The sun., 1916-10-09

BosToN. oct. S.-The calmness and
tranquility of a worlds series waitover
In the precincts OF the Sacred Cod were
ruined to-day by n complaint cmanating
from the camp Of the Brooklyn players.
Certain Superba workers who expected
10 zee 5000 fans at the inaugural yes
tcrday were evidently disappointed. cs-
pecially In view of the fact that the
players pool gets 60 per cent. OF the re-
ceipts of the first four games.
II was declared by Chief Meyers.
Jake Daubert and other Dodgers that
tho players may not receive their due.
Tho general division of the receipts is
made on the basis OF the official attend
ance and apparently not the money
taken In for all tickets sold. II was all
too evident yesterday that thousands OF
tickets had been paid for but for vari-
Gus reasons had not been used. The
players should get their share OF the
money received for those unused tickets,
said Chief Meyers.
At game time yesterday there were no
seats on sale at Braves Field. II was
declared that the house had been sold
out. The normal seating capacity OF
the stadium is $1,000 and accommodate
lions for an additional 1000 were pro-
vided by roping off right field. The off,
cial figures placed the attendance at a
little more than 30. o00. There is a sus-
picion that III" players may not be talk
Ing through their hats
Chief Meyers the Spokesman.
The worlds series IL avowedly u thing
arranged for the benefit OF the players.
and IL Is essential that they get all that
IL coming to them. The chief ag!tator
Nnr NhA st1hfa - la 1A..r d. l,...
The Indian has always been "A stickler
for an absolutely straight deal for the
toilers OF the diamond. When n mem
Der of the Giants In 1911. Meyers. aided
by Merklc. organized a revolution
against the National Commission. The
commission contracted to sell the NOV
ing picture rights In that worlds series
between the Giants and the Athletics
for $4,000. which was officially destined
for the war fund" a thing that has not
yet been discovered. Meyers and
Merkle wanted all of that $1,000 for the
players. and they are wanting Il yet.
The players may complain and even
satisfaction until the Players Fraternity
takes up with the National Commission
the matter of deciding definitely whether
the men get their share on the attend
ance or the actual receipts.
II Boston is all agog over the worlds
series then Philadelphia Is Il veritable
bedlam. The baseball classic appears to
be exciting about as much interest here
- Is the subway strike in New York.
Interest In series IL Lacking.
We are not using the somnolent Sun
day condition OF the Huh as evidence.
for the apathy was all too evident yes
terday. Not only was 1t made apparent
in the comparatively small attendance
hut even some OF the newsboys reflected
the general attitude. Instead II shouting
the glad tidin2s OF Boston victory last
evening a good many OF the newsies ac-
corded vocal prominence to HarvAd's
football defeat by Tufts.
Not since the first modern worlds
series In 1903 has there been so great a
lack OF interest In "A city represented in
the big contests. Brooklyn will not have
TO go very far to Guido Boston in every
department of effort that goes to make
baseball enthusiasm. The cause OF the
apathy here Is not at all hard to trace.
Its "A case Of a surfeit.
h Is the third successive worlds
series for Boston and the fourth in five
years. The last six series contests played
here have resulted in Boston victories.
Worlds series successes have come to be
accepted here as matters Of course. 1t is
time for some other city to land the
classic and retuvenate II.
Thu lack Of interest strikes a much
deeper note than appears on the surface.
for 1t threatens the welfare OF baseball
in Boston. 1t will be remembered that
the Athletics in Philadelphia failed TO
derive any financial benefits from their
last worlds series. The Quaker CITY 90,
TOO much of a good thing and the famed
Athletic machine went To nieces both nm
the field and in the box ofiice. baseball
.minence ana onthus,asm runs in cvcIss
ard uo.,on's cycle seems IN no headed ~
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p,.n. n, T,,L., a.. s.,
The failure OF the attendance to ex-
coed the 10000 mark may in part be at
trihuted to the refusal of Boston citi-