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as5680 · 02-28-2022, 04:43 PM

1876 SEASON

Another year of baseball is ready to get underway and it is a year which marks a historic development in the growth of the English game. For the first time, clubs in four leagues will pay their players a regular wage for playing. It is thought this this might be worth for some players more than £1 per game, which for those at the lower end of the wage range in their daily jobs could possibly double their annual income. There are as ever new teams and new leagues to follow as well, with no fewer than nineteen club competitions now running across England and Scotland, in addition to the two University championships and various representative contests.

Three of the professional leagues have no significant changes to their format this year. There is however a commitment to reschedule more games in midweeks to prevent the season running too late and affecting the International Series as it did last year. Additionally, the Metropolitan League has confirmed that it will grow to 14 teams for the 1877 season and is now inviting applications from clubs who wish to join.

The move to professionalism has however had a significant impact on three-time Metropolitan League champions the Old Westminsters, who have been refused permission to continue using the facilities of Westminster school. In the absence of suitable land in Westminster, the club have been forced to seek a temporary location south of the Thames in Battersea Park. They have also changed their name to reflect the fact that they are no longer a club exclusively for former students at the school, now taking the name ‘Westminster Academic’ with the ‘OW’ monogram on their jerseys being updated to ‘WA’. The Royal Artillery Barracks club had feared finding themselves in a similar position but have managed to make an agreement to continue using their home field on land owned by the Artillery.

There are no changes to report at all in the Leeds and Bradford League, while in the Liverpool and District League the only difference is that St Helens are now wearing the newly granted borough arms on their jerseys in place of their ‘STH’ monogram.

02-28-2022, 04:43 PM	#185
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	1876 SEASON Another year of baseball is ready to get underway and it is a year which marks a historic development in the growth of the English game. For the first time, clubs in four leagues will pay their players a regular wage for playing. It is thought this this might be worth for some players more than £1 per game, which for those at the lower end of the wage range in their daily jobs could possibly double their annual income. There are as ever new teams and new leagues to follow as well, with no fewer than nineteen club competitions now running across England and Scotland, in addition to the two University championships and various representative contests. Three of the professional leagues have no significant changes to their format this year. There is however a commitment to reschedule more games in midweeks to prevent the season running too late and affecting the International Series as it did last year. Additionally, the Metropolitan League has confirmed that it will grow to 14 teams for the 1877 season and is now inviting applications from clubs who wish to join. The move to professionalism has however had a significant impact on three-time Metropolitan League champions the Old Westminsters, who have been refused permission to continue using the facilities of Westminster school. In the absence of suitable land in Westminster, the club have been forced to seek a temporary location south of the Thames in Battersea Park. They have also changed their name to reflect the fact that they are no longer a club exclusively for former students at the school, now taking the name ‘Westminster Academic’ with the ‘OW’ monogram on their jerseys being updated to ‘WA’. The Royal Artillery Barracks club had feared finding themselves in a similar position but have managed to make an agreement to continue using their home field on land owned by the Artillery. There are no changes to report at all in the Leeds and Bradford League, while in the Liverpool and District League the only difference is that St Helens are now wearing the newly granted borough arms on their jerseys in place of their ‘STH’ monogram. Last edited by as5680; 02-28-2022 at 06:28 PM.