Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
President Young Completes His
Annual Task.
REPORTED EFFORTS FOR FRED PREFER
Distributing the' Much Priced
"Souv4nifl Tickets.
LATEST BASE BALL GOSSIP

| President N. e. Young has completed
| draft Of the playing schedule for the COM
| ing season, and he will submit it at the
spring meeting of the league. to be held in
New York the latter part Of next month.
| The work was accomplished after three
| days Of seclusion in the country, with only
| the official records Of past seasons for a
| companion. OF course, Mr.. Young regards
the schedule as sacred until it is presented
| to the league for approval, and he has 1t
| locked up in the safe deposit company,
| where it is guarded night and day.
In the west as in the east, an effort has
| been made to schedule the opening games
| in the southern cities, as usual, in order to
| avoid the chilly weather that fingers until
about May 1. For instance, Cincinnati, ST
i Louis and Louisville will undoubtedly open
the championship season on the home
grounds. Cincinnati is likely to have either
| Cleveland or Pittsburg for the opening
series. Chicago will probably trot out Don
ohue, Everett, Stewart and the other new
| men secured by "Uncle Arson" in the open
| ing series in st. Louis. That would leave
| either Pittsburg or Cleveland to cross sticks
| with the remodeed "Louisvillians."
The burning of the Baltimore grand stand
| and the announcement that Philadelphia 5
| new grand stand will not be completed be-
! fore May may render it necessary to open
| up the eastern series at Washington, New
York and Boston. In that event Washing
ton will have Philadelphia, the champion
| Baltimores will go to New York and the
| Brookyns and Bostons will compete for
| first blood at the hub -.,-.
L. OF course, the league has ample authority
| to revise and amend the draft of the sched-
ule that Mr.. Young has prepared. but he
| feels that his work will be acceptable after
he has had an opportunity to explain it.
| He says he has endeavored to deal fairly
| with all the clubs. Some of them are natu-
| rally looking for the best end of such dates
| as Decoration day. Fourth of July and La
| Dor day, hence 1t is almost Impossible to
! satisfy every one. The clubs that had the
| best of those important dates last season
1 must take the short end Of the stick this
| season, and the clubs that had the small
| end last year will have the choice this year.
| Thus an effort has been made to even up
| the assignments with view to the bus
mess end OF the situation, as shown by the
| official records of the league. In some in
| stances Mr.. Young traced the records back
| as far as the season of 1885, In order that
| no injustice may be done when the distribu-
| ton Of the prize dates" Is made.
| Connie" Mack the elongated captain
| manager Of the Pittsburg Club was in
Washington during the present week to
negotiate with Tom Kinslow. whose serv-
| ices are needed in the smoky city.
| Connie is the same quiet, good-natured
fellow he was WHEN he first came to Wash
mate. Gilmore, the pitcher. They were
| known professionally as the Splinter bat
terry" Mack is Still In his prime and can
| play winning ball; bat Gilmore has retired
! fro m the diamond and is now punching
| fares on a local street car line. Mack
| says Tom Kinslow will help out nicely in
| Pittsburg if his release can be secured from
| Brooklyn. Tom is frequently seen on Penn
| sylvania avenue tsniHglnS with Senators,
| Representatives. cabinet officers and other
pedestrians vending their way to the Capt.
| tol. Tom looks to he in excellent condi-
| ton, excepting that he is carrying little
too much flesh
At the February. meeting President
Young will deliver to the representative Of
| each league club little package contain
| ing tenIsouvenir tickets, which entitle hold
ers to admission to any league grounds.
| Each club is limited to ten tickets of that
kind, hence there is a lively demand for
| them. They are generally presented to per-
| SENS whom the management of the various
| clubs desire to specially honor. Senators
| German and Hill, two thirty-third degree
''rccters," held tickets of this character
| last season. through the courtesy of Presi-
| dent Young.
John Depenet, president of the Erie, Pa.
Club in acknowledging the receipt of $500
| Second Baseman Nicholson, pays high
| &C mpliment to this player. Mr.. Depenet
| says Nicholson Is not only an excellent
| ball player, but he is always a gentleman
| on the field and credit to the profession.
President Young says he does not know
anything about the reported negota tons
going on for the reinstatement of Fritz
| Pfeffer Mr. Young states that the spe-
| cial committee appointed to consider the
| cases of Pfeffer. Barnie and Buckenburger
! completed its labors and adjourned on New
Year day. Pfeffer was given until January
! 1 to make his peace with the league, and
| failing to do SO, the special committee has
| no Jurisdiction in the matter, and his only
| redress is at the hands of the league.
Umpire Belts, one of the "f1xtures'' on
| the league staff, is getting into form for
| the coming season referee,ng Indoor con-
| tests at basket ball. This game is ex-
ceedingly popular among the athletic clubs.
| and it is equally as exciting as foot ball.
| There is q regular Basket Ball League in
| this city, made up Of teams from the Co.
Light Infantry. the Washington Athletic
| Club and the Carroll Institute Mr. Belts
| is enthusiastic admirer of the game.
| If it not SO rough he claims that 1T
would afford excellent exercise for ball
players during the winter season.
Harry Mace, local pitcher, who has
been given several trials in league company
by the Washington club, has caught on In
the Southern League, and he expects ito
leave for the sunny south in few days.
News of the Ball Players.
Tommy Dowd has signed with st. Louis.
The movement to trade him for Hassamer
has fallen through.
Theodore Brietenstein, the Browns great
south-paw twirler, has received an offer of
800 from President Won der Abe for the
coming season, but he says that 1t will not
do, and that he has Informed the Browns
president to that effect.
In the annual report Of President STICKY
to the stockholders of the Louisville Club he
says that Barnie has been entirely loyal
to the Louisville Club, and In retiring car
ried with him their cordial good will and
esteem.
Jack Milligan. managing the Allentowns,
is arranging a series of games with the
Boston, Baltimore, New York and Phila-
delphia National League teams prior to
the opening of the season.
Some of the papers are referring to Mich
olson. now Of Washington. but late of Erie
as young blood Nicholson may be
trife new to some Of the National
Leaguers. but he has been playing pro-
fessional ball for good many years. never
theless, and was once tried by st. Louis.
The Sporting Life says that Mercer pitch
ed last season for 500. AS he has been
offered an increase Of 5000. his salary will
be only $1,000. which is hardly commensu-
RI ia with the fulsome praise bestowed On