New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
SPORTS OF THE DAY
NO TRUCE ON DATES.
Baseball Oscners Still Fighting
Orer the Schedule.

Murphy. Hermann. Dreyfuss. Ct al.
''msgnates" so-called, Of the National
League, have acquitted such a liking for
the waldorf-Astoria cooking that they have
decided TO stay over for another Gay 70
discuss the al-important schedule question
They went into session at O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, and when o'clock came
John 4. Heydler, secretary OF the league,
announced to the expectant newspaper men
and fans" that no agreement had been
reached on the playing dates for the COM
ing season. and that the night would he
taken up afresfi at another session 20 be
held at 10 o'clock this morning
In order to accomplish something, even
the expense of another late dinner. the
playing code. as revised by the joint rules
committee OF the tWo major leagues in
rittsbUrg two or three weeks ago. was
brought forward, which carried yesterday
session along until well after o'clock
The insurgents. made up of Barney Drey-
fuss of PittsburG; August Hermann, OF
Cincinnati and John Dovey, Of Boston.
showed no signs of surrender in their stand
for the shorter schedule of 154 games The
five other owners, John II. Brush. of New
York: Charles II. Ebbets, of Brooklyn;
Stanley Robson, Of St. Louis: Charles
Webb Murphy, Of Chicago. and Horace
fFaeel. of Phils delphia. by proxy, stood on:
l5ust as strongly for the schedule of l6s
games as determined on at the annual
meeting Of the league in December
The result was a continuation Of the hard
,nd fast deadlock OF Tuesday So far as
could be learned from occasional Iurr1ors that
arifted cut from behind the closed doors,
hitter and acrimonious fight was waged
,,nost CT the afternoon.
Those vino are holding out for the longer
schedule are averse TO having the impress
sion SO forth that they were forced 10 bow
70 the will Of Ban 3. Johnson. president OF
,he american League, who, Of course, is a
strong advocate OF the schedule of 15i
games. adopted by his league in Chicag"
yesterday. They are still smartinE under
the dictatorial position assumed by MT.
, johnson over the election Of p president Of
the National League and consequently do
not care TO Put themselves in the position
OF having the fans say that they could
not have their cnn way. even in the ar
rangement Of a playing schedule.
1t was learned that compromise was
suggested which would eliminate some of
the double headers and carry the season
along 20 Columbus Day, October f2, four
days later than the close Of the American
League season. John T. Brush. of New
surgents in voting for this schedule, but
the other four stood firm and would not
yield.
In addition 10 considering the new play
ing code after the schedule question was
dropped for the day, the owners discussed
some minor changes in the constitution,
snd in adjourninG made 1t the special bust
ness CT the session to-day. Under the
circumstances the schedule fight may not
be continued until Friday.
August Hermann said yesterday that Il
letter had been received from the manager
OF a japanese baseball team now on its
way TO this country to play exhibition
games. asking the national commission 10
pass the question whether members Of
The nine could be siGnel by minor league
teams. This will be settled at the next
meeting Of the commission. ~
\ close friend of two OF the owners OF
the National League said last night that
more bitter fight had never been waged in
the older organization. and that the league
WAS nearer disruption than at any time i'll
its history. He predicted that the present
trouble would he smoothed over, but that
the friction which existed bound to
crop out again at some future time.
Horace Fogel, the president Of the Phila-
delphia Club still nursing his aching
foot, the result, IL suggested, Of too
many good dinners since coming into his
new Office so that the board of directors of
the National League did not meet 20 take
u up the case of Billy Murray, the deposeI
manager of the Philadelphia team, who is
anxious to have his claim of 600 straight
oned out. 1t was said yesterday that the
case might be postponed for three or four
weeks