New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-05
FIGHT AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL MAGNATES WILL USE 100000
TO REGAIN STAR PLAYERS,
1T is SAID.


peace conference at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on
Thursday night. The result of the conference has
been gratifying to the magnates and pubic alike
All is apparent harmony within the premier
baseball body. Hours of careful thought were ex-
pending upon this years playing schedule. and. as
far as possible; efforts have been made by the
National League men avoid clashing I'm dates
with the American League.
The National League is now in position TO fight
the rival organization tooth and nail for suprem-
acy It was stated upon good authority that the
National League men had practically agreed upon
the establishment big fund with which to carry
n OF reprisa against the Johnson organiza-
ton. It has been stated that the fund 70 be used
in regaining star players from the ranks OF the
American League would be 10000 The amount.
however. is known only to the magnates them,
selves. 1t is said that agents OF the Natlonai
i is proposed to talk to such PLAYERS as Latoie
Flick. pelehanty, Wallace ls Burkett' Heidr'ck
At the close of the meeting on Th :! night
can League affair had oeen discussed in the meet
ing Not to any great extent. replied one or the
National League will not stand still, now that
peace has been restored. Something will be done
The magnates realize, that the winters unpleas-
who have jumped TO the American League did 50
because of the unsettled condition in the National
organization would go on 1t would not ia ke much
f into gel the on ne said
Tw0 or three Of the 6 "[s asked haG BEEN
sse for wine the bnT weu "a no a Ea hs
The amount Of the fund they would not deny that
such a fund had been raised or rather pieqgeta 20
hotel siN yesterday afternoon and was asked about
the affair, Il don't care to talk about the matter.
to finish the American League has been run on
anything hut the basis Of fairness. Eoaa, thu
manager Of the New-York team. was on trip
Fosei Il is said. has $500 in his pocket with
II. cr-irb IaiO n ma
with the exception of Robson and Dreyfuss, have
ended
WORK OF SCHEDULE COMMITTEE.
The committee which had charge Of the playing
schedule met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
afternoon and made public the result Of its ef-
forts. The season opens April Il and closes on
October {. The schedule of one hundred
and forty games. each club playing ten games
with the other clubs on the home grounds Acting
upon the resolution adopted several months ago.
the nagnates decided to send the Eastern clubs TO
The West first. There but forty conflicting
dates between the National and American League
Brooklyn has eleven Saturdays home and
fourteen abroad. while NETWORK has twelve Sat
and plays thirteen Saturdays away from home
BT00kyn 1d f9 for
will open the .eason in New-York on April t. and
the Giants will 20 20 Philadelphia 10 open their
season the following day. Memorial Day will find
Philadelphia IN New-York and Boston in BROOKLYN
with New-York in 81. Louis and Brooklyn IN Pitts
burg. on Labor Day. September l.. the Western
teams will be in the Eat. with ST. Louis in New
The fo,iowing IS the piayIng schedule for the
New-York team at home:
Phladelph,a-April II. 10 St. LnuIsJuly 90. 30 81:
RgookiynMapri 20. 70 Ptsburs . J. D. 6
rhiadelpb!a-May . B. 5 Lhiefso-A :. D. II
Rsas9Jgps i lSS5s@GsT
ciniinnatiSJuEc ia H. a. cijcasoEssptsnber 10 II.