The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-29
The Standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE

The Senators arrived home from their
successful inaugural of the championship
games at Philadelphia late Saturday
| night and spent yesterday at baseball
headquarters playing the games over
once more. The men are greatly encour-
aged over their excellent showing and
claim that there is a good chance OF
duplicating the work in the series with
baltimore, which will commence in this
city this afternoon and which will serve
to open the baseball season in Wash
ington.
Manager Manning reports that the
grounds are in splendid condition for
playing, although the accommodations
are not as complete for handling the
crowds that will undoubtedly throng the
grandstand and the bleachers as they
will be later Haley's Band will ac-
company the Washington and Baltimore
teams on the parade that will precede
today's game. The men will occupy car
riages, and the line of march will extend
from the Ebbitt House over the principal
streets to the baseball park There will
be no spectacular ceremonies at the
grounds such as so often mark the open
ing of the season, but representatives of
Baltimore and Washington will settle
down to hard work at once and demon
strate their calibre as ball tossers
President Postal, of the local club
whose residence is in Detroit, is here for
the first contest, and Ban Johnson, the
President of the American League, will
also be on hand to watch the work of the
players. Umpire Cantillion will direct the
game He officiated in the Baltimore
Boston games last week, and reports are
to the effect that he is a thorough disci-
plinarian. He made an enviable reputa-
ton In the American Association last
season and is looked upon as one of the
ablest of President Johnson's staff of
umpires. This afternoons game will be-
gin at 4:3O o'clock. 1t is expected that
Carrick and Clarke will be the local bat
terry, In view of the performance of the
former Giant in Philadelphia last Friday
1t is anticipated that the Baltimores will
have considerable trouble in connecting
with the Carrick species of curves
Inc magnates OF the National League
cannot understand the great attendance
tlat the american League teams have so
far enjoyed While their own clubs have
been appearing before meagre gatherings,
the clubs in Ban Johnson's league have
Over in Philadelphia, where the real test
Of strength between the two leagues was
expected to be made, the first fall has
resulted In favor of the newer and more
popular and energetic organization.
The Phillies opened their season under
conditions equally as favorable as at
tended the first game of the Athletics
only the latter team had tho neonIe with
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well as other cities in the National
League, have become exceedingly weary
of the manner in which the game has
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peeli sgHulcdteu' WIN the Suspicion Oh mp
podromlng, groundlesS no doubt, but al
Was present nevertheless The owners of
tho old +oaroe ran a,,er,,+hiro, ,,.i,b n bt,b
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hdHuSu POilcS that piouSHt " Hiihu the
days OF the sea roYers, with their black
flag of piracy. Nothing was too bold for
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as slaVe uediers they hdu the original
spectators in human beings beaten at
their own game
When Ran Johnson announced tb,t tho
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longer means Tor enterprlSlnS news
paper writer's to kill columns of space
the idea was scoffed at nv the pronrie
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ent, they argued, and besides, there was
the National agreement that bugbear of
r. ,,i,,o- t,s,,,as Sth.t or,oia,,t h,,i,
Inc iAiioi s' ' ''N-Siit Noee'0
man with long, white chln whlskers.
Whenever an. ambitious league talked of
doing ANYTHING thar might conflict with
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tle latter Wouiu pun .S SuI tHe -Netl I
agreement anu say; nov you uoh
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Der the Natlohai as.eeheht- - -,
Hence Wheh the american teams GOD
plea up Lorty or more Oh inc actual
owners OF the latter organization nnaIly
odi,ed that tbn, yera reaIIy mn ap,inst
a new sort of a game-something that
they could not scare off with threats
about what they would 90 with the Ma
t t s g hit H., 80 th9t r.
einnorters Of the game had been forever
neglected. that the wishes of their pa
irons had, again ana again, been dlsre-
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he LaSSbau sit-,afion the pubIic mas
come out squarc-footed in favor of the
new league, and the National club-owners