The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-03
Pennant Race Begins on
May First.
AKRON MUCH FAVORED
When it Comes to Question
of Holiday Games.
The Spaulding Ball is Adopted
Marion Opens the Season in This
City with New Castle.

At a meeting OF the Ohio and
Pennsylvania league mandates held
yesterday at Cleveland the schedule
for the coming season was adopted,
but not without quite an argument
on the part of Sharon, who opposed
the original draft. The schedule
committee composed of W. Il.
Palmer, of Akron, A. c. Cook, of
Youngstown, A. G. Hyde, of New
castle T. V. Rutledge, Of Newark,
and w. +. Gray, OF Lancaster, made
their report TO the league, but the
magnateS refused 10 abide by the
draft hence the long session.
7. V. Rutledge and w. T.. Gray
were unable to be present at the
meeting, Newark's interests being
locked after by President Charles
Morton, by proxy. while Jimmy"
BTeen represented Lancaster. The
committee held a protracted meeting
In the morning to make its final re-
port afternoon. Attire the sched-
ule had been revised TO the satisfac-
ton. of all, there was general
love feast. all being satisfied, espe-
cially Sharon, who was able to gain
It's point in regards to the Saturdays
land holidays. BY the revision of
the schedule, some OF the teams we're
able to save from GOO to / 900 miles
on railroads, this being made pos
sible by playing double headers at
|opportune times.
The mileage question is always
lbothersome one with the club own
ers, for tt eats into the expenses of
a team, and a saving of from 600
to 1000 miles, makes quite differ
ence in the receipts at the end OF
the season. According to the state
ment made by Paul Sturgis, OF
Mansfield, there will be four Sunday
towns in the league, thus making
an even break this being possible,
when assurances were given that
Sunday ball would be allowed in
Mansfield. This will be glad news
to the other towns, for it means
considerable to the organization and
the clubs that are unable to play the
first day of the week. The entire
afternoon session was taken up with
the schedule, and it was not drafted
until after o'clock. Immediately
after the schedule had been ar
ranged, the magnates left for their
homes we'll satisfied with their
labors.
The season will be one OF 14O
games, opening on May /, although
President Morton wanted to open
one week earlier and 1t will close on
Sunday, September 20, in the west
ern end of the circuit. The season
will open in the south with Akron
al Newark, Youngstown at Lancast
er, Newcastle at Marion, Sharon at,
Mansfield. On May Z, the teams
will come north, Mansfield having
the honor of opening the new
grounds at Youngstown, while Ma
rion will be at Akron, Newark will
be at Newcastle and Lancaster. at
Sharon.
HOLIDAY DATES.
The holiday dates are well proper
toned, Akron playing at home on
all three dates, with Marion as a
Decoration day attraction, Lancaster
on July 4, and Sharon on Labor day.
Youngstown's holidays are divided
with Newcastle on Decoration day
afternoon at home. and in the
morning at Newcastle, while the
same is true with Sharon, dividing
the honors on independence day.
On labor day, Youngstown goes to
Newcastle for the afternoon game,
while being at horpe In the morning.
This is one of the contentious at the
meeting, Youngstown wanting the
afternoon game at home, but New
castle would not waive it's right.
Newcastle will have Newark for an
independence day attraction be-
sides Youngstown on the other two
dates. Sharon will play Paul
Sturgis' team In the Pennsylvania
town on Decoration day, but divide
with Youngstown on Independence
day, while being at Akron for Labor
day, a good town for such time.
Mansfield will play only one holiday
lat aome, and this with Newark ON
Labor day being in sharon on May