Show lEAGUE TO ADOPT SHORT SCHEDULE CHICAGO CHICAGO Feb 15 The Th The American league will adopt a game schedule at its meeting which begins today re regardless regardless re- re of the action of the tile National h league ague in New York according to a statement statement statement state state- ment of President B. B B. B Johnson Johnon We will wilt stick to the old l length of the schedule during 1910 said Mr Johnson Ve We will adopt 15 1 games whether the National aa f league decides h ie upon n te or games The rhe old schedule has w worked well vI for several years and I see no reason why wi-my it should not be retained retainer The Tile seaon season season sea sea- son on Is long enough and will have enough double headers without adding any more games gantes to the list The American league weeting will begIn begin begin be be- gin today but the schedule will not be adopted until Wednesday According to io an agreement between the two Iwo major l leagues aguEs aguE's the National will announce announce an an- its schedule one da day before the theother theother theother other circuit There will be no rio argument on the American league dates as the schedule I already drawn up will be he adopted unanImously unanimously unanimously according to the present Indica indies The Tile principal business to come before the meeting tomorrow will be the adoption adoption adoT tion of the tile ten ten- year ten ear agreement The prescot present pres pres- cot ent agreement under which the tile American league exists wilt will expire In November of or orthIs this tills year ear The American league was In existence at the tile beginning of 1900 but the agreement was not adopted until later Inthe in inthe inthe the year Apparently there will be no objections to the continuance of the circuIt circuit cir cir- cir cir- cult for another decade dade as all the clubs are well satisfied with present conditions According to President Johnson there Is no other business of Importance to be he brought to the attention of the club dub owners own own- ers era although a few minor changes may maybe maybe maybe be discussed d. d It Is expected there will be several se trades and deals as the magnates tes of three leagues will be hero here tomorrow The American association will hold Its sched ached schedule schedule I ule mile meeting here tomorrow while the Western league will adopt its 1910 dates Wednesday |