Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-08
The Big Leagues Submit Their
Schedules.
FIRST DAY AGREED UPON
President Pulliam Hot After the
Minor Leagues.
EX-PITTSBURG MAGNATE DIES
Jockey Mountain in Trouble Again.
All-Star Track, Athletes-Hoppe
in Fine Form.
FIRST DAY AGREED UPON
EX-PITTSBURG MAGNATE DIES


joint schedule committee of the National
and American leagues finished its work
there last night The schedule arrange
ment is said to be approved by the two
leagues.
President Ban Johnson of the American
League, a member of the committee, said
nothing could be formally announced as
TO the seasons games until the approval
of the two leagues had been vouchsafed.
The base ball season, however, will open
April II, a day ahead of the opening of
the racing season in the east. The sea-
son in Cincinnati will open with the Chi
cago worlds champions playing the Reds.
Cincinnati will have no holiday dates,
but probably will draw seventeen or
eighteen Sundays. This will be entirely
satisfactory to the local management.
The other western opening will be Pitts
burg at ST. Louis. Cincinnati also will
inaugurate the season at Chicago, and st.
Louis at Pittsburg. The season will con-
sist of 1J4 games.
President Pulliam has given out an open
letter. in which he declares he will take
steps to have Secretary ]. H. Farrell of
the National Association declare by bulle-
tin or otherwise officially whether or not
Players Campbell, Deitinger, Hayden and
Wiltz were formally placed on the illegi-
BILE or black list by that organization.
Secretary Farrell yesterday in the open
mesting of the national commission at
Cincinnati pointe6ly contradicted Presi-
dent Pulliam regarding that matter, stat
ing that these players had not been black
listed. Pulliam says printed statements
have repeatedly been made that the play
ers were on the black list, placed there
by National Association PRONUNCIATION.
The American Leagues unparalleled
during the past few months was necessi-
tated by the retrogression of many OF
the old-time stars who have been holding
up the younger of the major organizations
since the close of the base ball war, as
illustrated conclusively by the records of
the past year. The figures show that
many OF the Old-timers of the league are
on the decline. and close observation OF
the work of the various teams also dis
closes the 0ecadence of veterans, who on
the basis of fielding and batting averages
appear to play top-notch ball. Every
team in the league except the Tigers has
its old-timers who are getting close to
the jumping-off place Men who two
years ago were hailed as the stars of the
league in their positions are slated for
the bench or for softer berths for the
coming campaign. In the list of the
fading stars are found the names of
Willie Keller and Jack Chesbro of the
Yankees, Jesse Tannehill and old Cy
Young of the Pilgrims. Jack Warner OF
the Nationals, SoN-. Seybold and RUDE
Waddell of the Athletics. Dusty Rhoades
and Bernhardt of the Maps. George Davis
and Eddie Mcfarland of the White SoX,
Jack Powell and Jack O'Connor of the
st. Louis Bhowns.-Chicago American.
jack Warner looked very good to us
last season. And certainly outshone fully
dozen young catchers who played in this
city with other teams. Jack is good for
several years yet.
York Americans is telling the truth when
he says he is in, receipt of letter from
Fred Glade, and that b. G. says he Is
SEdQe is goingj to work for Clark Griff
and NlSt>he is dut to have the season of
his lin tRSn the big boy is almost ound
to hatAo1 SUCCESSFUL campaign.
In twoNof his four years as a Brownie
he was Ne winning pitcher. Last year
team JI| was high among McAleer's box
boys bAp"miie'
A. HIS worst fault. and probably his only
fault, has been his apparent extreme lazi-
Aess. II GLADE is writing letters in Janu-
ssy its god -sign that he's going 20 toe
the scI%rCh in fighting trim and make
bAfor a fat season
TrNerest in the annual meeting of the
rasfal commissioned the Hotel Sim
ton kill not beslconfned exclusively to
Taaletfans, says the Cincinnati Times
81 itdSI one InemDGF OF the falr sex
WI follow the deliberations of the L.g
man of base ball with Keen apprecia-
To Miss Olga Nethersoie the noted
EneHsh actress. who is appearing at the
Grano Opera House this week, being the
on 4Ez5ntsg at the Hotel Sinton Sun
day nfslE Miss Nethersole was made
aware on the fact that a big base ball
meeting was to be held Monday and i'm
mediateiy plunged into discussion of
base ball.
I've only been interested in the game
two wears. said Miss Nethersole but in
That time I've learned what tremendous
hold IL has on the American people NV
interest dates to nv visit to game be-
tween the Chicago Bears-Cubs. you say?
and the Chicago White Hose. They
were playing for the championship of
Chicago. | believe.
In walking through a little park that
ad1olns the ball grounds | noticed a
youth seated on the top row of seats,
while Immediately beneath him, on the
outside of the grounds. were ten or twelve
urchins. intently listening to him as he
called off names. and subsequently plays
to his eager listeners.
"On inquiring into this extraordinary
proceeding found that this was a daily
occurrence: that these BOYS managed to
procure enough money daily to send one
OF their number into the park. He in
Variably perched on this high point and
described infinitely every play that was
so boys see and enjoy the game with one
pair of ewes.
ITO me IL was most wonderful. and
decided that game that was 50 fascinat-
ing to boys surely must have some inter-
est for me. And I have found it,
There is big difference between no-y
and lively coaching" said Connie Mack
to Frisco reporter the other day. Bel
lowing and monkey shines on the lines
are for the sole purpose of rafting the
other team. Lively coaCui1C keeps your
own players awake and enc on. ages them
10 extra eXertion. Take two teams that
are evenly matched. and the one that does
not wrangle with or splutter at the other
side or the umpire will win the most
games. The old Baltimore and Cleveland
system was All wrong. for those teams.
much more successful had the players
fumed. fused and frstted less The
bo.stsrous ball player is not as valuable
to his team as he would be II he
saved his energy instead of exhausting II
uselessly. The success of base ball is
relatively great in the minor q 5 In the
major leagues. showing, TO my mind. that
clean ball Is popular. whether played by
experts or by noyices. kicking at the
umpire is losing card. waste of time.
! know our team is not doing any of IL.
Base bail is TOO fast and occupies all OF
your time and watChfuiEess and ability
too completely TO permit of a useless eX-
penditure of time in finding fault with the
other side. You can do these distract