Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
PEACE IN MEETING
National League Session Fails
to Develop Feared Inter
necine Struggle.
UMPIRES ARE APPOINTED
Slight Changes Made in the Rules
American League Adopts
Schedule at Session.

New Ork, FeD. 15.-In6 dQOptlOn
of minor constitutional amendments
and the selection of umpires were
the only definite things done at a
meeting Of the National League of
Professional Baseball Clubs yester-
day. There was great deal of talk
of an impending internecfne struggle
but nothing tangible enough to crop
out in the open.
The following umpires were ap-
pointed as the staff for the coming
season:
Henry O'Day, William ]. KLEIN, ].
E. tombstone. Charles Rigler. Will
liam E. Brennan, Nal Eason, W. r.
Finneran and Jack Doyle. Substi-
tute-Robert Emslie.
While there is to he no change in
the playing rules because the Amer
of a joint committee, the National
league recommended two changes
which will be submitted to the joint
conference for next season.
CHANGE PITCHING RULE.
In one the pitcher must have one
foot on his slab or plate when he
pitches and that it is balk if the
pitcher enters his box without the
ball in his possession. That is, if the
pitcher is in the box the base runner
may assume. it is proposed. that he
had the ball and that it is in play.
WESTERN TO OPEN April. FL.
St Joseph, Mo, Feb. 15.-After
adopting a 1911 schedule and max
ing a few changes in its bylaws the
Western league adjourned last night.
The season will open on April q and
close Oct. s and each team will make
the circuit four times.
One of the bylaws adopted pro-
tects clubs which lose players TO the
major leagues either by draft or sale.
No other club in the league can buy
these players if they fail to make
good until the club that sold them
has had an opportunity TO get them
back.
SOX DATES FOR 1911.
Chicago. Feb. 15.-The American
league yesterday adopted a schedule
for 1911. The Chicago dates follow:
AT HOME.
April 20. q. 22-Detroit.
April %. "a. 25-Cleveland.
April p, rs. 90. 3C-St. Louis.
May Detroit.
May 10. II, u. Washington.
May Il. Is. Is, 17-Philadelphia-
May is. 10, 90, 21-Boston.
May %, %. "a. 25-New York.
May %. 2S-Cleveland.
May %, 80. 3O-St Louis.
June "a, %, 26-Detroit.
July :. s. 9. 10-New York.
July IL. IL. 10. 14-Boston.
July Is, 10, Il, 1S-Washington.
July 20. 81. %. 23-Philadelphia.
Aug. Is. IA, Is. 16-Detroit.
Aug. II. IS, 19-Philadelphia-
Aug. 90, 81, 22-Washington.
Aug "a, 25, 26-New York.
Aug. q. IS. 29-Boston.
Sept. l. 2, 3-Cleveland
Sept. 10, Oct. 2, 3-St. Louis.
Oct. 6. !, S-Cleveland.
ABROAD.
April u, Is. IA, 15-At Detroit.
April IS. Il. is, 19-At st. Louis.
May 2, 3. 4, AT Cleveland
June l, ., 8, Sat Boston.
June 6. :, S, AT New York.
June 10. -. 13-At Washington
June IA, Is, 16. 17-At Philadelphia.
June 1S-At Detroit.
June 20, 81, %, 23-At St Louis.
June rs. %, 80, July AT Cleveland.
JUL 4. 4. Sat Detroit.
July %. &c. 27-At Boston.
July IS 29. 80. Aug. AT New York.
Aug. 2, 8, 4, Sat Washington.
Aug. :, S, 9. 10-At Philadelphia.
Aug 12-At Detroit.
Sept 4, 4. Sat Cleveland.
Sept s, 9-At Detroit.
Sept. II. 12. 13-At St Louis
Sept Is. Is. 1S-At Philadelphia.
Sept 19, 20, 81. 22-At Washington.
Sept %. 25. 26-At New York
Sept 81, 2S, %, 3O-At Boston.