Evening star., 1904-12-15

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got around early and cleaned up consider
| able important business before reaching an
adjournment The league, by unanimous
vote, decided to play post-season series
of games next fall with the American
League for the worlds championship.
Another Long Schedule.
The National League schedule next year
will consist of 154 games, not 140, as recon-
| mended by the American League at the re-
cent conclave in Chicago. The delegates
| discussed this point at length, and In view
of the prosperity enjoyed by the league last
season it was finally decided to make no
change According to the resolution passed,
the president who will draft the schedule,
will be instructed to start the championship
race as near April Is as possible and to
wind 1T up not later than OCTOBER 8, IN oroer
to permit the playing of the post-season
games. On this basis the American League
will have to play 154-game schedule, too,
although there has been strong desire for
shorter season. The two schedules, which
will be ready for adoption In February. will
lie as free from conflicting dates as Johnson
and Pulliam can make them.
The annual resolutions to suppress rowdy-
ism, which, however, usually declines to be
squelched were passed with much fervor
If the club owners win refuse to pay their
players fines this new rule may do some
good:
violation of the playing rules during the
season of 1905 shall be fined $40 by the pres
ident of the league for each offense. In ad-
diton thereto the player shall be suspend
ed, said SUSPENSION to carry fine of $40
for each additional day, and the amount OF
the whole fine must be paid by the treasurer
Of the league within five days
Players who call the umpire names or
kick against decisions, therefore, will not
only be elected from the games, but must
also pay fines amounting all the way from
so to 800. as the case may be. The new
rule should kill rowdyiSm beyond doubt
if the magnates themselves will enforce 1t.
But in times past the club owners. in the
excitement of "a campaign, have found as
much fault with the umpires as the players
have done. Only last season Angle Mo-
ran, competent umpire on the National
League staff incurred the displeasure or
one of the club owners, who wanted to par
him from the grounds. Result-Moran has
not been reappointed to the staff by the
president of the league. Neither has
Charley thinner been retained, but In ad-
dition to the veterans, Robert Emslie. Hank
has appointed William Klein and George
Bausewine, both crack umpires in the
American Association this year.
Deal for Players.
Hart of Chicago, Hanlon of Brooklyn and
Max Fleischmann of Cincinnati were reap
pointed members of the rules committee,
while the new committee on constitution
consists of Hermann of Cincinnati, Brush
OF New York and Ebbets of Brooklyn The
Philadelphia players were turned over 10
the new Philadelphia Ball Company, repre-
sented by William ShettsIine and LeROy
Reeves, who incidentally made two deals
for players before the meeting broke up.
The first was with Pittsburg. by which the
latter club surrenders First Baseman ht
Bransfield, star player; Kruger. 1air
all-around man, and Harry Mccormick, the
outfielder, who began last season with NC
Graw's team. In exchange for Howard:
coming star, who was drafted by Phiiadei-
phia from Omaha this fall.
AS a wind-up, the National Leaguers
played some clever politics at the expense
of their rival, the American League Some
time ago the National Association OF Minor
Leagues which embraces twenty-six sep
arate circuits $50 clubs and 800 ball play
ers extending from Maine to California,
asked the two big major leagues to revise
the national agreement so that the prices
for drafting players from the various minor
leagues under classficati ton, might be rais-
ed. At the American League meeting IN
Chicago last week the request was denied
forthwith the information being spread
that President Johnson would pull the
wires with Garry Hermann OF Cincinnati
SO that the National League men could do
likewise.
Up to It's Old Tricks.
AS the national agreement signed year
ago by the two big leagues and the asso-
cia ton Of minor leagues CANNOT De cndhseu
without a unanimous vote of the three par
ties involved the National League men.
taking advantage of the American Leagues
action decided to play smart game. Even
though they should espouse the cause of
the minor leagues it would amount to moth
ing, so at yesterdays session they decided
to champion the plea Of the minor leagues.
making friends Of them ALL and putting the
American League in the light OF an enemy
to the small fry of the base ball world. SO
the National League voted that the presl-
dent of that body. at the next meeting OF
the national commission, should have au-
thority to vote in favor of a new drafting
system, outlined by the minor league, as
follows:
In class AA leagues which means the
Eastern, the American Association and the
California League, the drafting price shall
be 81 500 for one player from each club In
class A the price shall be $1,000 for one
player; class b. $3.50 for two players from
each club; class c, 5000. with no limit as to
the number Of players to be drafted; class
| D, $400 also with no limit.
| 1t was also voted that the representative
of the National League should confer with
similar representatives of the American
| League and the minor leagues with a view
| of making necessary changes in the
| these three individuals meet, therefore, the
| National League and the minor leagues
will stand together for the reforms, while
| the American League must stand by its
| Chicago resolution or vote in favor of the
| new drafting scale, action that might
| possibly throw the National Leaguers into
| confusion.