The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-24
HAS RULE
THAT WOULD MAKE
BASEBALL FASTER
He Would Bar Infielders from
COnferring with Pitcher
During Game.
IT WOULD GIVE MORE
ACTION TO THE FANS
Two Major Leagues TO Have
Spring Meetings This Week
in New York City.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Barney Drey-
fuss. president of the Pittsburg Club!
has a suggestion for shortening games
and will submit it to the rules commit
tee. He does not believe in tampering
with either the ball or the pitchers
box n thinks the game is now short
enough.
Dreyfuss says: There is too much
dallying between the infelders and the
pitcher now. Let us have a rule pro-
hibiting any infielder from going I'D TO
the pitcher and engaging him in con-
%versation when either OF them want a
rest. 1t win be surprising how much
this win shorter the ordinary game.
The people don't want so much a
shorter game as they want to see ac-
ton all the way
President Garry Hermann. of the
National Baseball Commission. has
postponed the meeting OF the eommis-
sion, which was scheduled for today at
the Waldorf-Astoria, until tomorrow
noon. President Hermann. President
Harry PulliaTn, OF the National Gag
n President Ban Johnson, OF the
American League, the members Of the
commission, will tonight attend the
Monte Cross Inner In philadelphia.
h Inner will be rendered the former
shortstop of the Athletics, who will
manage the Kansas City Club next
season. by the Philadelphia Sporting
Writers Association.
The American League will meet to-
morrow at the Hotel Breslin ana the
National on Wednesday at The Wal
dorf-Astoria. Boil Pulliam and John
son have completed their schedule for
the playing season, and they Will be
made public after being adopted by the
leagues.
The meeting of the National Commits
sion promises to be a lively affair II
the discussion between Pulliam and
Hermann over the "un-American. Rus
sian blacklist resolution passed by the
minor leagues last fall, is taken up.
Both men have asked for an open meet
ing. There is a possibility that Pulliam
will carry out his threat to resign the
presidency of the National League il
he is not supported in his stand for
clean baseball. played fairly and
squarely above the table" Recently he
was quoted as saying. III professional
baseball can stand the blacklist / guess
| can" Later in a letter to a friend
Pulliam said: IF I am not supported
~ ny 2AHiAd L vi 0O VA VI LIS
Down and out Club next week."
While it is possible hat some be1ated
deals for players may be completed
during the meetings. it is the opinion
of baseball men that nothing of impor-
tance will be done. Two important
trades were made by National League
managers during the off season. One
was the trade by which Dan McGann,
Frank B~owerman, Bill Dahlen, George
Browne and Cecil Ferguson go to Bos-
ton in exchange for Fred Tenney, AL
%I3ridwell and Tom Needham. OF the
ex-Giants. Dahlen Is the only one that
has signed. and Tenney is the member
of the Hold Out Club from the Boston
end. The other transaction was the
sale by Pittsburg to Brooklyn OF Third
Baseman Tommy Sheehan. Nearly
every club in the league has tried to
purchase Arthur Holman from The Chi
cago Cubs during the winter, but Pres
ident Murphy and Manager Chance are
determined to hold on to their brilliant
utility man, even If he sits On the bench
all summer.