Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-03
PRESIDENT S0DEN SAYS
That Washington Will be Only Too Glad
to Get Out of the League-No Atten-
tiou Will be Paid TO the
RrotherhOod Schedule.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DfsPATcH.i
BOSTON, March 2-Presdent Soden and
| Director Conant of the Boston League Club,
left this city this afternoon to attend the
League meeting in Cleveland on Tuesday. In
q conversation concerning the work OF the
| Schedule Committee Of which he is member,
Mr. Soden said: II am in favor of arranging
| schedule without any regard as to what the
| Brotherhood schemers have done. or may do,
except that would have our Western clubs in
the East at the same time theirs are and vice
versa. 1t would be a very shortsighted business
policy for the Eastern clubs to be in the West
a whole month and let the Eastern Brother
hood Clubs remain in the East and get that
months patronage. The month OF May is
very profitable month in Boston and l am in
favor of opening our season here by the lst
day of Nav or by the 9th at the latest. We
will then play here till past Bunker Hill day.
think our championship season should open by
the 23d or 18th of April, but the weather in
Boston is very unsettled at that date, SO we
shall probably play series of games in New
York and Brooklyn, and perhaps philadelphia.
before opening at home. As far as l am con-
cerned, as a member of the schedule committee,
the matter of conflicting dates with the
Brotherhood club in Boston will not be con-
sdered. shall enGeayor TO have schedule
adopted that consider will be for the best in
terests of the Boston club and its patrons and
if our dates conflict with theirs it can't be
helped. The Brotherhood has not given us an
they have not published their schedule though
they have held their meeting, SO how are we to
know what clubs will be in Boston and on what
days ?n
Mr.. Soden considers New York the weakest
club in the League, and says: II am inclined to
think that Washington will he only too glad to
pull out of the League, provided certain ar
rangements can be made. If that ensues, then
perhaps Indianapolis can be induced to tenn
porarily rent its club to New York for year or
possibly more.
A special telegram from Washington says:
at is not likely that anything definite will be
settled known until the meeting OF the
Leage Schedule Committee at Cleveland on
Wednesday next, and the local outlook is very
doubtful. That the Washingtons are contem-
plating deal is very evident and President
Hewitt, although he denies the report, is work
ing quietly with some of the League managers
to sell out Steps are undoubtedly being taken
by certain parties to establish a club here and
the preliminary move TO lease Capital Park in
all Likelihood gave rise to the rumor that the
Brotherhood boys were coming. When the
owner of the League rights at the capital is
not only willing but anxious to sell out and the
controlling powers of the League are desirous
of reducing the number of League clubs, 1t
looks very much as If arrangements might be
made at the League meeting next month to
satisfy both sides. In the meantime the report
has started to the effect that the Brotherhood
people are making arrangements to locate a
Brotherhood club in this city. The most dill
gent InQuiring fails to show anything more
than rumor floating around in baseball cir
cleS