Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-13
THE AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Next Meeting of the Organization to
BE Held In March.


BE Held In March.
After making several minor changes in
the constitution Of the new American Base
Ball League, composed of all the clubs of
the late Western League, the league rep
resentatives in session at Chicago yester-
day adjourned until March H.
AT the next meeting the new directors
will take up the work of arranging the
schedule. President B. B. Johnson an
nounced that 1t has been almost definitely
decided that next seasons games will open
April "A, 25 and %. This point was warm
ly discussed. the directors for the south
ern teams making strong fight to open a
week earlier.
The number of players which each club
Is permitted to claim was reduced to ten,
with the additional provision that the list
of players of each team be revised month
ly by the board.
The question of revising the circuit and
forming clubs in Chicago and Cleveland
was not considered, and according to Presi-
dent Johnson. 1t is probable the circuit will
remain the same as last year. All the di-
rectors present were satisfied that an i'm
provement could be made by arranging a
five-months schedule for next year. and
this resolution adopted almost with
out dissenting vote.
Base Ball Briefs.
If Manager Irwin only had nine hitters
like Freeman and McGann what an aggre-
cation the Senators would be-
Big Dan drove all the four runs across
the plate in the second game. and Free
mans twenty sixth homer scored two runs
in the first.
Owners of the other eleven clubs in the
league need lose no sleep over the strength
Of the Giants With a good man third
and Rusie in line the club is good the
best.
youngsters and fill in nicely among the
veterans of the New Yorks With a man
like McGraw third base the Giants
could make a runaway race of the cham
pionshp.
The work of Doyle Gleason, Davis and
Van Haltren caught the crowd yesterday
and demonstrated that this quartet is the
backbone of the Giants. just as Jennings,
McGraw, Kelley and keeler were the
mainstay of the great Baltimore aggrega-
ton.
Jimmy Slagle should pay batters like
Jack Doyle or George Davis a couple hun
dred ''plunkers'' to teach him how to ham
ole himself at the plate. With little Jimmy
batting consistently up around the 300
mark he would be a "top-liner," he has
got almost every other outfielder skinned"
when it comes down to capturing fly balls
and covering ground
Win MERGERS good work around third
base has become such regular thing of
late that it has ceased to attract atten-
ton. The long-haired boy has developed
a strong case of confidence in the position.
and the ball has to be a scorcher to get
away from him.
Gus weighing was slated to pitch one of
the games against the Giants. but his in
jured hand will keep him out of the game,
and MCGEE will probably go the rubber
today. Seymour is in great fettle at pres
ent and will face the Senators.
Sam Thompson formerly of the Detroit
Champions and subsequently one of the
stars of the Philadelphia team. now plays
occasionally with the team of the Detroit
Athletic Club. In a recent game he made
seven hits, including three triples and two
home runs, in seven times at bat.
The Phillies still have a look-in for sec
ond place and that $500 which has been
promised If they finish in the coveted posi-
ton By their victory over Boston yester-
day the race is made all the more interest
ing. Ortiz was in the box for the Quakers.
and his usual luck was with him.
Rube Waddell. the Butler county boy,
shut out Cincinnati Thursday. He and
Lattimer make up the most eccentric bat
terry in the league. At Chicago the other
this season by striking out thirteen men.
Lattimer was his catcher. After every
strike-out Waddell and Lattimer would
crow like roosters. At the end of the game
bling
OF the new league the Chicago Tribune
says: There is an enormous field for the
the national are ready to jump always pro-
viding they can see the money!. There are
enough good men forced out of base ball
by the National League to put a star in
each Of the rival league teams. Rusie,
Mike Griffin, ''Scrappy'' Joyce and half a
dozen other strong men are rusticating and
playing ball on the pasture lots of the
country because they cannot get salaries
they believe themselves entitled to receive.
Lang is going because of differences with
the Chicago management. There are in the
league twenty great players ready and
anxious to get away from the clubs with
which they are forced to play.
But to probabilities: Arson has always
admired and been especially enthusiastic
over the men named. There is no doubt
he would like to have them. Burkett might
come. for he has repeatedly declared he
will never play with the st. Louis team
again Chids has made the same state
ment. Dick Cooley is in disgrace in Phila-
delphia and willing to go to any other
team. Callahan and Griffith have no love
for the Chicago management and are great
friends with Arson. LANCE (who says he is
out of base ball for good said this summer
he would play with Arson If Arson ever
had a team. Rus1e is willing to play with
any team to get back into the business,
and Thornton Is looking for an opportunity
to play, and says he was forced out Of Chi
cago because of his friendship for Arson.
If there was big money behind the rival
Chicago club even the ideal team named
might be formed.