The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-27

NEW YORK, Feb 27-By the ar
rangement of the American and Ma
sIonaI League schedules adopted ia their
meetings here yesterday there win not
be a single conflicting date between the
Giants and Yankees in New York this
summer.
Conflicts were reduced all along the
lire. there being only hfteen in this
years schedule. six less than last sea
son.
Boston has only enc conflict. There
are three in Phi ~delphia, four in st.
Louis, and seven IN Chicago. The High
landers have tweiNe Saturdays. at home
and will play here on Decoration Day
and on Labor Day. The Nationals get
the holiday date In May and Philadel-
phia will be here on Labor Day. on
the Fourth OF July the American
LeaEuers will be in Washington.
New Yarkers at Home.
The New Workers have a ceven-day
stay at home mapped out for them,
April Il TO p. inclusive. and then viii
play four games in Philadelphia, return
ing 70 the hilltop to meet Jim Nc
CURES reiuvenated Bostons- They viii
entertain the Western clubs from May
u TO = and will start their first Vest
crn trip on June 4 in Cleveland The
season will close in the West on Oc-
tOber 6 and in the East on October 8
the HiEhlanders finishing in Washing
ton.
Early Information regarding the Amer
lean Leagues opening. which was tele-
Eraphed FROM Cincinnati at the time of
the meeting of the joint schedule COM
mittees went wrong. the only opening
that was correctly reported from the
Queen City being the set-tO between the
HfEhianders and the Athletics here on
April a. The Bostons VIII not open in
Washington, the Nationals starting the
ball in Boston instead. ST. Louis will
open IN Cleveland and Detroit in Chi
CaEo. the early rews having Il that the
browns would Start In Chicago and the
Tigers in Cleveland.
Beantown Hit Hard.
Covering up Of players excited the
righteous Indignation Of the solons and
poor old Boston surely caught a cramp
to the tune of 5000. that is. If the in
formation laid before the board is sub
Stimulated.
or this he National Leaguers Of
Beantown viii suffer for two sins. Jer-
sey City figures to the extent OF $3.50.
These are the maximum penalties. The
case hinges on charges Of Catcher 10
seph Knots and Pitcher Frach. The
former claims 20 have been twice COW
cred up The Worcester backstop
claims that in 1906 ne was covered up by
the Boston Americans and that last
year the Boston Nationals repeated the
dose
Frach says he was covered up by Jer-
sey city I'm 1906, and that the Doves
handed him the Same brand of medicine
in 1907. The presidents of all three clubs
concerned stated last evening that they
could eXoneFate themselves. but IL is
up 70 then. to do il, as the committee
plans a rigid investigation. Mr.. Anus
sen is the gentleman who drew the life
sentence, and he viii never be allowed
to play IN organized ball again. He
claims that ne never signed with Eau
claire and said that any signature to a
contract by him was a forgery. The
signed contract WAS presented yesterday
ard accepted as legal by the commits
sion.
Brooklyn Assessed.
Brooklyn was handed a $3.50 assess
ment for covering up Pitcher Doscher,
that individual securing reinstatement
Suspended sentence resulted in the
case of sam Edmonston, released by
Washington to Des Moines and after
ward to Minneapolis, He is on the
reserve list of the latter team, though
he says he never signed a contract with
Minneapolis, though playing there all
last season. As this is In direct viola
ton OF q rule forhidoing a club to play
a man for more than ten days not under
contract. both the violating clubs will
draw SIS impo5ts in case Edmonston's
is true.
Hughes Must Stay.