Evening star., 1907-08-26
American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.


The Washington club was given one of
the coidest throwdowns yesterday at De-
troit that has come its way since being
a member of the American League. All
arrangements had been completed for the
Washington club to play Detroit yesterday.
a postponed game being transferred from
this city. when the Boston club steps in
at the last minute and gobbles up the plum.
The aforesaid plum in this case being about
$1,000.
Secretary Eayin of the Detroit club open
ed the negotiations for the transfer of the
Washington game with President Noyes of
the local club August IL. when he wrote as
follows:
Your club Is scheduled to play in De-
troit on Saturday. August "a. and also on
Monday. August 2s. We have inaugu-
rated Sunday ball In this city, and we can
play a game with your club on Sunday. Au-
gust Is. We have a postponed game at
Washington. and I think 1t would be ad-
visable to transfer the game postponed at
Washington to Detroit, and play II on Sun
day. August p.
IF you think this advisable. 1 wish you
would secure the consent of the different
clubs for transferring the game. When
you mention August 20 1 think 1t would
the attention Of the clubs to the fact that
there Is no Sunday game scheduled in De-
troit."
President Neyes Immediately started tele-
grams to the presidents of the other six
clubs and by last Thursday had secured
the consent Of every club In the American
League to the transfer. Friday President
Shib. Of the Athletics withdrew his con-
sent as he had been advised by Manager
Mack and others that it wouldn't be fair
TO the Athletics. as Detroit was big fac
tor in the race. and Washington stood
better chance of winning from the Tigers
at home than abroad This left seven clubs
giving their consent, even Boston agree
ing to the transfer, while but six were
necessary to make the transaction perfectly
legal.
After securing the conssnting kilograms.
President Noyes telegraphed Secretary
Navin to that effect. and also notified Prest-
dent Johnson of the American League that
he had received the necessary number of
agreements to make the transfer legal.
Then came a bombshell in the local camp
in the shape Of a telegram from Secretary
Navin which read as follows
Pre- sident Johnson has decided that Bos-
ton is entitled to game next Sunday. They
have a postponed game here. and are COM
ing from Cleveland to play.
This after the Bston president had con-
scented to Washington transferring the
game.
President Noyes Immediately wrote to
President Johnson as follows:
Il cannot understand how this is figured
out or why Boston should break into the
Washington series at Detroit, especially as
Boston has given it's assent to the transfer
OF the game from Washington to Detroit.
II Sunday game is to be played In De-
troit on the 25th. with Washington on the
grounds In the midst of series. 1t SO
manifestiy belongs to that club that can
not convince myself that you have made
this decision knowing all the facts in the
case. and 1 very earnestly request that you
give the matter new consideration.
A telegram was also sent to Secretary
Navin objectIng to Boston breaking into the
Washington series.
Then came a telegram from President
johnson reading as follows:
1t Is up to the Detroit club TO decide who
shall have the Sunday date on August %.
The consents o X. but l cannot force
Detroit to accept Washington on that date. 80
The final telegram IN the negotiations was
sent Saturday morning by President Noyes
to Secretary Navin telling him that Presi-
dent Johnson had wired that the consents
were all right and that it was up to the
Detroit club to decide which cub should
have the open date. This closed the Hego-
tIations. Nothing more was heard from
Secretary Nsvn: the Boston club play ed in
Detroit yesterday. and incidentally beat the
Washington club out of nice little bunch
OF money.
The whole transaction has a very fshy
look and there Is undoubtedly large-sizcd
colored man In the woodpie. The Detroit
club asked for the transfer II is secured ;
Johnson butts I'm and then butts out, and
the final curtain went down on the Boston
club holding the coveted plum in its hands
In the o'd wartime days a throw down Of
this sort from the opposition league would
have been natural and looked for but COM
ing from another member OF the same or
s,anization gives il a tinge OF dirty" poll
tics and underhand methods not at all in
accord with the motto One for all and all
FOR oue.'' the slogan of the American
League ever since its inception.
western trip by losing and winning in a
double header at St. Louis and now
on their way home. They were ousted from
the lead as the result OF yesterdays games
in the west by Chicago. which now occupies
first place by the smallest possible frac-
tion of per cent ahead OF Connie Mack 3
men. while Detroit is almost on even terms
with the two leadew The four clubs stand
rrnrnInp f0lIoWS.