Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-04
BASE: BALL.
AMERICANS
 TREATED WELL
The New York American Team Get Good Holi- day Dates-No Club to Play in Ridgewood.

New York, March 4.-lhe A>o" York Americans have received lloeral treatment in the championship scneo- 1l1.. of the American league publlshea this morning. Griffith's men open tha season here on April If with tne chaurpion Bostons, with whom they piay a series of three games. On Dec. oration day they will have the locai fiela entirely to themselves, piayliig the tPhiladelphias both morning anu afternoon.
 On the Fourth of July the Ameri- cans will be in Philadelphia, the Quakers again being the attracInoh here in two games on Labor day. ihe schedule consists of 154 games, Wltn three western trips. the season open ing on April If and closing on Octo Der 1O
 There will be eleven conflicting dates in the borough of Manhattan, 1 the Americans and Nationals both playing here on May 26, 2T, 2S, July 26 30, September 3, 5-5 Labor day), | IT, 20 and 27. The National league schedule will be published to-day. Chairman Hermann of the National Baseball commission handed down his l decision in the Ridgewood case yes- terday. As previously outlined, Hermann ruled that the New York Americans could not play Sunday games on the Long Island grounds. 1 The verdict. when it had been care 1 fully scanned by baseball men of 1 both big leagues caused considerable
 comment and not little disaDpoint-
 nlent It was the consensus that it 1 would be the finish of the present l makeup of the commission and that
 Hermann would be forced to resign l in favor of a non-partisan.
 ! The fact that Hermann is Ma l tlional ieagua man was cited by the ] American leaguers as the reason why { the ruling was made, and 1t was free l ly stated. that before the coming sea-
 son opens there w1ill be a peck of ] trouble for some persons involved ill ! this memorable tangle. From what l three National league men ssaid last night it will not be at all surprising 1 if the Ridgewood matter is revived in 1 the National league itself and put to ! q vote.
 One Of the best informed baseball 1 sharps who is in touch with the af.
 fairs of both leagues said last night
 that at least five if not six National l league clubs were in favor of over.
 ruling the Brooklyn clubs protest. A 1 western magnate said: 4a
 The Brooklyn clubs protest and I Herrnann's decision will cost the Ma. ! tional league at least S5O,OOO. It was poor business to set such a financial 1 plum aside'
 l At the National league meeting at 1 the Victoria hc1el John T. Brush put l in bill of $30,000 against the organ
 izatiQn as "a whole. consisting o1 field and $8.000 paid out in salaries ] to Davis and Jones. the players re. 1 gently awarded to the Chicago Amer. icans, not only by the national com mission but nlso by a special commit. 1 leo of the National league.
 The National league adopted ths playing rules and made some change
 in the constitution, ore of which pro
 fihits Il club from being sold without
 the unanimous consent of the league Another will prevent exhibition games
 with Independent clubs which max
 enH'a"e players suspended by the Ma
 ticnal league.
 Max FIeischmann is responsible fol
 n rule which will cut out the Dresen
 tat'on of gifts to players on the bal
 held. The rival schedule conmitfen, were wrestling all day and did no
 reach hnal agreement until 6 o'clock : The American league men. held !,
 meeting last night at which they rati
 ned the playing dates and the rules