The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-11
By LOUIS A BOUCHER.

Charles Holiday Ebbets, president
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers, may be-
come the Moses Of baseball, leading
the moguls out from the mazes into
which Uncle Sam has thrown them.
h has q machine calculated to do
away with the difficulties Of making
change.
Ebbets will show his machine to
the big league magnates, who are
to hold their regular February sched-
ule meetings in New York this week.
He hopes that it viii be adopted and
thus do away with all plans for
charging the fans advanced prices
for baseball
Conditions today do not warrant out
tsmpsring with the. admission prices"
says the Brooklyn magnate. Though
HoFne have suggested ducking the trou-
DIE over pennies by charging round
sums and giving the extra money to the
Red Cross. fear the fans will not take
10 that It iG no time for US to raise
the pFiees- II IL better to find some
other way out Of the muddie"
EbbstB' comptometer. manufactured
BY q company that provides banks with
counting machines. has been modelled
especially to suit the needs Of baseball.
in . fraction Of a second II can make
change anywhere from cent to % cents
Meeting Ii Important.
The BASEBALL Joint meeting this week
Is the most important in years. From
one angie, baseball IL on trial for its
LIE. Though its promoters are inclined
nj HAak -
along With the professional game, there
are many shrSEd men who think that
the Organized game. conducted as II has
been in the past seven or eight years,
has about reached its end
Announcing playing schedules Al
ready arranged by q committee Is
the least important thing that will be
done.
Some disposition Of the Baltimore
Federal League suit must be deter
mined. This suit lie now before the
supreme Court Of the District Of Co
How the war tax e. to be collected
with the least trouble to the clubs Ind
the public offers a puzzle that Char
lie Ebbets believes he has solved with
us machine. However, he has yet
10 have his brother moguls agree.
Would stop wild Words.
An amendment forbiddinE mag
mates from shooting of their
mouths" is to be considered, and prob
ably adopted. The National LeaEuers
are especially interested in this, for
Charlie WseEhman has torn things
wide open with his check book. Harry
FraHee has worried his brothers in
The American League similarly, but
not to such an extent
The National League will probably
ADEPT an amendment allowing double
headers to be played on first trips.
An effort win also be made to temper
the present rule regarding waivers in
TenerS league. It IL desired that a
club asking waivers be not immedi-
atslY compelled to forfeit the player
on de refusal Of a rival club to
waive. The American LeaEue now
has this rule IN effect
Both major leagues win adopt
some measures 70 be taken for the
duration Of the war. They will be
AloAg the line OF business economy.
Grinath L. Going.
Ozark Griffith, MANAGER Of the
WGshingtoa club, and T .sident Ben.
3Sntn S. Minor are going TO New
FORK for the meeting. Minor Is enc
~-IACAA~aA ANab DOaEQ OF
directors.
Though he says little, Manager
Griffith 70 facing trouble aigninx up
some Of his players, anI he wants
soma encouragement from his league
friSnds in this matter.
Ray Morgan may be traded, II Grif:
nth can md a second bas4rlnn 20 le-
place him Morgan has dec,ineS 10
aSeept the salary cut in his 1918 con
tr1et, and, having seen mis- best days
In Washington, = change may 10 him
gped- However, he will b. kept L n
lees the Ola Fox hnds the play er he
OHnts for second or third base.
John Henry IL another GrIfYmnn as
yet unsigned. Griffith denies all
knowledge Of trouble in this dIrec-
zion, but IL would not be surprising
20 find Henry retiring from baseball
81 he Is retained by the Washington
club. Griffith knows this, and, there
fore, may engineer = deal that will
send the veteran catcher TO the
Braves, who are now without 4