The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26

assignment OF dates for next years CAM
pnign OF the twelve clubs VIII require
at least two months Of steady work, day
In and day out.
"Thc mechanical feat OF schedule maxi
Ing is easy enough. In fact, lis the A.
H., c part Of the task. I could sit down
and grind out a mechanical programme
OF next seasons date In a weeks time.
But a money-losing, careless schedule
would result. and every club in the
league would have good grounds for ON
plant.
at the outset, | must know the at
fractions In the way OF umusemenis that
play In all the cities on the circuit during
the playing season of six months. Next
year the Knights Templars arc to con-
gregate in pittsburg and the Grand Army
cncainpment takes place in Ctncihnati.
Thus, In making ~ m schedule, | viii
have to assign gamss TO those Two cities
IN ordcr 10 provide a cGunt,r-attraction for
the multitude that will dock to those cities.
Last year the Elks held forth In Gin,
clnDati. They aud their friends swere
given an opportunity 70 witness a bull
gaine The Washington and Cincinnati
teams played 4 series OF three games dur
ing the festivities OF the Elks n the Queen
city. But there are other attractions,
suah for example as the aces that are
90, 'n",o ~ ~ 'tp.."s t"iu' anu W.
would clash With us. The oolidny dates
give me one OF the most li;iieuit prsllrms
VI encounter every year IN t,is schedule
puzzle. OF course the bacret OF an ideal
schedule rs lis financial advantages. Tie
dollars and cents schedule is what the
club owners desire, and | lave 10 lay my
plans accordingly.
"Seyeral n, Inc baseball uritars nm Tho
nata, ,a.,,o -
'"s' N"'"' "'e "nN' ~ :"
lhtt inc lour-'3lp scheme. which
Is to he tried for the FIRST time ncxt sea-
son win admir- n, ,,mca In IA. ,-,s md
~. -. ~ " We '"' ~
"IS, utaneousiy uat Tie southwest
~ ~ P'ayl"s ~ inc 'orlneast, Wiho the
OF ooutheasl teams are lhayinB IN
a., ,,lp ahhemlenl ,Niii pc worked
ImnosJhlc IN mill "ha 49, "oulu 9o
for games in both the Cast and VVrst for
me entlre season. My schedule work viii
ne eolnllricd no earlier Than February 10.
or TWO weeks before the st. Louis meet
INK
'Ihe umpire question will not be taken
up til after the .darch meeting" con-
liun9d Al Nnn,,v Nl,a
49, """S 20 '"e Pl'fe'S
''" seFu'"i mdhasert are H. ak'n In their
supposition that the umpire system viii
r,uuire , now so, r ,ut,g At. ,aru.
to,s "' '"9.'"V
70 ",uP''e' 'p"t ! WIN issue carly In
nInli' WIN be snthcicnt Information rcla-
I'VE 10 the cotics or he uinplres. The
fules that have TO DO With the umpire
heed no changes. 1 have decided that the
uiler ana more experienced umpires will
n't as me comman lets of the Held, while
me pih2lals who viii give the base decl-
SONS wlll he the iieutenLnts. or course,
the battery umpire, who hands down the
IN balls ana strikes has the most
ieSpnnsiblc Position and the bulk of the
Work. tie VIII have To exercise us much
Judgment as was required Whsa hut one
hihd thu hat the battery umpire can de-
nni iS n"',S ~ V.oSe TO me foul ilnes.
let fieli line and nearsr ~ near .ne
whore thu ball strikes. then the chief nm
p'ty' th,s assistant VIII be required TO give
y clear View S" -" ,ho '"e D@,tcpy nlnplre has
can make a decision without nny chance for
tNJ lAlIl "