New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16
Planning to Put Up Stiff
Fight Against Football
and Kindred Sports
SQUIRE EBBETS FACES
PAINFUL TASK TO-DAY
Must Return $4,000 to
Purchasers of World
Series Tickets

When, last winter, peace was ef-
fecsed between organized baseball and
tho Federal League II was believed
that this professional sport would
have an opportunity to emulate the
shrinking violet during the Of season
But now 1t appears the winter league
will put up a sitter fight against
football and kindred sports than the
Robins showed against the Red SoI.
Charles Fl. Ebbets, the genial squire
Of Fiatbush, is not the only major
mnenate likely to command some
sporting space between now and the
annual meetings in this city next De-
cember. For the next week or two
the discoverer of the Battle OF Long
Island and Columbus Day is likely
to bump into a peck Of trouble. Az
ter that his real tribulations will be-
gin.
This morning, at Ebbets fleio'
Brooklvn, the Office force OF ths
Rooms will begin the painful task OF
returning checks, money orders an'
cash sent in with requests for worie
series reservations that for one fea
son or another were never honoreo
as we'll as the redeeming OF the un
used third portions Of the series
| tickets that wers sold.
Quick Payments Promised
"This work will be carried on q
auickly as possible" declared Mr.. 10
bets last night. 1--WE have approx
mately $4,000 that belongs 70 GU
natrons. We are as anxious to re
/ iicve ourselves Of this obligation a.
our creditors can be to get 'ne'
You will kindly inform the pub
lie, | hope, that presentation OF IN,
unused third tickets will meet witt
prompt payment at face value. Patron
nav either apply in person at on
Offices or mail the tickets In TO US
In any event our obligations Will b
most promptly met"
Mr.. Ebbets declared that his ONE
force had employed q checking sys
tenn in the distribution Of the ticket
that would minimize labor and confu
sion in the redemption Of the unuse
third game admissions. BY mean
of q triple checking arrangement
with an elaborate card system 1t wa
possible to keep track Of every paste
board given out. as well as to az
tinguish the cash paid in for wh'cf
because of one reason or another, n
ticket grants were made. The Brook
lvn office expects to have returne
every penny Of It's indebtedness I
tho public before the end Of the weet
II ali rests with the public. In
sooner all the demands are in Tn
quicker the work will be accom-
plished.
In the meantime the worries Q
Charles, the squire, will nave oni
begun, for Mr.. Ebbets seems seriou
in his determination to retire froi
baseball. The only thing that stand
between him and an extended vscatio
after thirty-four years in the harnes
is a purchaser. A lot Of prosperity
purchasers have been talking for tn
notoriety Of the thing. So far no on
has Haunted any great amount OF cas-
In the sources face. II all account
are true II will take considerable cas-
to stir the Robins president from nj
lofty seat.
No one in close touch with baseball
believes for a minute that II Ebbets !
serious in his desire to retire he wi
hold out for $4,000, 900, the price he
said to have set on the National Leagu
champions. A pretty shrewd clu