Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-20
FEDS ARE MAKING
 lO-JENT BALL PAY
Increased Attendance More Than Makes Up for Diff
 ference in Price.
Bv Frank q. Menke.) J

'Dy r dIk b, -h'nhN') New York, Aug. 19.-Tha 10-cent baseball innovation of the r ds is ons tha- organized baseball spoofs at now but which it mus ultimately adopt. One of tre things that has been the matter win baseball has been the high priczs charged at the gate. The fans, of late, have h4lEod at paying from 25 cents up to tc see an ex hibition that usually iAs;s less than wo hours.
 In the long run 1t seems that the magnates will be gathers if they oper- ate with : lower schedule of prices T'5e lever prices would attract many fans who keep away from the parks now. Certainly it would no, keep away those who patronizs it now. Lower prices will draw lsrgcr crowds, and though the individual revenua from the fans would be less than it now is the gross revenue would be far greater.
 T9ke thc N:warll Feds for an ex- ample. They used to draw about 6,O00 home crowds on Sunday 2nd an aver age of e000 on weekdays. On the old basis of admission prices the atten- tanca used to ha figured ct 50 csnts Der head. That IT can. tho total r:ve- hue for 9 coco Sunday crowd was 5000 and l. WAS S1o0o for the daily crowd
 On the first Sunday t'e Feds put the lower prices into effect they drew 10000 on the next day. Mondly 5000. The lower prices made the average admission about B cents. That mean. they took in s63o9 on Sunday and $2S00 on Monday.
 And ever since the lower prices have be>n in effect in the Federal esgns the attendance at the games throughout thc circuit has almost douflcl, which means tha although they have reduced prices about 33 per cent all around the attendance has picked Up 50 ger cent.
 Fed Catcher Robbed Of EankroH.
 "Yip' Owens. the Baltimore Feder- al cstcaier, is yipping loudly these days. "Yip" was robbe,i--and by regular footpads his time-not by an umpire.
 "Gee, a ball player sin't safe no moro anywhere" yips "Yip." q used to think that if fellow could get away from ball field without being robbed of $25 or $50 by an umpire that he was safe. But he ain't"
 It happened in Kansas Ci. .y-this robbiny of "Yip" It was n idnight- and Tip. was parading one of Kansas City's famed thoroughr3res. Up steps a guy.
 "Hae de dc' h. said pleasant-like and at cnce levelled a gatling gun a. "Yipp's" head. Warm evening, isn't it? Produce your roll or I'll shoot a bulle. right through your dome"
 "Yip' produced the roll. 15 regular dollars
 "If l had a head like some ball play F l know I'd have invitel the guy to go ahead and shoot-and would hay: had no fear. Concrete can resist bullets. But I ain't got any head like taat so I'm $15 poorer"
 Third Major League Chance.
 GecTge Mogridge, the pitcher recently secured from the Des 'Moines 'Siil i'll tiG Neltl al League IS III lnlS wy, getting his third major league trial. Mogridge was tried out in 1911 and again in 1912 by the White Sox- but he WAS found wanting. and the SoX sent him back the last time without string attached
 Mogridga seems 70 have corrected his greatest fault this year-lack of cont. cl-and he's been the sensation of the Western circuit. He looks good enough now to stand the major league gaff. Moore Saved Alexanier From Bushes.
 Grover Alexander, the wonderful pitcher Of the Phiilics. owes his major league life to the faith of Pat Moran and the teachings of Earl Moore
 A!exsndes had worlds Of speed and no control---when he joined the Phillics a few years ago. Charlie Dooin, the manager Of tho club. be- came disgusted with AlcX's lack of control But Pat Moran. who was then cnd coaching. said:
 Don't let him go. He'll be won-