New-York tribune., 1910-02-19
WAR DATES OVER
SCHEDULE FIXED BY
N4TTON4L LEAGUE
Shorter One adopted, but
Stretched Ont to Gam
Tzco Holidays.


.ional League gathered at the Waldorf
.s-o-ia yesterday for the fourth session OF
80 1orE drawn out spring meeting the
at -binr they did was 20 dig a big hole
+,--,- r17e fatche1 That ceremony over.
-. ,y--e-s quickly agreed on modified
,as--is OF - games. and the long fight
- .-s dates for the coming season was
- end Strange to say, both sides
,---a5 -ne victory or. better. neither side
-15 acknowledge SURRENDER. As mat
NJ fsct. a compromise was effected by
.5,r-s-r tae shorter schedule of 154 games
h--- carrying the season along 20 ectener
< -f,z date for the closing OF the lbs-gafle
--,a.s,-le. lr order - take advantage Of TWO
Lo1i5avs-Co!ur1bus Day and Chicago Day
and one Extra Saturday.
S-z7le- Robson OF St Louis. was ap-
,aascd b- Barney Dreyfuss- Of the Pitts
burg -7ub. agreeing TO accept three of the
conflicting dates in Chicago, while those
u-ro stood out for the longer schedule on
-te ground that no further oicta1lon OF IN
reference bv Ban 3. johnson. president OF
ne American League. would o9 toieraIeu-
--e-e ss-ls-ied. inasmuch as the younger
Organization viii finish its season several
5gvs before that OF the National Le4s 1e
zones 70 an end.
~ corridors Of The Waldorf-AstoTia-
--ez-e 79sye-s. managers and fans have
gathered FOR the last four days. were al
--7os- deruded OF baseball men when Johh
t5ev5Ier. secretary OF the league came
--,----inE out from behind tne closeis
haired doors 20 announce that an sETFs
--a-- had been reached. Those VINO Nao
-a~ained. however. heaved a sigh Of TeiieL
When L was learned that the deadlocA o.
.oll- davs had been broken. and that mar
r-7o7v. 50 called once more prevailed II ti17
National League
The schedule committed. made Up OF
charles Il Edbets. Of Brooklyn Barney
rlrevfuSs. II P1ttshurg: Stanley Roolsoh,
q = LOUIS and John A Heydler revised
,ba original 154-sarne schedule submitted to
me meeting a. q minority report to make
= conform 70 the compromise agreement
= tba mean time. however. the revision OF
The constitution vas taken up, and num-
he- Of minor changes made before the
meeting ~as adjourned until ? o'clock to
dav 70 consider further changes II the con-
sItUrIou-
In order TO avoid another deadlock over
e. election. one clause Of the constitution
4ss SO amended that i've votes viii be
necessary 10 elect an officer, and such
oT5ce- shall serve until his successor has
qualified
IN adopting the compromise schedule no
ever than seventeen double headers which
sr7,ea-e5 II the I6S-garne schedule, and
which IT vas urged would cheaper base
5sl. we're disposed OF. but in stretching out
ne shorter one 10 gain rwo holidays and
= SATURDAY the owners ran into q number
~ opeu GATES The worlds championship
se-ses between the pennant winners of the
~ leagues VIII be delayed until after Oc-
1oaer i. forcing the winning team in the
American LeaE,ue to remain Idle several
DAYS after the close Of its season
As finally seJtIed. the National League
season VIII Omen on April Il. the Giants
lsaving three games IN Boston Brooklyn
z-=7 begin with three games IN P:1iiadel-
pria while Chicago viii set the bah roll
N in Cincinnati and Pittsburg IN st
Louis.
The Giants viii open the season al the
Polo Grounds on April Is IN a four-gane
series with Boston. and on The same day
TIE aazs viii be noisJed over Washington
Park. i1 Brooklyn when the Super baS viii
raze the field against the Phillies-
The Eastern clubs viii invade the West
for The first time on Nav g. and the Giants
vii ulav IL Pittsburg. Cincinnati Chicago
ard = Louis IN turn. The western clubs
- come East for the first time on June !,
hen The Giants viii entertain Cincinnati,
Chicago. = Louis and PittsbUrg in turn
Under ne compromise schedule there viii
. only reu conflicting dates with the
American League. eight in Chicago and two
in :. Louis. New York. Boston and Phlla-
6e.Pl.a escaping scot free. Under the ieo-
game schedule there would have been
rrzeu---r7o conIlctinE dates.
Tie Giants get TWO holidays a. home
July and Columbus Day. October = They
sii PLAY z double header IL Philadelphia
o Memorial Dsy and tRo games with the
S--p=-ras on Labor Day. Under this az
-z1Ser7eu- the fans can cross the bridge,
-o7srz-. 20 see their team IN action The
seIu~ds-s are about equally divided. the
Giants getting thirteen at home and four
t=e1 abroad.
TIE Supe-5as Jared particularly wei in
-c-lCay- q they VIII lee n home on
Memorial psv and Labor Day. and will
Cross bats with the New York Giants on
re Polo Grounds on July They viii be
-- Boston on Columbus Day the Pitts
o-rE Pirates. the worlds champions. drew
'---= holidays at hcme. and vii play IN
g. Ions ~ CoI1ul bus DAY The Cubs get
Memorial Day ard Chicago Day Al home.
Charles Il Ebbers, The father of -ae 1sS-
game s-he6uIe sad after the concluding
session Tus- Ee vas wei 50 tiST2ec WITH The
schedule adopted. although he still believed
-ts- = would have been better 10 make an
experiment with the longer one Barney
ErevfJss. VINO with Augusy Hermann and
John Dove- made suc1 "a strenuous fight
for r1e shorter one. also expressed salts
faction over the compromise Charles W
N-rply. of Chicago. who had the chief
czuse Tor complaint. with eight conflicting
Gates = IN the White Sox. said that he had
nc faulr 70 fnd. and that he quite
wiling 70 take his chances en- drawing his
snare Of the crowd on those days The
oas1ge from ST Louis 10 PitrsbUrF for
-1ree games improves the situation for the
CUBS Is The Pirates viii he . drawing card
hat rle fans viii ind r hard 10 resist
M Ebbets was the man who introduced
tse resolution for the conaproru Sc schedule
- ia games. and Barney DreyfusS, who
conducted tho fight for the insurgents. was
ne one 70 second it.