The sun., 1916-09-23

and IN 1915 five. Tina last big purse
was i'm 1912. when the owners of the
Giants and Red Sox each carried OF Il
purse of s147.j1i.7O.
This being the ease, Ebbct's stand In
boosting prices Is all the more ~foolhardy.
IL 1t is a short series, the players will
get most Of the money. and II II Is n long
series the Brooklyn club would be well
rewarded at the scale Of prices which
major league clubs have formerly
charged.
To try to shoulder the blame for tho
prices asked by the Brooklyn club is n
subtcrfuge. or merely passing the
buck" As we announced yesterday there
will lie no increases in Boston and presi-
dent Baker says there will he no increase
In Philadelphia should the Phillies win
out. and the seating capacity Of Bakers
Park is far below l;bbctss.
Civic Pride Argument.
One of Ebbc,s's yesterday
In favor Of his big prices Is that Brook.
Ign civic pride would not want the re-
ce!pts In brooklyn TO fall to the low
level they were in Philadelphia. "Phila-
delphla has been laughed at ever since
said Charley. and Brooklyn fans would
not want their receipts to fall below the
estimated receipts of what a series
would draw In Detroit. Cleveland or ~.
Louis
We must confess that this Is the FIRST
time we ever heard of civic pride In gate
receipts. From what We know Of some
Brooklyn fans they will be able to sleep
comfortably II the receipts at Ebbe,s
Field do not come up to those In hos
ton. How JEFF PfefYer will fare against
Harry Hooper and Duffy Lewis will en-
cite their civic pride a great deal more
than gate receipts. Neither did we hear
any loud outlaws over Bakers receipts.
but We did hear the plants of many
indignant Brooklyn fans. and they did
not laugh when they expressed them
selves.
Ebbets says he has received many let
tiers In regard - his worlds series
prices. and that the majority OF them
commend him on the schedule he has
adopted. They figure Il will stop specu-
lating. but that argument doesn't hold
either. u Will only mean that specula-
tors will boost their prices accordingly.
We must confess that our letters were
unanimous in protest.
Ebbcts's Statement.
AS an Indication that the prices for
which our tickets will bo sold are not UNI
reasonable, more thar one thousand re-
quests on regular Application lank have
been received less than twenty-four
hours after We announced orders for
tickets would he received" said Ebhcts.
These applicants asked for blocks OF
from two TO ten tickets. and We could
have disposed OF 5000 tickets Yesterday.
II there Is such a demand for tickets on
the frs, day. and the start of the series is
fourteen days away. we will have TO dlf-
iCulty Nlling our park to capacity each
day. despite the fact that am being
harshly and unJustly criticised"
We grant Ebhe,s that. but while he
will undoubtedly fill his park at the prices
he asks. "A of those to see the games
will be New Workers and out Of tow
men. The question is not so much
whether Ebhets can get the prices ~"
asks ~ il liz how the brooklyn fans will
feel toward the club in the future for in
creas.ng the prices.
In further discussing tho Worlds
series price situation Ebb.,s continued
II think the fans flow off the handle
when they began to roast me right away
when the prices Were announced. | have
never found the fans Of BROOKLYN TO be
cheap, and ] never expect TO find them
cheap
There seems TO be quite Il little differ
paying nearly 10" per cent. more for 4
certain amount Of amusement than any
body has heretofore paid.