The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-25
MlSS0URI-ILLIN0IS LEAGUE
ADOPTS PLAYING SCHEDULE.
New BASEBALL Organization VIII In
cinde Two st. Louis and Four
Suburban Clubs.

The new Missouri Illinois Baseball League
was formally launched last night at a meet
ing at SpaldinG's. No. EOS Pine street. OF,
fcers werr elected and u playing schedule
drawn up by Tom CahilI was adopted after
some debate.
The league includes two St. Louis clubs
and clubs in Alton, ST. Charles. East St.
Louis and Belleville. Because Of the fact
that these cities are suburbs of St. Lou $
the league has been informally named the
Trolley League. Robert Trauber. a well
known business man of East 81. Louis, was
elected president. Tom w. Cahill of st.
Louis received the unanimous vote for the
Secretaryship and G. +. Herb of Alton Was
Representatives from every club and
team managers were present and indorscd
| the rules and regulations drawn un by a
committee appointed for that purpose. A
salary limit was fixed and i staff of three
umpires will be appointed by the president.
April 26 to October.
In drawing up the schedule. Tom CahilI.
who was intrustyd with the task. found it
difficult TO arrange a w"iI-DaIdnccd set OF
dates for IN" reason that the st. Louis
teams hav" no parks and will play no
ssg%inst {, eye y 6 1IrI team nneS Wiz 2ppPar
PARKS and viii pay a series Of tive games
totwton them at the parks in the other
there was some objection To the schedule
as submitted. but after lengthy discussion
II was decided that unGer the circumstance
1t could not be improved upon, and it was
adopted.
TWENTY-FIVE PLAYING DATES.
The teams will be allowed to play ex-
hibition games. but every Sunday. July 4
pionship. Through their local agent. Hal
Greenwood. \. q. S~pal9inG offered to pre-
sent the league with 4 costly pennant. and
games will be disposed of by playing
"uouble-headers.' There are twenty-five
paying dates; and a series between any
two clubs will consist Of five games.
In the rules ard regulations the power Of
tire umpires are plainly defined. No player,
excepting the Captain Of Il team. VIII he al
lowed to protest a decision or to argue with
him on any subject.
No player who has signed a contract with ,
a club in any other league will be allowed
to sign with a ten in tn Missouri-Iiiinois
League after June / This measure was
taken to prevent a possibility Of any club
ringing in professional players from other
lea.rss, in order to make a strong finish. !
An admission fee OF % cents Will be charged
for all games for all persons excepting
next meeting of the league will be held on
April "a.
Following is the playing schedule:
APRIL %.
Kerns at Belleville.
Eisenstadts at East St. Louis.
st. Charles at Alton.
MAY 3. !
Kerns at Alton.
Eisenstadts at BelleviIle.
st. Charles at East st. Louis.
MAY 10.
Eerns at St. Charles.
Eisenstadts at Alton.
East st. Louis at Belleville.
MAY II.
Kerrs at East st. Louis.
EiSenstadts at St. Charles.
Bellevilie at Alton.
IA q.
Kerns VS.. Eisenstadts at Belleville.
East St. Louis at Alton.
Belleville at st. Charles.
MAY 81.
Kerns at Belleville.
Eisenstadts at East st. Louis.
Alton at St. Charles.
JUNE Z
kerns at Alton.
Eisenstadts at Bellevillc.
East st. Louis at St. Charles.
JUNE II.
Krns at East S.. Louis.
Eisenstadts at st. Charles.
Alton at Belleville.
JUNE p.
Kerns VS.. Eisenstadts at Alton.
Alton at East st. Louis.
st. Charles at Belleville.
JUNE IS.
Kerns at st. Charles. |
Eisenstadts at Alton. I
Belleville at East St. Louis. /
JULY 4. /
Eerns at Belleville. !
Eisenstadts at East st. Louis. Y
st. Charles at Alton. I
JULY s.
Kerns at Alton. 1
EisenstadtS at Belleville. 4
East st. Louis at ST. Charles l.
JULY IL. 7
Kerns AT East St. Louis. :
Esenstadts at ST. Charles. I
Belleville at Alton. =
JULY 19.
kerns VS.: Eisenstadts at East 8, I.onis +
East st. Louis at Alton. Hu' \
Belleviile at st. Charles.
JULY Il.
Kerns at St. Charles.