Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
WASH|NGT0N'S DATES
OF THE PLUM ORDER
President Noyes Says SChed-
uIe Is the Best Nationals
Ever Had.

President Noyes of the Washington
club arrived home last night from the
spring meeting of the American League
in Chicago. Everything passed off in
. regulation order at the meeting and the
different magnates departed for their
homes we'll satisfied with the way the
league was being run. No trades were
pulled or by any one
II can't understand where the story
got out that we wanted Outfielder Stone''
said Mr.. Noyes this morning. I'VE never
had an idea OF getting him, and, of
course. ST. Louis values the hard hitter
very highly. The Chicago newspaper
men rushed at me as soon as / arrived
and wanted to know what was in the
Stone deal / denied everything, of
course, but 1t took them some time be-
fore they would believe / was really in
earnest.
The schedule for this season is one
of the best ever formulated for the
Washington club. We catch the opening
day in Boston, Memorial day at New
York and Labor day at Boston. At home
We have thirteen Saturdays and the dou-
BILE games Fourth of July.
In addition to these splendid dates the
Washington club catches four days in
Detroit while the Elks are in session
there, ana we may also get an extra
Sunday game.
The business end of the club. there
fore, could not be brighter. and we will
now fall back on the players end. Man
ager McAleer will be here next week.
He reached Chicago from Los Angeles
while 1 was there. and We had a con-
tinuous conference for two days, when
he left for his home at Youngstown. Nc
-Aleer will get everything in shape for
the season and bid farewell to Youngs-
town next week. After staying here
several days Mac will go to Norfolk
about four days ahead of the team, SO
the boys arrive )
President Moves received a telegram
from Hot Springs this morning saying
that George Browne and Wild Conroy
had arrived and were In good health.
The western blizzard settled down on
Hot Springs Wednesday night. and as
result the big bunch of players out there
were chased into the gymnasium to se-
cure the necessary workouts. 1t is ex-
pected that this blizzard will be the
grand finale for the season. and that
sunshine will be on tap until the boys
leave for the east.
Base ball men have just seen another
illustration of the American Leagues SUI
premacy over the National League in the
mana cement of business affairs. Eight
club owners convened in Chicago to adopt
the American League schedule Tuesday
and upon the recommendation of Presi-
dent Ban Johnson the 154-game plan was
accepted unanimously. The club owners
then renewed their partnership agreement
Tor twenty years. which means that the
present circuit will remain intact for that
period, and they also reelected President
Johnson for similar length of time.
When the meeting was over the president
and the club owners had a love feast and
then gracefully retired to the background
SO that their bal. players and managers
might occupy the center of the stage
That has been the American Leagues
policy ever since Johnson and Comiskey
conceived the idea of organizing for
midable circuit to compete with the Ma
tional League for public patronage.