Show NATIONALS SiGN AGREEMENT FOR FORe FORI e I 4 BO Both l i lIa Major 1 or Bodies Come Conte to Understanding on Length eng l of Season 0 By ny Universal Service Chicago Dec 23 Ban 23 Ban Johnson president president pres pres- ident of ot tho the American league returned from tho the east tonight with news that the rational National league had agreed alreed to a game HO-game schedule Both major lea leagues les he said will open the season on April 23 Zt and close about September 22 The agreement had halt been reached Mr John John- Ion eon said following a a. conference he ho had with John president of ot the National league The Information came as ai a surprise to club owners here William I L. L treasurer of ot the th Chicago Cubs professed professed pro pro- belief belleC that If Ir such mch an agreement agreement agree agree- ment ha had been reached it was only tentative tentative ten ten- and that club owners of or both leagues would be called upon to ratify It at the Joint meeting in New York January 16 Charles A A. A Comiskey president of or the V White So Sox said Bald his Impre impression slon had been that the matter would be left to the th conference He lip was of the opinion that tho the club owners of or both leagues were up In the th air regardless of the fact that tho the American n had gone Aono on record as fa favoring yorinA a short season Tho The schedules of ot both leagues will be drawn up at French Lick January 3 1 preparatory to tho the New cw York gathering gather gather- Ing Tho The American league will be c represented represented rep rep- resented at French Lick by bv Johnson and Secretary William Heydler and Barney Earney Dreyfuss o of the Pittsburgh club will do the honors for the senior circuit It Is very cry possible that while the they are at it the majors will formulate a l game acne hame schedule a as well as ono one of ot games In this way they tho- will bo be prepared should the long season advocates advocates o ad cates In both leagues win the argument at the th Joint session i While 1 discussing the schedule to io- io nIght Comiskey announced tho the Sox will train next spring in Texas Texa probably at Mineral Wells ells |