The Washington herald., 1909-01-05
Bv WILLIAM PEET.

Jake Atz, Chicago White Sex iufielder,
is in Washington, where he viii stay
with his parents until the time comes to
report for early spring practice. Atz
said yesterday:
Don't you believe for a minute that
Fielder Jones Is going 70 drop out OF
baseball be VIII be right on deck when
reporting time comes around Fielder
told several Of us after the hnai series
with Cleveland last year that he had
some ideas Of quitting the game. but that
he would return next year, II only 10 get
back at the Maps and Addie joss I was
very intimate with Manager Jones during
the last three weeks. and we had num-
Der OF long talks Jones loves the game
too mush TO think OF retiring, 1 believe
that he is the best manager in baseball
to-day.
u remember one day when We were
hitting good-yes. We got SIX that day.
and that's good for Us. Jones had every
thing figured out two innings ahead Of
time. He told Us that the Sox would win
by one run, the score at the time he was
talking being a tie. and just how We
would get IL We did. too, and the run
came without hit"
Atz said that Jones confded 70 another
friend that If business picked up and he
could see a lot OF money in his lumber
lands out in Oregon. he would consider
a long time about reporting for baseball
This friend tod Atz only a short time
ago that business was not booming in
timber in the far WezI. and that he did
not look for it to pick up right away
(which IS. in nay mind declares Atz-
another reason why Fielder viii return
70 the White SOX next spring
Charley Hickman. the premier Ameri-
can Association slugger. of the firm Of
Hickman & White. received an offer 10
90 on the stage yesterday from Johnny
Ray. Of the King Casey company, now
showing at the Academy
Ray. who. by the way. is q dead ringer
for Joe CantuIon. said TO HEX Il need
another good hitter on my baseball club
and If you say the word III sign YOU Up
right now We might be able TO use YOU
in our chorus; you'd look pretty nifty
carrying a spear"
-'Hick laughed. and told Johnny 10
quit kidding. but the leading man was
in earnest and before leaving the store
informed the great slugger that IN case
he changed his mind 20 hit the wires al
once
Hickman declares that its bad enough
% have 20 work with Pink Bowie.
listen 20 Doe Whites roller skating
stunts. and watch George CranstOn's dog
Bunk" eat I'D everything in the store
that is not nailed down. but 10 carry. a
spsaT-nix on the spear gag
When the baseball schedule makers
start work on the dates for this season
they wiz be confronted with a rather
funny proposition
IN 1919 the two big holiday events Of the
year happen 20 faH on Sunday. At
glance II would seem that this was a
rather bad thing for the baseball moguls,
but such is far from being the case.
It IS rule that when national hoH-
day falls on Sunday the following day
shall be the one recognized as the day Of
celebration Thus baseball patrons all
over the country Will celebrate Fourth Of
July by seeing two games on July 8
Last year both dates happened TO fall
on Saturday. and as q result the own
ers Of the different clubs suffered quite
heavily In baIldOm Saturday IS always
good Tor a big crowd under any cOndi-
tions. In compiling the schedule Satur-
day and Sunday dates are. always re-
garded as the choice plums- Last year.
however, on two occasions 1t was a case
OF losing big crowds on Saturday. be-
cause the big holidays happened 10 fall
on that day.
As three Of the Western cities. Chicago.
ST. Louis. and Detroit. play Sunday ball.
some rather unusual conditions are sure
TO arise IN the Western end Of the Ameri-
can League circuit
The schedule this year viii be a fat
one for the magnates- Just think Of the
coin they viii take in Saturday. July 3.
Sunday. July 4, and Monday, July ). with
two games. one in the morning and the
other n the afternoon.