Evening star., 1897-02-27
Members Added to the National
League Board Of Control.
MESSRS. HART and robson CHOSEN
Adoption of the Schedule for the
Ensuing Season.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

Inc prediction OF The Star wednesday
that the board OF control of the National
Base Ball League would be increased by
two members was verified yesterday at
the session of the league in Baltimore. when
Mcssrs. Hart and Robson were chosen
members. This is looked upon as distinct
gain for the Little Seven
1he Star said Wednesday before the
meeting of the league:
The Star car state upon reliable author
ity that the executive board will be en-
iarged, but that the two members. instead
of fighting under Freedmans banner. nave
de: erted the big Five and will in the
future be found among the forces of the
Cincinnati maSnate.
Who these two members are cannot be
made public yet. but any one at all IA
miliar with base bail history place the
fir ger of identification upon the two west
ern members of the Big Five and moi
miss the guess by many inches.
The Big Five" will dwindle down to
the Little Three. and anyt hing the other
nine clubs want In the way of advantag-
eous dates. desirable players or local leg
islation as to rate of admission will most
assuie edly be theirs.
The report of the playing rules commit
tee was adopted. Considerable time was
wasted over these. The most important
Charge concerns coaching. In future no
prayer Will De dQfnltfeu TO coach until a
man is OFT the bases, when one coacher vii!
De allowed for one base runner and two
coaches for two or more base runners.
The case of Amos Rusie again engaged
the attention of the nagnates, this being
brought up n the report of the conlmitte tee
appointed by the league and the submission
OF the statement OF Colonel Rogers of the
result of the legal proceedings AZ Chicago
in the suit brought by the Indiana polls
pitcher. This was thrown out of court or,
a technicallty. a committee of three was
appointed, consisting of Messrs. Young
Soden and Freedman, to fight the equity
suit brought at Trenton by Rusie This
IS an attack on the reserve rule.
The Schedule.
The seasons schedule was adopted last
night. Washington opens at home, April
ID with Brooklyn. AS predicted in this
column. the Senators will play at Cincin.
natl Decoration day. Fourth of July they
play at Chicago. The only holiday games
at home will be with Louisville, September
q. Labor day. The schedule of games a,
home follows:
With Brooklyn-April %. %. "a; Angus,
II, 13, IA
With Boston-April %, 80; May L. July
81: August =, 3.
With New York-May 3, 4. 5; June a
-. %.
With Baltimore-May 10. II, II: July 2s
-. 30.
With Chlcago~une 2, 3, 4; August 10
90. q.
With Cleveland-June 5, T. s; September
s. o. 10.
With ST. Louis-June o, 10, II; August &C.
21, 2S.
With Pittsburg-June IL, IA, 15; August
81; September 1. 2.
With Louisville-June 1G. II. IS; Septem-
ber 4. 6. q.
With Philadelphia-June q, %, %; Au-
gust 8, 10. IL.
With Cincinnati-August %, "a. 25; Sep
tember IL, Ii, IA.
Washington Abroad.
AT New York-April g. q, 23: Septem-
Der "A. p, q.
At Boston-May 6. Z, S: august IL. II. IS.
At Pittsburg-May 13, IA. Is; July II, 13,
II.
At Cleveland-May &c. II. IS; July s. 10, II.
At Chicago-May 20. %. %; July 4. 3. 5.
AT st. Louis-May "a -, 26; July u, "a,
%
At Louisville-May q, IS, %; July 10, 20,
II.
AT Cincinnati-May 80, 81. 81: June 1; July
Is. IT. IS.
At Philadelphia-June %. %. 80; septem-
ber 20, u, ~.
At Baltimore-July 1, 2, q; September ~,
80; October 2.
AT Brooklyn-August 4. 6. :: September
16 II. IS.