The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE DATES
BASEBALL SCHEDULE ADOPTED AT
THE NEW YORK MEETING.
Season to Open April rs and Close
Sept. 27-Few Dates Conflict with
the American League.

T.
Baseball League met to-day to prepare for
the opening of the playing season. Presi-
dent Pulliam was in the chair and those
present included John T. Brush and Fred
Knowles, of New York: James Hart, Of
Chicago; Barney Dreyfuss and w. H.
Locke. of Pittsburg; Ned Hanlon, Charles
Ebbetts and Harry Vonderhorst. of Brook
lyn; Julius Fleischmann. of Cincinnati;
Frank De Hass Robson, of ST. Louis;
James Potter and Edwin 1. Hyneman, OF
Philadelphia, and A. II. Soden and w. HI.
Conant, of Boston.
The league adopted a schedule. The play
season will open on April Is with Boston in
Philadelphia, and Chicago in st. Louis, and
will close on Sept. q. one week earlier
than last year with the Eastern clubs in
the West. The East opens in the West on
June 1 with New York at Pittsburg. Brook
lyn at Chicago. Boston in Cincinnati and
Philadelphia in st. Louis. There are COM
paratively few conflicting dates between
the American and National League clubs.
Boston has no conflicting games. New
York two, Philadelphia five. Chicago four
teen and st. Louis six.
Colonel John 1. Rogers and A. j. Reach,
who. since 1883, have been identified with
the league in Philadelphia, made formal
speeches resigning from the league. Colonel
Rogers said he and his partner had been
in baseball for twenty years and left the
National League with much regret. He
said he was forced to retire because of
failing health. In closing he introduced
President Potter and Mr.. Hyneman. On
motion Of Mr.. Hart, Mr.. Rogers and Reach
were elected honorary life members of the
league. Mr.. Potter was chosen to succeed
Colonel Rogers as member or the COM
mittee on constitution. The league ac-
cepted the report of the playing rules COM
mittee presented by Mr.. Hart. The only
changes in last years league rules relate to
base lines and slight change in the rules
governing balks. The league will recon-
vene tomorrow.
The first annual meeting CT the American
League ever held in this city will begin to-
THE SCHEDULE.
Following is the National League sched-
ule:
AT Boston-Brooklyn: June 16. II, II; July
%, %, "a. 25: Aug. 5, s. Z. New York: May
"a 5; July 81; Aug L 8. T. 2S, q; 2s: p Phiis. b,
ssIRn'S sspt s. ADt r PttsSurs: W 4 May S1 ss e. s.
June Is. 19. 20, p: Aug. Is: II. Is Chicago:
Is, IA. Cincinnati: May q. 2. 23. 20; June
Il, Is, il. Is; June 2S. "a. Is; Aug. %, "a, 25.
At Brooklyn-Boston: April Is, %. 80;
May 1. 2. 8, 9: Aug. %. 81; Sept. l. New
York: April q, 22; May 6; July 20; a. 80 3d.
April %, "a. 25 q; May %. 80, 80; July "a
g. 20. Pittsburg: May q, q, %, Is; June
sS July q Aug u y u Il ChieagS gS % May
Cincinnati: May i6, IS, 10: %; June e e. 2. 2
Is; June Is. 10. 20. %; Aug. l5. II. Is.
AT New York-goston: April 2S "a, Is,
April Is, II, is, 20; May IL; Aug. S; Sept. I.
"a. z. p. m. Philadelphia: April %. 2s;
May z. s., 9; Aug; 5. 6; 2. 2s; 81, Pittsburg
Chicago: May 2S "a. IS; June IS, 49, 20, p;
Aug. %, "a, 25. Cincinnati: May II, Is. IA.
Is; June %. "a. 25; Aug. Is, II, Is. ST. Louis
May 2l, q, %. Is; June 80; July 1. 2; Aug.
IS; Aug. s. 10. IL: Sept. 2. g. 4. Brooklyn
May 2. 4. s. July 81; Aug. l. 8, 4, 26. 81 2S
New y York April se May i June lS III
May Il, 10, IA. IS: June %, a. .; Aug. p.
"A. %. Chicago: May 2, y %, 25: June so
July 1, 2; Aug. Is. II. Is. Cincinnati: May
St Louis: May 16. is. 10. 20; June 26. q.
20; Aug. 10, 20 p.
At Pittsburg-Boston: June 4. 5. 6: July
H. 49, ii Sept s S 49, r. rs 1s s8t Brooklyn *
p. New York: June l. 2, 3; July Is. 16,
II, IS; Sept. q. a. 26 Philadelphia: June
s. 8, 10; July 3, 4. 4. 6; Sept IL. Il, IA. Chi
cago: May 2, 4, 5. s; June Is, 16 Sept. Z, T.
g. g. Cincinnati: May T. s. g. II. 80 80: Sept
9 g. A. s. st. Louis: April D. %, 23 %; July
"a. 25; Aug. 10. q. S %.
At Chicago-Boston: June s, 8. 10; July
Is, 16. IL Is; Sept. "a, 26. "a BROOKLYN
June /, 2. 8; July II, II. 13 IA; Sept II, lS
IA. New York: June 4. 5. 6. z; July 4. 4, 5;
Sept; 10. 20: p. Philadelphia: June II. r.
13, IA; July z, s, 8; Sept. 15 Is. II. Pittsburg:
April 26; May 3; July 10. 20. 81; Aug. 4, s.
s. 9: Sept. s. Cincinnati: April q. %, 23
25; July %. "a, %; Aug. Is. %. 80. St. Louis:
Nay 80. 81; July 26, q. %, %; Sept. 2, 3, 4, s.
At Cincinnati-Boston: June |, 2. 8; July
T. s. 9. 10; Sept. II. 13. IA. Brooklyn: June
g. 8, 10; July T. 4, 5, s; Sept. "a, 26, q. New
York: June IL, r. 13. IA; July II, II, IA;
Sept. Is, 16 IL. Philadelphia: June 4. 5, g.
Z; July is. 1s 10; Sept. 10, 20 %. Pittsburgh
April is, II. IS. 10; May 10. 81: July 26. q
2s. %. Chicago: April q. 2S. %, 80; July
so. 81: Aug. l, 2, rs, "a st. Louis: April 20;
May 2, 3, 4, s; June 10; Aug. 8; Sept. s. Z, T.
At St. Louis-Boston: June II, II, 13. IA;
July A. 4, 5; Sept. 49, 20. % Brooklyn: June
4, 5, g. 4; July i6 is. 10; Sept. 15 16, IL New
York: June 5. 9, 10; July Z. 5, 9. 10; Sept
IL. 13. IA. Philadelphia: June 1, 2. 8: July
IL, IL. 13, IA; Sept. "a, 20. q. Pittsburg:
April a. 2S 30, 80; July 80, 81; Aug. l. 2