====== March 7, 1901 ====== ===== News ===== • Manager [[Connie Mack]] held forth on a number of topics, including player signings, the reserve clause, and the work of the league's rules committee • Mack said he had signed 12 players, but declined to name any of them • He did, however, say that none of the following were on that list: right-handed pitcher Amos Rusie, left-handed pitcher Jesse Tannehill, catcher Ed McFarland, and outfielder Elmer Flick • Regarding the reserve clause he said the National League "haven't a leg to stand on," implying that the presence of the clause in a player's contract wouldn't dissuade him from signing NL players • He said the American League would not be adopting any of the recent rule changes made by the National League, including the rule that foul balls in a 0- or 1-strike count would now be called strikes, calling it a "doggy" rule, and the new rule that batters would not automatically be awarded first base upon being hit by a pitch, saying it was an invitation to trouble • The American League announced that each team would play a 140-game schedule and that the season would be a little longer than usual, given that the Eastern cities didn't allow play on Sundays ===== Transactions ===== • The team signed outfielder [[Dave Fultz]] on or before this date ---- [[march-6-1901|< Mar 6, 1901]] [[1901_calendar|Back to Calendar]] [[march-8-1901|Mar 8, 1901 >]]