The Washington times., 1913-10-03
MAY CALL SERIES
OFF NEXT SEASON
Greed for Gold and Controversy
of Commission and Players
Likely to Cause Change.
LOOK TO HERMANN PLAN
Jealousy Of Teams Because
They Have Not Shared Is
Another Factor.
LOOK TO HERMANN PLAN

NEW York, Oct. S.-Greed for gold
IN connection with the worlds series
will result in the abandonment of the
games. after this year, according to
Information obtained from trustworthy
sources. The present wransle between
members of the Giants and the Ath-
letics and the national commission be-
cause of the prohibiting series
players from writing or ,alloWing 4he'
use of their names over newsFRpsE
stories. will result in radis1 fstasE
1t is said. The additional fact that s0ug
of sixteen major leagnue clubs, onE'
four have shared in the worlds series
spoils since 1909; is causing Widespread
jeaIously and dissatisfaction. The New
York National League Clubs refusal
10 pay over . per cent of it's share of
the 1872 worlds series to the other
clubs in the circuit has increased a
feeling that baseball needs thorough
shakeup. -
The attitude of the Baseball Players
Fraternity in opposing the commission
In It's fight against the player-author
evil is another reason for extreme bit
terness on the part of leading mag
mates. 1t is pointed out that if by means
of legal procedure the players who have
contracted to write" for newspapers
cOHp6l ln6 COMMISSION TeSClnU
new rule for this series only the fra
ternity will claim much of the credit,
and will decide to make. bolder de-
mands for Justice"
Unless one side or the other backs
down on the player-author question.
therefore, trouble of a serious nature is
inevitable. With nearly s50o.0oO in re-
ceipts, the coming series is likely to
warp the judgment of baseball men
usually level-headed and conservative.
In fact, il the commission should vote
to declare the series off on Monday it
is a question now whether the players
and their employers would obey the
mandate Should the commission be
defied organized baseball would soon
be a memory.
with the situation threatening dis
order comes August Hermann, chair
man of the commission and owner OF
the Cincinnati club, with a suggestion
which isn't new but is feasible and may
be odopted in December, in the opinion
Of well-informed baseball legislators.
Hermann plans to do away with the
worlds series in SO far as II involves
but two major league clubs
As a substitute Hermann would have
an entirely new schedule adopted, con-
sisting f liz games in each major
league, to be followed by an interleague
schedule of sixty-four games, by which
each National League team would play
four games at home and four abroad
with each American League team. =
The total winning percentage for
the two schedules would determine
the title of the worlds champions
Hermann argues, and from the re-
ceipts of the sixty-four interleague
games a certain percentage could be
set aside to be divided according to a
sliding scale among the players OF AL
the sixteen teams. Advocates SOf the
plan, anG they include maSortty OF
the club owners in both Aeagnes bss
lieve that the sgeneraf inte. .sest - each
penrant race which usaa}ly aslumps
after July 4. would be kept up by
the tnterleague contests to the wind
up in October. '. ...
Gate moneys would be increased all
around, and il would be impossible
for two clubs &c monopoliZe a $eeQ. 900
plum each fall. Players under the