Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
WORLDS SERIES IS
DEMANDED BY FANS
President Johnson Argues for
Shorter Schedule on Ac->
count of Big Event.

CHICAGO, January l--fTeSiueHt DSi W
Bancroft Johnson of the American League,
IN a signed statement issued last night
saws that a worlds championship series
is annually needed and that SET OF games
for the honors of the universe "ohoei-
fully stimulates interest in base bail Johh-
son deprecates the action of the Natlohai
League in frightening its season, anu
thinks the playing of a schedule OF lho
games Will imparil seriously the woflo
sares II is Johnson's idea that the
ranos in the worlds series should be
PLAYED in good base ball weather, anu
his argument all through IS against
long schedule for both leagues and Tor a
continuance of the annual clash 1or 'ile
globes honors. Johnson says that the
worlds series Is fall fixture, ana is
strict fulflllment under proper conditohs
and on the plane of true sportsmahship
should not be put in jeopardy IN any
manner. The American Leagues presl-
dents address to the fans follows:
THE season of 1909 marked new era
in the national game. the reconstructioh
of base ball plants In the last lour VI
five years there has been remarhaois
growth of the popularity ana pro ,ha r.s
of the game. Stands that met the re-
ollirpmen1s a few seasons ago are en-
tirely inadequate to accommodate me
patronage of today. The weird series
each fall demonstrated the growing posi-
bilities of the game and major league
club owners have been prompt IN pre-
pairing for future conditions
The Philadelphia and St Louis Amerl-
can League club owners began the WORK
of reconstruction last fall, ana no" plahes
of stee! and cement mark the Spots Whe,t
the old wooden plants were orlginall9
hrilt Mr. DrevfuSS showed ms enter
pris,, in giving TO his Pittsburg patrons
last summer d mammoth plant that Will
stand for generations. The cleveland ana
Chicago clubs of the American League
are actively engaged in the building of
new parks that will be a credit to the
game and an ornament to their respective
sities.
Best Governed Game.
What has made possible this vast eA-
penditure of money is the pest govern
ment the game has ever known. ana the
tremendous public interest in base nai-
wonderfully stimulated by a world Sc
r;es each fall. One of the perpieAlhs
features of today is the spirit OF coHl-
merciaIism which dominates some OF the
club owners of the major leagues. 1he9
seem TO lose sight of public oemahos III
fostering personal interests.
1.-The playing of a schedule OF l6S games
world seriously imperil the worlds Sc
ries. A short schedule is desirable for
several reasons the most vital OF Whlch
are that the race could be begun IN odst
ball weather and ended in time TO pia!
off the worlds series under conditlons &C
centable to the public and harmless to
the PLAYERS 1t would be the helght OF
folly to abandon the series. and grave
mistake for the major leagues to prolong
their respective pennant races 10 los
games thereby curtailing their chances
for suitable weather for the ran MIXTURE.
Discontinue the worlds series ana the
championship races of the American ana
National Leagues would De less a.,rae.lxe
and of only passing interest TO the gen.
eral public.
are keenly interested in the progress OF
the American and National League races
under present conditions. because
league championship qualities the victor
to participate in the worlds series, de-
pendent for its success as much on SEN
timent as the class of its contenders.
THE rules governing the worlds series
adopted by the major leagues and APP
proved by the national commission In
1908 require the major league champions
to meet annually. That means for each
wear during the life of the national
agreement and not for a year or term
of years, or during period when the de-
sire to exchange games is mutual. ANY
other construction would De nelther iosl-
cal nor sensible. The worlds series is
fixture and its strict fulfllment under
proper conditions and on the plane of
true craftsmanship should not be jeopar-
DICED in any manner.
Great Races.
Great races In both leagues topped on
with the struggle for the worlds cham
pionship between Detroit and Pittsburg
gave millions of fans summer OF enjoy
ment Detroit for the third time won the
American League championship after
close race TO the very end. For time II
looked as If the veteran Tigers would be
ou;stripped by the Athletics. and Boston
IL. hui MT fierhf