The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
JOHNSON OPPOSED TO
INTERLEAGUE GAMES
Will Suggest Action on Part Of
National Magnatcs at
Meeting Here.
TENER PLANS FAST WORK


meeting here next week Because of the
somewhat apparent lacl: OF interest ow-
ing to the Federal enterprise last season,
ban johnson took the stand that the pub
lie was getting too much baseball lie
argued that the edge was taken on the
annual openings by early gaines, which
did not scale financially to regular sched-
ued contests and that a very few of the
ante-season city championships paid. Inc
smaller cities, with representation IN only
one major league, suffered directly as a
conse quence.
Johnson made this point 50 strong AT
the annual meeting OF the American
League in Chicago that the club presidents
Of his circuit promised to do all IN their
power to restore all the old fashioned
enthusiasm that attended the official open
sucs of the major leagues. or course II
will he necessary for the National League
club presidents to act In conjunction with
tn,Sn In the last several years II mas
been customary for the rivals of Philadel-
phiz. Chicago. 81 Louis and IN TINS citE
me New York Americans and Brooklyn
Nationals to complete their training in an
iuterleague series. In many instances
contracts have been signed for definite
periods. These. of course may not oe
repudated without mutual consent.
Tho management of the New York Ma
tionals always has opposed the IDEA OF
an antc-season test and last year went
-, far as 10 cancel the usual Yale pre-
liminary in order to enhance the value
of it's home opening. The Philadelphia
clubs came to the conclusion last year
that public interest did not justify meet
ing The Boston fans have not been ar
flicted by the alleged nuisance because
until this season the Braves usually were
buried somewhere in the cellar. James
r. Gaffney and Joseph !. l.aunin might
reap "A harvest now in "A spring series,
hut both have declared that they VIII
support the movement for the suppression
Of springtide activities
The reform wave Of economy has struck
,he American and National leagues 80
hard that a limited schedule, rs well as
q limited roster. has been suggested. For
many years Ban Johnson mas favored
schedule OF l4O games. But the advent
az the Federal League mad" mat schcne
impractical for two good reasons Inc
,ndependou,s have adopted the long sched-
ule and 1t would not do to permit them
90 operate the first two weeks without OPP
,,~ition The best players of the Ma
,lonal and American leagues lave been
signed at exceptionally high salaries.
r'hese are paid on a season and NOT on
. monthly basis. as in most OF the minors
looming two weeks OF the season SIMPLY
would he handing the athletes hai I"
suouths vacation with full pay.
Secretary John y. Foster Of the Giants
said yesterday that h" was waiting un''I
tho conclusion of the National League
meeting to close his list Of Spring "N-
,ujtions In all probability New York
will not see Mc,irdw and his club unu!
the opening day.
Roy Reeves private secretary - ''"N.
Tome you,hsafcd the information yester-
dav that the National League executive
would try To break all National League
records for speed here next week. inc
Governor believes 1t Will be p'sslolc 10
conclude all the business IN one ddS.
He plans 10 leave for Harrisburg ana
pressing administration cares late Tues
day night.
II ,;ov Tencr shows such speed as
this he will b" entitled 1" IN" champion
chip Those National League nlasnateS
simply lovc Etue old Sew lork M,Ss
of them contrye to drag out the star
chamber sessions 10 tn" week ond ana
many OF them hang around another week
To- do Christmas shopping
According to his present schedule, toN
T.ner will not arrive IN New York uutil
la,c Nnnda, night 1t WILL take the speed
of Ban Johnson to wade through AL MS
problems inside Of twcuty-fou hours.
First of all the board of directors must
settle the dispute over that Sl",oo" DC
tween Hermann and fbbets, a hangover
from tho celebrated Tinker sal" Of year
ago The question of a limited roster
s...I~
promises - meri! pf'Ue' "S 49,
In opposed to any change N'W iorN
voice usually carries e car Ne.ent u, W.
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