Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED
AMATEUR LEAGUES MAKING
PROGRESS ON SEASON PLANS
-Four Leagues Closed nnd Schedules of
Three Announccd-COmm cinl
Circuit Iiolde Session.

With the adoption and announce
ncnt OF three schedules OF amateur
baseball leagues, the closing of four
circuits. the official Interpretation of
the salary clause" in rule 26 of the
Amateur Baseball Commission, and the
holding Of the final confab in the Com
mercial League last night, Richmond
taking definite and final shape for
the season
The schedules of the Commercial,
Athletic and Central Leagues. which
are published this morning In The
Times Dispatch. show that each team
in these organizations will play a total
Of twenty contests during the season.
There will be sixty games in each
league before the winners in the vari-
GUS circuits meet IN the intcrleague
series for the championship Of the city.
All Of the amateur leagues in the city
will open their SEASONS the first
Saturday in April and each Will close
on August IL. No arrangements have
been made as Yet for the staging of
the intcr-lcague contests OF the inter
city games.
The meeting of the Commercial
League was held In tho Blue Room
of the Central Young Mems Christian
Association last night with rcprcsen-
;at.ycs of five from live OF the six
clubs present. Final arrangements
FOR the year were made At the session.
Roy X Wilkinson, president Of tie
org anization, called the meeting 10 Or
der and Secretary Campbell read the
minutes OF the last session. The MIN
u,cs were approved by those. present.
and the meeting was open Tor hnsi-
ness.
Reports from the schedule commit
tee the grounds committee and that
were made. The schedule. as drafted
by Secretary Campbell. was adopted
by the league after much discussion.
erning the playing of all league games.
were read by the secretary. and ADOPT
ed after number of minor minor changes cha gss
most part are similar TO those adopted
by the Amateur Baseball Commission
"Snlnry" Cinusc Interpreted.
One of the most important questions
ia come up last nishi was the exact
and bylaws Of the Amateur Baseball
Commission Of Richmond.
instructed K. L. sutton. its secretary,
to interpret this rule and to place the
Interpretation before the next session
OF the Commercial League. The inter-
probation of the RUE was adopted last
night. and follows in full:
The clause Win prohibit it any ny, c,mo
sion. from having on its roster at any
one time more than three players who
have played professional baseball, un-
der contracts, with clubs of recog-
nized professional leagues for which
they received salary.
ut is not the understanding that
this will bar young PLAYERS who have
had try-outs with professional clubs
and failed TO make good, but refers
only to players who We're on tho pay
roll Of professional clubs long enough
to draw regular salaries for their SER
vices
The meeting was adjourned follow
ing the adoption of this rule, and the
selection of n ball to he used in all
championship contests this season.
The following representatives were
present:
Ed Rowery. Duplex: ]. l.. Findlay, Old
Virginias; s. c. Kreusse. Highland
Park: 4. r. Akers, Paramount a. A.,
and Il. +. Sutton. Richmond Blues.