The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-17
AmericanLeague Agreement
Answers RumorS About
Losing Franchise.
JOHNSON'S RETURN
ONLY REASONABLE
Young Pitcher Not In Position to
Sandbag Club-Ban's
Big Salary
By THOMAS S. RICE.

by 1HUMAS y hlCE-
Apart from the fact that they are 90
see eevenrv-seveu EFmes at home this
year, washington fans are directly in
reres I'd in the meeting Of the American
League maGuates IN Chicago yesterday
because the meeting practically assured
them major league baseball in the Cap
itaI Of the United States for the next
twenty years
Baseball conditions often change with
startling raFiditv AMI many cities have
been I'd the big leagues for a season or
so, only 70 be RELOCATED 10 The minors
Not infre1ueu5fv this drop I'm rank has
not been due entirely 90 financial con-
zldera-iCus. but % baseball politics
Now, every tine Washington has be-
come mixed ur I'm a political row Ia the
American League number Of sup
rosedIr wise young men, mostly on
Western papers have written alarming
stories 10 the effect that If we got 100
KAY n this neck Of the woods we would
lose our franchise and the promising
city Of Providence. or the great metro
7oIitan center. Buffalo. would gel our
goat and our said franchise After Civ
ing the cigarette one more rDiri. they
would dope out ancient history alleged
statistics and other space killing stuff
Jo show why Providence or Buffalo
would make better locations for @
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Gle
In view II the fact JEat the league
has entered into a JweutE-yea-- iron
clad agreement 10 maintain the present
circuit. we earnestly hope that the busy
Young persons who have been writing
he hot air about our dismal Future will
20 hack into their CAGES end evolve the
r-s--ar rr--- rrr--- how -- Ner-- spends
Tho. winter cutting down trees. d. Ta
Gladstone raising chickens. etc. etc
WASHINGTON is il the LEAGUE and tn 90
r-4- r- is -rr.-. hera---c IL IS the best
-s-'-
and the only town on li-H map "'.tIt lIir
fairs support losing team ACl- they
DO not 90 IN -ne games here ru see the
t---7-
eef.~-- ana l--ss'I'..'+ --@.-" sd i.r
gEenrlE aE S-l9e---I..a's. '-l '' see t-'s
-
rssrr-- Lehman --ez -arr--e5 this morn
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l-- % % @--=----- -..- -.. ,--''-
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That walter Johnson Is ready -H come
s-r-g rho fold and mitch Tor WASHINGTON
,.-.- .---r-- is r.--.rr-- nous 4r+rr.-s--F-
Fe@--S -..--.-- Johnson mas '7T' .-s+'-E- d.
the great American fWiTIe-r and me IS
ono ut the best youngsters
In r- lame -s..- fr is Ha-r--rrrE -s.-..s ar
--= 81 s-7 l'----- -- ,- -.--- " as va -.7-
supposed lie certainty r-l--ar5e5 q
number of fellow major fingers and has
never had q fair chance because no has
-,-r-- -,.--- o. losing Team Inn Johnson
II not re- III a position 10 dictate 20 the
club Jp The extern IEaL Ed Walsh cor
CrrisL- lIarheUzrn could do. He has
drawn biz money and The club has
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s-C-> I'D --.- e----7 a.-.-- - ---.----= DILL
-C- -ie --z-- proved ---iiL---- li. TIE past
10 Dc q reli-e-irNahil sensible young man
Do
good SHOWS a. ne mas ---S wees, t-e
w-eSlerS VIII nave small 'HaIce 10
break ID al MS palace OF -aeSpLS-
Tor expenses has been rather GIzrrasf5--|
&C. md that seems the proper attitude
TIE sum named is whole paesel o.
money in these hard times Il Johnson
SUI Fl is a biz bunch OF coin for -un1frE
faults as the observation-disclosures and
newspaper men who come into ~ou-7r-
with him are well aware. nu- he has
done much for the national rastf-re- and
n -re --zE7a-a= want ~ nav him hugo
e-rr-z Te- Fr77 nav
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