The Washington times., 1916-02-09

NEW YORK Feb. 9.-If Charley
Hercules Ebbets, the Defender OF the
Fans. puts through his latest bit OF
pet legislation he will be as popular
around the National League bleaChcr
settlement as Rudyard Kipling would
be in the RcichstGg.
Not content with eliminating the
''two-bit" boys in Brooklyn. E.bbets
has now launChad I'd a campaign against
the quarter customers all around the
! National League trail. Ebbets, it was
learned. placed a motion before the
National League to limit all clubs to
ZOO 25-cent bleacher admissions. The
motion did not como up for a vote on
the first day of the reConvened Ma
tional League meeting at the Waldorf
Astoria yesterday but is on the slate
for today.
| Ebbets' motion would strike hardest
at the fans of Boston. St. Louis.
! Philadelphia and Cincinnati Boston
| has 10000 "two-bit" seats. St. Louis
1000 Philadelphia C,5Oo. and Cincinnati
1000. In New York about thousand
fans can gain admission for a quarter
IL they call at an early hour. while in
Brooklyn only q few urchins in short
pants are allowed to slip in for 25 cents.
and there are no quarter seats for
Grown-ups. Ehbets boasts he averages
! so cents q head, or more than any other
club figures in baseball.
| John *. Tener president Of the Ma
tional League. was invested with abso-
lutte authority to decide protested game
| disputes by the organization at Its meet
ing yesterday at the Waldorf Hereto
| fore the clubs have had the privilege of
appeal to the board OF directors from
the presidents decision, and usually
many complications and arguments arise
from, this proceeding. Hereafter the
! presidents decision on protested games
will be final. This resolution was Of
fered by Barney Dreyfuss. of Pitts
| burgh.
Anew umpire will make his appear
ance in the National League next sea-
+ son. The newcomer is Peter Harrison,
who last year was in tho International
! League. Harrison was born in England.
The other umpiros are Robert Emslic.
! Hank O'DaY, Nal Eason, William BY
ron, +. G.. Quigley, Bill KLEIN, and Char
ley Riglor. Al Orth will act as a sub
stitute until he has entirely recovered
| from injuries sustained last season.
Mr.. DrCYfISs. Of Pittsburgh. also Of
| fcred an amendment which Is a direct
blow at the short outficld fences In
some of til" baseball parks. His amend
ment calls f0r a distance Of 20 feet from
| the home plat" to tch nearest fence.
! This rule mast b" rcfcrrcd to the joint
COMMITTEES on playing rules before heing
adopted.
1t has come to tho notice Of teh league
that some OF the diamonds on the cir
cult have not been accurately laid out
and resolution was passed which pro-
vides that before the next season be-
gins all diamonds must he surveyed and
| teh accuracy of the measurement at
tested by a competent civil engineer.
The question of restricting passes to
the parks was discussed, but no action
! was taken.
The league will continue It's meeting
! today. when President EbhetS expects
to introduce a resolution limiting the
number OF "5-Cent hl"aChcT seats nt all
| National League clubs to 100. This in
! novation affects several of tho cities
severely. In Boston there are 10000 %
cent seats, in st. Louis 5000, In Phila-
delphia $500. and In Cincinnati 4.0o0
Some of the Western clubs will protest
AGAINST the adoption Of such a rule. be-
cause tho 25-cent hlcaChers are popular =
in st. Louis, Cincinnati. and other cities
| Mr EhbetS will also introduce n reSO-
htiOn to adopt = rCw system Of draft
InC minor League PLAYERS This measure
WAS defeated two seasons ago.
At the meeting of tho board Of di-
reCtors held before the League meeting.
Percy D.. IIaughton, OF Boston. was