The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-27
NO CONFLICTING
DATES IN new
YORK THIS YEAR
American League Schedule for
Season of 1908 Adopted
by Magnates.
ONE PROPOSED CHANGE
IN LEAGUE RULES
Authority May Be Given Umy
pire to Rub Gloss Off
Balls. ~.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2z.--The Ameri-
can League season will be launched
April Ia. Philadelphia opening at New
York. Washington at Boston, st. Louis
at Cleveland and Detroit at Chicago,
the latter series bringing together the
present and past champions. The
schedule calls for 154 games. There are
no conflicting dates in New York this
year, and only seven during the season,
The schedule was formally adopted
yesterday, as was the official list Of
games of the National League, which
will be announced late today.
Aside from adopting it's schedule and
going through routine business, Moth
ing of Importance vas transacted at
the National League session, held at
tho Waldorf-Astoria The American
League magnates held their confab at
the Breslin.
After adopting its playing dates the
Ban Johnson forces appointed a COM
nittee of three, consisting of Frank
Farrell, of New York; Benjamin Shibe,
of Philadelphia. and Owner Sommers,
of Cleveland, to confer with a joint
committee of the National League in
reference to any changes in the playing
rules.
Though numerous suggestions AVE
been made. one of them to give a oat-
ter his base on three balls, no radical
changes arc expected. The American
League committee will carry to the
joint session today a recommendation
that the pitchers be prohibited from
rubbing the gloss off the ball in play,
delaying the anne.
Those present at the National League
meeting yesterday afternoon were
President Pulliam. Secretary Heydler,
George Dewey. of Boston; Henry w.
Medicus and the two Ebbets-pere and
fils-of Brooklyn; Charles Murphy. OF
Chicago; Garry Hermann. of Cincin-
natl; w. j. Shettsline, Roy Reeves and
Edwin Hyneman, of Philadelphia;
Stanley Robson. of st. Louis, n w.
II. Locke, of Pittsburg. The New York
club was not represented. Secretary
Knowles was busy seeing a party Of
players consisting of Mathewson, Dew
lin, Wiltse, Seymour and Hannifan off
for Texas. The only thing lone at the
meeting was to listen to reports of
committees and adopt the schedule.
There was a piano in the room where
the magnates met, and just before the
proceedings began Harry Pulliam and
Hermann played a duet called
peace"
The American Leaguers on hand
when that organization went into ses-
sion at the Breslin were President
johnson, John e. Bruce, of st. Louis,
who acted as secretary, and these club
representatives: John l. Taylor, Of
Boston; William Yawkey n f. J..
Navin, of Detroit; 9. w. Sommers, of
Cleveland; Ben Shlbe. of Philadelphia:
Robert Hedges and G. J. McDiar1nid,
of st. Louis. and Frank Farrell, Of
New York. The Chicago Club was not
represented. The American Leaguers
did not have much to do, either. Tho
schedule was adopted and Johnson APP
pointed a new rules committee, consist
ing of Shibe. Sommers and Farrell.
This trio met last night and is to report
to the league today. Frank Chance, of
the National League rules committee,
left for Chicago yesterday, but left his
proxy with Pl1liam. who is also a menu
Der. Billy Murray. of Philadelphia, the
third member, arrived yesterday, but
none of the committeeman of either
side seems to know whether any rule
changes will be adopted. There prob
ably will be some discussion of the
rules by both leagues today.
The American League decided to hold
all its meetings hereafter in New York,
instead of holding one in New York
and one in Chicago.