The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-04
ABASECONOMY:
NEW AMERICAN
LEAGUEPOLICY
No Cut i'm Roster Limit and
Teams May Train Soon
as They Wish.
SCH EDULE ADOPTED:
OPENS ON APRIL If

cast parsimony TO the winds Economy
az subscribed supposedly by the various
branches of organized baseball, will have
no part in the policy Of Ban Johnson's
honchmen. Such decision was reached
at the American League meeting in the
Belmont Hotel yesterday when the
young major organization voted to make
no change in the existing rules on the
playing roster
As last year, American League clubs
will be allowed to keep on each payroll
twenty-five players between the dates
of NAV Is and August 10 Throughout
the playing periods before May Is and
after August 10 each club may carry
thirty-fve men, exclusive OF manager
In the Off season, or when the men are
not virtually under salary, the sky will
be the limit.
The action of the American League
in disregarding the observation of a
more economical roster limit strikes n
blow at Barney Dreyfuss's pet scheme
OF retrenchment Pittsburg Barney was
instrumental in putting through at the
annual meeting OF the National League
here in December a rule making compul-
sorry the cutting OF all National League
club rosters to twenty-one men between
May and August l.
II had been believed generally that
the American League would legislate for
limit of twenty-five athletes between
May and August /. II was with such
an understanding that Dreyfuss was
able to secure unanimous vote for the
plan OF observing twenty-one player
limit In the National League during such
time. On the word of johnson and his
associates II appears, however. that the
twenty-five limit was discussed only in
formally during the annual meeting in
Chicago. When the matter came to a
vote yesterday the radicals were showed
under
This action of the American League
is likely to leave its influence upon the
National League meeting next week
Teners organization cannot with grace
submit TO any condition which would
handicap II in public opinion. 1t goes
without saying that the National League
VIII md some way to effect a similar
condition. for otherwise the parent major
would suffer by comparison. 1t is be-
lieved that Messrs. johnson and Tener
effected thorough good understanding
during their tete-a-tete Tuesday.
Next In Importance to the knock
handed the general policy of economy
was the adoption OF Il playing schedule
The set OF dates drafted by the joint
schedule committee in French Lick when
Ban johnson was framing the trap for
the fall OF Rupert and Huston was
ratlhed by yesterdays meeting
Inc major league seasons will open
TINS year on Wednesday. April II. In
the East New York will appear at
Washington and Boston at Philadel-
phia, each in three games series The
invading teams then will change places
Tor -FOUR games. Washington will help
inf
ager at the Polo Grounds on April 90
in the first Of a four game series At
the same time the Athletics will tussle
with the Red SoX at Fenway Park. In
the West Chicago opens at St Louis
and Cleveland at Detroit, each in a four
day stand. These rivals trade local
openings, as in the East
The New Yorks have been provided
with a pretty fair assortment of holt
days II nothing else. They will doubt
less draw Walter Johnson for the open-
ing OF the season and for the home
opening. Johnson is a great card even
III he Is tough one Johnson also may
be able to pitch against the Donova mites
at his home town on Memorial Day. The
Athletics will be at the Polo Grounds
July 4. Labor Day viii be spent In
Boston. The New York club will enjoy
thirteen Saturdays at home There will
be only four conflicts between the two
majors this season, all of them Sum
days in Chicago-May 2 and 80, Sep
TENDER and October 3.
Rupert and Huston, the new mem
bers, were assured of First Baseman
Pipp and Outhelder High of the Tigers
and Outfielder Rehg OF the Red Sox All
OF the terms of this triple purchase have
not been quite settled upon. Wild Bill
Donovan didn't get back from Column
bus, Ga, in time to sit in with his mas
tiers.
Col. Bob Hedges of the st. Louis
Browns turned down boatload OF
stone for Southpaw Earl Hamilton.
IT was quite frank with my brother
officers when they braced me for this
pitcher" said the Mound City mag
nate. you see | am not quite certain
OF Hamilton. He suffered a serious auto
mobile accident If he is any good
next year | wish him myself, And
wouldn't care to sell a cripple to such
excellent gentlemen"
Col. Rupert, as president Of the New
Yorks, will succeed to the vacancy on
the board OF directors caused by the
departure from the game of Frank J.
Farrell.
II was announced that neither at this
meeting nor at the annual meeting In
chicago several months ago was lne
question of limiting the training sea-
son ever discussed American League
clubs are at liberty to go South wher
they please Herein lies another little
joker that may cause some reconsid
Grafton on the economical policy OF
the National League, which set tho
earliest possible date for preliminary
work at March /,
In order to minimize the nuisance'
attendant upon the free list requests
the American magnates voted to Civ,
each player In the organization two 81
Ban Johnsons special passes, good fol
every ground, These will he transfer
able of course. II was also decided L
take every possible precaution for Thu
absolute suppression OF the emery ball
Ban Johnson announced last nigh
that the annual meeting of the Ma
tlonal Commission would be held Sat
,urday In either Chicago or Cincinnati
Tine Trlumvirate will convene In Chi
cago In case Judge Lands hands dow
a decision of the trust suit before tn,
last day of the week. Otherwise John
son and TeneE will travel to Carr,
Herrmanns town, Dispatches iron
Chicago yesterday said that Judge Ian
dls's verdict would be rendered befor
Saturday.
President Charles II, Ebbets OF tn,
YiYooiiyn Dodgers tried to steal some o