Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
NATIONAL IN FAVOR
OF STARTING SEPT 2

New York. Aug 3. - The National
League baseball season Of 1918 will end
not later than September .. Imme-
diately afterward. the winning club will
participate in a worlds series with the
American League flag winners, providing
arrangements for such a contest can be
made with the rival major league.
These were the outstanding decisions
reached at a special meeting of the Ma
tional League club presidents held In
this city late yesterday. The conference,
which had originally been set for to-
day, was advanced twenty-four hours
In order that the senior organza-
ton might be in position to present
its plans to the American League mag
mates who are scheduled to meet in
Cleveland today to take action which
will conform with Secretary of War
Bakers order that baseball PLAYERS must
be prepared to observe the work-or-flght
regulations after September l.
:, Barney Dreyfus. president Of the Pitts
purgn club and member Of the Ma
tional League schedule committee, left
Immediately after the conference for
American League officers in reference
to rearranging the schedules so that a
worlds series may be held, providing the
junior association is in favor of the
Y.
was given full power to represent the
National League, and the latter organi-
zation will abide by any agreement he
may make.
The wording Of the National League
resolution is such that the pennant sea
son may be ended considerably in ad-
vance of September 2 in case 1t is neces-
sary to complete lhe world series b..
the end OF the present month.
Reports from American League off,
cials indicate that this is the desire
Of the majority of the club owners Of
that organization in order that there
Secretary Baker, II Dreyfur acqulesces
to this arrangement the post-season
championship series NAV be staged on
or about August 20. This would give
the best four-out-of-se games neces-
sary to decide the winner. All the Ma
tional League club owners are in favor
OF such series, and as the American
similar. opinions, it is said. the auess-
ton of suitable dates for the series is
the only one to be settled
Those in attendance at the meeting
here yesterday were Presidents Baker
of Philadelphia club; Hampstead. of New
York; Ebbets, of Brooklyn; Dreyfus,
of Pittsburgh; John X, Tener. president
of the league A. C. Wise, of the Bos-
ton Club. and P. ID. Haughton. former
president OF the Boston Club. Haugh-
ION, WHO dppcdTtu oh q
| major, stated that he was taking the
| opportunity to bid his former fellow
magnates good-by. as he was taking up
his military duties.
/ None of those who attended the meet
ing was able to state what would be the
ultimate outcome Of the conference with
the American League officials. 1t was
| intimated that in case world series
could not be arranged the leagues sched-
ule would be continued until the close oi
| August. There was no expression OF
| opinion as to whether the remaining
| games of the regular schedule should bt
| doubled UP In order to complete the ful
| 1854 contests or how many games should
be played before August 20, In case thai
date is selected for the opening OF the
| world series.
Should both leagues agree to begin the
| series on August 20 II Is probable the
minated on Saturday, August II. anC
| the rival combinations given two day,
| To prepare for the interleague clash II
| the present schedules remain unchanged
| August II would find the eastern Ma
| tional League clubs playing in the Wes
| while the American League contests
would be under way on eastern dia'
monds.
Including the results of yesterday,
games, Chicago is leading by 5a game
over the New York team in the Nationa
League, and Boston Is AZ games aheat
| Of Cleveland in the American League
| Both these leads would be a promising
margin to work on should 1t be decide.
TO end the seasons on or about August II