New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14
GOOD BASEBALL SEASON
National League Reports 81 ,98R, $50
Paid For admissions.

TIE championship pennant OF the Nationa!
League CT her 500 pay for it, was fornaly
presented 70 President Brush OF the Giants al l'e
annual meeting Of lie National League Of Profess
s;onal Baseball Clubs yesterday. The flag 'ha'
-rw ~ for ne New-York National team next
season will set forth to all. most Of whom k'o"
= already that local players won in the season
Of 1893 the honor OF being the champions LOT u'e
season Of 1875. =
The anal reDor: Of Nick Young. as chairman OF
She National League reduction debt committee
originally SIS cco. received snd approved Inc
debt is now completely wiped out. For ms SCI
vices Ut Young received substantial Christmas
present
The meeting % the directors OF the league wa
held iu the headquarters in the 81. James anu
TIE routine business &c examining the annual re
ports Of the president secretsr and treasurer a.
-nree functions being united in the personaI'! u u
{ tuiliam, was taken up. At the regular ihee'".s
me clubs were represented as follows: Ne"-io A.
joan Z. Brush president. and Fred hno"Ies, 50
Te,4ry: Brooklyn Charles II. Eb5etts' Fts
e.d '%eG" Hanlon. ma mayer; Boston, a H. 1ou.i''
president. and William Conant; Chicago JONI
IIl.t PRESIDENT Cincinnati August feIl'iH.', p9'
GENT. Max FIeschmann and Mayor JuII]s ieisci
i.ann: Philadelphia ". Is. SnettsAne president
ana u l. ROY Reeves: Pittsburg. Barney Drey-
fuss president President +. de u ROBINSON oL
s. Louis was unable 10 be present on account OF
lie illness Of his wife
-p,esi5ent Harry Pullla1n and the present board
Of directors Presidents Brush. Sode1. Hart and
lJreyfuss-were unanimously reelected The board
q. directors announced that the presidents report
showed the season OF 1904 was the most successful,
particularly III Il monetary way, in the history Of
lie league. The report gave the total amount re-
ce.Eel Tor paid admissions il the season as ST.
s-fs2
A good feeling toward the rival big league was
shown. The proposition for post-season series of
games with the American League viii unques-
tOlaly be adopted in form or another. said
o!e u rEe representatives. Garry Hermann. of
lie proposition. and he Will have many supporters
when lla question comes up The proposition adj
Natr-o uE JoAn J. Taylor, OF the American League,
that each team play the team in the other league
CC'1It .lE the same place at the conclusion of the
general se}les-that Is. the first in the National
Lea=-e iiaA the winner in the American League,
TIE second tile second and down the line
COes rli meet with general favor. The counter
proposition i 10 give general post-season series,
lie Western teams Of The National League play
Is me Eastern teams Of the American League,
ana .ae Eastern teams OF the National League
League. This would mean that the National
League would reduce the Old schedule OF 154
games possibly 10 l4'. as adopted by the Ameri-
II seemed 10 be agreed that notwithstanding the
agitation the abolition OF the foul strike rule il
Mi piooaa-E be retained another year Nothing
definite VIII be done about rules. except the APP
p0ilJmen- Of a rules committee. which will con-
Ter win the American committee next spring.
The league agreed TO give 4 hearing to-day TO
Howard tIrlihths. representing the National As
ISOLATION Of Minor Leagues, the proposition of
raising the drafting price in certain classes from
E5) 10 1880 The meeting convenes again at noon
so-day.
Eutre manager of the New forks when they be-
came famous as the Giants Mr.. Mutrie is de-
he has bad hard struggle Of late TO support his
wife and invalid daughter. and yesterday the
daughter died; He IS to have ber~aft at the
German Club Rooms. Stapletcn, Staten leland, on
January IS.