Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-11
Cubs Send Tyler
Against Red SOr

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ence with the National Commission
throughout the morning.
Hooper, Mann and Killefer. represent =
ing the players, also held a conference
with Club owners Frazee and Wsegh-
man, at which the magnates declared
they would make en- effort o see that
the players received a right share of
the world series receipts, regardles ss of
their split from tho first four games.
Newspapers here were demanding that
Ran Johnson and Garry Hermann re-
move themselves from baseball
Blame National Commission
The National Commission is blamed
to a great extent for its action last
winter in naming a sum for first-place
clubs to take part in world series. Here
tofore clubs taking part in series have
received a sum depending on the patron
age. 1t was pointed out by the National
Commission that they could not change
this rule without consulting the Ameri-
can and National Leagues. This could
not be done. But the fans realized yes
terday that they were waiting to see
ball game while rival crowds CT money
grabbers were arguing under the grand
stand.
1t was believed among the fans. and
without any attempt to hide the feeling.
that the present series would constitute
the last ball game to be played under
the old national agreement.
Another Conference Today
The committee representing the partic-
ipants in the world championship
games. which wrangled with the Ma
tional Baseball Commission yesterday
to no effect save to delay the starting
Of the game. had asked for another con-
ference with the commission this after
noon At this conference the committee
planned to ask that If no settlement
were reached by 2:30 o'clock the game
be deferred.
The crux of the trouble Is the small
attendance at the games both here and
in Chicago. coupled with the lower
prices at which tickets were sold this
year. This upset the expectations OF the
league leaders as to the receipts OF the
first four games, the only ones in which
the players share. The total receipts
of these games amounted to SlZf,ioo.
This is not sufficient to pay the world
series players the amount which they
assert was virtually guaranteed. $1,000
to each member of the winning team.
and s140O to each of the losers-and at
the same time provide for the shares
of each league leading club. of the Ma
tional Commission. the umpires and Of
the teams which finished second. third
and fourth in the league races.
Players Want 1t All
The total players share of the re-
ceipts is S69,527.7O The Boston and
Chicago players insist that the innova-
tion whereby other clubs in the first
division of the two leagues share in
the profits Of the series be abrosated.
If necessary, rather than the actual par
tlcipants have their receipts cut down.
The. commission yesterday took the
position that It was without authority
to- change the plan for division of re-
ceipts which had been adopted by the
two leagues.
Manager Barrow. of Boston. was un-
decided as between Bush and Mays for
his pitching selection for the game
| today. Manager Mitchell said he might
have to use a right-hander," which prob-
ably would mean Hendrix, but many
fans expected him to send Tyler in for
another try.