The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-21
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President Of National League
Says Harmony Will be
the Slogan.
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JEW ~ XIX, JAM O.---Le te the = UNI g
iitigs OF ali impending war between the
Two big base- ball Leagues, President l'ul.
liam, Of the National. declares all
will be harmonious, for this year at
least. I II e, a III (; 3,,g II 5$y II & ~, VI /. 5 .S4
He has lust returned to this city In
fair health after a months absence, par
iof which was apent OF, q sick bed IN Clh-
scinnatl .i55s ff5 " "a I. WI n L S
S71 Il, an Interview Mr.. Pullian, said: ri
81 Sat our conference in Cincinnati Pres
Iider,t Johnson, OF the American Lea que,
and came to h per kect understanding on
the schedule Question. ~ ne sea sot 4 VII
open 4 April 14tl, ana close @ ober8 gin.
All the holiday dates have been q vld '!'l
81, an equal basis without any friction.
Bunker Hill d,,d Fast Ddy the great
holidays In Boston, were included b IN
this. 3y S3l * 8,
ll5iN'Johns6n and i Will meet later I'm this
month, and each Will have q complete
schedule prepared based on the dates we
have already allotted. When we compare
our schedules all conflicting duties Will be
eliminated as far as possible, Having de
5cided on certain dates our W ork Bts That
much easier. III II Il.
New, York ationals will, Il; OF
course, open at home, pro badly With Bos-.
ton. and Philnd phia at home wit i Bro ok
lynn. T expect to hear from Mr.. j ohn1orl5
very soon, fixing h time and place for our
eetlng. Is 33 S5 NJ s3sg
SSi .'''PlansS for i post-sensorl championship
series were submitted to the National
Commission by the New Yo rk, p hlladel-
phia and Chicago National League Clubs.
No suggestions were offered by the EArner-}
lean Lengu II The commission vi III meet
Inter ana adopt tho rules. There sis \ no no
hurry in tho mntter, as there vii be no
championship sorles between tho two
leagues Until next fall. s, 3sF n NJ
Ban Johnson's admission, at the Ma
:tional Commission meeting in A Clncin-
natl VI that 81 the 81 Detroit y, Club u Of the
American League, lost SIC, 900 last sea-
son n has set other ma gnates to talking
iii the Same strain. en-
n d am glad, says President Frank
De Hass Robinson OF the NJ St. Louis
Gut, 5ti"tha y Ban 10 Unison had I he coiir-
;age to tell the truth about the base ball
situation when he ontessed TINT De-
troit lost money. s WI 81 SO ID further
than that and say 4 that not more tsinn
threo clubs In either. OF the 4 big lea CUES
made any money last. sea son. The three
National League clubs that nnado money
last season are Newi 4 x ork, Chica SO and
I Cincinnati Colonel $Drey fuss made oth-
Hing IN Plttsburg II have his word fol,
that. And " It'll is Ia q certa int that 81.
\ Louis, Brooklyn, Boston and FL iladelphi.tt
had no profits III IL s5
.iI cont 1know Just how the i American
lLeagrc clubs Jared, but 7 know .llat tn
am safe i'm sayl s, that II lot more han
three OF them quit to the good 4 In Cd q q
financial way 10 st yea
1.-THE public has been under the I'm;
preston too long that bn se-ball cl lbs arc
gold mines, when Il In fact there Is more
money lost at the sport than ever was
limade at IT, Il r know iwha t n am tall ng
lahout, for In the eighteen years that q i
have been "a club y Q wn or u have made
imoney in Just two seasons. 81
Excessive A salarl les are il theS cause Il Ct
the losses at present. I Il am paying for
a pennaltt-winning team 50 far as the
salaries Of my men are concerned, but
|sI am not getting misunderstanding jail IN
return Until there Isl an adjustment OF
1.-The Is salary; question baseball will be
a. hazard Gus inyes tnent for any per-
son. VI Il sssss z 4 81 Il
the following :55s ;s96s .ss
ban ~ ohnsot1 Is 8 BIS lptelyS right Il In
his portrayal Of sacond tons IS but he Is
also responsible for those condl tons.