The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-26
In THE BASEBALL WORLD.
DIGEST OF THE NATIONAL UE
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE.

the Local season nt bOtU SfOuuuh-In M
HOLIDAY Plum. Fairly Distributed-Each
Club Plays "a Twenty-Gams SERIES.
The publication OF the National League basc-
ball schedule this morning for the coming sea-
son 4. further proof that Freedman's attsm pc
10 block tho eight club reduction plan has been
unsuccessful and that the magnates are going
ahead regardless OF any actlon that the New
York clue may take. The schedule has been
drawn BY President N T. Young and has bsen
promulgated by him without inspection by tho
various club own ers who decided to leave tho
matter entirely In Uncle NickIs' hands.
Young has shown extreme fairness. AM nos
body has reason TO find fault The schedule
provides for 40 cham pionship games. each
club playing a series OF twenty games with
every other club. ten at home and ten abroad.
The season will open on Thursday. April 10.
and will close on Saturday. Oct. IL. In the East.
although the Western clubs really wind up the
next day.
There will be three Western trips for the
Eastern teams. the final East vs.. West series
winding up In the East on Sept. II. after which
the battle will be fought out on the East vs..
East and the West vs. West principle. The
Eastern clubs will play four games In each OF
the four Western cities on their first trip. but
only three gam % In each city on the two sue.
cesding ones. There will be few double
headers" no impossible railroad jumps. and
plenty OF Sunday games. All Of tho Western
clubs will play Sunday bail at HON except
Pittsburg. but that club will play on the Sab
bath away from home. New York and Brook
lyn are both scheduled Tor Sunday gam es AWAY
from home. the former having three At St.
Louis. two at Chicago and one at Cincinnati.
while Hanlon's men will play two each At St.
Louis. Chicago and Cincinnati.
The holiday plumsh have been pretty we'll dis.
tributed. The Philadelphia will play at Bos-
ton on April ~. Lexington Day. The Western
teams are In the East on Decoration Day. May
30. The Brooklyn club has the call on that oc-
easion for the great st. Louis team OF stars. In
GLIDING McGraw and Robinson. will play two
games at Washi gton Park. The Pittsburgs.
with most OF last years Louisville cracks. will
bs the guests OF the New Yorks at the Polo
Grounds. while Cincinnati goes to Boston and
Chicago shows at Philadelphia. There will be
no Fourth OF July games In the East. as for
merly, The Brooklyns have another valuable
assignment at st. Louis on that day. with New
York at Cincinnati. Boston at Pittsburg and
Philadelphia at Chicago. The Western teams
will be here on Labor Day. az usual. the Brook
lyns meeting the Pittsburgs at Washington
Park. while Cincinnati meets New York Pitts
burg goes to Boston and Philadelphia gets st.
Louis,
The local series between the Brooklyns and
New Yorks has been admirably arranged.
They open and close the season in Greater
New York. The Brooklyns play the nrst game
Of the season at the Polo Grounds on April
10. and the New Yorks cut the ball open at
Washington Park on April 81. Saturday.
This series will consist OF four strais hi games.
- IL A..
Three more battles will be decided between
these clubs during the nrst week In May. be-
fore the first trip West. Four games will bs
decided In June. four In July, three In septem-
Der and two in October. Last year II will be
remembered that the Brook yn- New York
series, was deferred until late In the season.
when iHterest IL Freedman nine was dead
when three are scheduled. Then come two in
IVY one ot in august, M i0I Er1 IN 6. Ssr and and
eleyen o, these contests; two IN April. not any
in May. two, in June, three In July. not AM, in
august and four i4 ssP.smS per The c.hss
openings. too. After the Quaksrs are through
with their game at Boston on April 10 both
season on IA April 20 .PlttsSurS is the attraction
at ST. Louis on April 10. while Chicago starts
tie sport at oinannap on the same day;
at Chicago on that date.
TIE general make, up q the schedule can es
out Tor the champion Brooklyns., After four
straight games with the New Yorks. Hanlon's
tssls and then return TO Washington Park for
games with the New York: viii be folloysd By
iRls 'c fnsAs SiRdIns Win ~ on me Man s9', !! ! fSsn thu n
Brookiyns will leave for the Arst Western trip.
s Il l Longest Sn q h ,G' = ss saS pl. TH ieyr VI. .aus SD. st,s at
which they will visit Cincinnati. rittsburg and
GhIss az ,b Isr n i9p 1,,s anne Hn;ns s Ns5 u Z * hss order 9ds.
day will be devoted to o railroad ride that will
land not only the champions. but every other
series q four games each At Washington park.
concluding their first trip to this part Of the
Brooklyn viii next visi. Boston for four
phia Tor three, After four encounter with the
aad the hef oihar Es. sefn tssrns' viii III begin thseir
piaySd in each q the, tour cities, the journey
tween the champions and Ewing's men will be
followed by one game at Washington Park by
The bSsIon 81, July lsh iS. ~ ah 70 9 baS,d DAY ,ha the s Msstdi
Eastern tour, playing three games in each city.
IhlstriP viii e1d on Aug 4; and the Brqoki
and last time. after playing another game with
Boston here on Aug. ..
Finishing AZ Chicago on Aug. IL. the
champions will have Q rest OF three days in
that may DO on the !!st. Then they viii 60 to
follow with four mstches at Washington Park,
and on Labor bay. Sept. 3. the Western team 5
Sept. IL.
On paper it would seem that some Of the
most important games OF the year will take
place after that. The Brooklyns will play three
games with the New iorks as a starter OF the
East vs.. East series, Al ter which the philadel-
phias are at Washington Park for
three, too. Seven straight battles with
the .Bostons have been mapped out for
Hanlon's men directly after the above series.
-Four Of them will he played here and tn rec at
Boston. They may have a direct bearing on
the pennant. IA was the case last year. Right
after this task the champions will have to visit
Philadelphia for three straight. and then they
wind W the race with two contests, the first
o. the Polo Grounds, This outline gives the
work laid out for the other Eastern teams.
In max ne this schedule President Young has
recognized the fact that the drawing cards this
year are brooklyn. Boston. Philadelphia. Pitts
burg and st. Louis. From the arrangement
there appears TO be no good reason why all OF
the clubs, except New York. unless Freedman
opens his barrel. should not make plenty OF
money and provide an interesting pennant
fight.
AUGUSTA. March 2J.-Bad weather Il still a
disturbing element at the Brooklyn clubs
spring trimming quarters. butthe signs are pro-
IitiouS for q reversal OF at mOspherlc cond lions
~. morrow, Jimmy McJames's failure TO APP
pear to-day as he promised tdl do annoyed
Manager Haulon so much that a burning mes
enRp VA. plAsal along thu falauraph trirna IN