The Washington times., 1918-08-04

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from the Government at Washington
President johnson came filled with
enthusiasm. He hoped to show his
magnates that they should call on
their campaign On August 20 and
stage a worlds series. He addressed
them. telling them that his inter
probation Of SECRETARY Bakers ruling
on the work orr fehtT. ortess was
that baseball should close down on
September L. =.-- = e7- =. s'rsis-..ss- -ss
Griffith took the 4hooE end fought
hard for his contention that the
Government meant no such thing a.
stopping baseball on September ais
He insisted that Secretary Baker's
ruling was that. the ma5or..leagues
would have a. month in which 70
strengthen their teams. when the
work or hght" order would affect,
them. In other Words those playli
ers ordered to work or hght". would.
begin to be called by their draft
boards after Septsmber. mot before,
and that in that month the magnates
might recruit other players not
touched by the. Arafts y .E-ef
MaEnaiea CHEW REs. = -
There was "a Ienerh{ discussion By
the American League magnafesr-ths
minutes of which were not made pub.
lie. Finally, it was announced - the
snAgnates agreed 10 put the matter TO
a test by agreeing to close the regu-
lar season Labor Day and starting
a worlds series -on September-s4.'-ib
permitted by the Government s-ssaa =
Ban johnson had no comment TO
make on the action or his mzgnates.
II have nothing to say" he re-
marked, save that it is my under
standing that Secretary Bakers rul=
ing /. is specific enough TO- epksts TIN the
case II they wanC7toi taAe q, ohzn2es
with the GovsTnne9tri 1t. as fheIEEb1sE-
ness" z.--h $50 s--Is1- g. e.
There will be no shifts in the sched-
ule owing to the shortening Of the
season The games as now arranged
until Labor Day .Yill be played, on.
Dreyfuss F6rees Action.
Undoubtedly the presence of Bar
ney Dreyfuss = folssd, the. American.
League nagRatss 10 sEeflow :tIees asez
ton of the NstfonS kasas lezdsfSs
II the johnson idea 7fszi.vgo1C9the
younger 1eagde would E6&s bee6 left
without an opponent for itS" Words,
series. The Tener men had voted
to go on as usaalTzuntil-.E Eabdr Day
and then play a worlds serfes and
the American Leaguers had to do the
same thing. especially with Dreyfuss
present andz.empoHered- tos4cless- all
Arrangements. ED= =-zS.. --=.-..a. --..s=i
Eastern teams WILL have some,
slight advantage by, the shortening
Of the schedu5s Sa{ they will have
fewer trips away from home than
the Western teams ----------'- - -
Boston. Cleveland and Washington
are making greAt night for the pen&
nant, withsdhC RedfSoX: ncrw m, the
lead. HoweveE,.s the Indians and
Grinmen are going strong and, one
or the othec may pass the Rcd SoS
and win the pennHnt byyf.ahor; Dag,
Barney Dreyfuss Wins. :
Barney Dreyfuss came to Cleveland.
spilled a few, Bonds. Issued an sprtt-
rnatum. stosd pat, and>,now ethere's
going to be 4 wortd's series, .thA Gov.
eminent permitting starting .Septem-
Der 4 of.coufsS, u the Government
steps in and let's II -1be known that
Secretary Of War Baker meant Sep
. tember 1 when he sad that this was
the date by which baseball players in
the draft age should seek essential
employment, there win be no worlds
series
Before pfeyfnsS. who is president
of the Pittsburgh club, came to .C1sxe-
land as thai ssuatssary Of the National
League to The Ekmerican League meet
ing and to sub for John X Tener, Ma
tional League president, at meeting
Of the National Commission, it seemed
certain the season would be closed
somewhere along about August 20 and
that the series would be gotten out OF
the way by. September l. That was
the plan favored by Ban Johnson. and
the presidentsef the, American League
had succeeded IN lining up. majority
Of his club owners
JOhnstoh STOOD Put, ,~.s ::
Be It said for johnson that he stood
pat even after DreyfusA stated that his
instructions from the National League
were 10 make no arrangement for
worlds series which provided for the
ending Of the regular season before
Labor Day.. September 2, ~ a. ~.
Ban told bis club owners that In his
opinion Secretary Bakers ruling on the
work or hght order was certainly ex-
plIcit enough and that baseball Should
be put out uf the way, worlds series
and all. by September. / r.. -.
Harry Frazee. president. OF the. Boston
club; Clark Griffith. manager. of the
Washington club, and Charles A. Com
iEkey. presidents OF 'eile Chicago club: led
the fight against. JehBsoT's- stand.
They pointed out that the Govern
ment would be Spprised in ample tine Of
the intention TO stage a worlds series
70 forbid the undertaking, IL this course
was desired. 49,.
They declared that certainly With four
teen Of the sixteen major league clubs
out of business by Labor Secretary
Baker and Provost General Crowd9r
would not object TO players IN two cluhs
engaging IN. a 4, worlds series, the last
baseball classic until the Coming Of
peace. Tnetr argpnspt, finally nreeal led
and President ohnson was VgtFd down
Want safs krt5ap. u '''-'
Just how, thsrpiAyers on the pen
nAnt winning team will look onsf this
action u pSoblematieal The, Bos-
ton Rex Sox leading The American