The Washington herald., 1910-02-18
ARE STILL AT ODDS
National League Magnates
Disagree Oh Schedule.
WRANGLE UNTIL z O'CLOCK
Ran Johnson Puts over "a Good One
ON "Chubby" Charles Murphy by
Booking Important Games In Chs
cHEO ON Sundays with White son.
Managers Meet Again To-day.

New York. Feb 1.-THE National
League baseball magnates again failed
to agree upon a playing schedule after
another stormy session at the Waldorf
Astoria to-day In fact, the matter was
not formally discussed. as it was impos-
sible to secure enough votes 70 take the
matter from the table.
President Fogel. Of the Philadelphia
club. went home in the morning. and
President Robson, Of St Louis. attended
a matinee, their proxies being left with
c. II. Ebbets. Of the Brooklyn club.
The meeting did not take place until
nearly o'clock. because Ebbets said
he had a severe headache and did not
feel ike getting up until after the luncn
hour. Then, when the magnates tried to
get into the room they had used for
three days, they discovered that a tea
party was In progress there, and that no
other reservation had been made Tor
them.
Garry Hermann. Of Cincinnati. finally
secured a smaller room. where the mag
mates wrangled until after o'clock be-
hind closed doors.
John T. Brush, Of the New York club
who abandoned the l6S-game schedule
Wednesday night, lined up with Cincin-
natl, Boston, and Piusburg as soon as
the meeting was called 10 order. Herr
mann made a motion TO have the revision
Of the constitution dropped. so that the
schedule matter might be taken up again,
but after TWO hours Of red-hot argument
the motion was lost by a vote of to L
Murphy Sets Up Howl.
It developed during this argument that
Sunday games scheduled for Chicago this
year by the American League have cut
c. ". Murphy 10 the quick. The Cubs
owner. after looking over the American
League schedule. set up a howl He de-
clared that President Ban Johnson had
put one over on the Cubs in arranging
conflicting dates in the Windy City. and
went into details 70 prove his assertion.
He sets forth that the Detroits have
been scheduled 10 play four games in
Chicago with the White Sox on Sundays
in conflict with the Cubs games with the
St. Louis Cardinals. and he argued that
under the circumstances his club would
suffer from the stronger attraction at
Comiskey's new ball park.
Murphy couldn't see why he hadn't re-
ceived a clear field on those days, when
the White Sox could have played in De
troit instead. He refused TO be convinced
that a change in the American League
schedule al this late day could not be
made. and practically said right out in
the meeting that he didn't want 10 play
In the informal discussion that fol-
lowed. Brush showed that the 16S-game
schedule was too long. and that with
twenty-one double-headers, in addition 70
others caused by postponed games. It
would cheaper the national game. But
Ebbets. who wants to crowd in as many
games as possible, regardless of the un-
popularity of the 16S-game plan. stuck 20
Murphy, and the result was a deadlock.
May Try Other Methods.
It was said after the meeting that
Brush and Hermann would adopt other
methods to bring the opposition 10 terms.
but the Murphy-Ebbets combination
laughed when they heard It. As there Is
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for the number of games to be played this
year, the present tangle may result in
some legislation by which in future years
the national commission VIII have power
to act.
At any rate some agreement must be
reached. and it is simply a question of
which side possesses the greater amount
OF staying power. The magnates viii go
into session at o'clock again tomorrow
and are prepared TO remain here indefi-
nitely II was said tonight that the
Chicago and st. Louis clubs do not favor
the adoption of either the los or the 154
game schedule as at present drafted, and
that If they can have their way there
viii be some changes, no matter which
one goes through.