The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-22
American League Clubs
 To Continue Schedule
Owners of Clubs Ignore President Johnson's Clos ing Orders and Will Play Scheduled Games Today.

New York, July 22-In spite of Ban Johnson's edict to close all American Leaguep arks after yesterdays games, the Yankees will play St. Louis at the Polo Grounds this afternoon and the Boston Red Sox and Washington clubs will also ignore Johnson's orders and play today It is also expected that Cleveland will play in Philadelphia as scheduled, as yesterdays second game in Cleveland was cut short so that the players could catch a train back to Shibe park.
 Today is an open date in the Ma tional League with the exception of the Boston game at Pittsburgh. Gin cinnati and Chicago were to have played off two postponed games in a double header this afternoon, but the games were called off by President Hermann of the Cincinnati club. There is no intention, however, to cancel any regularly scheduled games at this time, and Matty's Reds plan to open their next Eastern engagement in Boston on Wednesday.
 President Johnson seems to be alone in his wish to close the baseball parks before an effort is made to fill up the ranks with other players The action of the clubs is in direct viola ton of his orders. The variousc lubs would like to continue if it is possible to collect enough players to fill out the ranks of their clubs.
 The Yankees will play today and 1 tomorrow, and on Wednesday there is lot iJo President Jacob. Ruppert and Secre- tary Harry Sparrow went to Cleve- land last night to attend todays con- | ference of the merican League. Presi- dent Ruppert said that he would not make any statement about the future of the game here until after the | league meeting. It is known, how ever, that Johnsons wish to close the parks will meet with strong opposition 1 from the club owners.
 | It is the disposition of the National League to continue the league race with new teams made up of players
 under and over the draft age, but
 Johnson opposes this suggestion from l the older league. If it is possible to
 get the National League presidents ] together, they will hold a meeting in Pittsburgh tomorrow, but if not they
 will gather in this city on Wednes- day. The lack of harmony between
 Johnson and the National League in
 making an effort to continue the na-
 tional game is believed to be an after
 math of the Scott Perry case, over | which the National Commission split l There has been no indication from l Washington, baseball officials pointed 1 out yesterday, that there would be any objection to continuing the game
 with players who are not in the dra1t. While many of the players who
 come under the work or fight verdict ] have not yet been called by their boards and probably will not be until 1 their turns come, the clubs have little chance of holding the players, because they are all anxious to get into essen- tial employment before they are call ed.
 The American Association closed its season yesterday with double headers played in four cities and President Thomas J. Hickey awarded the pen nant to Kansas City. This action fol- | lowed a meeting of the club owners i in Chicago. They expect to keep their parks closed for the period of the war.