The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-31
WORKING OUT
SCHEDULE FOR
BALL SEASON
Great Interest Being Shown
Opening Date Likely
on May Is.


Schedule makers for the Fairmont
Industrial baseball league have boon
very busy during the last week or ~
Jays and much progress has been
made toward the final arrangements
u the games for the season. The
task of making out schedule that
IS fairly pleasing to all concerned Is
no easy thing and tie committee has
put much time and thought on the
natter,
This much Is known now for pub
ication that the opening game of the
season Will be staged between the
West yirginian and the Monongan
Glass teams at o'clock Saturday
Afternoon May 10. which is the third
Saturday of the month, and the sec
ond game Of twin bill that after
noon will be between the Bando and
the Mining Machinery aggregation.
May is has been the tentative date
selected for the opening of the sea-
son and 1T is not likely that any
change will be made in the date. All
the teams in the league were placed
in q hat the other night and drawn out
one at, a time, Monougah Glass being
first ont and the Prints second, So
these two teams will stage the first
game. This was the only fair way
oil picking the teams to have the
honor OF opening the season.
1t is planned to have some speciaI
features on opening day with possibly
parade to be staged before the ope-
ming contest. and the raising OF
pennant by the Watson building team.
winners of the city league race last
season.
The season will close Labor Day and
provision has been made for playing
off POSTPONED games at tho end of
the regular season. Only postponed
games which might have bearing OH
the final result of the league stand
ing as to the championship will be
played off, as 1t would be a waste Of
time and effort at the end Of the sea-
son to play games that would have
no effect or the decision of the league
race.
Both the Monongah Glass team and
he Prints seem to be dark horses
thus far. no definite announcement
having been made as to the possible
lineup Of the two teams on opening
day. Stewart, star cer.er garden ar
list of the Prints it is understood
Will be back in the iold this year
and Mike Hamilton has been sncrro'
as a backstop. Sandy Toothman will
likely be in the Prints lineup some
place, possibly at second base, while
Nelson has been signed up as q mem
Der Of the pitching staff. Abbott and
Boehm, members of tho team last
year win likely be available for duty
and it is possible that Jimmie knight
Will be rounded up before the openina
Of the season. Toothman and Ridge
ley are looking after the needs OF the
West Virginian team and have lines
but for several good men who will
beof much value to the organization.
roothman will likely act as field
captain and will have charge of the
development of the team.
The work of the high school team
will be watched closely during the
scholastic season and it may be that
bright star or two from Kahn's or
gafization will lint up with the news.
papermen In the Industrial league
campaign. rhe Wholesalers and the
Printers have wide field for selec-
ton must have their list of eligible
men In on time with the other teams,
il Is rumored that the Wholesalers
viii be known as the Stevenson tear.
this year, at the request OF the NOM
bers of that team.
A meeting of the leading spirits in
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be held some night this week and
the general program of campaign out
lined. II Is understood that Harvey
Paist will be one of the strong back"
ers OF the team and that he has sew
erai good men in line who are will
ing to give their services to the team.