Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-12
BASEBALL.
Both Leagues Will Be-
gin Season on April "a.
And Each Agrees on a Schedule
Calling for 154 Games.
East-Ws, Open in Ea.. and West in
the West.

Cincinnati, O., Jan. 1.-THE baseball
season will open, Friday. April IA. and
close on either Oct. or s, the sched-
uIc OF the National and American
Leagues each providing for 154 games.
This much was decided, today. by
Presidents Pulliam Of the National
League and Johnson Of the American
League, after conference at the hotel.
where Pulliam Is still confined to his
bed. They have been named as sched-
ule committees for their respective
leagues and the conference. today. was
simply preliminary to the arrangement
Of the schedule.
The Eastern clubs will play in the
East and the Western in the West at
the start, although the complete ar
rangemcnt is yet to be settled. 1t had
heretofore been announced that the
American League would play l4o
rames. but today's conference nxeu
total Of 154 games for each league.
Chairman Hermann during the al
ttrnoon. denied any intention OF re-
signing at the present time.
Cincinnati, o.. Jan. IA sensation
was caused. "Wednesday. by the an
n,yuncement that August Herman.
president Of the Cincinnati Climb. Will
resign as chairman Of the National
baseball commission. All the baseball
men now here are trying to prevail up
on hir, to reconsider his 6e termination
10 resign. Mr.. Herman has announc-
ed. however. that he is through with
the national commission and will not
Th.s win
men are particularly anxious for Mr..
Herman not to resign but if he insists
tney say they want John r. Brush.
president OF the New York Nationa.
League team to succeed him. 1t is
thought that Mr.. Brush will accept the
position. An effort will also be made to
have minor league representation Oil
the commission IN which event either
Geo. Tebeau or Howard Griffiths and
one more minor league men. possibly
Pat Powers may be admitted TO the
commission.
The consideration OF the Taylor case
has been postponed and it will be taker
ur in Chicago on a date to be fixed by
Herman.
The national commission adjourned. to
day Besides deciding to investigate TIL
Jack Taylor case. the commission adopted
several verbal changes in the nationa
agreement, and referred to the Nationa
and American Leagues for further con
sj,leration the demands of the Nationa
Association of Minor Leagues for an in
crease in the price Of drafted players.
Other changes in the agreement aboh
which there was no contest were accept
cd by all concerned.
The following proposed changes in tn
national agreement. sustained by the com
mission were endorsed by the executive
board Of the national association.
The commission shall have the power t
fine clubs and players as well as leagues:
In case of changes In circuits the club
whose cities are appropriated shall be re
iIDOurSed for losses as well as the league
whose territory Is annexed.
Players drafted by major league am
then defaulted on shall first be made sub
before they are returned to the club from
which they were taken. No purchase q
players will be allowed until after IN
extreme emergencies. the rational com
mission and the national board OF the ma
tional association to determine II Sucl
emergency exists.
against teams on which there are player
who are under suspension by the bit
leagues or the national association:
Changes in the jOr league circuit
were predicted by Chairman Hermann
OF the national commission. in an inter
view. today.
The national board OF arbitration whicl
decides cases affecting minor league clubs
was in session all the afternoon and: to
night. II anno,irced a number of decisions
among them being:
NV, Ncycs. granted release from New
~ p. Salm. claimed by Augusta Ga.
awarded to Corsicana.
r. Z. McHale. awarded to Norwich.