| Show NATIONAL IS FINALLY COAXED TO 10 SHORT SCHEDULE New York YOlk Feb Peb 18 The National league tonight adopted a playing schedule calling for games for the coming season but it was accomplished accomplished pushed only after a majority of the magnates had expressed their opinion that newspaper criticism over the delay was Vas causing unfavorable pub publicity publicity Though wishes of o the American league for a schedule were met that leagues interests were disregarded when It was resolved resoled to stretch the schedule out to October 15 li 1 The American league schedule terminates on October J 1 I al although although although though all league contracts with players rill cill for service until October 16 Th Eb Ebbetts Ebbetts betts boils of Brooklyn and Murphy of or Chi Chicago Chicago cago cage insisted on using their players up to the contract time Barney Barne Dreyfuss of Pittsburg was the only club dub owner willing to make conces concessions concessions stone and ho saved the league from what seemed to be a hopeless deadlock Pittsburg was scheduled for six abc Sun Sunday Sunda Sunday day da games In Cincinnati where there is no opposition and where such euch dates have been exceptionally remunerative St StLouis StLouis Louis Louts was scheduled for six Sunday games in Chicago and four of these thes were when the champion of the tha Amer American AmerIcan Amerlean ican lean league were to play pia Chicago St StLouis Louis and Chicago objected holding that Detroit would draw the big crowds Dreyfuss Steps In Then Barney Dreyfuss with his worlds champions stepped in and offered to take three of the St Louis conflicting dates Tho The matter was settled today by b chang ing lag St Louis to Cincinnati and Pittsburg to Chicago so that in Chicago it will be seen whether Pittsburg Pitt bulb or Detroit is the themore themore more popular Following the adoption of the schedule I tonight the board of directors met to I consider the claim of former Manager I William H Murray of the Philadelphia club for two years year salary on his con contract contract contract tract Until the newspaper criticisms ms became so severe the board refused to consider con lder the case but tonight they took it up I No decision was reached r ched and the board adjourned to meet tomorrow League members will ab also o continue tomorrow the consideration of the constitutional I changes |
