San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-06
SUNDAY CANES
THREATEN WAR
| IN NEW YORK
Giants Ask for Conflicts and
Yanks Prepare to Fight
Proposal.
COMING UP SATURDAY
Schedule Committees Meet
and Shooting May Com
nence at Any Time.
COMING UP SATURDAY

New York. Jan. 6.-Mctropolitan
aseballdom is holding its ears wait
Ilg for the boom of guns that some
by will echo from the Jersey shore
bday when the schedule committees OF
lie two major leagues meet at Atlantic
| ity to fix playing dates for the 1923
Jason.
Signs of war were visible early today
the local headquarters Of the Giants
nd Yankees, whose respective owners
ashed the usual. pre-battle cemmuni-
ues last night, minus diplomatic YER
agc.
The Giants, in telegram to Presi.
emit John A. Hcydler of the National
eague, insisted on Sunday dates con-
letting with the Yankees here, ami
ne Yankees wired to President Ban
phnson of the American League, urg-
lg him to fight till it hurts to stop
lch a conflict.
President Charles 4. Stoneham Of the
iants asserted in his telegram that
be l.. 100000 people of the metropoli-
N district would support two major
lnday games and that the Giants
Peded the support to gather in $780,
10 they would lose through the Yam
.es building a new stadium and ceas-
g to nay rent for the Polo Grounds.
Giants Called Mercenary.
When Colonel Z. l.. Huston. who
inounces yesterday his return TO
scball ownership, saw the telegram.
filed one &c President johnson.
cusing the Giant ownership of being
nercenary' and of jeopardizing the
lnday game in New York City. The
n against playing here on the Sab
th has been lifted only in recent
arS.
Colonel Huston asserted the Yankees
d greatly OutdraWn the Giants in
wv York and they did not fear the
mpetition.
"Stoneham's reasons Huston said
his telegram. are entirely mer-
harry. The only business reason pos
lie for the Giants TO advance after
rtremptorily ordered us off the
10 Grounds was to Secure the extra
ndays which would compensate for
loss OF the rent the Yankees were
Eing them.
If we permit them TO secure this
again confess to its fceblcnass
ainst which the construction of the
Yankee stadium is supposed to
tify us
Stoncham. president of the Giants,
It this telegram:
The two major league clubs in
" York draw from q population Of
100000 people and the New York
tional League club believes that il
attendance is sufficient no harm
come by having as many conflict
Sunday as possibl e.
Semi.PrOS Draw Well.
There are many local semi-pro and
ateur baseball clubs that play in
vicinity which draw from one to
thousand people on Sunday, not
hstanding the fact that at the same
e one of the New York teams and
Brooklyn team were playing pro-
ional ball
we are in favor of as many con-
ting dates as possible as five dates
mean approximately 100000 TO
club. which we consider is a good
sufficient reason for your trying |
OBTAIN the consent OF President |
nson OF the American League for |
plan of conflicting dates"
ne two New York clubs never have |
ght IN the open before and the cues
of conflicting Sunday games is |
mat never has caused much trouble |
ing rival club owners. In the past. |
dulles have been devised TO avoid |
licts and only a few have occurred |
ut In Chicago where about three
arranged every year. In Chicago.
ever, The two clubs are miles apart. |
New York. one park can be seen
the other.
neither Boston, st. Louis nor
sscTThia, the only other cities bay-
two teams, has the question arisen.
some quarters it was believed
foreknOwledgc of the situation
iy prompted Colonel Huston TO de-
to remain in baseball