The times., 1901-03-23
TO OPEN IN PHILADELPHIA
Senator'S First Game VIII Be
Played in the Quaker City.

Washington Fared Badly on HOIida y
Dates-No Games Here Memorial
Day. labor Day, or the Fourth of
July-The Team to Report Soon.
Jimmie Manning, manager Of the Wash
| ington baseball club of the American
League. and Ban Johnson, the President
| of that organization, arrived in Washing
ton last night. Both looked rather tagged
| out. That was explained by the fact that
| for the past two days they have been
! working early and late in Philadelphia
| with other magnates of the American
| League As result Of their labors the
schedule for the coming season was for
mulated.
Washington might have Jared much bet
ter in the allotment of games. The Sen
! ators will open the season away from
/ home, at Philadelphia. with the Quakers,
/ ON Memorial Day they viii go to the
plate on foreign grounds and the same
J state of affairs will exist on the Fourth
OF July and on Labor Day.
I Washington's bad fortune is in part at
! tributable to a tendency displayed to
avoid playing games in National League
/ cities on the same days that the teams
! Of that organization play there. In spite
| Of the effort there viii be sixty occasions
! when teams Of both leagues viii play in
! the same city simultaneously. The fact
! however, does not appear to worry the
| American magnates much. They predict
! that their teams Will outdraw the older
! organization.
! Ban Johnson eft 70. Chicago last night.
! lie merely stopped in Washington as
| break in the return to the Windy City.
which will be American League head
quarters during the season.
Manager Manning stated last night that
work on the baseball park at Fifteenth
and III Streets northeast would from this
time on be pushed rapidly. The grading
has been nearly completed Lumber for
the grandstand, fences, clubhouse, and
other structures is already on the ground.
As soon as the contractors who have
been working on the grounds have fin
ished the work of erecting the grandstand
VIII begin.
Manning expected to order his players
to report in this city on April l. 1t was
the intention TO then pack the entire
squad of to Norfolk or some other Vir-
ginia point and put them through their
preliminary PAGES in the balmy climate
of the Old Dominion. 1t was with this
idea that the National League interfered
1t had been practically assured that
games would be played with the Norfolk
and Portsmouth teams of the Virginia
North Carolina League It is claimed
however that Nick Young, the President
Of the National League. dropped a let
ter to the Nirginia-North Carolina mag
mates in which he advised them not to
play with any of the American League
teams. The letter. it is said, was prac-
ttcally an uitimatum to the effect that
the National League would make it un-
pleasant for the minor organization if
they persisted in playing even practice
games with the American League teams.
The Virginia North Carolina people did
not feel strong enough. il Is said, to Op-
pose the desires Of the National maEuates.
Consequently Manning was informed that
the games he had scheduled were off AS
a result the players of the Washington
club will not report till about the 81 or
4th of April. Most of them are getting
into shape at their respective homes, ANA
it Will not take long for them 20 be
whipped into shape as a team 30 play on
the opening day, April "a.
Inasmuch as the workmen will still be
busy with the Improvements at the park,
the Senators win not be'able 10 loosen up
at that place. Arrangements will be
made, however, whereby they will prac-
tice either al Georgetown or Gallaudet.
The college boys win doubtless be glad
to get the cracks on their grounds be-
cause Of the excellent practice they will
be able To get in return.
Games will be arranged with Various
amateur teams and the Washington fans
will have several opportunities 10 $50 the
Senators in action before the season oTens.