Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
lIPEACE MAY BE DISTURBED
President Johnson Says His Season
Will Begin April II.
THE RACES AT NEW ORLEANS
Meeting of Grand Circuit Magnates-
After Bowling Congress.

q CHICAGO, January 1o-The American
and National Leagues have split over the
schedule question. and next spring there
will be two distinct openings. The parent
league. at its recent meeting In New York.
voted 10 begin the season April L..
President Johnson OF the American
League considered that too early. and, after
failing to persuade the National League to
postpone its opening date, has announced
that the American League would not start
is games until April H. regardless OF the
action of the National League.
April II Is altogether too early for ba Sc
IAN" said the American League CHIEF. IN
the west we have three lake cities In our
circuit: and the weather is not at all fit for
either players or spectators at such an
early day.
The later opening by our league will not
produce any more conflicts in the schedule
than would have occurred with both
leagues opening on the same day. We VIII
close the season October g. the same date
that marks the ending of the National
League year For us to get In all or our
J54 games, a few more double headers ana
less days of Will be necessary
Friction in 1908.
In the spring of 1903 there was some frle-
ton over the fact that while the Highland
ers were entitled to the opening day IN
tween the leagues. the National League
schedule makers scheduled the Giants to
1,lav i'm Brooklyn on the same day the High
laudcrs opened at American League PARK
Despite the then recent Cincinnati peace
agreement, the two organizations were on
the verge of a clash when Frank tarreii
owner of the New York Americans, an
uOunced that he would accept the SITUATION
without further dispute. Last year f'resl-
dents Harry Pul!iam of the National League
and Johnson cola borated and arranged
their schedules so that there were rev con
14!cting dates. and everybody was satisHeo
The playing season opened on FRIDAY,
April r. with the Giants playing Boston at
the Polo Grounds and the lIighlanders play :
ing In Washington. The weather was
lalmv in both cities and great crowds sd"
the games. The same weather conditlohs
1,reyafled on April Ii. The Giants and Bos-
ION pla yed on April Ii ana the hlshidhuei'
played Washington,
cold weather set in on April II and the
Giants and Boston game was postponed.
rThe Hishlanders finished their hrst series
with Washington. Philadelphia and BROOK
I'm nIayed AT Washington Park. The visi-
tors kept warm by using their bats freeiy
and the Brooklyuites by chasing the pan,
Snow fell on April IL and the Giants aho
PhilIies could not play. Cold weather anu
qunU. also prevailed at Philadelphia, caus-
ing postponement of the Highlanders- TN,
Ietics game Both leagues played April ~
Rain Spoiled Opening.
Rain in the fourth inning spoiled the
Hfghiauders opening game at American
League Park with Washington on April Il
,rha Giants and Phillies could not play more
than TWO innings on the same day for the
same reason on Saturday, April y, fine
weather again set in and the local teams
played to big crowds on washington
Heights and Philadelphia.
About the same weather conditions pre-,
vailed in the west during the first week oil
the season of 1905.
The Highlanders, under the agreement
made two years ago, are this spring entitled
TO the opening game in New York city, al
ternating with the Giants. If Johnson car
rIes out his schedule plans the GIANTS once
more will be given the opening day.
So far as can be ascertained the National
League will not begin the season any later
than April II, The question would nave &c
he voted on at the February meeting of the
league by which time the schedules should
he ready for adoption