Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-31
Kansas State League Amends and
Adopts Schedule.
From the Hutchinson Gazette,


were objections, was adopted at
the meeting of the magnates yes
terday with but one amendment.
The several magnates announced
that they were about through
signing players and with all this
accomplished, the teams are about
ready to begin work.
The meeting yesterday was at
tended by a most optimistic
bunch of representatives. Every
body appeared to be in good hui
NOR, pleased with the. prospects,
and ready to begin the season.
Some desire to reduce the sched-
ule from III to S4 games was ex-
pressed, but not more than two
could be induced to believe that
wey and the matter was never tax
en- up for serious consideration.
As usual, Newton, Hutchinson,
and Mcpherson were well treat
ed by the new schedule. These
cities are located in the center
Of the district where it is easy
OF access and have excellent train
service, and no man could draft
schedule without giving these
towns slightly the best Of the
deal.
Hutchinson will open on the
home grounds with Lyons, and
will then go to Lyons for a re-
turn series. The pennant will be
presented the Salt packers and
the raising ceremonies will be
conducted ON the opening day OF
the season in Hutchinson. The
season will open on May IL, and
will close on SuptembIr /, which
Is Labor Day.
Hutchinson will particii ate in
three srlit games, two Of th Sa
will be with Lyons and one will
be with Mcpherson. The Me-
PherSOn team will come here en-
July 4, and the Great Bend team
will come here for tha clos ng
game of the serieS. which is ON
Labor Day. The net receipts of
this game will be equally divided
between the home team and the
visiting team. The receipts over
the entire c!rcut on that date Will
be split.
The games scheduled to be
played on Sundays where the
game is not permitted on that da,
of the week. will be transferred
to the grounds of the team which
the game is scheduled with. and
will be scheduled to be played in
the latter city. The visiting
club ON this occasion of trans.
fer game, will be required to pay
the $25 guarantee in ease of rain
and will be erquired to pay the
league assessment. which is 81
per game. All other expenses
will be paid out of the gross re.
ceiptS, and the clubs will divide
the net receipts.
Earl Evans. one of the repre-
sentativeS from Newton, was tht
only person in the crowd who
was in favor of reducing the sea
son to a schedule of 81 games
He spoke of this as preferring
this to a schedule of three trips
over the circuit, but the league
members were not in favor o
such a proposition, and the sub
Ject never came up for a vote.
Each team will be allowed tn,
same number of passes that wa
granted last year, and the clerg!
m every city will be presented
with season pass.
Pres. W. W. Stahl. annOunc
ed that he had signed eight m
pres and that five would be re
tanned during the entire season
This will make one umpire eacl
of the four games ON the circui
and a utility umpire. The um
pres will not be allowed Salar,
this year when off duty but Wi
receive a salary at the rate o
$l25 per month. with railrOa,
fare paid. The list Of umpire
that have been signed are Buc
) Weaver of Iarned. who manage
the Larned team for while las
season annd needs no intrOdu,
ton; Fred Knapp who Offhiate
; IN the Blue Grass league last Sc,
son, whose name was announce
sometime ago; VS.. Bates, a brt
T ther of Perk Bates, who play'e
I with Arkansas City last season
this young man was the only un
; pre to work the entire seasO
: IN the Western. association La
/. year; Charles GrOOms who Offic