The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-11

New York, Jan. f0-president Ebbets,
Of the Brooklyn baseball club. intends
TO make a hard fight for the adoption Of
the 16s-gaIne schedule by the National
League. regardless Of the fact that the
American League and one or two club
owners in the old organization are op-
posed to the scheme. Ebbets, who Is an
expert schedule maker Of many years
experience, has prepared an arrangement
OF dates for the perusal Of his fellow
magnates and he declares that no rea-
sonable fault can be found with It.
The objection filed by Barney Drey-
fuss" said Ebbets to-day, rs duo TO
selfish motives and viii not hold water.
Dreyfuss, by the way, has shown sur
prising lack OF professional courtesy in
discussing the tentative schedule drawn
by me through the newspapers instead OF
communicating with me by mail
THE National League at its recent meet
ing here voted unanimously 70 adopt a
16S-game schedule and instructed me. as
chairman OF the schedule committee. 10
AA nAb a nov CT lti lAANilA AOA AilD AAdAi4
pionship contests / have prepared a
schedule that. in my opinion, IS without
a flaw and il Will stand the limelight
Perhaps some OF the opposition in the
American League is due TO the fact that
there's a belief that the scheme origi-
mated with Murphy. which IS untrue.
Dreyfuss Chief Objection.
"Dreyfuss' objection may be due 10 the
belief that the schedule viii affect the
worlds series. in which DreyfUss thinks
the Pittsburg team will again be a fac
tor Other objections may be based on
the opinion that bad weather will cause
too many postponed games, hence TOO
many double-headers-
But who can tell anything HOW about
the weather in April and October? The
l6S-gsme schedule simply means that the
season viii open about the same time as
usual. and viii be about a week longer.
Each club will be asked 10 play fourteen
games more than last year. and these
games can be included I'm a few double
headers IN addition to the extra week in
October.
The players contracts run from April
Il TO October Is, and as salaries form A
heavy expense item, the clubs will have
a chance to gather receipts as long as
these contracts are in effect.
THE public wants plenty Of baseball,
and the new schedule viii provide It As
a cold business proposition. thu I6s-game
plan should appeal 10 every major league
club owner. The American Association
played 16S games last year. and the
scheme was so satisfactory that the same
schedule Will be used by that progressive
minor league again this year.
From Players Standpoint.
The players are better able TO stand
cold weather I'm October than in April
and II the weather this year IS favorable,
the National League clubs will all pros
per by the new schedule. mind you. but
it can be so arranged. on a 14-game
basis, so that the wind up viii come close
10 ours in October. AS far as the world S
series IS concerned. there should be no
doubt about the patronage. even # the
games begin ten days later than last
year.
ut must be remembered that tho Pitts
burg club had to turn back almost $40,p1C
worth Of tickets sold, because Forbes
Field could not accommodate the crowds
last season. II the club owners in both
major leagues viii give the 1865 game
schedule a trial, feel sure that Il will be
q normal ent institution"