Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
MAeNATES HOLDING OFF
uNAWLE TO UNITE On ANY OF xEV
EMAIL SCssEDl LES II KNITTED.
uressAeHt johnson Working On q New
ses Of Dases-rlnstaH . Waiting
ssaMe On NastonaI
Ctrcsst SIN Incomplete.

MILWAUKEE. WIS. March 23.-Tf:e
Western League baseball schedule, which
u Was expected would be given out to-
night. has not We; received its final franz
3nG. and will not bc made public until to-
morrow evening at the earliest.
Tn marnates did not get together at all
to-day. there being 10 business 10 transact
until the final schedule Is submitted for
adoption.
Though President Ban johnson came 20
milwaukee, with several schedules in his
pockets. the ball men seem TO have been
unable 10 agree on any one OF them. and.
after yesterdays protracted meetings. it
became necessary TO frame AN almost en-
Iirely new table of dates.
Mr.. Johnson has been working to-day on
the problem. and expects TO have 1t ready
TO submit at to-fnorrow's meeting.
Possibly the Western LeaSu.rs are hold
anr of TO see what comes of the National
League schedule meeting at New York to-
morrow.
IL at that time II is deciGed to drop Cieve-
land from the circuit the Western League
macnates can save the calling Of another
meeting by adopting a schedule while in
this city 10 suit Cleveland instead of Column
bus. as. II the schedule is made 20 take in
so.n,nons' and later on that club Is trans.
Scrred 10 the Forest city. practically a
new schedule will have TO be made.
II was predicted yesterday tina the West
ern League magnates would play ,horsE"
until after the National League had settled
The transfer of the Cleveland club 10 ST.
Louis. and abandoned the Cleveland terri
tory to the invasion of the Western League.
There is no business to be transacted aside
from the adoption of a schedule and I lew
dickers for the exchange of players.
II Is possible the meeting will adjourn
.Jthout adopting a schedule. and again il
Dsnay adopt one that will include Columbus,
hui II can be stated that. If Columbus is
in. the schedule will be a dummy and
subject. 10 change. This will be possible.
as the laws governing the Western League
make such action permissible by a vote
OF three-fourihs Of the membership. and
National. League gets dow TO business
early and settles the Cleveland transfer and
formally abandons Cleveland, the schedule
that President johnson has in his inside
pocket may be brought out and adopted.
The one impressive feature of the present
n in which the Western men downed
the Brush Robson syndicate. For the Sec
Ond time in the last thirty days, the one
time whole thing" OF the National League
has been trod upon. Although Brush was
q long distance on, the wires between Mil
waukeea and New York were kept hot post
Ing him on the movements OF the mag
mates from the time they met in the cor
ridors OF the Republican house. The Brush
Robson syndicate was made to realize that
u u wanted to go into the "gold brick"
business IL would have to look for other
victims. as LOTUS was too ripe, and II
was wasting time. LOTUS took occasion
At the very outset Of the meeting to an
spounce that he would remain in the West
Urn League and keep his team in Columbus.
President Colt. OF Indianapolis, play
dfanapoiis. IL Columbus determined to move
10 another point. But Colt fooled nobody.
the eame was up. and he had to get un-
DER cover. Lotus merely smiled.