The Washington herald., 1912-02-15
NATIONALS OPEN
AWAY FROM HOME
Washington Club Faces the
Worlds Champs in Phila-
delphia on ApriL11.
SCHEDULE GRIF
Athletics in Capital for the Opening
Game Here April 1S-Gossip
and Comment.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

The American League schedule for 1912
ratified by the league at their meeting
In Chicago yesterday gives Washington
u pretty fair sort OF u deal.
The Nationals will open away from
home and are booked TO face the worlds
champions for three games in Philadel-
phia From there tine club goes to Bos.
ton for three games and returns to Wash
inGton TO start the season in the Florida
avenue concrete coliseum on April Is
with Connie Mack's White Elephants.
Manager Griffith was interviewed by
The Herald's Chi.agu correspondent IN
Chicago last night and had no comment
to make regarding the schedule other
than that Il was perfectly satisfactory,
as far as he was concerned.
II is believed, however, that Grin would
like to have started the ball rolling in the
Capital, believing that his youngsters
would do better work than away from
home. Still, IL must be remembered that
not since the spring OF 1905 has Wash
ington opened tile season on a foreign
field, and IL Is only fair to the other
clubs that such an arrangement be
made.
In the matter OF holiday dates and
Saturdays, Washington is favored with
July 4, when the New York Yankees are
booked. and Labor Day. the Athletics
appearing here on the date named. The
Capital will get twelve Saturdays out Of
the seventy-two home games scheduled.
Manager Griffith yesterday sold Out
fielder Harry Gesslsr TO the Kansas City
Club of the American Association. Cess
Ter was a high priced player and al
though popular with Washington fans.
failed to hit up Il expectations.
In dispOsing Jf GessleT, Manager Grif-
fifth is but pursuing mis- policy Of build
ing up = team with young players, and
he believed the hugky dentist had out
lived his usefulness As a big league star.
New York. Feb. 1.-THE National
League magnates wrestlcd all day to-day
with the league constitution. and as a
result failed TO wind up the business o!
the annual spring conference. Several
minor changes were drafted into the con-
stitution.
For instance, section 2S was modified.
This has to do with the discipline OF
refractory players. Heretofore the find
ing Of the league president had been
final There was no appeal from the cN-
eCutive's decision. In future. however. II
a PLAYER has been disciplined TO the limit
Of $40 and indefinite suspension he will
be able 10 appeal his case TO the board
OF directors Of the league after he has
suffered ten DAYS sct-down.
Section 90. which deals with the reserva-
tion OF players. was 50 amended as to
exclude the manager whether or not
such is player from the roster limit
OF twenty-five effective from May Is to
August -.
Section Is. relative to postponed games.
is so changed as to make il imperative.
in case of a postponement. for the home
club to at once set date for the play-
of This date will Immediately be bulIc-
tined by the league president as part %
tho regular schedule.
II was also decided to tax the National
League worlds series entry tor - per
cent Of its share of the worlds series
profits. The American league has done
likewise. and these sums will henceforth
he turned over 10 .he respective league
tTCasuTeTS