The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-14

ing In Detroit came out hat-fOOted on
major league basis and raised prices
of admission to the same scale as the
old National league. This movement
Is one of the most important the
American league has made and places
it in position to cheerfully pay thu
high salaries of it's stars and at the
same time is a notice to the public
that the American league is cit"
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 JehnSon's
salary from $1,000 to $500 in recog-
milton of the successful issue c. TN
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 on Decoration day.
Detroit gets eleven Sundays and
eleven Saturdays. July and Labor
day at home. Cleveland gets eleven
Sundays. ten Saturdays, and Labor
day. Boston has ten Saturdays. Bunk
err Hill day (June 10, Decoration day.
and July 4. Philadelphia gets eleven
Saturdays and two holidays. and Balti-
more and Washington eleven Satur-
days and one holiday apiece.
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ridiculous foul-strike rule that was
forced upon the Buffalo conference
was repudiated. the American league
deciding 20 adhere to the rules of last
year in so far as this matter was con-
cerned
After devoting long time to dis
cussfng 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
standpoint | think the American
leagues permanent headquarters
should be in Chicago That 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. katoil. Skopec;
catchers, Sullivan. E. Mcfarland: first
base, lsbell; second. LAZY third,
Strang; shortstop, Davis; left field,
Mertes; center. Green; right. Jones:
utility, II. Mcfarland. Captain, Grit
fifth
Philadelphia - Pitchers, Frazer.
Wiltse Bernhard, Plank, Dugglesby;
catchers, Steelman, Powers; first base.
Davis; second. Lajoe; third, l.. Cross;
shortstop. NJ. 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,
Sudhoff, Reidy, Donoilue, Hastings;
catchers. Sugden, Maloney, Donahue;
first base Anderson; second. Padden:
third, Mccormick; shortstop, W aiiace;
left field. Burkett; center, HeidriCk;
right. Jones; utility. Friel. Captain.
Padden.
Siever. Cronin. Mullen, Mercer: catch
ers, Buefow, McAllister; first base.