The sun., 1916-12-16
WANT ALL PLAYERS
TO GAIN BY SERIES
Nationals in Favor Of Having
Each Team Share in Base
ball Classic.
MODIFY 10 DAY CLAUSE
~ a. LIEB.

With the aid Of a morning session the
National League brought it's nnu
meeting TO a close at the waidorf-As-
toria early last night. The league look
a determined stand OF various issues.
II went OF record favoring a split of
the worlds series purse by which practi-
cally every player In the league would
get a share, declared itself In favor OF
a wholesale reduction or pla yers' salaries
and the practical elimination Of the 25
cent bleachers. again recommended to
the National Commission Charles II.
Ebbets's draft plan, sustained Garry
Hermann al chairman OF the commits
sion and adopted the new player con-
tract with a modification Of the ten day
clause,
Tho league adjourned without taking
official notice OF John McGraw's remarks
last fall that "the Giants did not try
hard enough TO suit him" In the game
which made the Brooklyns champions
OF the league. II also is unlikely that
the league chastised McGraw In private.
as he was Mt the waldorf-Astoria during
the entire meeting waiting to speak his
little piece In the event that he was sum-
moned to the chamber hall. In fact. Nc
Graw would nav welcomed the oppor-
tunity to address the assembled mag
mates.
Disregard worlds series Prices.
The National League did not Join with
the American In announcing a general
reduction OF worlds series prices. Yet
there Is 10 doubt hat the adoption Of
Tener's suggestion that the worlds series
purse he divided among all players is .
move in the right direction. II will pre-
vent the repetition OF the farce of last
fall. when each Brooklyn player received
a check for $4,000 for a joke showing
IT, the five game worlds series.
This is Tener's idea. The team par
~'icipating In the series is to get a GER
tain percentage. After that all tho
other teams. unless II be the two tall
enders. receive certain amounts. dwin-
ding as the second division leans are
reached. TIL plan Of such an arrange
ment Is to spur on players to fight for
positions, and 1t undoubtedly will &C.
complish such a result. This will he
\ especially the case where several teams
are punched and a few victories may
mean the difference OF two or three POSI-
lions. II will keep all players on the
jump right to the finish. As the National
League has two members on the COM
mission this plan may be pushed even
should johnson oppose II.
The league was explicit about Its cut
in salaries. II announced itself In
favor OF "a wholesale reduction Of SAL
aries along the entire line" Percy
Haughton OF the Bostons says his club
will cut s25. 200 off its 1916 salary list
when 1t sends out its new contracts.
This. however. was expected. as the SAL
lries Of players had been artifcially in
ha,ed as a result OF the Federal League
war.
\ year ago Charley Ebbets's PROPOSE
tion to eliminate the rs cent seats was
laid on the table. but this year the
Brooklyn magnate had the satisfaction
Of seeing his motion adopted. The league
voted that the 25 cent seats b" cut
down to the lowest minimum. with the
view OF eliminating them entirely
Secretary Heydler avs the American
League IL considering a similar rcduc-
ton. especially in Chicago. where Com
iskey has 5000 quarter seats.
\ year ago the National League APP
proved Ebbets's draft idea. which would
give the tail end teams first pick OF the
players subject to draft. However. the
American League did not sanction II,
The National League again declared
itself in favor OF the idea yesterday and
sent u recommendation TO the commits
sion to adopt II.