The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETS
Schedule Calls for Double Opening in Greater New York
l But Chicago Gets All Conflicting Dates

NEW York, Feb. l3.--For the first
unnc since the two major agucs OK
xknued to each other tho hand of fell
! Iowsh1p greater New Y ork Is to have
ywo. reel. rip-ronring baseball open
iugs on the inaugural day of the 1917
campaign. The National League
champion Giants are to begin the
yNer's hostiiiiies in Brooklyn. the
soIn6 day the Yankees touch off the
hsnt gun at the Hintop. Such was the
plan adopted BY tho Lynch orgapiza
ton ut its annual schedule meeting at
tho Waldorf Astoria today! a sche-
dule which had been agreed upon 3
couple Of months ago. by the two
uJajor leagues, was unanimously rati-
fled. ;.
National League msgnatss an.
nOunced after tfa meeting that there
YEAS great deal of kicking over the
draft Of Horace Fogei. OF the Phillies,
ana Charles ~. Murphy. Of the CUBS
were decidedly put ont. II was the
turn Of the thiliies 10 open ut home
IN 1912, but the Athletics were given
this privilege for the second eonsecu-
tive tirno because of the fact that the
Red Sox new park will not be ready
that early tn the season
The Boston Nationals this season
win open at home for the second time
straight, In order to keep the speed
boys on the road. Fogei quicred down
when he was assured that the Phiia-
deiphia National would 10 allowed %
upen In the Quaker City in both lslS
and 1914. Murphy was peeved pc
cause OF the fact that all the conflicts
with the American League fall to ms
city. There are Ave of theser-en MAY
8 and rs. June %. and september l,
M hat ttsk L.
hoping administered to his Cubs by the
white Sex last fail, may hart his
chances on these counter attractions.
Meeting Continues.
The National League meeting NIL
continue tomorrow afternoon at :
O'Clock. Several amendments to ths
~ sanitation constitution. ~ we'll az
the new national peace agreement
viii furnish the topics OF discussion.
Charles W. Murphy and Horace
Fogei put through the first big trade
vf the year Chicago gave Cateher
peaches. Graham for whom Kiing
was traded. TO the Philltss for Catcher
s-arfer, and Pitcher Ward, raw Quaker
CITY recruits.
barney Dreyfuss. Of the Pirates
renewed negotiations for First Base
man Tim Jordan. OF Toronto. JOE
KE1fEF frfsfsv1 ahsofufTfy 10 sffEI5"EE
of the former Dedger. II is said
>hat preyfuss -Tered sie,oo0 for this
old bird. II wouldn't sell him sor
= million. declared Kelley. Il mtsft
AS we'll ioSk up my park rs let Jor-
dan get away from Toronto this year.
now that he IL under contract
Airv. II. X. B-itton. with President
I'd Strininger, represented the 81.
Lcuis Cardinals at the meeting. Fol-
lowing we've the other Clubs repre-
senta,ives: John NJ. Ward and James
fDAnney. Boston: G. n. Eh5etts and
Hel.ry Medicus. Brooklyn. G. w
Murphy. Chicago: august Hermann,
Cincinnati: John Whslen and Joseph
D'Brien. View York: Horace Fogci.
Piiladeiphia: barney Droyfnss and
William Locks. PittsbGrg.
stan Of CmpiISe~.
President Tom Lynch. OF the Ma
sionai League. announced his star ~
empires for tho coming saaso... sere
they are.
pobert -. Emsiie. j. T.. Johnstenc,
William Brennan. Nal Easoa, W. FIN