New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-08
Giant Official
Suggests Plan
Simplify Tax
Foster Favors Sale and Cir
culation of Stamps to
Cover Levy


Foster, secretary Of the Giants. who
-, suggested a plan for simplifying
=. collection Of the government war
=, On amusements, which, II per
t.e,.d ard adopted, might work TO the
..,v.nisnce Of the government, the
.-,u,sment promoters and the patrons
alike.
n. suggest. the sale and circulation
q, stamp books Of the various denoT-
nations necessary 20 meet the differ
srt admission prices, which could be
sd A. all amusement places and
would probably be very much like the
present postage stamp.
The ides is that these stamps could
\. used At a ball game. 6 theatre or
o,bsr amusement place, and the holder
vopld have less trouble, while the gov
eminent would have a uniform system
- collection. Al the same time the
amusement promoter would have an
..sier time accounting for the tax.
The only thing necessary for the sue
.... Of the plan would be some means
n e1ncelling the stamps, 70 prevent
their use over again.
Lots of Trouble
ros,er got his inspiration from
vstehing the collection o. the tax a. the
nass gate at the Polo Grounds during
some Of the recent football games
played there. II took two men with
grrst boIful Of small change TO make
he collection from very limited num-
Der who came in on passes.
I'VE will certainly have 70 devise some
better means than that for this pass
cate when the baseball season opens
next year. or we will be all day col
eeting the tax" said Foster. can
you imagine the task Of making change
ior the number OF people who come
through here on q Saturday, ana the
CONFUSION that would follow? ?"
u is not, Of course, the intention 70
follow the present method OF making
change at the gate. Unless some other
means as, for instance. the one sue-
vestsd above, II adopted. all passes Will
no doubt bear the government stamp
which will have 70 be paid for when
Tie pass is issued.
This same tax. by the way, is the
only really good thing the war has
done for baseball. The club owners are
clad 70 see IL come. whether they sd-
nit il or not. They regard 1t as the
biggest aid they have ever had IN re-
dueing the number OF requests f7r
passes.
The increase in the number Of passes
;..ro1 sirre +he beginning Of the Fed
erai League rumpus has finally become
matter Of serious consideration with
re rnagnates. The pass has become an
svil. Il represents one OF the main
.aannels through which profits are
drained and losses incurred. Yet 1t
has been q difficult thing to cut down
N. number Of passes without OFFEND
ing persons whose friendship the clups
wished 20 keep.
Fewer Applicants
But the addition OF tax Of 10 per
cent will no doubt have the effect OF
reSBcirg the number Of applicants.
Next season ID will cost the holder OF
season book 1915 for his book. FOR
the man who attends many games TINS
vii no, be q big tax. and ne will likely
nav IL willingly. But for the man VINO
desires a pass chiefly to show his stand
irg with the club officials and to nave
10 mass around 70 mis- friends there VIII
moi he 80 much willingness TO pay.
Ard then there are many pass holders
vbo resent the very thought OF nav
jr1 70 nav anything to get into any
Amusement place. They are the ones
vbo consider themselves specially priv
LEGGED characters.
There is no question but what the
ragnztes intend 20 seize upon tne
present situation 70 cut down ther
oass lists. The necessity OF economy
ana rstrsneh nenr-all along the line Will
be- usec a. the argument for cutting
rsanv names Of the list. The war ta<
will bsln % keep others of the list
The i'll winds have a. least blown Dase-
Tall some little good.
Ae.orsinz % James c. Jones, one OF
the main hackers Of the 81. LOUIS Gar
9iuzls. rev modern ball park IS 70 De
tuut ~ the National League plant IN
s. Louis From the snnouneemsn-
made for the plans, the new stadium Is
20 b one Of the largest in the country,
ses.irg 20 900 persons. Il IS 20 De oullS
81 see and concrete. The oficials OF
tie CARDINAL are nov making an enorV
70 pet the necessary funds 70 builo ths
t.sdiv-n. and whether il will be erecteu
for rert vear depends on their success
Nors than likely u viii come the i0i-
TIE CARDINALS now have the only
woode, basebsll plant remaining "
the biz Ieagaes. II f. Of the antiqOa'ees
type and q relic OF the early o@ys ~
5ssebsu The cardinals have the
zrou-d ,pzcs for erecting the olggesI
Stadium FL. baseball. They nave az
irr,erss plsving field. But before they
ever an 10000 seats IN &. LOUIS tney
VII hsve 20 get a pennant Winning
ball elub
LIS reportsd that President Charles
Tsersr>n ard Manager Fred MltchelI
q ire Cub, have a big deal pending Tor
ne ,rrchase Of players % strengthen
re tear for next year. Ihis ~ 70 DC
ne opsning shot, 10 doubt from we
;zes659 recently allotted b. the STOCK
holden.
Yseghman has learned 10 his sorrow
ne. ;ss players he held over IRON we
fsc1rsl League we're not 20 Val sDIs
"a BE- 'sougbt Also be has learned: a.
have cher Big league club owners, 1hat
he dribbling away OF small sums on
player, q uncertain worth eonstiIuteS
Gre o. the greatest avenues TOT Iohsoh.
The suceessful magnates OF receu /.
year. are those who have sNpppo ou'
tnd bought players % known quhilty'
Among them ere Charles ComiFkeyf
Harry g. Hempstead. Garry HERMAN,
ard James Dunn The recent world
ser es Nst fought between two bougnt
ard PAD for citbs.
Colonel Jacob Rupert, half owner
u ths Yankees. is another ms1nste
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