New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
BASEBALL SEASON CUT
IN SPITE OF BROOKLYN
Columbus Day Lost to National
League and Charlie EbbetS.
fry RESOLUTION TABLED
Aid of the Law Invoked to Cur
tail Evils of Gambling and
Ticket Scalping in Ma
tional Game.

The shortening Of the playing season by
having the last game scheduled for Octo-
bor g. the layins on the table Of the
declaration Of independence embodied in a
resolution received from the American
League and the adoption OF resolutions
denouncing gambling and ticket specui''-
ing and invoking the aid Of the Ia" -
curtan these evils were the most Emporium
DEVELOPMENTS Of the last session OF the
annual meeting Of the National League i"
the waldorf-Astoria yesterday.
Charles II. Ebbets, president OF the
BROOKLYN superbas. and discoverer of Col
umbus Day, was left out in the cold. Al
though well known as demon scheduie
maker. President Lynch refused TO appoint
him on the schedule committee. which will
be made up Of Barney Dreyfus' James A.
Heydler and President Lynch. 1t was
voted 10 begin the season on or about April
II and 10 close on or about october D.
Memories Of the torrents which interrupted
tho last worlds series still fingered Win
the owners. and they decided that Coluih-
bus Dav was too far away TO receive
official recognition any longer, and con-
seouentIy the season will close six days De-
fore il did last fall. BY opening on AprI IL
Mr.. Ebbets finds himself in more trouble
as he has made up a schedule of eNhlotloii
games during the spring extending uhu'
April 10 But such is the life of an insut-
gent and the leader of the minority.
The communication from the American
League was duly received at the ONCE OF
President Lynch In ;he Metropolitan rover
on Wednesday night II was not malieu
until nearly tweaty-four hours after the
resolution was passed. a. the postmark
read 4:SO o'clock Wednesday afternoon, ana
naturally il was not received by the Ma
tionpl League before its session on Nedhes-
nav President Lynch stated that the mat
t.r was discussed only briefly during the
meeting. and II was then laid on the taoie
II seemed 10 ne the consensus Of opinion
among the National League owners. he
said. tnat the resolution was hard to act
on because they could not understand what
fl meant and failed 10 find anything IN IT,
lie added that no action would be taken
mono CT them were anxious 10 enter INTO
any argument with the American League.
Whether or not the younger organization
viii act in conjunction with its rival IN
drawing up the playing schedules remains
10 bo seer. but the National League did
not seem tc bc disposed TO cross any
BRIDGES before they came to them. Barney
rrcymss. president Of the pittsburgh
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resolution ON the table.
Stand Against Ticket Soalpins'
Tho league owners put themselves on
record s, being unaterably opposed to
Gambling ON baseball scores ana ticket
epcculating Their attitude was vigorously
oppressed iu tho following resolutions of-
forcd hy William Locke, of Pittsburgh
and adopted 10y unanimous votes;
Whereas. Organized baseball is deter
mined to keep the national game entirely
free from gambling,
Be IL resolved That tho National League
Of Professional Baseball clubs promises IT'S
s,pport 10 amy movement with that end in
view and requests the aid OF all constituted
authorities i'm the cities Whlch comprise inc
National League Circuit; ana.
Bc IL further resolved, That the Nauonal
League will pay a reward of 500 Tor IN
formation that viii lead TO the arrest anu
~ using tho game of baseball as lhe pasI3
for making "a wager or conducting poor
or any other gambling device whaiSoeNeI'
Whereas. The present laws regulating the
sale OF tickets OF admission 10 PAGES pI
amusement are inadequate 10 pfo'ecl IHe
rights of the public. ana,
Whereas The National League OF Pro-
fossiuual Baseball Clubs stands opposed 10
that imposition known as ticket scaiplns:
Bc 70 resolved. That the National League
aud the individual members thereon, urge
tho states of Massachusetts. New YORK.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois ana missouri
and The cities of Boston, New York, Brook
ln Phuadclphia Pittsburgh, cincinnati
chicago and st. Louis 10 enact legislation
that Will make Spelulauon III dIlu9'HtliI
tickets an offence punishable by llne ana
imprisonment
Another importpnt recommendation was
made in regard TO a change IN the division
m the profits Of the worlds series il was
voted to amend the rules 50 that p per
cont ~ tho receipts arcruinS TO the two
club owners under tho present arrange
ment hc turned into the treasures Of the
Two leagues. The consent Of the American
League must bc had before this amend
ncrt can bo incorporated into the rules,
and II resolution 20 this effect was directed
to Pau Johnson organization
u was the opinion of the owners that,
since the seycu clubs IN each league made
1t possible for the TWO peunant winners TO
divide tho rich spoils OF the world 5
eerio. they should receive some OF the
profits. Even the great triumyirate Of PEN
uant winners composed Of New York, Chi
cago and Pittsburgh saw the Justice Of
This Wow and gave consent
National Agreement Suggestions.
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