Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
EASTERN LEAGUE MEETING.
| Minor Organization VIII Not Conform
Entirely With National Body.

Only one Of the new playing rules adopt
ed this season by the National Base Ball
League will be accepted by the Eastern
League of Professional Base Ball Clubs in
the latters games this year. The spring
meeting of the Eastern League was held
yesterday at the Victoria Hotel, New York
city, and the new national rule which will
be enforced is that which curtails the old
custom of warming-up practice by pitch
ers during the progress Of game.
Under the old system there was no regu-
lation which prevented pitcher from
sending balls to a Daseman or any other
player for the purpose OF keeping his own
hand in trim at the beginning Of each in
ming. The rule that will now be enforced
compels pitcher to deliver the ball to
the batsman within twenty seconds from
tion at the plate. The pitcher is also pro-
hibited from delivering the ball to any
other player after the latter takes his place
III the box. For each violation of the rule
the pitcher will be penalized a ball.
President p T. Powers called the meet
ing to order yesterday, and the delegates
present were Edward G. Barrows. Toronto;
F. J. Leonard. Syracuse; James Franklin,
Buffalo; w. H. Draper. G. P. Cressy and
W. j. Murray. Providence; George w.
Sweeney, Rochester: u. C. Nicholson and
]. T. sherer, Montreal: P. H. Hurley,
Worcester. and Charles Seby and William
schedule of games this season will begin
on April %. and will consist of 1928 games.
At the conclusion of the meeting yester
day Mr. Powers said: Il think the present
trouble between the National and Ameri-
can Leagues will De Of ultimate good to
base ball. 1t is a case Of the survival of
the fittest. and when the war is over base
ball will receive another boom. The East
ern League is not taking sides in the mat
ter at all. We cannot be hurt, and We
are not bothering about having our play
ers grabbed by the American League"
Base Rail- Notes.
The general rain yesterday knocked out
the college and practice games.
Georgetown should have easy sailing this
season. Princeton i Is its strongest oppo-
nent. and the Tigers are fully Is per cent
under last years strength.
Capt Bill Everett is very well satisfied
with the Benning track He caught one
Of the long shots Tuesday and came out
ahead yesterday.
Jacklitsch and Breftenstein are going to
have conference and cut down their
names SO that they can be slowed away in
an ordinary piano box.
me chicago Tribune says that the Phila-
delphia American League team is strong in
the pitching department only. There is just
one more look coming to the Chicago Trib-
une. slsf =
Manager Selee thinks particularly well of
his new men. In Lee Demont, brother Of
Gene, he has an infielder who goes after
everything In sight and does not know
what 1t is to weaken
Billy Shindle, the Oriole third baseman
is now the manager and captain of the
Hartford team of the Connecticut League
Ortfielder Algie Mcbride signed a Gin
cfnnati National League contract yester-
day He played with the same team last
season.
Ban Johnson has announced the follow
Ing men for his umpires this season: John
Sheridan, John Haskell. Joe Cantillon and