Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-01-07 | Page 15 | Major League Presidents Start Work on New 1943 Schedules

Major League Presidents Start Starton Work or on New 1943 Schedules CHICAGO Jan 7 INS The INS The two major league presidents will IVill Harridge of the American and Ford Frick of the National threw shrew w all their prepared schedules for the 1943 season finto I Into to the wastebasket Thursday and started to work on new ones They were crossed up by the conference of club owners called by Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Kene- Kene I II saw aw W M M. Landis which decided to open the season April 21 and close J 3 Harridge and Frick laid before the owners schedules calling for fore forthe forthe the e opening on the regular date April 13 and alternative schedules schedules sched sched- ules calling for openings on April 2 24 or April 27 21 all closing September Sep Sep- 26 They regarded it as a foregone conclusion that one n of ot the schedules would be adopted The e action of the conference in picking new dates for both the opening and closing wrecked all the painstaking work done by the theo two o presidents Out of the wreck wreck- age however will be salvaged the date for the all star game July 13 in Philadelphia it was said Thursday The American association quickly quick quick- ly fell In line with the majors In its meeting Wednesday in Chi Cu- cago sago A full game season was approved with the opening date April 29 16 days later than last year and the closing September September Sep Sep- 19 19 a week later than in 1942 All teams will train at or near near home The opening day will find Toledo Toledo To To- ledo at Indianapolis Columbus at Louisville Milwaukee at Minne Minneapolis Minfie- Minfie apolis and Kansas City at St. St Paul