Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-27
SCHEDULES FOR NEXT
SEASON ARE HELD UP
New York's Vote Can Give
National League Increased
Dates or Cause a Tie.

PITTSBURG, Pa, January S.-At a
late hour last night the schedule COM
mittees of the National and American
leagues finished their work; rather, they
adjourned their meeting until the time OF
the regular schedule meeting, to be held
next month. It is not denied that they
have failed to come to any agreement
at least the New York owners have not
expressed themselves since Barney Drey-
fuss has started the shorter-game-sched-
ule idea
1t Is learned further that but three
clubs have committed themselves to the
154-game schedule. Pittsburg, Clncfn-
natl and Boston are for the short sched-
ule, while Philadelphia, Chicago, ST.
Louis and Brooklyn have declared against
it, with New York to hear from yet
Should New York choose to vote for
the 16S-game schedule 1t will make the
matter rather one sided-five to three
but should she choose to vote for the
154-game schedule 1t will make tie vote
at the meeting next month.
1t seems that the New York team has
the power to make the 16S-game schedule
good, for should the vote become so one
sided Pittsburg will likely cast the de-
Gliding vote. making the six votes neces-
sary to the adoption of the schedule.
DreyfuSS wants teace.
While Barney Dreyfuss has not adj
mitted this in many words, close friends
of his say that the Pittsburg club would
not be instrumental in making deadlock
over the adoption of schedule and that
the owners of the champions were of the
opinion that harmony was of more bene-
fit than a schedule favored by some GER
tain people.
IF the Pittsburg club finds that the 1874
game schedule will not suit the majority
of club owners. If they find the other
magnates could not be shown quickly how
a 154-game schedule would better the
game than the longer one, then the Pitts
blu. dub will be the first to get right
into line for 16S-game schedule and will
vote for it, was a statement made last
night by one SO close to the Pittsburg
club that it may be considered as official
There was quite an array OF silent testl-
mony against the 168-game schedule here
yesterday, however. There were cards
that had come to the Pfttsburg club from
all parts of the globe asking why the
larger schedule had been adopted Fans
travelling abroad for the winter on read
ing that the season was about to be
heightened wrote quickly, calling down
the owners of the home team for their
part in first voting at the league meet
ing for 168-game schedule. One Pitts
burger from Japan sent his protest to
ing, and it was done.
Meeting a Hot One.
The meeting which was closed last
night was one of the warmest that have
ever been held by the league. The i'm
portance of the affair was shown by the
fact that all the big base ball men re-
manned until the very last. 1t was not
until O'Clock that the meeting was de-
clared over and all hands made their
rushes for the train. Those who remain
ed until the very last minute were Pres
ident Thomas ]. Lynch. Charles Fl. Eb-
bets OF Brooklyn and Barney Dreyfuss of
Pittsburg, representing the National
League, and President Ban Johnson. Sec
rotary Robert B. Mccoy and Frank j.
Farrell of New York. representing the
American League.
1t was the intention of President Lynch
to depart for Philadelphia Tuesday night.
but he finally decided to remain here. and
Secretary John A. Heydler went east in
his stead. Frank Farrell of the American
League committee had also arranged to
leave the city, but changed his mind at
the train time. and Charles Comiskey was
the only member of the committee to re-
turn home.
1t was announced yesterday that as far
as making up the schedule for tine coming
season was concerned the committees
had finished their work. completing the
draughting of two sets of states, one call
ing for 1J4 games in each league, and
the other providing for 154 games in the
American League and 16S games in the
National.
The real hard work of eliminating SO
far as possible the conflicting dates be-
tween the two leagues was then begun.
and il began TO look as If there would be
an open rupture between the two leagues.
There were many points of conflict be-
tween the three schedules. There was
no stopping for lunch or for dinner. and
at o'clock the news came out that all
was over, that it had been decided to
leave the matter finally up to the regular
schedule meeting.
The National League season opens in
the west April 49, and the American
League begins operations in the east one
day later.