The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-21
MAJORS TO MEET
TO DISCUSS TAX
AND SCHEDULES
Session With Government or
fiCiaIS 10 Be Held Today
HITCH OVER TAX ON PASS
viii Rely on Uncle Sam for
Transportation,

CHICAGO, Jan 2l BY turning back
TO the AtdrriCau and National league
playing scbolulvs for 1915 the fans VIII,
know what 10 expect during the season
OF 1918. According 90 President lf Il
iohnson Of the junior circuit the arrange
same as portained two years ngo, which
means that there will he no radical
changes despite the fact that the season
opens about tyo days later
There Is likelihood. however ~ two
schedules being drafted when the CONF
mittec meets I'm Washington next Tues-
day, the date set Tor the schedule max
ing Yesterday one set Of date win ir-
clude sunday dates Tor the New lufh
teams as II s believed that there ls q
chance for hasebuIl on tine sabbath dsy
IN Greater New York lu thni cu-r the
season would Close clUlior than vns the
case last year n no SUNDAY hu'rhdl lr
the cast the dates FOR lowering the cur
tains viii he tho same ut luHt fall with
the eastern teams closing l1ur days later
than the western
Cut Down on Open Dates
The fHCt that the late opening viii lOu
off few days viii hn,c no rnrU on
the schedules according 10 President
johnson. There Will he fewer open dates
which VIII m'Hu more duunlt hrudrr. o.
the weather man should hc holkN
There will be no provision Tor uutumo.
WV lhlllNt hH nus UttU IfI'Iltl I'
magnntes will rely on Uncle sam fur
. nlshing the proper transportation as
usual II had been suggested that per
haps some of the teams could use auto
mobiles on jumps between New NurN
aud Philadelphia and between philpdcl-
pnla and Washington, but there IA moth
ing In this. said MIR johnson
The schedule meeting NJ Washington
was fixed for Tuesday after Johnson w,s
notified that the committees OF tho ma
jnr leagues would meet government Off
Cias 10 discuss the war tax Monday Mr
johnson decided that he would servo on
both committees Tho National lonRuc
committee consists NJ John Hoy dlcr, see
retary of the league, John y Foster Of
the Giants md Walter IllprOOd of the
Braves Garry Hermann. Hs chairman
of the national commission, vii also take
part In the delihcratlnn
Hitch Over Tax on Passes.
The leagues have not uErccd ON h1u.
ding the tnN on passes. which seems ~
he the principal hitch They proposed %
fiat rnte Of 10 cents on all dcrdhDds
but the government authorities Insisted
that they could only Rcceut cents. or IN
percent on 1b-Cont admission.
secretary Walter Crairhrlh ~ The
Cubk has written Chairman HERMANN
sugWAting that the lsHgucs chorCr fiat
rate 81 10 cents, turning : cents over to
the government and the resi- TO the Rel
Cross. Crplghcad also raised tho unr,
tlon OF the tax on soldiers, snlors and
school children, should these be- admitted
free A rate Of 10 cents fnr school chill
dren II considered eXorhitaut. while II Is
figured thot tho soldiers mud sailors
might I've exempt from paving any tax
The spring meeting ~ N, American
hague WaS set Yesterday by pIcsid,n'
Johnson Tor February II nt Now York
This however m0y be moro form0ylN
as Johnson said thni there really wps mo-
reed for meeting at ull md II arrcr-
able to the owners hc would cancel tho