Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
DREYFUSS AT CLEVELAND.
Has Power to Act for National League
Today

New York, Aug. 3.-Ihc National
League baseball season of 1916 will end
not later than September 2 lmmedl-
atclv afterward the winning club will
participate in world series with the
American League flag winners, providing
arrangements for such n contest, can be
made with the rival major league.
These were the outstanding decisions
reached at n special meeting of the Ma
tlonal League club presidents held III tins
city late Yesterday. The conference,
which had been originally set for today,
was advanced "a hours IN order that the
senior organization might be IN position
to present it's plans TO the American
League magnates, who are scheduled to
meet in Cleveland Saturday To take action
which will conform with Secretary of War
Bakers order that baseball players must
be prepared to observe the work or fight
regulations after September |.
Barney Dreyfuss, president OF the Pitts
burg club and member Of the National
League Schedule Committee, left imme-
diatelv after the conference for Cleve-
land, where he will confer with the Amer
lean League officers IN reference 10 re-
arranging the schedules SO that world s
series NAV be held, providing the junior
association is in favor of the usual sea
sonal baseball climax. Dregfess WAS given
full power to represent the National
League, and the latter organization
Will abide by any agreement he may make.
The wording Of the National League
resolution Is such that the pennant season
NAV be ended considerably IN advance
OF September , IN case II Is necessary to
complete the world series by the end OF
the present month.
Reports from American League officials
indicate that this Is the desire OF the ma
lorltv Of the club owners OF that orgaDlza-
ton in order that there may be no con-
fiict with the ruling OF Secretary Baker
IF Drevfuss acQuieSceS to this arrangement
the post season championship series may
be staged on or about August 20 This
would give at least 10 weekdays IN which
to play the best four ont Of seven games
necessary 10 decide the winner All the
National League club owners are III favor
of such series, and a. the American
League magnates are understood TO hold
slmiar opinions. il Is said. the question
of suitable dates for the series Is the only
one 70 be settled
Those III attendance. Al the meeting
here today were Presidents Baker, OF the
Philadelphia club Hcmpstead, of New
York EbE,ets. Of BROOKLYN Dreyfuss. oi
/ Pittsburg John Is 1ener president OF
the league 4 { Wise, OF the Boston
club. and = ID Haughton, former presI-
dent of the Boston club, liaughton, who
appeared in the uniform Of malo 7
stated that he was taking the opportunity
to bid his former fellow -magnstes goodby
as he was taking up his military duties
None Of those whD attended the meet
ing WAS able 10 state what would tie the
ultimate outcome Of the conference With
the American League officials IL was
Iutllnatcd that II case world series
could not be arranged the league schedule
would he continued until the close oil
! August There was no expression OF
| opinion as TO whether the remaining
| games Of the regular schedule should be
j doubled up IN order 10 complete the full
i54 contests. or how many games should
| be played before August 20 IN case that
! date IS selected for the opening OF ths
world series
Should both lcs.glcs agree To begin the
i scrles on August 20 1t Is probable the
| regular pennant season will be terminated
/ on Saturday. August H. and the riya
+ combinations gwen two days to prepare
/ for tic inter-lcfigIe clash II the present
/ schedules remain unchanged August l.
/ would fnd the Easteru National Ieagu,
clubz playing IN the Vest while tbs
Amcncuu League mAgnates would N
/ under way on Eastern diamonds
/ Including he result Of today games
! Chicago Is leading hy 81 games over th,
/ New \ ork team in the National League
/ and Eoston Is games ahead al Clove-
| land in the American League both thes
| leads would be promising margin x
work on should II be decided 10 end tn,
| season on or about August l.