Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

In New 1OTK. Eve HS has pSSh al
ranged in advance, 81 1t the owners and
the managers may g. way from the city
as soon as possible .-der to prepare
for their trips to the u ming grounds in
the south The scheG 10 Will be agreed
upon this afternoon I'D vii be made pub
lie tomorrow rnornin- It has only to be
confirmed by the CO ee representing
both organizations, the league presi-
dents have agreed lrd are salts
fled with the disnCS of the games
which has been maG5 ' Messrs. Puillam
and Johnson.
While of course, the hedule throughout
has not been made p } ic property. there
are sufficient leaks TO Ike It possible to
place some of the gar " little plrd
not far from the Fift' ~ Hotel whis-
pered this morning Ia ,.e Highlanders
would open the seas Washington on
April IL.
That will put the Bostons in Philadelphia
on the same day. as the American League
will have the benefit Of the southern end
OF the circuit in the east. 1t is probable,
therefore, that the Giants will open the
season in New York with the Philadelphia
and that the Brooklyns will play against
the BostonS in Boston, Brooklyn does
rot desire to run counter to the opening day
of the Giants.
Games Here Decoration Day.
holiday dates are concerned the New
Yorks will play the Wash:ngtons at home
on Decoration day and the Washingtons
will be in Boston July 4. This will be two
fairly good plums for the Nationals, and
they should be able to pick up car fare
on them. Washington is almost certain to
play Philadelphia on Labor day. All In
all. it is by means bad layout for the
players whom Cantillon will have under
hiS Is
chance to pull anything out financially, or
ornamentally, Cantillon says he will have
II before the summer is over.
With the coming of the owners of the
American and National League clubs there
also came snowfall. which was about four
inches deep. AS a result there was some de-
lay in the appearance of the delegates this
morning at the hotels which were to be
their headquarters. The Americans. as
usual. were in session at the Fifth Avenue,
while the Nationals were at the Victoria.
Cantillon had not been in the lobby more
than fifteen minutes before there were fif-
teen thousand questions, more or less, fired
at his head as to what he intended to do
with ]. Garland Stahl. He said that he had
only just arrived in the city and had not
given base ball a thought.
There We're some, however. who had seen
him lingering over the dinner table with
the other Stahl, Chick" of the Bostons, and
Boston finally had landed the Washington
first baseman. Cantillon said it was absurd
as he had not talked business
Il may talk quite lot before We get out
OF New York. he continued, but I want
a little time to pull myself together after
the long ride 1 have undertaken from the
west before l am accused of swapping all
the players of my nine"
Watching Clarke Griffith.
Clarke Griffith was another manager
who was watched with suspicion when
ever he approached Cantillon for there are
some who still persist in saying that the
Highlanders have now reached the stage
where they would give almost any old
price to get Patten. Since Chesbro an
nounced that he Is through with base
ball Griffith Is In something Of a hole
for pitchers, and is using all his energies
to brace up the team. Even If he prevails
forks south, he Is Of opinion that the
stand which the pitcher has taken will
have bad effect upon the Highlanders,
and that they will feel 1t throughout the
year.
Some Of the American League managers
believe that the New Yorks will mover be
in the fight without Chesbro. in spite of
last year. They call attention to the fact
that Griffith has not another experienced
man but one-Orth-and that Orth can
never expect to finish all the battles in
which young pitcher makes a bad be-
ginning.
All this being the case it is apparent that
a big lump might be forked over by New
York without asking a second question, If it
would only secure seasoned pitcher for the
terms. So far as obtaining Patten, there
does not seem to be any more hope for
Griffith than there would be for McGraw.
as the Washington manager says there are
some players on his team who will be need
ed this summer to help make a good show
Ing for the Nationals. Other managers OF
the American League say that they might
think of helping out the New Yorks IL
Griffith's team had not made such a good
showing last summer.
IF his team Is not quite so strong as 1t
was in 1906. perhaps the Bostons will be
able to win a little something this year"
said Chick Stahl. land goodness knows
that We need to- win something IL we are
ever to get back into the confidence of the
Boston public.
Harmony in Evidence.
So far as the general base ball business
is concerned, it is a fact that the Ameri-
cans have very little to do and that the
Nationals are in the same boat Owners
In both leagues commented on the fact that
there never had been a spring meeting at
which there had been such perfect unan-
Unity. and both were confident that there
would be little discord.
Ban Johnson said he might try to induce
his club owners to adopt some kind of an
electrical device. which would be a sort OF
dummy umpire. He thought the idea of
board was all right. providing the man
VIM 'tAi 'Ac bodhu hcpl III tOuCH Win the
umpire.
If the umpire should say one thing and
the board another" said Johnson 81 sup
pose there would be nothing short of a
small riot.
The American League president also talk
ed favorably of his plan to pension old ball
players. but he did not outline anything
very definite as to how the scheme was to
be brought about.
Nothing will be done about changing the
rules until after the league committees have
met in Joint session tomorrow. 1t is about
ten To one that nothing will be done after
they have finished their meeting. So far
as can be ascertained at present, there Is
only one change which Is favored to any
extent BY the rival league owners, and that
Is adopting the suggestion to place a rub
Der plate in front of the batters box I'm or
der that some permanent mark may exist
which shall show just how far a batter may
step before he hits a ball.
Barney Dreyfuss Is very strong for the
plate. He insists that the Giants are adopts
at beating slow curves and ne wants to
have Il stopped. The New York owners say
they don't what kind of a rule is
passed. for the Giants will beat the Pitts
bgrgs. matter whether there are any
plates. \ suggestion is to be made that
the rules be changed so that wild pitches
and passed balls shall be ccored as errors.
IL Isn't a new idea, but somebody of a
receut vintage seems to think il Is, and has
sprung 1t to the committee. 1t Is also said