Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-08
EASTERN LEACUERS SEEK
SPECIAL CLASSIFICATION
Will Petition National Commission for Certain Standing Without
the Aid of Any Other Circuit Now in the Class A Ranks.
Tigers to Get More Sunday Dates Through Exchange
With Skeeters-Several New Rules Adopted.

TASTERN LEAGUE magnates are
r.. on their way to their homes to-
day, and Baltimore. the scene of
activity yesterday, is depopulated of
the baseball notables who were in ses-
sion for the last two days adopting a
schedule and ~transacting other routine
business.
One of the most important matters
which came up for discussion at yes
terday's session was the plan to APP
peal to the National Commission for
special privileges which will in a way
mean a special classification for the
Eastern League over three of the
game rating, the Western, South
President Ed Barrow and Jacob Stein.
president of the Buffalo Club, will
serve on the committee that will pre-
sem the Eastern Leagues plea to the
National Commission. According to
President Barrow the league will not
ask that it be exempted from the
major drafts and he said that the move
will not be made In conjunction with
the American Association. THE less
said about it in the newspapers the
better for the present" says Ed Bar
row.
More sunday Dates for Tigers,
The magnates went into session at IL
o'clock In the morning and finished
McGinnity said that by switching some
dates with the Jersey City Club he may
be able to get in seventeen Sunday
games in all, outside of the three games
that Newark is scheduled to play away
on Sundays.
A new feature that will be introduced
at this seasons Eastern League games.
and one hat will please the fans, is
that the name of every player in the
game will be posted on the score-board
at the park for the benefit of the fans.
This was adopted at President Bar
rows suggestion.
Turnstiles will also be placed at the
entrances to all parks, according to
new ruling. This will be a big time
saving device for the visiting club in
counting tickets. Joe McGinnity be-
iieves that the time will come when
the pay-as-you-enter plan will be
adopted at all ball parks. 1t viii be
more convenient for both the fans and
the management In many ways
The plan of giving score-cards away
was suggested. but not carried, the
score-board method explained above
being decided upon instead.
The club owners approved of Bar
rows selection Of umpires and the gem
eral work he has done since taking the
chair.
The guarantee. which was 800 last
year, will be doubled this year.
Baseball Writers Recognized.
Official recognition was granted to tho
Eastern League Baseball Writers As
location for the first time. Cards is
sued by the Writers Association will
gain admittance to any park in the
country through the efforts of Presi-
lent Ed Barrow.
President Jacob Stein, of the Buffalo
club, pulled off an after-dinner speech
that was q wonder at the banquet on
Monday night IL Baltimore. He dwelt
on the honesty of the national pastims
and the worth Of the press to baseball.
without the newspapers" said
stein, baseball could hardly be where
It is today. 1t Is a great game, but
stil It owes much of its popularity to
the press. Newspapers devote columns
and pages of space to baseball and hire
men to do nothing else but write the
games. A town gets more advertising
through q winning baseball team than
through any other industry 1t may pos
sess. Just for an example, I will tell
of one instance where this was proven
most ,conclusively to my mind. 1t was
printed in the Buffalo newspapers hat
James McGraw. brother of the famous
New York manager, had resigned az
secretary Of the Buffalo club. Three
days later l received in my mail an
application from far-on Saskatchewan.
in British America, from a man who
had seen it in the newspapers. and was
after the position. Now a mayor or a
city official Of any town the size OF
Buffalo nlay resign or some other i'm