Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-03
THE YEARS SCHEDULE
Washington Treated Well as Regards
Base Bail Dates.
NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING ENDS
Columbia asd Washington Club
Bcwlers Meet.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

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The schedule for the season Of 1898 of
| the National League was given out for
| publication at St Louis last evening by
President Young. This schedule differs
| from that of former years in that the
! clubs make four eastern and western trims.
! instead of two, as formerly, and that New
York and Pittsburg will play on Sunday
| when away from home.
President Young's task of building a
schedule this year was most difficult The
| old ones were childs play to the kind of
schedule he had to prepare this year. with
Its extra number of games and four-trip
scheme, but he seems to have made an ex-
cellent schedule. after all, as fair and i'm
partial and to the best interests of all as
could possibly be expected, For the FIRST
time In years Washington catches two
holiday dates Decoration day and the
Fourth of July. On the nrst-named holt
day the ST. Louis team, under the direc-
ton of ex-Umpre Timothy Hurst, will be
the attraction, and on the nations holiday
Billy BARNES Brooklyn Bridegrooms will
be the Senators opponents at National
Park. On Labor day the Senators cap
tured one of the best holiday dates of the
season, In being assigned to Boston. This
day has become a great day of pleasure
for the New England people and an i'm
mense crowd should witness the two games
between Washington and Boston in the
latter city on that day.
Uncle Nick furnished a surprise to his
fellow-citizens in scheduling the Baltimores
for the opening game at National Park
The meeting Of these two clubs would have
drawn large crowds at any time during the
season but it is question whether the
grounds will be able to hold the crowd that
will gather there for the opening game
The exchange of players between these
two clubs and the old-time rivalry can
now be worked up to the queens taste and
there is no doubt that the base ball enthu-
siasts of both cities will respond with the
old-time enthusiasm.
The other opening games are Boston in
New York, Brooklyn in Philadelphia Cleve-
land in Cincinnati, Pittsburg in Louisville
and Chicago in st. Louis. The opening
day in Boston is April 10, Patriots day,
when the Giants of New York will be
there. The opening day in BROOKLYN and
the northwestern cities will be April 20
Philadelphia being in Brooklyn, Cincin-
natl in Pittsburg, st. Louis at Cleveland
and Louisville at Chicago.
The holiday dates are az follows:
April 19-New York at Boston.
May Greater New York anniversary
Baltimore in New York.
Decoration day-St-. Louis at Washington,
Baltimore at Pitfsburg Chicago at Boston,
Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Cleveland at New
York and Louisville at Philadelphia.
July 4-BrookYn m Washington, Phila-
delphia at Balttmorea Boston at New York,
ST. Louis at Pittsburg, Cleveland at Chi
cago and Louisville at Cincinnati.
Labor day September 5)-Washington at
Boston, Baltimare at Philadelphia, New
York at Brooklyn, f'ittsburg at Chicago,
Cleveland at cthcin4h}ati and ST. Louis at
After the washington club gets done
see-sawing with the Baltimores, playing at
National Park on April 10. then over to
Baltimore for the next days game. the
third game being played on the Senator's
home ground, the series being finished in
Baltimore April 49, the Brooklyns will
come to Nationaf Park for series of four.
games. Right aani top of the Bridegrooms
Will follow Scrspnys Joyce and his band of
Giants The nome, series will be ended
with the Bostons as an attraction for four
days-April % 30 and May and g. The
beginning Of the base ball season is always
the best In the matter of drawing the
people to the grounds, and that the WASH
.nston club has been favored in such at
fractions for the opening games speaks
well Tor the patriotism of the president of
the National League and also for the ia
Vorable standing of the club with the pow
erS that be.
Below will be found a ready-reference
schedule of the games that the Washington
club will play at home and abroad:
Washington Club Schedule,
AT HOME. ABROAD.
APR TO- baltimore
49,. 20 Apr. TO-. Baltimore
A., 90 a, q, m Apr. 49,. ..... Baltimore
Apr. 25 26 p .2s. N York
Apr. 29,3o, .2.3. Boston
May 1891. Brooklyn
May 131f1817.N York
May 49, p. %. Chicago
May q. 24.25. Cleveland
May 80 30 81 .Je.1 St LIS
June PA Louisville
June 1888, TO-. .Pittsburg
June 49, IA Raltimore ~ - ''A''oie
June 16. II 1s. -. Boston
June "a .25 20 q .CincinI
July 4, 4, s.. Brooklyn '''1
July 7...... Baltimore
INV July $780,. Baltimore
July iI,,i2 ia. il n .chiease
July y, e, IS, 10. .Gievfd
July 2o,21 21,22. .Cncin'i
July % %. 26 p Philad'a
July %. 29, 30. Chicago
A.. ,o,.,- Aug Aug. s$,s,S. { eh"aS
Aug. 1917 .ls.. ST. Louis
Aug. 1874, %. .Pttsb' gh
Aug. "a 25 %. st Louis
Aug. q. rs. 20. Louisville
Aug. 81. Sep ,3. .Cincini
Sep 30. philadera
Sep y Baltimore
Sep IA 10, l6.. Cleveland
Sep 81, Cine dsi
Sep. 20. Baltimore :
Sep 1870, Oc.1...N York
a.. Oct Oct g. IS IS. .Phiade Gpisa
Oct. 1s14.15. New York
III VIII be seen by the schedule that two
games are scheduled here with Cincinnati
on July Il All the other clubs of the
league play two games. morning and after
noon, on that day. st. Louis plays at Bos-
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