The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-09
BASED tIT.
National LcaguerS Assembling Here and
NAV AdOpt schedule at Present Meeting.

Members OF the National League began
assembling here yesterday for their annual
baseball meeting. which begins to-day Mt
the Victoria Hotel. Hermann of Cincinnati.
Drevfuss and Pulliam OF Pittsbnrn fanlon
and Ebbets OF Broot,rn. Hart OF Chicago and
Brush and Kuowle- OF New York. were all
about the hotel yesterday The principal
talk was that the League would made pro-
bounced departure from previous customs
and adopt a schedule at thi, meeting. Nithcr-
To the schedule has bocrn "a matter for con-
liberation and adoption at th. spring gather
ing o. the baseball Splons, aud IL adoption
at thil time means that the spring meeting
will BE- done away with The Schcdul" COM
mittee consists OF Dreyfus~, Hart and Ib5rt,
and they were In conference Yesterday on
the arrangement of the dates, according
TO those who said they knew what was going
on.
II will be war schedule said one Of
thc.e, that IA. good date. will be assigned
10 the most profitable citie-. something in
the nature OF "A Chllleng" to ~" American
League. and II will then be NJ to ~" American
League whether there hp conflict ing dates 4"
Thi-wa~ one view OF II but another Wa that
tho National League Wa not inviting war.
but simply adopting it, ,ch"dul" without my
Brush. when asked If the schedule WAS 10 be-
adopted at this meeting. replied. L don
know anything about it."
Manager MrGraw Of the Now Yorks said
he would certainly prefer to Omen ~" season
NJ home and the surmi-e was 'hnt New York
would opnn NJ home with Brooklvn. with
Philadelphia Mt homo with Ro-ton. ptt-hury
in Cincinnati and Chicago ia ~ Louis. Also.
the belief was expressed that thrr" would b"
Fourth Of july games in the Fast this year
instead o. those games being PLAYED on
trclv in the West, rs has been the case the
last three years
Nod IIanlon Of tho Rules Committee said
he knew OF no proposed changes IN the rules
TO ha considered Nc SayL IN" foul strike
rule has been n good thing for ia" gam" aud
good for tho spectators. md that IL will b.
retained Tint tho Executive Commute" win
be retained md no c~idcnt elected j. nov
thought to be moro likely than eyer. Brush.
for one, has expressed hm,ei ~ in favor
OF having At the head OF Affairs those who
have more than sentimental interest in ia"
game.
Secretary Knowles Of tho New York Base.
bali cub received word Yesterday from
Manager Willis of the Yale team that in case
Of a Il" between Yale and Princeton next
spring the deciding game would bo played ~
the Polo Grounds The Vale baseball schedule.
recently announced. said this gam" Wa t. b"
Ridge. but evidently this was mistake
In case Their" is no tie between Yale and
Princeton, Val" will play tho Crescent team
on the date provided for the third game.
June ~. An exhibition game between Yale
and the New Works may b" arranged There
may he cancellation in lale's schedule.
In which case the date VIII be given to the
New Works
There wcro other men besides National
League mon In town yesterday r roe
leading lights of the American League, John
son. kirovlr and Somcrs, were together M
tho Wnllorr- Astoria They are supposed TO
be- here watching Developments.