Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
CATCHER John HENRY TO PLAY
: WITH NATIONALS THIS SEASON
Griffith Not to Punish Him for Fraternity
:Work-Harper and Jameson Sign Con-
tracts-Military Training for Players.

is furnished by the action of the stu
dent council of Phillips Andover Acad
envy. which has recommended to tn
| faculty that athletics be eliminated 70
the remainder of the year and mlitar
training substituted. The council. vot
ing unanimously, called upon the stu
dent body. as matter OF patriotism
/ to foTego personal athletic ambition an,
! enter whole hsartedly into the pro
posed drills. The faculty will act OF
! the recommendation shortly
As far as is known the two maio
! league meetings in New York resulted
in no deals for players. although man,
| trades We're discussed. II develops tina
/ the great trade owner Weeghman o
the Chicago Nationals said would make
/ the Collins and Speaker deals lool
small concerned his efforts to obtaii
I Rogers Hornsby, the sensational yount
ln1elder of the st. Louis Nationals, ant
not Grover Alexander However
! Weeghman failed to interest Miller
Higgins in the proposition
Confirmation of the report that the
Nationals are listed to open the season
away from home again this year is
found in the official American League
schedule. announced today and pub
lished in this issue. The first series is
with the Athletics in Philadelphia.
starting Wednesday, April IL. and after
four games there the team goes to New
turning to Washington Friday. April
20, to inaugurate the local campaign
with Connie Mack's hopefuls.
Boston will open at New York. Chi
cago at st. Louis aud Cleveland at De-
troit.
Manager Griffith was none too we'll
pleased with the dates allotted his club
by the schedule committee. He could
ofTer no explanation for the Nationals
being billed to get away from the bar
f.p ion f.1l ft,-., q
row, but accepted the situation philo-
sophically. merely remarking that his
team lis going to be out there playing
bail for all it's worth no matter where
the schedule calls for it TO show
After Mack's cellar champions de-
part the Griffmen jump up to Boston
for four games. returning TO play
series with the New York Yankees.
starting Monday. April 80 Thus it will
be seen that of the seventeen playing
days in the first month of the season
Washington is booked to appear before
the local fans in only five contests
After four games with Donovau's
outfit the Nationals will hook up with
the Red SoX in five contests and then
start their first invasion Of the west
MAY 10 at Cleveland. visiting in turn.
Detroit. st Louis and Chicago. where
they finish MAY -. They return home
May - {" play three games with the
Red SoN. two of which are billed for
which Washington Will appear 1T home.
Following the Red SoN the ST Louis
Browns start the western invasion of
the east here June /. Chicago. Cleve-
land and Detroit then appearing in the
order given ana being followed by
Philadelphia. after which the locals go
10 Boston, not again 10 appear At the
Hub until the last three days of the
season. October > and /.
Noteworthy features of the schedule
insofar as il affects the Nationals. are
that. in addition 10 both opening and
closing the season away from home, the
July 1 holiday contests are booked for
New York and the Labor day games
at Philadelphia. while the Nationals
also will play twelve Saturdays and
Sundays i'm the west. in addition TO haV-
ing twelve Saturday dates a home.
AS usual the seventeenth season of
the American League viii consist of
l54 games for each club. seveuty-seven
At home and ar equal number abroad
in the customary three trips around
the circuit. There are only three con-
ficting dates with the National League.
All are on Sunday in Chicago. the dates
being June "a and September and lG.
According TO the National League
schedule. also made public today. New
York will open April / ! at Boston. Phil
adelpha at Brooklyn. ST. Louis at Gin
cinnati and Pittsburgh at Chicago.