New-York tribune., 1911-02-16
['HE:DULE PASSES MUSTER
I,.ionaI League Owners Vote
unanimously for Adoption.
Is,lsE COMMITTEES WORK
.,,v.Year Contract for Base
halls Awarded to A. G..
Spalding & Bros.

~ pesioS ~
80. "fans" and players stood by and
.rsd the owners Of the National
:. adopted the playing schedule for
..ason Of 1911 without a dissenting
/ :, the final session of the mid-winter
| .e,e held at the Hotel Breslin' yester-
| .,srnoon. The report of the commit
Il ,,a schedule, consisting of Presi-
-tor,as ]. Lynch. John a. Heydler,
and President Barney Dreyfuss
p,ttsburg club, was received favor
"a with little discussion. and a vote
lis was rendered 10 the committee
:. work. Even that master schedule
president Charley Ebbets OF the
syr club. had no fault to find with
siss.
n hall question. too. was settled for
time 10 come, when the owners
Ia q contract for twenty years, be-
Il -, with the season of 1912. to A. G.
s,s & Bros. In speaking Of the
II .5rg Of the contract after the meet
Il W Heydler declared that the Spald-
q .,rnanv had furnished baseballs for
Il four years. and experts declared that
1 IN used IN the last worlds series was
4 ,,s, ball they ever made. Before ad-
II -,r the board of directors gave sub
4 ..J evidence Of appreciation Of the
Il n President Lynch by raising his
\ ,ne0. making II $4,000 a year.
II, baseball season. as previously an
4 I'D will open on April u and close on
4 w 70. l54 games being played. The
!, will open the season al the Polo
"a. PLAYING a series of three games
Il the Phjllies. Brooklyn viii follow
:, team for four games. Then the
!. will go 10 Philadelphia, returning TO
York 10 meet the Doves. After play
series with Brooklyn and taking a
"a Boston. the Giants will entertain
chicago Cubs for a series OF four
-,s beginning May O. ST. Louis, Pitts
and Cincinnati will follow in order.
rv will take the team West for the
Invasion in June beginning a series
the Cubs on June 2.
,-ooklyn will open the season with Bos-
and after meeting the Giants at the
Grounds will appear at Washington
4 for the first time in a series with
Doves. beginning on April 90. Philadel-
|. will follow Boston. After a series
the Giants during the first week In
l k,y the Western clubs will appear on the
.ne
/ he Giants will be at home on thirteen
1,1rdays and three holidays, playing
lsls headers with Brooklyn at the Polo
I bounds on Memorial Day and Columbus
". and with Boston on Labor Day.
]9okiyn will be at home on twelve Satur-
b. playing double headers with Boston
/ July 4 and with Philadelphia on Labor
al Washington Park.
r. total number Of miles that the eight
s will travel the coming season is
T. divided as follows: Boston, 1l.24;
3'oklyn. 1881. New York. 1854; Philadel-
J., &426, Pittsbwg. 1850; Cincinnati, TO-
y Chicago. 1859. and ST. Louis, 1l,0sl.
b giving the report of the committee.
assdent Lynch expressed the opinion that
Il schedule. as a whole. is the best one
4 produced by the joint committees Of the
jEsrican and National leagues
| onficts have been wiped out every
ere except in Chicago he said. and
increase of conflicts in Chicago is con-
rsd as more than Offset by the number
4 lcreased Sundays scheduled for the Ma
,sl League club in that city. AS it now
faa1s there is an equal division, each
Ine having maximum of seventeen
flssys. with eight conflicts and one con-
4 ling Saturday
Ia s.. Louis all conflicts have been
inatei for the first time. and each
fiEe has thirteen Sundays to itself, or
IT cent Of the whole. There are only
scheduled double-headeIs outside Of
lays Both Will he played In Boston.
was made necessary 10 avoid an extra
Of The Brooklyn club 20 Boston, and
other 10 avoid a conflict.
None Of the Eastern clubs plays two
s IN succession with the same club.
will do away with the bad proposition
q weak club being pitted against a
1g cre for a long stretch OF games. In
West this succession OF dates occurs
tines but ii is limited TO seven games
ns stretch and six games in the three
p cases
j Lach club PLAYS on tWenty-siX Satur-
out of possible twenty-siX. Cincin-
: and ST Louis play an extra Sunday,
ca is due 10 possible overnight jump
the East 10 Cincinnati
zach Eastern club has two Saturdays
Two Sundays I'm the West This new
,0's was worked out by Mr.. Dreyfus.
er this plan. in the trips East and
r. the Saturdays and Sundays rotate in
aaF order. and the visiting club does
appear the second time except after
"iher three clubs have played This
kn % rotation Will no doubt appeal TO
public
ne openings and holidays, as usual, are
By the rule Of alteration with the
'ncan League These holidays, as well
We dates heretofore mentioned, have
distributed in a fair and equal manner.
committee drafted this schedule IN a
~s'ence with the American League. The
IAss were carried on in a spirit OF
pefauon and fairness, and everything
Vesn done since these meetings TO i'm
re The schedule wherever possible
s question Of awarding the baseball
'act was considered AT some length
decided IN favor Of the Spaldins
| UeTs. Although the players have OBJ
/ "a 10 the cork centre ball as not being
| ~y balanced. the members Of the Ma
81 League believed the cork centre ball
| ne best ball. William Hepburn Rus
/ N the Boston club, and John Whalen
| ne New York club. were appointed a
,'Niiee 10 draw up the contract