The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

schedule, which seemed to be satisfac-
tory in. most of the cities The schedule
would also have given Des Moines ten
Sundays and two games on the Fourth
of July. 1t is understood that President
Hickey has been induced to revise the
schedule because of Kansas City The
packing town would have had ten Sun
days, one game on the Fourth and two
games on May 80. 1t Is difficult to see
just where the objections are in point
Perhaps Kansas City raised a roar on
general principles. However that may
be- the schedule will be revised. 1t is
not thought that the revision will affect
st. Paul to any appreciate extent, at
least as far as Sundays and the Fourth
are concerned.
1t is a ten to one shot that the season
will open on May 8, so the various clubs
OF the league will have to commence
practice about April Is. George Lennon
has been in the East for some time and
Jimmy Ryan is in Chicago, and the alb
sence OF these two men, together with
that of Perry Werden makes it impossi-
bic to state just when the local team
will begin to practice, but it is generally
understood that the real work will begin
between the 18th and 10Th Of April. The
practicing will not be in the South, but
on the local grounds at Lexington Park.
The park will be plowed and rolled hard
and smooth as billiard table and the
strong men that have signed headed
by Jimmy Ryan, the veteran of Chicago,
whose name cannot be mentioned without
recalling Dalrympal, Gore and Kelly,
will have every opportunity Of getting in
trim. Fans in ST. Paul are more enthu-
siastic this year than for many in the
past, knowing, as they do, that Ryan
is sticker and that he would not be
likely to be connected financially with
team that did not have every prospect
of being top-notcher.
The following from the Denver Times
is interesting at this time:
The latest piece of baseball gossip is
the advisability of taking the Cleveland
and Milwaukee teams and putting them
IN ST. Louis and Cincinnati. This would
nave the effect of making the fight be-
tween the American and National leagues
more keen, and would certainly bring the
fight to a climax sooner. St. Louis, with
q Wonderful aggregation of players. could
do nothing last year, and the Cincin-
natl team was disappointment to the
fans. The chances are that if this ter
ritery was invaded by the American
league the fans would welcome the in
vaslon, and If the teams put in were
good ones the National would have a
hard fight to hold it's own Rumor has
it that this move is being seriously con-
oiOCASu, anu Tile chances are SCcO1l&
that it will be made before long. Such
a move as this late in the season is
hardly likely, but if the American
weathers the storm this year it is Il
certainty that the move will be made
next year. If such a move is made, then
the fans of Denver will have to bid fare
we'll to the Western league team 1t
was hard job to hold the franchise this
year, bet with Milwaukee, indianapolis.
louisville and Cleveland open to invasion
it will be impossible to hold the league
IN the West. If the American league
invasion of this year is a success. the
tumult that has resulted from it will not
be marker to the trouble of next year.
Before tho calm of peace settles down
over the di1r1ond again the entire base
ball map Of the country is going to be
changed.