Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-24

" vHEN the schedule committee
kA of the Southern league
meets at Chattanooga to-
morrow it will consider a schedule
rre2ared by Cole Morgan, of The
Georgian. at the instance of the
Atlanta club owners. This sched-
ME was worked up for the sole
rrrpose of devising some means of
.Itnfuating the short Saturday
games in Atlanta in order to per-
nit teams to jump to other cities
for sunday games. 1t accomplishes
that purpose. and if adopted by the
schedule and the league, will do
away with all short Saturday
games. not only in Atlanta, but in
every other city in the league.
At no time and at no place dur
ng the entire five months sea-
son does this schedule call for a
team TO catch a train earlier than
$50 p. m. permitting a game
starting at 4 o'clock to run one and
nne-nalf to two hours-the aver
age time of nine-inning contest.
This schedule, on the other
hand does not force the Sunday
towns to sacrifice their Sunday
dates there being "A Sunday games
scheduled in the four cities where
Sunday ball is played. These cit
les necessarily have to give up
Sunday games at home when they
are on the road.
The schedule is now in the hands
of President O. B. Andrews, of
the Chattanooga club, who is a
member of the leagues schedule
committee. He has gone over it
and in the main approves it, his
one serious objection being that it
gives Atlanta, instead of Chatta-
nooga. the opening dates. OF this
hes avs.
Chattanooga, since it has been
in the Southern league. has never
opened at home, and this being our
fourth year, l think we are entitled
to open the season at home Our
fans are demanding this year that
We open the season in Chattanoo-
ga, and | believe that it is only
proper that we do so"
President Andrews is naturally
justified in this criticism, and the
schedule as prepared, can be re-
yiscd to overcome. this with but
four changes that will not affect
The remainder of the schedule. The
Atlanta club owners no doubt will
he willing to waive this point if
they can dispense thereby with the
short Saturday games that are a
serious handicap throughout the
season
OF the short Saturday games in
Atlanta, President Andrews says:
Il thoroughly agree that the At
Ianta games on Saturdays should
not be called any earlier than the
regular tim as Saturday, of
course is your best day in the
week and it is not fair to Atlanta
fans to call these games at an
earlier hour, in order to protect
some other town on Sunday l
shan use whatever influence ! have
with the committee in endeavoring
to rcctify this trouble, and it looks
as if this tentative schedule has
cleared it up"
T HE proposed schedule, waving
the opening here, would give At
Ianta Confederate Decoration day
Federal Decoration day, Fourth Of
july, Labor day and closing day,
besides its proportionate share of
Saturdays.
Chattanooga would get Confed-
crate reunion week--the reunion
Ins and closing days, Labor day,
0elng IN that city this year-Fed-
eraI Decoration day. Tennessee
confederate Decoration day, and
It's proportionate number of Satur-
days. in addition, possibly to open
ing day.
Nashville would not fare quite so
wen, but would get Federal and
confederate Decoration days, be-
SIDES its share of Saturdays
Memphis would take opening and
closing, Federal and Confederate
decoration days, Fourth of July,
LABOR day and fourteen Sundays.
"es'des several Saturdays.
birmingham, last years pennant
winner, would, Of course. get open
.'S day and, in addition, Fourth of
''.|, Labor day and it's share Of
saturdays.
Ne" orleans comes in for open