The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-12
FOR 4 LONGER UORLWS SERIES.
American Lca=uNS "a Declares Itself --l.c<iS-
IatIWn on Pos DOTcI Games.

CHIrAGu. Dee. H. With enough prominent
baseball men crescent 70 change beyond recog-
milton the entire makeup Of every club in the
American League the session Of the magnaies
of that organization this afternoon was barren
Of deals Of am description. Every club
representative was in "A receptive mood, but
there was nothing TO receive.
4 the meeting Of the board of directors
the action oil President, Johnson ia filming
the Cleveland team $40 for delaying n game
in Detroit last summer was sustained The
Detroit club refused to take the money. how
ever. and 10 was leit for johnson 10 admins
ter a cenSure 10 the cleveland team for its
dilatory action. \ new rule will hs made TO
cover such cases. Cleveland declared it was
being u~njustly treated. although il did II Z
deny dela ing the game. Cleveland declared
that other teams IN the league have used the
same tactics time and again and have not
teen punished
suggestion from the National len gIs
that The worlds series hereafter consist Of
nine games instead o. seven MAS rlyOrlblt
received aud the maRnates. With one eX-
~ceptiOn. voted for the change She Sug-
gestiOn for a change Was originated ~ pTes,-
dent Murphy Of the National leagIP team.
Another TO represent the league
in the annual session of the rules committee
viii be- selected tomorrow. This
will be instructed to make every Effort to
enact legislation which viii 10 away with the
nave been foulpd into tho grand stand or to
other lOCaljie viii be used again on their
rrtuTn. Ihr"e Lpw balls must he provided
at the opening OI a gump AMI The other ones
necessary max tee thO,r which have seen pre-
vinus service.
\ change in the con~t hutton regulating the
playing OF posi- poned glmPS was passed
unanimously. IL provides thai all R1mes
postponed in the first series must be played
on the first or succeeding day Of the second
series. Snd thrt all most pCned' games Of the
second and third series must be contested ON
the next day or days of the same series.
President John loa iuupired into the sense
OF the meet ing regarding the expected petiticn
oiihc American ASsOrin - ion for y goothpld In
chicago. A. woS anticiO9ted the maRnBteS
were unanimously opposed 10 the proposed
invasion. They inst rnCt ed their chief to tell
the minors that there would be positively
no American Nssoci1tipn show her" next
-ummer or any other tine. The Class \
represent atiV"s are eSDeCt 81 here tO-norr0w.
President JOIN son read his annual report.
showing that last season was the prize enc
in American League annals. fna nC lily nd
otherwise. The report was unanimously
approved. The president gave his reason
for the appointment Of an American Lea que
schedule committee. saving the National
League had esta blished the precedent ct Is
New York convention.
The clubs were represented as follows
Chicago Charles \. ComlSkey and e. \. Fred
cricks: Detroit. Frank j. NaVln: Washington.
Thomas &, NOyeS; 81. Louis. r. J.. Hedges and
John y. Bruce: Philadelphia. Ben +. Shlbr: New
York Frank J. Farrell: Boston. John l. TaylOr'
Cleveland. Charles Somcrs and Z, ). Barnard