Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE VOTES
TO RETA|N NEW SCHEDULE
Playing Season Will Not Be Length
ened TO 15i Games, Owners OF
=, Clubs Decide.
Second. Contest rctwccn Reds and
Pirates on July q Ordered IN
plunged From Records Because of
Alleged Irrcgularity.
rRr Associated rrcs.l

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE retention
of the I4o-gamo schedule announced at
the beginning OF the season WAS de-
cided upon At meeting OF the Ma
tional League in this city today Sew
eral OF the club owners recently sug-
Eested lenEthcn!ns the playing season
to 1874 games. as in past years When
the question came UP for 4 vote, how
ever it was decided TO close the sea-
son September SO, as o-icinalIy
planned.
Several other subjects % n!dsea-
son Importance were discussed ard de-
risions reached, including a unanimous
vote in favor Of The recently revised
rules FOR the division OF the worlds
series proceeds as proposed ~ the
can Leaguc takes similar action. the
division Or the PLAYERS Dooi n"Nt oc-
o e9oe f5e w rao be 70 IS vcd 50 per cent
to the winners and - per cent 20 tho
losers. with the remaining - per cent
of the pool divided among the players
of the second and th!rd teams or the
two lea cues.
No Morc Exhibition Games
Further exhibition games between
teams Of the National League during
hibited, with the execution OF ono
contest already scheduled between
Boston and Chicago for syracuse for
eome time in august
leagues organization was received
and discussed. ana Il was unanimously
asreemcn: with the minors unless the
right OF the major leagues to draw
players from The minors was included.
SO as 10 enable BASEBALL players 10 ad-
in the present national agreement.
Az SUBSEQUENT meeting Of the board
second game OF July 5 between Pitts
burgh and Cincinnati. al Cincinnati.
and the teams were ordered 70 replay
pos,ponefnea;, July Is or August 81.
Giants Made First Protest
Attention was called 20 this contest
by the New YORK CLUB, which alleged
on the ground that the game WAS
called carly in orde. that PITTSBURGH
might eaten train. when there were
Red the team 20 It's next destination
Been 9l,y ai ciac Hnaf t Won Oy mao
at the end 0: the sixth inning by
agreement. AS a result OF today's de-
cision one victory is subt-acted from
the Cincinnati club record 70 date and
one defeat removed from p!ttsburEh's
record.
August Hermann. president OF the
!shed when informed today tina; the
second game With Pittsburgh on July
6 had been ordered eNpunged from
the records.
Herman Claim. Injustice.
ITO begin with" said Mr. Hermann.
"the board OF directors has nothing 10
do with the matter This protest or
complaint mus, be decided solely by
the president OF the League. under sec
zion Il OF the constitution"
But what astounds me most" con-
tinued Mr.. Hermann. rs the fact that
his decision was rendered contrary TO
the rules OF tho constitution, which
states plainly that the president shall
decide the case after receiving no an
swer from the club against which
complaint is fled and also states
plainly that This club Shall have five
days after receiving notice OF the
complaint in which TO answer.
Il received notice Of the complaint
from President Heydler when | ar
rived home last Tuesday. and ! sent
in the CINCINNATI clubs answer this
morning. cannot conceive OF prcsi-
dent Heydler Gec%f!c us case with
out hearing th4-C c-nMa'i side OF il.
as provided for IN the constitution. |
have wired him TO that effect"