Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-12

New League Of Base Ball Clubs.
Representatives Of the base ball clubs
of Hagerstown, Charles Town, VIM
chester and Martinsburg held meeting
Thursday afternoon at the Office of Pres
ident H. L. Alexander, of the Martins
burg club, organized the Interstate
League and arranged a schedule Of
games 1t is proposed to have season
of 10 weeks, with two games each week
for each club, one at home and one
abroad.
AS all of the towns represented in the
new league have displayed considerable
enthusiasm over the suggestion, it is
believed the details arranged at Thurs
days meeting will meet with the
entire approval of the lovers of the
game. According to the schedule
arranged each club will play one game
at home and one away each week.
The idea of this is to enable each club
to play number of games with out
| side teams. No league games are
scheduled for the Fourth of July, or
on number of Saturdays, these dates
being allowed to remain open so that
the respective clubs can have games on
the home grounds with strong independ-
ent teams. This plan, it is believed,
will accrue to the advantage of all four
clubs in the league.
H. L. Alexander, of Martinsburg, is
president, and w. A. Baker, of Winches-
ter, secretary of the board of directors,
the latter being composed of the mana
gers of the respective clubs. The rules
adopted by the board for the manage
ment of the league follow:
Each team is to bear its own expenses.
Any team failing to show up at the
town where it is to play upon the date
in schedule agreed upon isto forfeit $40
and the game, the said board to pass
upon an appeal.
Games to be played according to the
National Rule Games, and each local
lground rules.
Each game to be under the jurisdiction
of two umpires, one of whom shall be
elected by each club playing and not te
be member of either club: all disputes
to be settled by the umpire and captains
and in the event any other player OF
players interfere with the decision ther
the umpire shall use his discretion about
calling off the game in favor of the side
not offending, subject to appeal before
the directors.
A suitable penant will be awarded the
winning club by the board of directors
No club is allowed to hire any profes
sional players, upon penalty of forfeit
ing the game, subject to appeal.
The following schedule of games wa!
adopted:
June 20 Hagerstown at Martinsburg
Winchester at Charles Town.
June % Martinsburg at Hagerstown
Charles Town at Winchester.
June 81 Martinsburg at Winchester
Hagerstown at Charles Town.
4 June 30 Charles Town at Hagers
town; Winchester at Martinsburg.
July Hagerstown at Winchester
Martinsburg at Charles Town.
July 10 Winchester at Hagerstown
Charles Town at Martinsburg.
July 13-H agerstown at Martinsburg
Winchester at Charles Town.
July 1S- Martinsburg at Hagerstown
Charles Town at Winchester.
July q Winchester at Martinsburg
Charles Town at Hagerstown.
July "a -Hagerstown at Winchester
Martinsburg at Charles Town.
4 July 81 Winchester at Hagerstown
Charles Town at Martinsburg.
August L Hagerstown at Martins
burg; Winchester at Charles Town.
August 4-Martinsburg at Hagers
town; Charles Town at Winchester.
II August Winchester at Martins
burg; Hagerstown at Charles Town.
August 0-Martinsburg at Winches
ter; Charles Town at Hagerstown.
August 15-Hagerstown at Winches
ter; Martinsburg at Charles Town.
August 49, Winchester at Hagers
town; Charles Town at Martinsburg.
j August % Martinsburg at Hagers
town; Winchester at Charles Town.
August Hagerstown at Martins
burg; Charles Town at Winchester.
August 28- Winchester at Martins
burg; Hagerstown at Charles Town.
| August 31-Martinsburg at Winches
ter; Charles Town at Hagerstown.
OF the State school fund for the yeal
beginning July l. 1900. Jefferson county