The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-12

10 Pittsburg at st. Louis, and }
e Chicago at Cincinnati. %
o Opening games in the American O
10 eagie-Detroit at Chicago, st. .
0 Louis at Cleveland, Philadel
| o phia at New York, and Wash
/ & ington at oBston. o
G The conflicting dates for the en-
o tire season have been reduced
10 to Is, which emphasizes the
10 spirit ot peace between the
Io two leagues, o
0 o o o o O o o o o o
New York. April 1l-Weather per,
uniting. the baseball season of the
two major leagues will open Tuesday.
Judging from the attendance at the
preliminary and practice games. the
interest in the national game is more
widespread than ever this year Pre-.
ldictions are freely made that this
win be baseballs banner year. Some
Iof the minor leagues that We're in
existence last season have disbanded
but more than enough new organi2a
Itions have sprung up to take theT
place. In fact, the number of profess
sional leagues that will be seen in
competition this year is larger than
ever before.
The sixteen clubs that comprise the
American and National leagues are re-
ported in good shape and ready for the
umpire to cry play BALI According
to the experts who have closely stud
led the clubs in both the big leagues
since they have been in training, the
race for the championship in the re-
spective organizations will be closer
than 1t has been for several seasons
pas.
1t is estimated that the total ex-
pense of the two major leagues for
the season of 1906 will amount to
mere than 100000, including ground
rent salaries, training expenses and
railroad fare for the season. A for
tune Is expended in railroad fare alone :.
In order to fiji their scheduled cham.
pionship dates for the season the clubs
of the American league will have to
travel 1922 miles and the National
the rate OF cents per mile and at the
average Of eighteen men to each party,
the sum of SCI, 1862 that will be paid
alone. or this amount the
to the railroads for transportation
alone, OF this amount the American
League will contribute $34,477.92 and
the National league 1913 ,2S74O.
The st. Louis Browns are scheduled
to do more travelling this year than
any other club fthe American league.
They are down to journey 14,307
miles. Twice they are to make the
Jump from st. Louis to Boston-a dis
lance of 1929 miles The longest
Jump for the New York and Chicago
teams of the American league will he
The trip from New York to St Louis,
which is 1,0G6 miles. The longest
rip for the Philadelphia will be be.
ween Philadelphia and st. Louis
$3.50 miles and the star iaunt of the
club will be from the
nome city to St Louis 1892 miles)
OF the National league teams the
will find travelling the most
expensive. They are slated to make
trips and will cover a
distance of 1857 miles. The Philadel.
,hias, on the other hand. will have to
ravel less than 1000 miles, the diff
erence between the two teams being
ue to the fact that the Pittsburg Will
'e obliged to constantly leave home
0 fill Sunday dates in Chicago AMI
'incinnat..
The Pittsburgs and the Cincinnatis
re to make the longest jumps among
he National league clubs. The Brook
yns will make fewer jumps than any
Their National league team, the sched-
lie calling For them to leave home
My twenty-three times. or fourteen
ass than the Pittsburgs. The big
mp between Boston and St. Louis
ill be taken during the season bv
1ree Of the National league clubs
H. Bostons, Chicago and st. Louis.
The Philadelphia club in each lea
ne will have the smallest amount of
lileage to pay, the total for the sea
IN amounting to s3.395.4O. The st.
cuts club in the American league
ust put up s5.15052 for railroad
IRE. the largest amount for any club
that organization. The Pistsburgs
aeding the list in the National lea
lie will pay out s5,420.52 for the sea.
".
Before the club treasurers can begin
put figures on the right side of tn.