Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
THE DIAMOND.
TWO LEAGUES
 TO COMPETE
National League Decides to Play a pOst Season Series Hereafter Fitzpatrick Gut OI HO.yOke.
Out Ot hO.yOke.

New York. Dec 15.--The meeting of the National League of RtoIesslonaI Baseball Clubs was conciuued aL tne Yictor1a hotel yesteruay alter 2 two days sesslon. Tie dalegaTes. got around eariy and cleanea up consider able important business beL0ge reaen- ing aia aa, ournment. As outLned yes terday, the league. by a unanimous yote decioed to pay Il n0st-seasOn of ganes next fall with the American Ieague for the worlds championship. The pennant winners of the two big leagues must cross bats under the control and management of the com- mission, the highest baseball courL which is composed of E. B. Johnson. F. c. Pulliam and August Hermann Tt is generally believed that the series will De limited to seven games, the first to begin not later thtrns October 10.
 The National league schedule next year will consist Of 154 gaines, not 140 as recommended by the American league at the recent conclaTe in Chi cago. The delegates discussed this point at length, and in view of the. prosperity enjoyed by the league last season 1t was finally decided to make. no change According to the resolu- ton passed, the president. who win draft the schedule, will be instructed to start the champion ship race as near April 15 as possible, and to wina 1t up not later than October 8, in order to permit the playing of the pest-sea- son games.
 The annual resolutions to suppress r0wdyism, which, however, usually declines to be squelehed, were passed with much feryor. If the club own CTS will refuse to pay their players lines this new rule may do some good:
 Amy player removed bE an umpire for a violation of the playing rnles dilrinp the season of 1905 shall be fined SIG by flIe president of the. seagua for each dffense. In addition thereto the player shall be suspended, said suspension to carry ? fine lof S10 for each additional day, and the amount of the whole fine must pc paid by the treasurer of the league within five days.
 The Philadelphia players were turn- ed over to tIle new Phi iladel Dniaa Bafl company, represented by William Shettsline and LeRoy Reeves, who in eidentally made TWO deals for players before the meeting broke up, he tirst was with Pittsburg. by which the lat ter club surrenders First Baseman
 Bransfeld. a star player; Kru-- ger, q fair all around man, aaad Harry Mccormick. the outielder, who began last season with .AIcGTaw's team, in exchange for Howard,,a coming star. who WAS drafted by Philadelphia from Omaha this fall.
 Pittsburc had 10 let Bransfleld go. The big first basernan took d punch at Hans Wagner one day last snm- mer in the dressing room, and that settled it. He will be tower of strength to the Philadelphias, who will again bo amnaged by Hugh Duf- fy The second deal put through in- volved the trading of Pitcher s'Chic'' Fraser and Third Baseman Wolverton to Boston, in exchange for Pitcher Pittenger. who will wear a. Quaker uniform next season Fraser recently Threatened to retire in order to run q club of his own in the west, but m engagement iu Boston may cause him to change his plans
 Another deal was closed by the Pittsburg and Cincinnati clubs by which the former gave up Catcher Phelps for Catcher ''Heinie' Peitz. a veteran who is wanted in Pittsburg to handle the bunch of young pitch CTS corrailed so far by Fred CiaIke.
 Tn but one respect was there any conflict with the American league.
 The National Association of Minor Leagues was represented by their counsel. Howard Grit1ths, who asked the same concessions from the Ma tional league that were refused by the American league last week.
 The National league voted in favor of the amendments proposed by MT Griniths, which related to the number of players that each club may draft and the price to be paid for them, to wit: Glass AA,. S1,5O0, one player: Glass A, $1,000, one player; Class E. S750. two players; Glass c, S60D, no limit; Class D, $40O. no limit.