The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-29
KNOWS A HEt


The American League, at its meet
Ing in Detroit, came out fat-footed on
a major league basis and raised prices
Of admission to the same scale as the
Did National league. This movement
Is one of the most important the
American league has made and places
1t in position to cheerfully pay the
high salaries Of its stars and at the
same time is a notice to the public
that the American league is at"
The playing schedule was adopted as
originally drafted, with a few ex-
changes Of dates to make it more
equitable.
Incidentally, the league voted unani-
mously to raise President Johnson's
salary from $4,000 to $500 in recog-
milton of the successful issue of the
war with the old league
The schedule as approved by the
magnates suits all clubs. The Chicago
and St. Louis clubs are particularly
favored from the fact that they are
the best Sunday towns in the league.
Chicago is awarded. thirteen Sundays,
eleven Saturdays, July 4, and Labor
day. St. Louis gets exactly the same
allotment of plums except July 4. Co
miskey's team is scheduled in Wash
ington OF Decoration day.
Detroit gets eleven Sundays and
eleven Saturdays, July 4 and Labor
day - home. Cleveland gets eleven
Sundays, ten Saturdays, and Labor
day. Boston has ten Saturdays, Bunk
Ell Hill day June ID, Decoration day,
and July 4. Philadelphia gets eleven
Saturdays and two holidays, and Balti-
more and Washington eleven Satur-
days and one holiday apiece.
AS had been foreshadowed, the
ridiculous foul~strike rule that was
forced upon the Buffalo conference
was repudiated, the American league
deciding 70 adhere to the rules of last
year in SO far as this matter was con-
oerned.
After devoting long time to dis
cussing the question of entering New
York, the magnates adjourned, leav-
ing the matter entirely In the hands of
President Johnson.
President Johnson said the situation
so far as New York was concerned re-
NAMED unchanged. The league would
eventually get into New York, but he
did not expect any move to be made
at present. He would probably estab-
lish Offices in New York late in the
summer or early in the fall, but these
would only be temporary headquar-
tiers.
Continuing, Mr.. Johnson said: my
associations are all with Chicago and
the west, and from a purely business
leagues permanent headquarters
should be in Chicago. lat city's flu
ture importance as business center
aside from sentimental considerations
will demand it"
The makeup of each team in the
league is as follows:
Chicago-Pitchers, Griffith, Callahan,
Patterson, Garvin, Katoll, Skopec;
catchers, Sullivan, g. Mcfarland; first
base, Isbell; second, Daly; third,
Strang; shortstop, Davis; left field,
Mertes; center, Green; right, Jones;
utility, H. Mcfarland Captain, Grit
fifth.
Philadelphia Pitchers, Frazer,
Wiltse, Bernhard, Plank, Dugglesby;
catchers, Steelman, Powers; first base,
Davis; second, Lajoie; third, L. Cross;
shortstop, M. Cross; left field, Hartsel;
center, Fultz right, Flick; utility,
Robinson, Seybold. Captain, Lajoie.
Observation-Disclosures, Moore, Vas
binder, Lundboom, Kenna, Wright,
STREET.; catchers, Wood, Bemus; first
base, Schreckengost; second, Bonner;
third, Bradley; shortstop, Gochnaur;
left field. Mccarthy: center, Pickering;
right, Harvey; utility, Mattress, Thon-
ey, Hemphill. Captain, Bonner.
st. Louis-Pitchers, Powell, Harper