The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
lYhCHBURe CLUB
OFFERS SCHEDULE
President Mclaughlin Would Save
Much Mileage For
Club.
HAS GOOD POINTS
G -----
Arrangement VIE Receive Some
Consideration OF Coming
League Meeting.

Especial &c The Richmond Nlrginian.l
LYNCHBUFtG, VA, March S.-A
draft OF IA baseball schedule for the
Virginia League. to be submitted by
President J. Nj. Mclaughlin. of the
local association, at the next meeting
n made public this afternoon, pro-
ytaes for a total mileage Of 1888
for The entire SIN teams of the, league.
This AS. compared with the total mile
age OF 2y.2y2 in the draft prepared
hy the Richmond club and 29.2ls by
the Norfolk club is considered to be
a great item In It's favor.
The schedule OF the Lynchburg
team gives this team an average OF
"a little of I,4a4 miles. which would
-1t,t-trt- 4t.-- srftres- rnurr than tTTr
local team would travel. In order to
overcome This difference, President
Mclaughlin viii suggest the pooling
OF all mileage for the entire season,
ysy means OF the schedule he suggests
and the pooling Of the mileage, the
following would be the number of
miles saved by the various teams:
Norfolk, 400; Roanoke, about 309,
Danviiie, ACE; Rtchn1ond. about SEQ
Norfolk would pay for SO miles not
Travelled, and Lynchhurg for about
l.2e9.
The schedule gives Lynchburg SO
games al home and 90 away, with IL
Saturdays at home and y abroad,
Roanoke gets I Saturdays at home
and IL abroad, with 62 games at heme
and Cd abroad.
banNille IS given 81 games at nome
and 50 abroad. with Z Saturdays at
home and IL abroad.
Richmond H. provided with SO
games at home and 81 abroad, with
II Saturdays at home and 4 abroad.
Norfolk would have So games at
home and the same away. with 10
Saturdays at home and il away.
Portsmouth plays at home so
gangs and gets &C away. with 10
Saturdays at home and IL abroad.
Richmond Is given -four weekend
Settles 81 mat@fTena home. that team
visiting each OF the cities for the
weekend games. excepting Danville.
In addition To this. Richmond is given
four first of the week series. some
thing that has never been suggested
before In a schedule.
In this schedule L~ynehburg plays
Roanoke s games: DarvilIe. "a; Rich
nond. 20; Norfolk. "a. and Ports
mouth. -.
Roanoke plays Lynchburg 2G
games; I1anYille. ~; Richmond. 81;
AAnrfoik, - and Portsmouth. "a
ranViile plays L~yuchburg "a
games; Roanoke. 2s: Richmond, rs;
Norfolk. -. and Portsmouth, "a.
Richmond plays Lynchburg rs
games; Roanoke, "a: t~5anvtite, 26;
knrfnlk -H4rlAmnnIn-. "a.
Norfolk plays Lynchbgrg "a games:
Ee~noke, "a: DanviIie, "a, Rich
inend, -. and Portsmouth, 30.
Portsmouth plays Lynchbnrg q
games, T{oan0KG. Ut; DanVille, "a;
Richmond, ~, and Norfolk. 80.
President Mclaughlin claims
~Lxaehburg Is the seQaud best town
in the State for Saturday games, lee
cause of the half holiday Of the
Wholesale trade Of the city. The re-
ceipts last year, even with "A losing
team. showed this TO be "A fact, for
they compared fayorably with other
clubs standing well IN the race.
Ia addition To this, the Lynchhurs
team has never had more than nine
Weekend series at home and has
always had more travelling than the
majority OF the teams.
I'nder this draft Lynchburf opens
Mt Roanoke. Danviiie at Rtchinont
and Portsmouth at Norfolk.
Roanoke closes at Richmond
I,anviile al Lynchhurg and Norfoll
at ~Fartspnuuth-
I~ynehpure is at Richmond on Me-
-snnriai i4.-4f4a -pefville at Rt+H rek4
FIR morning and-aiternoon-g games
while Norfolk LIS At Portsmouth II
the forenoon aud Portsmouth at Nor
folk In the afternoon.
On Fourth az July Roanoke Is II
L~ynchburg. DanvilIe in Richmond
and Norfolk and Portsmouth have
the same arrangement az on Memo
rial Day.
On Labor Day L%ynehhurg IL ir
Roanoke and Danville IN Richmond
while the seaside cities alternate
playing IN Portsmouth ia the morn
ing and Norfolk in the afternoon.
Owner Bradiey's Views.
Owner Bradley, Of the locals. re
ceisea "A copy Of the Lynchburg sched'
ule Tuesday morning. In discussing /
h said:
"It il q ane schedule for L~ynchburg
hut cannot see where IL Is SO gooc
for the local clubs, | have not we
had ;i,ne % look into the matter oi
mileage. but viii do 50 oon ] an
aGre hat Portsmouth and panVill'
viii ofer serious objection and We
slreiy will Danviiie is a big drawins
card and this schedule takes awal
two of her regular four Saturday
games here"