Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE END SEASON SEPT. 2
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 York Friday Owner in Favor of Worlds Series to Follow End of Season-Bamey Dreyfuss Given Power to Act With American League Officials in Schedule Re-" adjustments. Gg|
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New YorK, Aug. At a special meeting of the National league here today it was decided that no National league championship game should be played after Sept. 2. The club owners went on record as strongly favoring a worlds series to be played immediate ly after that date.
 President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh club, a member of the National league schedule committee, will leave tonight for Cleveland, where he will confer with the American league officials to- morrow. MT. DreyfusS has full power to act for the National league in re- gard to any schedule readjustments.
 The National League baseball sea- sen of 1918 will end n3t later than Sept 2. Immediately afterwards. the winning club will participate in world series with the American league flag winners. provided arrangements for such a contest can be made with the rival major league.
 These were the outstanding decis- ions reached at a special meeting of the National league clubs presidents held in this city late today. The con- ference, which had been originally set for tomorrow, was advanced twenty four hourSe in order that the senior organization might be 2n a 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 Sec retary of War Bakers order that baseball players must be prepared to observe the work or light regulations after Sept. 1.
 Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburgh club and a member of the National League schedule committee, left immediately after the conference for Cleveland where he will confer with the American league officers in reference to re-arranging the sched- ules so that a world series may be l held, provided the junior association | Is in favor of the usual seasonal base ball climax. Dreyfuss was given full power to represent the National league and the latter organization will abide 1 ty any agreement he may make. The wording of the National League resolutions is such that the pennant season may be ended considerably in advance of Sept. ? in case it is nec- essary to complete the world series by | the end of the present month.
 Reports from American league off ciaIs indicate that ths is the desire of the majority of the club owners of that organization in order that there may be no conflict with the ruling of Secretary Baker.
 | If Dreyfuss acqufesces to this ar engagement the post season champion ship series may be staged on or about Aug. 20. This would give at least ter week days in which to play the best four out of seven games necessary tc decide the winner. All the Nationa league club owners are in favor o1
 such a series and as the American
 league magnates are understood tc
 hold similar opinions its is said the
 question of suitable dates for the se-
 ries is the only one to he settled. Those in attendance at the meeting here today were: Presidents Baker o1
 the Philadelphia club; Hampstead o1 New York: Ebbets of Brooklyn;
 Dreyfuss of Pittsburgh: John K Ten
 CT, president of the league; A. c. Wise
 of the Boston club. and P. D. Haugh.