Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23
President Powers Knows
Nothing About Expansion.
NO SUPPORT FROM MINORS
National League Agrees With the
American on Dates.
TO OPEN SEASON APRIL 16
Good Racing at New Orleans This
Week-Fast Basket Ball To-
night-Boxing Briefs.

in Chicago and the chances of war be-
tween the major and minor leagues The
spreading out Of. the American AsSocia-
ton has only been taken seriously on &C.
count of the backing it was believed to
have in the other minor organizations.
Without this support the American Asso-
citation would surely have little chance
OF success, as the American and Ma
tional leagues would be able to do bust
ness with other minor associations as
well as il the expanding organization did
not exist
That the American Association has been
working along personal lines can be
CLEANED from the interview published be-
low. which comes directly from P. T.
Powers. president OF the National Asso-
citation of Base Ball Clubs. Mr.. Powers
says:
II have not received one word from any
club in our association that would even
go so far as to suggest a base ball war
know absolutely nothing of threatened
invasion Of Chicago by the American AS
ISOLATION. No club or any president OF
any minor league has in the remotest
way communicated with me as to whether
the National Association could be ex-
pected to sustain revolt, in case one
was attempted.
The st. Louis Sporting News has the
following TO say about the Charley Jones'
Ollie Pickering deal:
In Pickering, Washington has secured
a man somewhat on the order of Ander-
son, though better ground-coverer and
thrower and a more convivial chap than
the morose Swede. But his hitting is
similar and he Is at any time liable to
break a game up with long smash. He
will be the best thrower in the Washing
ton outfield next year. and Is a fast man
getting down to first. Pick will mt into
the Cantillon style well. and will probably
steal twice as many bases in 1908 as he
did this year Starting his career In
Texas in the '90s. Pickering made his first
big impre ssion in Lynchburg, Va, in 1896,
helping to win the championship OF the
Virginia State League. along with Dan
AcGann. who played second base then,
ond Joe Dolan. who played third. Dolan
and Pickering were sold to Louisville and
both made good. Since that time Ollie
has PLAYED with Cleveland in 19OO-1-2,
with Connie Mack's Athletics in 1904.
with Bill Clymer's Columbus champions
in 1866. and with the Browns last sea-
son. Not always well-behaved man,
which fact made Mack send him to the
minors. Pickering has seen his folly ana
is no longer a bad actor. 1t really seems
that Cantillon has strengthened the
Washington team and the outfleld of Can
ley, Pickering and Clymer will be one of
the best in the country. with Milan and
KAY to choose between as substitute.
Just before forgetting the little ''un-
pleasantness" that attended the close of
the American League race. 1t might De
remarked that Herman Schaefer and
Charalie O'Leaty are having one awful
time OF 1t in their home town or Chicago.
There are two million-count ulem-in
Chicago. and every man Jack OF them
know that the twins played for De-
troit. 1.-The team wot got licked by Chi
cago.' They have stood up valiantiy
against the entire two million. They have
argyed that jennings is the greatest man
-agee%b-the world they have maintained
that Ne Eger pitchers were never equal
ed, tAAS>have e4tolled the greatness of
inheld. Suthefd. catching staff. ground
diagrams iand painted beautiful pictures
of exhausted athletes, but still the two
million Laugh and jeer at them In glee
xThose two Tigers have fought the wol..
tOLeary mas been in three fights about it
aimee the twins went home. Couldn't
lick yoltow II" jeered one bug" on
tns back of street car. Monday after
and Ahe hit the pavement. AS me car was
goipA some. the gentleman who made the
rematk was scattered over several blocks.
Whea he got himself together he an
ncunced that he had an uncle who knew
sergeant, and he was going to have the
Tiger star ''pinched." Garlic Is doing no
worrying on that score. out he regrets
that he didn't hit I'm again. pound him
plain how the series would have gone IF
we hadn't lost the first game. "-Detrot
News
Semi-oficial announcement has been
made by the management of the New
York base ball club that the National
League will next season respect the wishes
OF the American League and agree to
scheduled last year In giving out the
spying training schedule of the Giants, it
is announced that the team will return
TO the Polo Grounds on Saturday. April
IL, and open the preliminary season with
a game with the Yale University nine
The Jersey City Eastern League team is
scheduled for the 18th and the Newark
Sailors for the 14th. 1t is also announced
that the Buffalo club will arrange its
plans so that 1t can appear at the Polo
Grounds on April Is. Presumably the
schedule committee of the league, COM
prising Charles II. Ebbets OF Brooklyn,
Barney Dreyfuss OF Pittsburg. and Gerry
Hermann OF Cincinnati, has been In
structed to so arrange the joint schedule
with the Americans that the season will
open April Is. Last year the date for the
FIRST eastern game was April II. During
the two weeks of the season wintry
weather interfered seriously with the
games. Since then the American League
maRnates have urged later opening,
President Ban Johnson even went so far
last year as to announce that the Ameri-
can League would open its season week
later In 1905 whether the National League
was agreeable or not.
Base ball fans. fans who have been
chasing the game since the palmy DAYS
- of Al Reach. A. G.. Spading, George
Wright. Cal McVey. Andy Leonard Dick
Mcbride. Yves FISHER. Devlin and many
others whose names were as household
words thirty-five years ago. will not admit
that they were not the peers OF any of
the present-day stars. Then take an
other set OF cranks. cranks not quite so
ancient. those whose blood was made to
bound rapidly through their veins by the
performances of Charley Ferguson. Ed
Williamson. Fred Pfeffer. John Ward
Roger Connor. Fred Dunlap. Jimmy Fo-
garty, Jerry Denny. Ned Hanlon Sam
Thompson. Buck Ewing. John Clements,
Joe Mulvey and others who were the stars
in the sos. you never could get them to
confess that they could not, trim the pres
ent-day stars. And twenty years from
now. when the present generation of
cranks gather In the places where the
sports OF that day may congregate they
will harp everlastingly on the merits of
Lajoie Jimmy Collins. Harry Davis Kid
Elberfeld, Sherwood Magee. Elmer Flick
King. Tinker. Willie Keller. Isbell and
the dozens Of others who have made so
much history in the last few years and
will compare them with the then stars
and 20 the iatter's disadvantage. And
SO IL will follow. one generation of cranks
wher IL gets hitting on the heels OF the