Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-02
JOHNSON IN GOTHAM
Ready to Tackle Pair of Big
:. Jobs in That City Today. i
WORLD SERIES PLANS UP
Also to Assist New Workers. in Sc.
Letting Site for Yankees
Home.

NEW YORK, October 2.-Ban John
son. president of the American League.
arrived from Chicago yesterday to con-
fer with Messrs. Rupert and Huston
on site for a new Yankee park and
to attend the national commission
meeting at the Waldorf Astoria this
morning.
Johnson would not discuss contem-
plated plans for the classic in which
the Red Sox and Phillies will engage
further than to intimate that he would
try to influence as early a start as pos
sible.
II am sorry" said he. that we can
not open as early as Tuesday next. l
believe after this storm has blown
itself out the weather should be set
tied for a week or ten days. How
ever. the schedules of the eastern clubs
in both the National and American
leagues must be completed, If posi-
BILE, and as these run over until Thurs
day there is little possibility of COM
mencing the big series before Friday.
Too Late to Shift.
at is too late now to move up next
weeks championship games. This
might have been possible had the Phil
adelphia Nationals and Boston Ameri-
cans clinched their pennants somewhat
earlier. The management of the New
York Americans has obtained permits
sion to move up Thursdays game with
Boston for a double header Wednesday.
This will give the Red SoX one Off day
at least before the big event.
"I am glad to see that Mr.. Baker
has been quoted as having no objection
TO a Friday opening" continued Ban.
by starting on that day. no matter
which city is lucky enough to win the
toss, it will give the players and their
followers an opportunity for leisure
ly move over Sunday to the new scene
of hosti]ities."
Johnson said that the commission,
composing August Hermann, president
of the Cincinnati Reds; John X. Tener.
president of the National League, and
himself. would meet this morning at
II O'Clock to arrange details for the
world series. On the toss of IA coin
wiI depend the choice OF the city in
which the opening game will be played.
Also, it will be determined on which
day the first game is to be held
Other matters to come up for con-
sideration will include the price and
handling of tickets, the assigning of
recurring considerable thought and
discussion. The meeting may develop
into u protracted session before all de-
tails are arranged.
In all probability the Giants will be
asked to play two double-headers with
the Braves in Boston next week New
York owes five games at the Hub and
is scheduled there from Monday until
Thursday. The postponed game will he
played as part of a double header Mon
nj ha a IYa N o
will be moved up for another bargain
day "wednesday. This will be done in
order to give the Red Sox management
an opportunity of spending one unin-
terrupted day in putting on the finish
ing touches to the stands in case Joe
Lannin is lucky enough to call the turn
on the toss of the coin today. Gaf-
ney's new stands will have to be check
ed off and numbered according to the
plans of reservation adopted by the
commission today Should the series
open in Philadelphia there will not be
the same need for haste. of course.
Refuses to Predict Result.
johnson was asked to express his
opinion of the chances for victory Of
the Red Sox against the Phillies.,
IT am through predicting said Ban.
my batting average suffered terribly
last year l failed to call the turn in
the case of the Athletics against. the
Braves, and the Federal League insist
ed upon crossing me. Il never in all my
life was SO sure of American League
superiority as L was year ago this
time. / would have .staked my life on
Connie Mack's team.
ST surely hope the Red Sox will get
even for what the National League
handed us last fall Carrisan has a fine
club, of course, but SO has Moran. 1t
should be one fine sporting event. /
hope the better team wins, and of
course l hope the Red Sox are the bet
ter.
but, say" broke off Ban. as if hit
by an inspiration, that Federal League