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as5680 · 11-02-2015, 05:31 AM

1866-67 Offseason Announcements

With two successful seasons of Metropolitan League baseball now having been played, a number of other clubs are pressuring the league to be allowed to join. The Metropolitan League has decided that although the 1867 season will be played in the same format with six clubs, two more teams will be admitted to membership in time for the 1868 season.

A decision will be made during the summer, with interested clubs invited to submit applications at any time. Favoured to gain a place in the league are the Meridian Baseball Club, based in Greenwich Park and considered to be the leading team among those not in the Metropolitan League.

The second place in the league is wide open though, with a number of works and military teams rumoured to apply. Also in contention could be a new club recently formed out to the north-east of the city at Hackney, by former committee members of the City of London Club. Despite the club's on-field success, some members had fallen out with the rest of the committee and broken away to form a team of their own.

The league has also announced that following the long sixteen inning game between Angel and Marylebone in the final week of the 1866 season, which ended in near darkness, that games in the first two weeks of the season and the last four weeks will begin at 2.00pm instead of the usual 3.00pm. It is hoped that by games starting earlier in late March and from late September onwards, the chances of fading light affecting the outcome of a long game will be reduced. A proposal to change the start time of all games to 2.00pm was rejected by a vote of the clubs.

11-02-2015, 05:31 AM	#72
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	1866-67 Offseason Announcements With two successful seasons of Metropolitan League baseball now having been played, a number of other clubs are pressuring the league to be allowed to join. The Metropolitan League has decided that although the 1867 season will be played in the same format with six clubs, two more teams will be admitted to membership in time for the 1868 season. A decision will be made during the summer, with interested clubs invited to submit applications at any time. Favoured to gain a place in the league are the Meridian Baseball Club, based in Greenwich Park and considered to be the leading team among those not in the Metropolitan League. The second place in the league is wide open though, with a number of works and military teams rumoured to apply. Also in contention could be a new club recently formed out to the north-east of the city at Hackney, by former committee members of the City of London Club. Despite the club's on-field success, some members had fallen out with the rest of the committee and broken away to form a team of their own. The league has also announced that following the long sixteen inning game between Angel and Marylebone in the final week of the 1866 season, which ended in near darkness, that games in the first two weeks of the season and the last four weeks will begin at 2.00pm instead of the usual 3.00pm. It is hoped that by games starting earlier in late March and from late September onwards, the chances of fading light affecting the outcome of a long game will be reduced. A proposal to change the start time of all games to 2.00pm was rejected by a vote of the clubs. Last edited by as5680; 11-02-2015 at 08:45 AM.