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Show AMERICANS KAY0R I54-GAME SCHEDULE CHICAGO. Jzui. 21.- -The rtep.irlure of President Comlskey of tho Chicago American Amer-ican league club. President Johnson and Secretory Robert McRoy of the American lengue for Pittsburg, last night, sounded Use preliminary to n contest for the retention re-tention of the l.M-gamc schedule. "The American league committee is not going to light with the National league over the length of its schedule for the coming season." said President Johnson, John-son, yesterday. "We will continue with 151 games as In the past. I understand there Is a spilt In the National league, however, and it is almost safe to say that the votes of three club3 Boston. Cincinnati and Pltlsburg will go In favor fa-vor of the short schedule. "In tho American league last year, tho clubs were forced to play eighty-three double-headers In 021 games. Inclement weather In tho early weeks of the season ncessltaicd the doubling up of games, which In my opinion tends to cheapen baseball. In event the National adopts the 15 (-game, schedule and the weather man dishes out another brand of snow, rain and thaw during April and May. bargain bar-gain attractions will be in order throughout through-out Ihe entire summer. This was the case last season In the American association." |