The Washington herald., 1912-02-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ADOPTS SCHEDULE
Both New York Clubs Win
Open 1912 Season at
Home.
UMPIREs ARE NAMED
President Lynch Makes Public His
StaF-News and Gossip of Big
New York Meeting.

New York, Feb. l3.-For the first time
since the two major leagues extended to
nach other the hand of fellowship
Greater New York Is to have two real,
rip-roaring baseball openings on the In
augural day Of the 1872 campaign. The
National League champion Giants are to
begin the years hostilities in Brooklyn
the same day the Yankees touch OF the
hrst gun at the hilltop. Such was the
plan adopted by the Lynch organization
TT its annual schedule meeting at the
Waldorf-Astoria to-day. A schedule
which had been agreed upon a couple OF
months ago by the two major leagues
Mas unanimously ratified.
National League magnates announced
after the meeting that there was a great
deal of kicking over the draft Horace
Fogel. of the Phillies, and Charles W.
Murphy, of the Cubs, were decidedly put
nut. 1t was the turn OF the Phillies to
apen at home in 1912. but the Athletics
we're given this privilege for the second
consecutive time because OF the fact
that the Red Sox's new park will not be
ready that early in the season.
The Boston Nationals this season will
open at home for the second time
straight, in order to keep the Speed
Boys on the road.
Fogel quieted down when he was as
sured that the Philadelphia Nationals
would be allowed to open in the Quaker
City in both 1913 and 1914. Murphy was
peeved because of the fact that all the
conflicts with the American League fall
to his city. There are five of these
May 3 and &c, June 9, and September !
and % Murphy fears that the walloping
administered to his Cubs by the White
Sox last fall may hurt his chances on
these counter attractions.
The National League meeting will con-
tinue tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Several amendments to the 0rsaniza-
tions constitution as well as the new
national peace agreement will furnish
:he topics Of discussion.
Murphy and FOEeI Swap.
Charles W. Murphy and Horace TogeI
put through the first big trade Of the
year. Chicago gave Catcher "Peaches"
Graham, for whom King was traded, to
the Phnlies for Catcher Carter ard
Pitcher Ward. raw Quaker City recruits.
Barney DreyfUss, of the Pirates, re-
newed negotiations for First Bassman
Tim Jordan. of Toronto. Joe Kelley re-
fused absolutely TO dispose OF the for
mer. 'DOdEer." II is said that Drey-
fuss offered $4,000 for this old bird.
Il wouldn't sell him for a million" de-
Clared Kelley. Il might as well lock
up my park as let Jordan get away
from Toronto this year, now that he is
under contract
Mrs H. r. Britton. with President Ed.
Steininger, represented the st. Louis
Cardinals at the meeting. Following
were the other clubs representatives:
John NJ. Ward and JAMES Gaffney, Bos-
ton; c. II. Ebbets and Henry Mendicus.
Brooklyn; c. W. Murphy, Chicago: ,Au-
gust Hermann, Cincinnati; John whaI-
sn and Joseph O'Brien, New York;
Horace FOgel, Philadelphia, and Bar
ney Dreyfuss and William Locks Pitts
burg.
President Tom Lynch, of the National
League, announced his stan of umpires
for the coming season. Here they are:
National League Umpires.
Robert D. Emslie. J. f. Johnstone.
William Brennan. Nal Eason. w. FInner-
an, G. c. Bush, William Klein, Clarence
C'BrickD Owen, Charles Rigler
Klein. owen. and RigIer have all been
retained for terms Of three years each.
Rigler came up from Charlottesville,
Va. where he is attending college, to
get aboard the band wagon.
John NJ. Ward, chairman of the Ma
AAollal League IuitS committee, SAYS that
he and Tom Connolly, chairman of the
American League rules committee. have
discussed the rules situation, and that
" 1t is deemed by the majority that
changes are imperative a meeting will
probably be held at French Lick in the
near future.
The chairman has agreed that the
batter's box and pitchers box should be
put on a dead level. If nothing more
serious IS contemplated. that small matter
might be regulated by mail vote. 1t
is not believed that the famous resoIu-
tiOn presented to the National League
by the rival American organization dur
ing the big meeting in New YORK IN De-
rember will be considered at this time,
as amicable relations have been restored.
As James Gaffney remarked tonight:
Why. it's a joke to think of any trou-
bic. Why, these rival magnates have
their arms around each others necks, and
heir hands in each others pockets