Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-12
THE DIAMOND.
THE MINORS
 ARE IGNORED.
Bif Leagues May Pass Their Propositions By -- Other Gossip About The Players and The Game. k <

Cincinnati, O., Jan 12.-Garry Herr mann will remain for some time to come, at least, chairman of the Nation al base ball commission, notwithstand- ing the stories of his intended speedy resignation that popped forth from the effervescing and overloaded atmos- phere of the Laughery club after Tues day nights meeting.
 II nm not going to resign said Ms Hermann last night. President John- son of the America league and myself were talking at the club about matters and things and said to him that my other business affairs were continually demanding more and more of my time and 1t might be that I would have to quit my position as chairman of the base ball commission on that account in time. Somebody overheard my re- mark, misconstrued it and spread his version broadcast. The chairmanshll certainly carries with 1t lots of work and annoyance, but I am not going to resign at present" .,.s., ..s.....
 President Johnson and President Pulliam yesterday afternoon in Pull liam's sick room at the St Nicholas Hotel, arranged the opening date for the season as April 14. and the closing will be either October 5 or 8. In about ten days a meeting will be held to further consider the schedules. It is certain that 154 games will be sched> tiled.
 ''There is no possibility of conflict on the schedule,' said Johnson. Hermann Is not going to resign the chairmanship," said Johnson. eve won't let him. He did tell me that he would do something of the kind. but l laughed at him and told him If he did would brand him as a quitter.
 Pulliam says he expects to be able to go to New York on Friday.
 The meeting closed Tuesday night in a manner entirely unsatisfactory to the minor league delegates. The minors fully expected that decision would be given on their proposed amend ments to the national agreement by which the limit of players drafted was 10 be cut down and the prices to be paid for such players raised, but after much deliberatiOn the commission merely suggested a number of changes iu the national agreement to which the minors agreed and then announced tLat the final vote on these changes and the changes desired by the mipoys would be acted upon when the Nation al and American leagues meet in New York late in February or early ir March. Previous to this the minors had voted against the adoption of thu amendment offered to the nationa agreement by President Ban Johnson of the American league by whicl major leagues were to be limited tt the purchase of four or five player: each year from the minor leagues.
 The changes suggested for the na tional agreement and concurred In b! the minor leagues concerned the finin: of clubs and players for violating th' rational agreement, changing th' drafting season except in emergencies and few minor additions to rules nov in existence.
 The case of Pitcher Jack Taylor Wal called and upon the suggestion O Chairman Hermann the charge o Taylor having thrown games in the fal of 1903 will be investigated at spe cial meeting of the commission to b held in Chicago soon. The matter o adopting rules for the worlds cham pionship series next fall was nO touched upon.