The Washington times., 1912-09-06
President Ban Johnson
F., Names Dates In. Unof-
fetal Communication.
PITTSBURGH SERIES IS
WELCOMED BY GRIFF
hinks Pirate Fans Will Want To
See johnson In
Action.
By SENATOR"

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. e-Presiden,
Ban johnson, Of the American League,
announces the first game Of the 1919
worlds series will be played Tuesday,
October 8.
The winner In the American League
Will not be permitted to engage In post
season series with o picked team.
The announcement of the opening date
is not official, but johnson makes II
plain that October Is the date, and
1t Is likely that the National Commits
sion has agreed upon that occasion, de-
ferring official announcement until the
pennants have been won In each league
President johnson said in his commu-
nicaton; "A series of exhibition games
Tor the champions OF the American
Lague at the close Of this season would
be impossible. 80.
! In the East the championship race
closes on october 8, and in the West
on the following day.. The series for
the worlds championship will begin on
Tuesday, october s. The only prepara-
ton the American League champions
VIII make for this event will be to take
good rest running through period Of
Two or three days"
I. Pirates VS.. Nationals.
, Washington may see the Nationals
clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates at
the close of the big league season, IL
Barney Dreyfuss agrees to the plans
presented to him by Clark Griffith.
Some word Is expected from the Pirate
camp in day os 50. Dreyfuss has al
ready expressed a willingness to acceed
to Griffth's plan for a seven-game
series, to be played under the control of
the national commission, but he wants
to be shown that it will be a money
maker.
II think we can gather in a good bit
OF money with such SERIES" says
Griffith. "In Pittsburgh and Washing
ton the weather is generally fair in
early October, and the fans will want
10 come out and follow the worlds
series battles on the scoreboard any
way:
MY .nlan calls for toss-up to de-
eide which city will see the first three
games. The second three. If necessary,
VIII be played in the other city. In
case of ar odd game to determine the
which city would have it. This scheme
would eliminate much of the expens"
incident TO the worlds series and would
work just as well for u.s.
Dispatches from Pittsburgh say that
Clark, who is in ST. Louis with his
team, is willing to meet the Nationals
and needs only the sanction of Drey-
fus. The series will very likely be
within the next week or so.
49, Has New Title.
Eddie Ainsmith has, new title. At
the big banquet in Cambridge last
night, at which he was lauded to the
skies and finally given a handsome
travelling, bag by his friends, it trans
pired that his 'boyhood title was Wee
Wee and all the players are now en-
Joying themselves by giving him that
name. Ainsmith is not exactly happy,
either at hearing it called for it takes
him back little too far into his youth.
manager Griffith spoke a few words
I otne gathering, saying that he was
pulling for the Red sox now that his
Nationals are out of the running for the
premier honors. However, keep your
eyes on Washington next season." con-
cluded Griffith. ''We'll ,be out there
battling with the Sox from the start"
The Nationals leave for Albany, N.
T.. tomorrow might at II rs After meet
Ing the Albany club In the afternoon,
they will take a later train for SYRIA
cuse, where on Monday they meet the
Cincinnati Reds at the fair grounds.