Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Ban Johnson Will Insist
Upon Fair Treatment.
DATES WERE CHANGED
AMERICAN LEAGUES PRESIDENT
DUE IN WASHINGTON.
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President Ban Johnson of the American
League arrived in Philadelphia yesterday
from New York, and may remain there
day or two before resuming his trip to
Washington and his nome at Chicago, &C
cording to the Press Of that city. Before
the championship season opens on April H.
or possibly sooner, so far as New York is
corcerned, Mr.. Johnson has number OF
matters connected with the affairs OF his
league to clean up. One of these concerns
the sale of the Washington club, which has
been hanging fire for some time. Mr.. john
son said last night that he expects to com
plete the deal for the Senators before he re-
turns to the west.
Regarding the report that he had made up
with Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg
club. Mr.. Johnson said last night that he
had not come to terms with the National
Lacquer. This rumor started through a
conference which MesSTs. Johnson. DreyfuSs
and Hermann of Cincinnati had in New
York last Sunday On that afternoon MIR.
Johnson consulted with Mr.. Hermann
about the latters decision in which he re-
fused to permit the New York Americans to
play championship games on Sunday at
Ridgewood l.. !. This matter was adjusted
by an agreement that the New York Ameri-
cans could play exhibition games with clubs
not in the national agreement at Ridgewood
on Sundays.
After this matter was fixed up" said Mr.
Johnson last night. Il had talk with Mr.
Dreyfuss about the changing of the Ma
tional League schedule after 1t had been
agreed to by the American League. l de-
cined to talk with Mr.. Dreyfuss unless Mr.
Hermann was present, and the latter
therefore. heard all that was said:
Il charged that the National League
schedule had been changed after the two
committees had agreed to 1t. This schedule
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on April IA in Philadelphia and the Boston
Nationals to open the same day at Brook
lyn. Mr.. Dreyfuss admitted that the change
of sending Boston to Philadelphia and New
York to Brooklyn had been made, but he
said that he had notified me in writing to
this effect. l, however, told him that l had
never received his letter and asked what he
was going to do about it. as he was chair
man of the Nationals schedule committee.
Mr. Dreyfuss said he did not know that
anything could be done.
II then charged that the National League
had made several other changes in its
schedule, and that the agreement to switch
four national games from New York to
Philadelphia on June 80 and July and had
not been lived up to. This was to be done in
order that the Washington club might have
only four instead Of eight conflicting dates
in New York. I told Mr.. DreyfusS that
these games had been switched back to New
York. He admitted this. but declared that
it had been found that unless this was the
case there would have been more conflicting
dates later in the season.
LAS regards TIE New York Nationals
playing in Brooklyn on April IA. the same
day that the Boston Americans are due to
open the American League season in New
York. intend to take further steps. First
l shall consult President Hart Of the Chi
cago Nationals who was chairman Of the
joint committee on schedule. If he can do
nothing / shall take the case before Presi-
dent Hermann, who is chairman of the
national commission. II 1 do not get any
redress from Mr.. Hermann it is my inten-
ton 20 take further action"
While Mr.. Johnson would not tell what
his final action will be. it is believed that
unless the National League schedule is
changed to it's original form. so that the
New Yorks will open in Philadelphia and
Boston at Brooklyn. he will have the Ameri-
can Leagues opening date in New York
changed to April ID.