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mrbucket · 11-18-2013, 03:47 AM

After a busy meeting of the Business Roundtable (the collection of owners with interests in the league (now called the New Zealand Sporting Society in an effort to obscure the blatant profit motive behind the league). The precise format of the league was agreed to.

Teams would play 162 games over the course of the season which would kick off (to use the rugby term) on the 1st of October that year. The teams were split into two leagues: the Pohutukawa Championship (based in the upper half of the North Island) and the Kowhai Championship (based in the lower half of the North Island and the entire South Island. From there, the teams will be divided into divisions of six -- again, based on geography.

Pohutukawa Championship
SKY DIVISION
Auckland Ducks
Counties Manukau Steelhounds
North Shore Sea Dogs
Waitakere Bandits
Northland Titans
Waiheke Voodoo

RIVER DIVISION
Waikato Spartans
Bay of Plenty Steam
King Country Volcanoes
Taranaki Thunderbirds
East Coast Emeralds
Thames Valley Miners

Kowhai Championship
CAPITAL DIVISION
Wellington Mad Hatters
Hutt Valley Demolition
Hawke's Bay Vikings
Manawatu Generals
Kapiti Coast Kings
Wairarapa Bush Fighters

MOUNTAIN DIVISION
Canterbury Bulls
Otago Wizards
Tasman Hops
Central Otago Cowboys
Southland Saints
West Coast Gold Sox

Excitement was building across the country as New Zealand headed into the cold harsh winter of 1920. All anyone could think of was the spring and the baseball it would bring with it.

11-18-2013, 03:47 AM	#8
mrbucket All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: New Zealand Posts: 902	3 March 1920 After a busy meeting of the Business Roundtable (the collection of owners with interests in the league (now called the New Zealand Sporting Society in an effort to obscure the blatant profit motive behind the league). The precise format of the league was agreed to. Teams would play 162 games over the course of the season which would kick off (to use the rugby term) on the 1st of October that year. The teams were split into two leagues: the Pohutukawa Championship (based in the upper half of the North Island) and the Kowhai Championship (based in the lower half of the North Island and the entire South Island. From there, the teams will be divided into divisions of six -- again, based on geography. Pohutukawa Championship SKY DIVISION Auckland Ducks Counties Manukau Steelhounds North Shore Sea Dogs Waitakere Bandits Northland Titans Waiheke Voodoo RIVER DIVISION Waikato Spartans Bay of Plenty Steam King Country Volcanoes Taranaki Thunderbirds East Coast Emeralds Thames Valley Miners Kowhai Championship CAPITAL DIVISION Wellington Mad Hatters Hutt Valley Demolition Hawke's Bay Vikings Manawatu Generals Kapiti Coast Kings Wairarapa Bush Fighters MOUNTAIN DIVISION Canterbury Bulls Otago Wizards Tasman Hops Central Otago Cowboys Southland Saints West Coast Gold Sox Excitement was building across the country as New Zealand headed into the cold harsh winter of 1920. All anyone could think of was the spring and the baseball it would bring with it.