New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
MORE BASEBALL DATES
GIaNTS OPEN 4BROID.
First Game at Polo Grounds -iprH
RroolIgn Begins at Home

A. N. second session Of the recg'ar sGrins h'ee
ing Of the National League Of Baseball Siuos ~
tho waldorf As;or a. yesterday. the playing Sei'o-
ule for the corning season was formally aoop''' 90
commended h4 tho schedule committee
r,c season VIII he open@d in conjunction with III"
American League on April and run 10 October q
The opening games vii D. played ia hr'"Ai> =,
r.ti,aselrl,ia Cincinnati and 81. Louis AS tom
YESTERDAY whes The American League scheaue
1sS announced. there are only htteen c"i'''''''~
dz.as and nom Of these viii occur n ihs city
Tho Giants VIII open the season Al Philadelphia
payine q fcur-S game series and from tleIe "'''
come hack 10 BROOKLYN. where Tho fans can So
,,,e home team in action for the first time inns
,..- . sort Of double opening. the flags VIII
fv over the Polo Grounds for the first time on
April - Hhen the Gia.s Vrii take the ied AGAINST
lie S,lpernas That ceremony over. Nctrra" men
VII tourney 10 Boston Il four-ga1ne series ana
Will not settle for regular run Al t'' foi'
Grounds ssn-il May 1 II viii be n short one now
ever as the team viii leave here for the hrS'
Western trip on MAY 10. opening with the Pirates
At rf+tsttlrE on the day Series with Cinelh-
naii ST Louis and Chicago viii follow IN oToef'
end the VIII get hack 10 the Polo Grounds on
June for four games with 81. Louis. The Chlcdgo
worlds champions VIII play here for the iTst ufhe
on June is The only holiday date for the Giants
al home is July !, when a double header VIII "e
plaved with Philadelphia New y ork VIII ne IN
R-ooklyn however fer TWO games on Memorial
pay while Labor Day viii find the team in Phila-
delphia
There will be a double attraction in the greater
CITY on April u, the Yankees will open at
American League Park and the Superbas at Wash
;nsfon Park, Brooklyn, against Boston The ST.
perbas will be home until April 2, when they
cross the bridge TO meet The Giants at The P"Io
Grounds They will start their first western
trip on May 10. going TO 81. Louis Tor tour
game series and following at Chicago, FfttsbuTS
and Cincinnati The Brooklyn team is well fixed
.n halliday dates as il will be at homo for double
headers on Memorial Day and Labor Day. Boston
T7ga \
4 ths S1lperbas VIII play two games at Boston
BROOKLYN and New York both have thirteen Sat
urdays home and twelve abroad, while Brook
lz-n has six Sunday games abroad TO New York's
five.
President P,lIIiam called me meeting or the Ma
tionaI LEAGUE to order Al / O'Clock and all the
clubs were represented. with the exception of New
York and St Louis in a discussion As 10 aldlnIs-
sion tickets for the coming season the league de-
cided that all tickets must bear the union label
resolution passed approving the action
taken hy the American League and the national
commission the question of the invasion Of ter
Ti7ory-
President Hermann Of the Cincinnati club Of
fered = new section 10 constitution take the
place Of section A.. The section reads fol-
lows:
Each club shall play twenty-five or more cham
pionship games with every other club il the
league 4 tie drawn game or game prevented
bv rain any other cause shall be played Oft
the same ground on which scheduled, during
the same series or any S4bsequefi ser1ts- Ine
exer. I'll Of the series 0f games scheduled have
ended and such game remains UT7-
plaved. then such game shall, y possible. he
plaNed of the grounds of The opposing Cluh,
on a date 10 be determined by the said club
Tho meeting was adjourned O'Clock subject
10 rlse call Of the Chair
Tic American League held short meeting At
the Hotel Breslin. President Johnson said that
nothing Of Importance was done.
The joint rules committee Of the two leagues met
a the Hotel Breslin ~ , o'clock. Benjamin shibe
acted chairman and Harry c. Pullian secre-
tsry- The other members present were {. ". SOM
and William Murray and = J. Donovan from the
: National League
NJ Murray moved that the words except the
pitcher she word player in the third line
~ rule "A. section !. he stricken out. This was
rofore prevented anyore from soillrE d new bali
except tire PITCHER AS the rile stands the
pitcher may not rub the ball the ground
or any portion OF his uniform to soil il.
NJ Murray also offered AZ addition ~
rule s.. section Z. defining . sacrifice hit. The
new addition reads follows ''LAl sacrifice
HIT shall also be credited a hatsnlan who. when
cut when only is out hits q
fy helI that * caught nut results in = being
scored
The national commission ended its labors and
ad1ourned subject the call Of the chairman by
discussing and passing amended rules relating 10
the purchase and sale OF major league players
which were introduced at the January meeting
The amended rules are Nos. a. 81 and 81 Rule
$. however, Is applicable players purchased
in 1e37. hut affects all purchases made in 1875