The sun., 1916-09-22

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We presume. Of course. that a two and
a half game lead will suffice TO land the
Superbas in the big series. II may be
o long time before Brooklyn gets into
another worlds series. as John McGraw
has built up a club which should sail
through the National League like q
creased pig next season.
This being the case. II looks very much
as though Charles Hercules Ebbets. the
smiling squire Of Flatbush, intends to
owe in all the dough he can while the
shovelling is good. a historic character.
with similar notions. once slew a goose
whose eggs could b. moulded into Ave
dollar gold pieces,
Speaking Of those gold pieces. quite
a few should roll into tAe Ebbets Golfers
during the next fortnight, provided Pat
Moran's Phils do not declare a revolu-
ton and beat Ebbets In the last stretch.
As the shopkeeper said while selling
an article made In Terre Haute. Ind.
owing to the war the price Of this
went up so per cent. so owing to the
war and the high price OF paper. the
worlds series tickets In Brooklyn will
be 100 per cent. higher h anything
yc, asked for worlds series fare.
Here Are the Prices.
Gents. here is the Brooklyn price list /:
All box seats IS per game.
First nine rows downstairs, back OF
the boxes. and first seven rows upstairs,
back of the boxes. S. per game.
Rows 10 to 22 downstairs. 50 per
game.
Rows s to i5 upstairs. - per game.
Pavilion seats fpresent SO cent
bleacher seats). 80 per game.
Right field temporary blcacher seats
81 per game.
Left field temporary bleacher seats
VI per game.
Note. we say one game after each
amount So no one will get confused and
think this amount Is for the series. Only
the IS and 50 seats will he reserved.
Judging from the various reports re-
ceived last night from sections ~
Brooklyn and Kings county. where folks
are directly interested In this schedule.
those voting in favor Of Charlie Eb-
bets's high baseball finance were very
much in the minority. Some OF the
sauawks were so loud they could b,
heard on this side Of the bridge. The
sqIire's constituents are In open rebel
lion. They are willing to admit that
paper Is very high and that the war is a
horrible thing. but two entire bones for
a bleacher ticket has rather taken the
wind out OF them.
What makes II still worse from 4
Brooklyn viewpoint Is that President
Lannin Of the Boston Red Sox has IL
nounced that there will be no Increase
in former prices II the Red Sox get In
the series. In answer to \ gu. stion sent
him by THE SrN President Baker of the
Phillies wired back: IF Philadelphia
should win there will be no increase
over last years prices despite the linn
tied capacity OF our park"
The price list Of the Brooklyn club
II far in excess to anything ever asked
( for worlds series tickets. When the ,e-
ries were played on the Polo Grounds
boxes sold for S.. the upper grand stand
for 50. the lower for s.. and bleachers
81. This has been the general run OF
prices everywhere. though the Red SoN
had 5000 90 >cent seats last season.
and Mack formerly charged 90 cents
to stand in the outfeld at Shibe Park.
Red Soc May Use Braves Field.
Ebbets at present averages more per
head than any major league owner and IL
the only club owner In baseball who gets
81 for front seats in the lower stands.
These seats sell for 80 cents IN N"
Polo Grounds and 80 cents in Fhila-
delphia. lie also proposed legislation
last winter that the National League
clubs do away with all IS cent seats.
but that stirred up the fans In the two
bit towns. and Ebbets withdrew his mo-
ton without a vote being called on u.
His increase in worlds series tickets
is the most drastic thing he yet has at
TEMPTED. Last year the Boston prices
were 81 for boxes. So fer reserved grand
sta nd seats. So FOR reserved pavilion seats
20 TO-. .prasnrSal naytltpp seats and ~
cents for bieachers. These prices will
again hold good this season. Word was
received from Boston last night that the
Red Spx will most likely use Braves
Field again, where the capacity is $1,000.
gains 5000 for Fenway Park.
The Philadelphia National stands held
only 1898 people with temporary
blcaclcrs last season. Their prices were
Boxes. So: tho first -four rows IN the
seats. 50: covered pavilion seats Gre
served. So: bleachcrs. 81. These prices
will remain the same should Philadel-
phia bcat out Brooklyn.
The National Commission announced
the Brooklyn prices, but the commission
does not AXE the prices. II merely an
nounces the amounts fixed by the clubs
themselves. Gov. Tencr, president OF the
National League and member Of the
commission. said yesterday: The com
mission gave the Brooklyn and Detroit
clubs permission to charge moro than
heretofore at the request OF the owners
Of those teams owing to the limited seat
ing capacity In their parks"
seats Two Inches Wider.
Either the capacity of Hbbes Field
has always been greatly exaggerated or
else that argument is pine. II is now
ssiid that with the temporary stands in
left field and right field together with
the lev boxes which will he built from
the players benches to the fences the
Brooklyn park will seat about 80, 900.
When Brooklyn played the Giants a Sat
urday double header In June Ebbets said
his paid admissions were 3o,l60, which
did not include passes.
Ebbcts himself SAYS the prices are rea-
sonable and are not as exorbitant as
they look. lie says lie hasn't got the ca