The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-26
FAVOR CHANGE N
The A. A, SCHEDULE
Magnates May Be Asked to Cut
the Playing Card to 154
Games.
(Ey' Handy Andy.)

chicago, Dec. 2G.--Magnates of the
AnieIlcan association, who will not he
assembled III annual meeting by Presi-
EN-. Chlvfngton until early i'm Jan.
ua'.' may be called upo at that time
~ we on n question of reducing
games. ~
~! Is not known there Is any dissatis-
iactlon with the present arrangement.
O"t Word has come to Chicago thai
some OF the clubs think the shorter
season would iDc advisable. President
1.,iNlilston admitted he had heard the
taik. tut declined to state what Clubs
wore involved Of what the probable
action might lie.
because a change. or reform if yol,
choose I" call ii such. Of this nature
seldom is accomplished without uuitc
q nlt col advance noise and because SO
l'tt'" has been heard of the matter.
one w"uid Dc tempted to guess that
thel" will be no change, but many
strange things have happened in base
baii recently. the guessing is not any
too guod.
Northern Cities Want CI,ansc.
~ mlght he sllrmiscd that the pro-
ponents "f the l54 game scheme are
tpose cities i'll which the weather
ginning or ending of the season. These
naturally would be the northern cities
or those located on the lakes, which
reduces tho list of those likely to be
favoring the proposition.
The arguments in favor of the
ehorter season are that often interest
is d~issipated at the start of the sea-
SON by a large number of postpone.
n'ents. and that some clubs get a bad
start from which they never recoy-
er. while OH the other hand cold
weather in the fall takes away all in
ttrest at the end.
Against this line of reasoning is the
1act that the major leagues have Chi
chg". Detroit and Cleveland located
on the axes. Their season begins
practically at the same time as the
American association and ends two
weeks later. Even SO, the majors play
only 1874 games.
Fight Schedule in 4. 4.
vi course. the American association
plays a tight schedule With few open
dates. Their is IL method I'm this mad
ness. When games are postponed it
makes necessary double headers, and
Gnnble headers are popular in all cities
where Sunday ball is played. whether
those cities be in the MAJOR or minor
leagues Double headers to a second
division club often mean the difference
between breaking even and a deficit
in the financial reckoning at the end of
the Year.
Moreover. several of the class IA
n,agnates feel that open dates are bad
for the players. a we'll known man
ager who asked that his name he
omitted expressed himself OH open
dates AS follows: An open date at
home is worse than an open date on
tho railroad car. and any open date
is bad enough. Ely that I don't mean
that the players drink. either. But
they must find some amusement. and
they get away from baseball. If they
are inclined to dissipation. of course
they have the time. but I am speaking
generally.
Double Headers Draw Crowds.
Moreover. l think it a good thing
to have double headers, which usually
ere played OF Sunday. Many fans
cannot get away for weekday games.
IT they can see two games in one aft
crnoo they are that much ahead. and
st certainly brings out larger crowds"
1t also is stated that the question of
allowing minor leagues to put clubs
in American association cities may
come UP, Owner Mike Cantillon Of
Minneapolis is quoted as authority for
the statement. At the last meeting
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