Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-10
SPORTS or ALL SORTS
National League Season Ex-
tended.
AFRAID OF AMERICANS
DE ORC RETAINS POOL CHAM
PIONSHIP.
Tennis Experts Meet at Tuxedo-Raecs
at New Orleans-Six Days
Cycle Race.

Instead of shortening their playing sea-
son. was expected the National League
magnates in session yesterday at New
York decided to increase their schedule
from 40 games to ia. This will bring
the close of the season up to between
October 10 and Is. Consequently there
will be no post-season games for the
worlds championship next year.
This action of the magnates caused
much comment among base ball men. 1t
was conceded that the series last fall
between the Boston and Pittsburg clubs
was the most interesting and important
that has been played in many years.
Therefore the action of the National
League people in practically wiping out
the series was looked on as a step back
ward by the old league.
The American League now holds the
worlds championship in base ball, and
it was freely said in New York that the
National League should make every eff
fort to regain it's lost laurels Instead Of
lodging the issue
The magnates passed a rule similar to
that in force in the American League
dispose of players services to any
other league unless every club valves
claim to the player.
The action of the league in 1engthening
luton in regard to the trading of players
is taken to be direct slap at President
Garry Hermann of the Cincinnati club,
who has been the biggest man in base
ball since the season closed and the play
ers retired to winter quarters. Herr
manns idea was to shorten the season
so that the National League clubs could
play on the American League circuit and
wee versa and to allow Il free Interchange
of players between the .wo leagues 1t is
evident that some of the magnates are
jealous of the prominence that Herr
mann has attained in base ball since he
bought the Cincinnati club.
The new board of directors were elected
for the ensuing year. 1t comprises A. Fl.
Soden of Boston, John T. Brush of New
York. James a. Hart OF Chicago and Bar
ney Dreyfuss of Pittsburg. The schedule
committee will be made up of Dreyfuss
Hart and Charles Fl. Ebbets of Brooklyn
Hart, Max Fleischman of Cincinnati and
Edward Hanlon of Brooklyn comprise
the rules committee and Garry Hermann
of Cincinnati, James Potter of Philadel-
phia and John T. Brush the committee on
constitution.
While the magnates were in session this
make deals for players if possible were
trying one another OUT. Several PROPOSE
lions were made, but not a deal was re-
corded John McGraw explained the stu
alton: we are all looking for good play
ers 1t appears to me that those who have
trades TO offer are no. handing out any
thing that anybody else wants There
are several men | would like to get but
the clubs that have them will not put a
price on the players, nor will they take
any player in exchange that l have to
offer For those reasons | do not think
that l will make deal at this meeting"
Manager Joe Kelley of the Reds tried
hard to induce Manager Selee of the Chi
caSo Cubs to let him have Pitcher Jack
IayIor in exchange for some of the ex-
ira material the Cincinnati club has on
hand- Selee refused to even consider an
ofrer. saying that Taylor himself was the
only one that had spoken of his leaving
Chicago.