The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-12

Baseball magnates OF the National and
American leagues will hold the centre OF
the stage in this city during the week,
Beginning tomorrow with special ses-
sion OF the National commission there
will be two and three meetings every day
for the remainder OF the week. Several
cases OF minor Importance are on the
commissions docket.
II is likely that the case OF Jimmy Sc
bring, now manager OF the Williamsport
club OF the outlaw Tri-State League, and
under contract TO the Chicago National
League club for the seasons OF 1906 1907
and 1903. will be taken up.
4ebring maintains that he has Chica-
COS permission TO manage the Williams
port team during 1906. He recently signed
Bob Unglaub. who is under reserve TO the
Boston Americans. for Wilamsport
President Ban Johnson, of the American
League, will ask that Sebring be black
listed. The commission will meet tomor-
row at IL o'clock I'm the office OF the Ma
sional League I'm the st. James building.
On wednesday the schedule meetings OF
the two leagues will be held. The Amerl-
cans will assemble at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. where 30 much baseball history
has been made The Nationals will meet
Harry Puiliam, OF the National League,
and Ban Johnson first compared the
drafts OF their schedules in this city. two
weeks ago they have worked hard 10
cut out some OF the conflicting dates that
appeared at that time So well have they
fulfilled their tasks that there are now
only twenty-four conflicting dates as tho
schedules are framed Yeady for adoption
by the two leagues. O
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when there is patronage enough in the
Windy City for two games. In this city
the Giants and the Highlanders will clash
only four times ST. bottis VIII have six
conflicting dates. Philadelphia three and
Boston two.
Several managers will be on hand with
lines OF spring offerings In players. Not n
club I'm either league would refuse to do
business IL its team could be strengthen
ed. and several deals that have been
banging Are will probably be pat through
Contrary to the announcement made
there will be no meeting OF the Joint rules
committee Of the two leagues before the
magnates meet. President Pulliam says
the National Leagues committee has not
been called together and will not be until
after the playing schedule has been adop-
ted. President Johnson has called a meet
ing of the Americans committee for
Wednesday
Notwithstanding all the winter talk
over proposed changes In the playing
rules. II Is now certain that there will be
no tampering with the rules as they now
stand. Barney Dreyfus Of Pittsburg;
Charles Murphy OF Chicago OF the Ma
tionafs committee. have already an
nounced that they are opposed 10 any
change. Ned Hanion OF Cincinnati the
other member, thinks the pitcher ought 10
be moved back couple OF feet but won't
press his idea.
OF the Americans committee. Clark
Griffith wants to amend the foul strike
rule so that balls falling foul in the
stands or over the fences shall not be
called strikes. Connie Mack OF Philadel-
phia, favors amending the rule so that n
foul hit that goes straight back over the
cstcher's head shall not be called n strike.
Mack gives lucid explanation OF the de-
crease in batting