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Show II SCHEDULES COMPLETE Only Few Changes From 1912 Baseball Program in New Out-New Out-New York, March 10. Schedule making of the nnarly two score of recognized professional baseball association? as-sociation? In the country is practically practical-ly complete for th- 1919 BeasOS with only a few departures from the general gen-eral program which wma followed last vc-ar I The first pennant race Is to bo started as usual by the Pacific Coast league, whose season opens the first of April, and which 1 also the last to close on October 26. April 10 is the big opening day of the year, marking not only the commencement of the two major league seasons but those of the American association, the Texas league and the Southern league. The Western league, whose season opens April 18 and closes October 5, has voted to retain the 16S game schedule, which makes three minor leagues now playing longer schedules than the major leagues, namely, the Pacific Coast league, the American association and the Western league. pjMU" the changes this year in ThTt fl'ffou.s el re- i - shore is she pr.-.l; able shift of the Fall River. Mass. franchise to Portland. Me., in ih N n England league, the return of Wa-terbury. Wa-terbury. Conn., to the old Connecticut Connecti-cut league, which will be called the Eastern association this year, und the addition of New London and I'.i i k -field, with tho loss of New Britain, makes an eight club circuit. Last year there were but six teams The Central league is considerably changed, being reduced from a 1-I 1-I club circuit to one of six cities Fort Wayne, Terre Haute and Eans-ville. Eans-ville. Ind ; Dayton and Springfield. O., and Grand Rapids. Mich. The Ohio I btate league is reduced to a six club I circuit, of Ironton, Lima, Mansfield Chilllcothe. Portsmouth and Newark. New-ark. O. The opening and closing dates of most of the leagues whose schedules are available are given below: April 1 Pacific Coast league October Octo-ber 26. April 10 American league -October 5. April 10 National league October 5. April 10 American association Sep-, Sep-, tember 29. April 10 Texas league September 7. April 10 Soi'thern league September Septem-ber 7. April 15 Northwestern league Sep- t ember 28. April 16 International league Sep- lemni'r bi. April 17 South Atlantic league September Sep-tember 1 I April 17 Virginia league September 13. ; April IS Western league Octobers. I April 23 Central league September 7. April 23 Eastern association (formerly (for-merly Connecticut league September 7. AprillO New York state league September 14. April 30 Tri -State league September Septem-ber 1. I April 30 New England league September Sep-tember 1. April 30 Central association September Sep-tember 1. May 7 Southern Michigan league September 17 May 8 Ohio state league September Septem-ber 21. I |