The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-15
No Copper Change
For Baseball Fans
Baseball Owners Decide to Charge Two Cents Besides
War Tax for Tickets Abandon Military Drills
Because of Inability to Get Sergeants

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League, in session at the Hotel Wal
colt yesterday with a committee from
the National League made up of
Messrs. Hampstead, Baker, and Drey-
fuss, decided that it would be imprac-
tical for the baseball clubs to attempt
to handle pennies in collecting the
war tax next summer, so both leagues
decided to boost the 25-cenu and To-
cent admissions. These admissions
will hereafter be 80 cents and IS cents,
including the war tax. This will bring
an extra cents to the box office from
each ticket, and the disposal of this
extra money will be determined by
the individual clubs. Many of them
some other war charity.
The American League owners did
not rally to this years meeting as
formerly. The Chicago White Sox
was represented by Secretary Harry
Gardiner and Louis Comishey, Wash
ington by Manager Clark Griffith, the
Athletics by Manager Connie Mack
and Thomas Shibe, Robert Quinn rep
resented st. Louis, President Frank
Navin Detroit, President James A.
Dunn Cleveland, President Harry II.
Frazee Boston, and Colonel JACOB
Rupert New York. -..- -
The league voted not to continue
the military drills for the baseball
players, which was followed at all the
parks last season. 1t was stated that
-. 70
sergeants.
A committee composed of President
johnson and Frank Navin of Detroit
was appointed to act with the Ma
tional Leage Committee today in the
adjustment of the Federal League
peace settlement, which has been
hanging fire since 1914.
All the American League clubs
waived on Catcher John Henry OF
Washington, as he was purchased by
the Boston Braves, where Manager
George StaIlings is badly in need OF
catchers 1t was stated that this sale
is an echo of the late trouble with the
Players Fraternity an organization
in which Henry was very active with
President Dave Fultz. This, how
ever, was denied, and Manager Stall
ings stated that he has always been
anxious to get Henry, and attempted
to get him several seasons ago.
Pitcher John Enzman, who was
with Newark last year, was sold to
Cleveland. Sam Ross, one of the
young Yankee pitchers. and Everett
Banxton, an infielder, were sold by
Manager Higgins to Memphis.
Manager Connie Mack of the Ath-
letics and Frazee and Barrow of the
Red Sox spent a long time last even
ing trying to fix up the late deal for
Stuffy McInnis, but failed to come to
any agreement. Mack has four play
ers coming from Boston, but the two
clubs cannot agree on a choice. Mack
wants Hoblitzell to play first base,
but Manager Marrow doesn't want
to part with Hobby, because If
Johnny Evers should not be able to
| play second base he would have to
{ play McInnis at second. Of course, il
Evers is able to hold up during the
season, McInnis will play first and
Boston would have no use for Hoblit-
zell. Another thing which is holding
up the deal is that the players which
have been offered to Mack in the
trade are all drawing fair salaries
| and Mack this year has cut all salar-
| les to a minimum. He has even ask
ed the players to consider working
| during the coming season on a CO.
operative plan.
Manager Barrow IS in no hurry tc
| hand over the four players which are
due the Athletics, and If no satisfac'
tory arrangement can be made, Presi
| dent Frazee will buy four players tc
hand over to Mack. Frazee has unit
| March Is to complete the deal.
Manager Higgins of the Yanks was
unable to do any business with Mack
at the present time, although the two
had their heads together for more
than an hour. While it is denied thai
the Yanks want Outfelder Clarence
Walker, it is understood that it i:
either Walker or another outheldel
that Higgins is after. ON account Of
the unsettled condition OF the Rec
Sox-A Athletics deal, Manager Macl
will not be able to do any bushes:
with Higgins until that difference il
adjusted.
Manager Clarence Rowland of the
worlds champion White Sox and Ed
die Collins were at the meeting. Row
land predicted that the Sox would
again be in the running next season
1t is understood that the Ameri
can League consented to waive al
claim to allow John Henry to go ou
of the league to the Braves that Bos
ton also wanted them to waive OF
Pitcher Urban shocker. the Yanket
twirler, who was traded to St. Louis
but the American League turned dowr
this suggestion.