The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-03
BIG LEAGUE SCHEDULE
FOUR EASTERN AND WESTERN
TRIPS FOR THIS YEAR
New York and Pittsburg, Contrary to
Usual Custom, Will Play Sunday
Games While Abroad This Sum-
mer-HOIiday Games as They Are
Provided in the Schedule.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March Very lit
tie was done during the short morning
session of the big league magnates,
and they did not really get down to
business until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The entire afternoon was occupied, but
the session was of a perfunctory char
acter, and there were no sensational
developments.
The time was devoted wholly to max
ing changes in the rules and adopting
the schedule of games. The majority
report submitted by James A. Hart
and A. ]. Reach was slightly amended,
most of the changes being included in
the minority report submitted by Ed
ward Hanlon, of Baltimore. The
changes were adopted unanimously.
Most of them were verbal and of a
minor nature. The more important were
made to conform to the new rule rela-
tive to the suppression of rowdyism
or the field. The most important
change was the new rule submitted
for rule 81, which reads as follows:
The umpire shall perform all the duties
devolving upon single umpire except Civ
ing decisions on first. second and third
bases and deciding points of play in run
ming such bases which shall devolve upon
the assistant umpire, except regards
third base when any other base is occupied
by base runner, in which event the UNI
pire shall decide all points OF play arising
1900
umpires to assist advise each other in
rendering any decision when asked by the
other umpire.
To rule 81, which relates to the sus-
pension of player, there was added a
provision that the term of suspension
shall not exceed three days, including
the day Of removal.
Section was added to rule 81, as fol-
lows:
The umpire shall Immediately after
the suspension of player give the
president of the league a full statement
of the facts to the cause for the sus-
pension. In fragrant cases he shall re-
port to the president by telegraph.
After the playing rules had been re-
vised, the league adopted the schedule
as prepared by President Young. The
schedule differs from that of former
years in that the clubs make four East
ern and Western trips instead Of two,
as formerly, and that New York and
Pittsburg will play on Sunday while
abroad. The season opens April 10, and
closes Oct. Is
The schedule provides for holiday
games, two on each day, as follows:
Decoration Day-Chicago at Boston, Gin
cinnati at Brooklyn, Cleveland at New York,
Louisville at Philadelphia, st. Louis at
Washington. Baltimore at Pittsburg.
Fourth of JulyaBoston at New York,
Washington, St Louis at Pittsburg Louis
vile at Cincinnati Cleveland at Chicago.
Labor Day-Washington at Boston, New
York at Brooklyn, Baltimore at Philadel-
phia, Pittsburg at Chicago, Cleveland at
Cincinnati. st. Louis at Louisville
No other business was transacted,
and a recess was taken until o'clock
In the evening.
The night session was called at s O'Clock
and lasted until Ills, when the meeting adj
lourned sine die to meet next in New York
city. 1t was decided that there be no more
banquets at annual meetings The league
will not employ an official organ for 1898.
1t was resolved as a mark of respect to
The memory of the late Charles H. Byrne that
the existing vacancy in the national board of
arbitration. occasioned by his death, be not
filled until terminated by limitation.
An agreement pertaining to the regulation
of conduct on the ball field was signed by all
members excepting Andrew Freedman of
New York Who was absent. The agreement
was as follows:
In the interest of reform upon the ball
field and to prevent rowdyism ungentle-
manly conduct and unnecessary contention
by ball players, l agree to instruct my man
ager and agree that he shall instruct his
players that no decision of an umpire or as
sistant umpire whether right or wrong just
or unjust, shall be questioned or disputed
by player on my team during the schedule