The Washington herald., 1908-02-27

The Washington ball team viii play its
first game of the 19oS season on April il,
at Boston. according 10 the schedule of
the American League that was announced
yesterday. The season will extend from
April Il to October s.
The last preliminary game will be play
ed by the Nationals at Louisville on
April L, and from there Cantnlon will
take his trusty henchmen to Boston for
the first four contests Of the champion
ship campaign. From Boston the club
goes to New York for three games ar
irving in Washington for the opening OF
the local season on April p with Boston.
After all Of the Eastern teams have
played among themselves the Western
clubs will come East, remaining in this
section until June 3. The first invasion
OF the West by the Nationals will start
on June 4. and the team will remain on
the road until July 2 when a series VIII
open with the Highlanders at National
Park
On Memorial Day the Nationals viii be
at Boston and on Labor Day will be the
guests Of Clarke Griffith, at New York.
leaving Fourth Of July as the big day Of
the local season, when two games will be
played on the home grounds with New
York
The Nationals will be abroad during the
greater part OF September, but will return
In October 20 wind up the season with
the Athletics and Yankees.
SOIOns in Session.
OF the things done by the National and
American Leagues at their respective
meetings in New York yesterday the
the most toothsome mOrsel for the pa
irons of the game.
Among those present at the National
League meeting was President Pnlliam.
Secretary Heydler. George Dovey, Of Bos-
ton: Henry ". Medicus and the two Eb-
belts. Of Brooklyn: Charles Murphy. OF
Chicago, Garry Hermann. OF Cincinnati;
w. ]. Shettsline, Roy Reeves and Edwin
Hyneman. of Philadelphia: Stanley Rob
ison. of St Louis; and w. H Locke. of
Pittsburg
Among the American Leaguers on hand
when that organization went into session
were President Johnson, John z. Bruce.
OF St Louis, who acted as secretary. and
these club representatives: John l. Tay-
lor, OF Boston, and Ben Shibe. of Phila-
delphia- The schedule was adopted and
Johnson appointed a new rules committee
consisting Of Shibe, Sommers. and Far
rell. This trio met last night and is to
report to the league to-day. Frank
Chance Of the National League rules
committee, left for Chicago, but left HIS
proxy with Pulliam, who Is also mem
Der.
The American League decided 10 hold
ffu 1,ov. l. A..
stead of holding one in New York and one
in Chicago.
Justice Melted Out.
The national commission met in the
morning and what it did was really the
most important business Of the day. next
to the schedules. Punishment was handet
out in stiff doses to several offenders anc
impartially. There were interesting de-
velopmeRts Ii the course Of the commit
tees Investigations. On the case Of
Irving Wilhelm, the Brooklyn pitcher
who sought his release. it was brought
out that Brooklyn bought Wilhelm from
Birmingham for $1,000. Wilhelm contendeC
that he had nonreserve contract. Any
way. It WIS shown that his contract haC
not been promulgated. The Birmingham
club was fined $50. Wilhelm gets $3.50 o
the $1,000. leaving 500 for Birmingham
and Wilhelm goes to the Brooklyn club.
Pitcher Doscher, formerly OF the Brook
lyns. appealed for reinstatement and wa
reinstated. The Brooklyn club was finet
$50 for covering Doscher several seasons
ago. Pitcher Oscar Knobs, who playe,
in one game for Brooklyn in 1906 ant
then jumped. appealed for reinstatement
but hts appeal was rejected. The cas-,
OF Frank Arellanes. the pitcher, who sign
ed with the New York Americans las
summer, was taken UP.
The Asmussen case was reopened. As
mussen is a catcher signed last season b!
the Boston Americans. It seems that tn,
Eau Claire club had a claim on him
though Asnussen made an affidavit tha
he never signed with Eau Claire. Tn,
commission blacklisted him for all time.
VIII Investigate Charges.
J. Knots and Sam Freck. of the wor
cester club. put it UP to the commission
that they were not getting a fair chanc
to advance in their profession, and mad