The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-18
Big League Season Will
End in Cold Weather,
So There Is Doubt.
MEN SUFFERED
LAST SEASON
Series Could Not Be Played I'm
til Week Beginning October
II, When Weather in Chi
cago Will Surely Be Raw.
Might Bring Teams
South for Series.

With the goal almost in sight aud
the leaders in the two big leagues far
and away ahead OF the nearest con.
tenders. 1t has become almost i fore.
gone conclusion that the world.
championship series In baseball tltil
fall will be played in Chicago an.
Philadelphia. AT present both Chicago
and Philadelphia are more than LOT
points ahead of the team following
and there Will have to be an awful
slump to put either of the leaderi
within striking distance of the next.
will there be world championship
series. though? VIII it not be far toe
cold in Chicago and Philadelphia, t;
play baseball after the middle of DC.
tober? Certainly the weather Will puf
tho players in such condition that the.
cannot possibly do their best. and tlcit
is probability that the heads Of he
leagues will call the series off.
Blame on Schedules.
When the schedules We're made ftl
the big leagues last winter IL was
pointed out by those who wanted
worlds series most of all things, that
the long schedule which was propcsef
would put the end of the season wei!
into cold weather. and they foughs the
long schedule with tooth and nail.
But to no purpose
Sporting writers all over the country
declared against the long schedule. de-
claring that the magnates were aclu-
the season to the middle Of October
\ on one hand and October on the
other The magnates, however, Went
their unconcerned way and adopted
the long schedule. and the leagues are
' still playing on 1t
\ The schedule for the National League
| will end on October 10. and not Until
then can the worlds series be played.
begin on October Ii and be carried
/ Through the week to October % Even
in Richmond during the third Week In
October few would consider playing
in the grandstand through football
!, games would never think of baseball
while they We're shivering. And II VIII
be far cold,r at that time in Philadel-
Iphia or Chicago.
|all-star teams from the two big leagues
and bringing them South to play a
winter series. 1t might be possible
that the two champions IN the leagues 3
series. That. of course. would raise a
howl from the home town fans. but Y
would give the players opportunities
Ito put their best efforts In the game
and would eliminate a whole lot of
frank play due to the cold.
Too Cold Last Fall.
1 Everybody remembers how cold 1t
| was when Detroit and Pittsburs played
Hast fall, how Cobbs work was de-
| clared to be far below his usual per.
1 Torrance because he was shivering all
Through the games. Yet the world 8
series, IL played, this season will ba
| much later than last years series
Whether the worlds series Is played
this fall or not it is certain that the
big leagues will adopt much shorter
schedule next year. II the worlds SCI
ries is cut out the game will lost a
4 great deal of It's popularity. or. at least.
4 the magnates will lose a great deal
Of their popularity. Philadelphia and
Chicago fans would feel that they had
been unjustly Disseminated against
and would raise the howl of their
Lives. And when next season. with the
4! shorter schedule. the champions In tho
leagues would play oft the worlds Sc
tries. the magnates would come In for
la whole lot of condemnation for cut
4 ting out the worlds series once.