The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04
Came here tomorrow, s:4s p. m.


What a howl is going up over the
weird schedule OF worlds games
adopted by the National Commission in
Cincinnati yesterday. 1t sounds like a
suffragette meeting when some forgot
ten and obscure privilege Of mere man
is brought to the attention of the sis
tiers And the howl is justified, for il
ever a bonehead play was made this one
is the limit. The crowding together Of
the fifth. sixth. and seventh games with
out an intermission 10 give The players
and fans time to recover breath, Is
about the dumbest piece of work we can
b. call 20 mind. II was senseIess and in
e. excusab bile, and If President Johnson, OF
the American League, had stuck by mis-
guns, as ne should, it never would have
been perpetrated. II was up 10 him 10
say whether his league would accept
such a gratuitOus stab at the news
papers, which elevated him from 4
salary of SO a week to one reported TO
be $4,000 per year-bUt isn't Johnson
could have blocked the game, and now
he should explain why he let the Ma
uonaI League, whose fool schedule will
be used as an excuse for rushing the
series, bring all this trouble for the
papers, players. and everybody else con-
nected with the series.
About the only thing eft for the Ma
tional Commission to do is 70 begin TO
give limitations Of George Conan Il has
sunk that low in the scale Of intelligence
in the public mind.
Much ado is being raised over the
Athletics having the advantage because
they won the toss for the first two
games. which will be played October Il
and IS. This viii necessitate the Cubs
: jumping to Philadelphia from ST. Louis,
and that is supposed 10 be a big handi-
cap, by HEX, according TO the dope Of
those who never looked into the methods
OF the National Commission. Rushing
e. 10 and fro in the land in steam cars
4 ali night and day IS thought to be hard
on the players. and to take the edge of
their work. Fine, Then the National
Commission wants the NTH, sixth, and
seventh games to be played on a sched-
ule that is the jumpiesI, Jravellingest
thing that was ever submitted for long
distance hops And, this for teams who
are supposed to have spent the whole
year preparing themselves 10 give the
highest possible exposition OF the very
latest developments Of the thinking and
MECHANICAL side OF baseball. There IN
- tellgence Tor you mere Is sweet con-
slQe.atlon for The fan, the players, and
the newspapers, The man who evolved
that. and those who agreed 10 il, should
have a present made them Of nice, neat,
hand-embroidered sachet bags nlled with
, asotoetida-
It is 10 be hoped that some Of the city
fellows in Cincinnati yesterday eN-
planned 10 the commissioners that no
danger existed OF the tall buildings fall
ing over because they were 50 high
Incidentally. We want TO inluire why
the Philadelphia club did not rise up on
its hIpd legs and make a nght Tor the
public and papers. No organization IL
ne world ever received more hearty and
generous support ard advertising from
the newspapers than did the Philadel
Dhia American League at its inception.
And the conditions have never changed.
Connie Mack and his cam receive thou
sands Of dollars of free putting year in
ard wear out, all over The country, and
his is the one club which might have
been thought grateful 10 its constituents
and boosters, but the freak schedule
went through. and the Philadelphia pa
pers are among the worst sufferers in
As the contender in the series the
Athletics should have had some infiu-
ence at the commission meeting, and
we would like to have Brothers Mack
Shibe, and others step right UP 10 Inc
front and tell us why this is thus. and
whittier are We trending-
There is not the slightest doubt in
the world who is looney now since the
National Commission meeting.
Quite some from here will be among
those present for the two games in
Philadelphia on October II and IS, but
they can't tell yet how 10 get their
seats. The National Commission is sup
posed TO be working on the details at
present, although we hardly think so
1t surely could not have come out OF
its trance so quickly, and we are anx-
iOusly awaiting the report Of the doc
tors. When We get IL we will let YOU
know the answer. but il may be a
day or two. 4 brainstorm like that
which hit the commission yesterday
should leave the victim very feeble
Tor some time. You win pay from so
cents to So The 50 is entirely too
high. and SmaCks Of an effort to get
the money regardless of the rank and
file Of fans. 4 whole lot viii be heard
about this grand opera scale Of prices.
lacking up the charges against fans
who have been slipping their coin 70
the ball clubs all season is not the
way 10 elevate the great national
pastime as spOrtsman's enterprise.
Placing the disposal Of the press
tickets in the hands Of the Baseball