amateur Ath-
Ietic Clubs of this section


Iettc Clubs of this section.
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The lovers of the National game of
base ball in and around Morristown
will have ample opportunity to wit
ness several exhibitions of that sport
on the grounds of the Field Club the
coming season. According to the fol
lowing schedule some excellent sport
in the art of ball tossing is promised
and the management Of the Field Club
expect to place team in the field
that will give their opponents. neat
little tussle for the handsome trophy
which will be awarded to the winning
club.
Representatives from the Montclair
Athletic Club, the Englewood Field
Club, the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club, the Crescent Athletic Club, the
Morristown Field Club and the New
York Athletic Club held meeting
February 10, at the Crescent Athletic
Club, to discuss the advisability of
forming an amateur base ball league
among the leading athletic clubs of
New York and vicinity. As result
of this meeting, an association was
formed to be known as the Amateur
Base Ball League. 1t was felt that
such league, founded on strictly
amateur basis and conducted, as a
purely amateur organization would do
much to promote both local and
general interest in the great national
game. The enthusiasm of the pro-
moters of the new league was shown
by the fact that no sooner was the
preliminary work of organization over
than they at once got down to work
and before the evening was over had
arranged the entire schedule as we'll
as electing officers and appointing an
executive committee. The officers of
the new league are: President, Will
liam f. Atkinson. of the Crescent
Athletic Club; vice president, A. S.
Williams, of the Montclair Athletic
Club; secretary and treasurer, w.
Parsons Todd, of the Morristown Field
Club. An executive committee for
the management of the affairs of the
league was appointed to consist of the
above officers and J. P. Krebs, of the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club; F. O.
Affeld, of the Crescent Athletic Club
M. p Halpin, of the New York Ath-
letic Club, and G. f. Tannahill of the
Englewood Field Club.
1t was decided that this executive
committee should be given full power
to arrange all the details of business
which might arise in connection with
the new organization. Each club il
the league will be assessed certain
sum to provide for the purchase Of
q handsome trophy, which will go tC
the winning club.
In arranging the schedule, al
attempt was made as far as possible tc
alternate the home aud foreign games.
The schedule provides for the playing
of Saturday games during the months
of June, July and August. Following
is the schedule:
May 30--Crescent A. G. vs. New
York A. 9. at Bay Ridge.
June 2-Crescent A. @. VS.. Morris
town, at Morristown; Montclair VS..
Englewood at Englewood.
June 9-Knickerbocker A. G. VS..
Englewood at Bayonne; Montclair VS..
Morristown at Montclair
June 16-K. A. G. VS.. N. Y. A. @.
at Traver's Island Englewood VS..
Morristown, at Englewood.
June 23-N. Y A. @. VS., Morris
town at Morristown; Crescent A. G.
VS.. Montclair at Montclair.
June Box. A. G. VS.. Morristown
at Morristown; Crescent A. O. VS..
Englewood at Bay Ridge.
July Ak, A. @. VS.. N. Y A. @. at
Bayonne.
July TX. A. @. VS. Crescent A. G.
at Bay Ridge Montclair VS. N. Y. A.
@. at Travers $ Island
July Ak. A. G. VS. Montclair at
Montclair; N. Y. A. c. VS. Engle-
wood, at Englewood; Crescent A. G..
VS.. Morristown at Bay Ridge
July ELK. A. G.. VS.. Crescent A.
G. at Bayonne; Englewood VS.. Nor
ristown at Morristown.
July 2S-K. A G. VS.. Englewood,
at Englewood; Crescent A. G. VS..
Montclair at Bay Ridge; N. Y. A.
c. VS.. Morristown at Traver's Island.
August Ak. A. @. VS.. Morristown
at Bayonne; Englewood VS.. Mont
clair at Montclair; N. Y A. @. VS..
Crescent A. G. at Traver's Island.
| August, I'm. Y. A. G. VS.. Engle-
wood at Travers Island.
August 1S-Crescent A. G. VS..
Englewood at Englewood; N. Y. A.
G. VS. Montclair at Montclair.
August 25-Morristown VS.. Mont
clair at Morristown. Nt lf
September l-Montclair VS.. X. A.
@. at Bayonne. I..{ =
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