New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Baseball Dates
May Be Altered
For the Season
Too Many Double Headers
Piling Up; Schedule
Too Far Advanced

Double-headers have been pilng up
so thickly in the two major leagues
that the magnates always inclined TO
melancholia beginning to worry.
The loss TO date through games post
poned because Of inclement weather is
far in excess of 100000. The storm
of yesterday made huge dent in the
profits of organized baseball The
three New York teams and their sched-
uled opponents were idle in three
cities.
1t is the popular belief that an ex-
cess of double-headers means an ex-
cess IN profits 10 the magnates later
on. That Is the case # there are
reasonable number of double headers.
But when they accumulate in large
numbers the theory goes askew. The
populace attends double headers to Sc
cure the bargains. and Immediately the
attendance for the ordinary or garden
variety Of single game begins to fall
off.
Ii is generally admitted now that :hc
baseball season has been advanced too
far. 1t is practically certain that next
season-if conditions are such that
baseball will be continued on a large
scale-the time for the major league
opening will be set back at least two
weeks.
May Reduce Profits
Should the weather conditions make
further inroads into the profits of the
game there is some chance that even
caouonfc cphad1lo will no arhI-
trarily altered. Already some of the
magnates have limited that it might be
2 good thing TO rearrange the schedule
completely. cutting down the number
of games to be played by each of the
clubs, in order to eliminate large
number of the double-headers. Nearly
every club in both leagues has facing
il an abnormal number of the double
( events.
Despite the hating start of the sea
son, il promises 10 be a profitable one.
{ The crowds that braved the chill at the
Polo Grounds for the few playing days
indicate this. The first warm day will
bring out an attendance that will make
/ even the magnstes less pessimistic.
! From his point of view as a baseball
manager, John J. McGraw probably is
l just as we'll pleased at the continued
portponements. Charlie Herzog, the
keystone player of that perfect infeld,
will not be ready for active service for
! at least a week.
As was said Of the Giants just before
the start of the season, the team had a
perfect machine if it could be kept in
tact. The organization is so mechan-
ically beautiful that the removal of
just one part would throw it out of
gear, and Herzog is one of the essen
tial parts. With Herzog behind him,
George Burns has been able TO bring IN
more runs than ever before in his base
ball career, and II has been remark
able run-getting career at that.
Though young in years, Benny Kauf
is decidedly one of the baseball players
Of the old school. He can perform feats
with chaw Of tobacco that would
dazzle some Of the champion Quid jug
/ glers Of baseball.
The other night at the Harlem Sport
| ing Club Benny ate an apple. drank
1 bottle of soda pop and smoked black
/ cigar without moving quid of tobacco
| from his left cheek This record may
/ have been tied about twenty years ago,
/ but il is a cinch that it will never be
/ beaten in these effete days of the ma
! tional pastime.