Evening star., 1921-10-20

will come from the National League
President John y. Heydler has an
nounced imSelf as against "A change
in the total of games. although he has
said nothing about the admission
prices.
President Ban Johnson is said to
favor Judge Landis' idea both as L"
the reduction of the number of games
played and the admission prices. Mr..
Johnson always has been consistent
about the admission fee. He mas
steadfastly stood for the minimum as
opposed to the maximum.
The first suggestion in regard TO m
creasinS the tariff for w"tld series
games came from those who had eN-
perience with them. and aScertained
that after going to the expense or
building new stands there was likely
to be nothing left for the owners of
the clubs. Other expenses, in addition
10 the cost of construction. Were high.
Owners Wanted Their share.
The fact that the original idea of
the world series was not TO make
into tie question with them. They
saw possibilities Of good profit ;,nd
wished to get their share of it. Bar
ney DreyfuSS never took the same at
titude that some owners did about Il
that he was one of the few who was
willing TO give away Il poSt-SeaSrn
prctit to his players. Drr, fuss ''nS-
I'd upon il as II business factor of the
season and very likely sat with Il
wry face more than once during the
present world series when he realized
what the feeble finish of his team
had meant to him.
The Philadelphia clubs never hav"
been low adm iSSion advocates. for ii
Philadelphia. based uuon the admis-
sion rates of that city. the owners
probably would BE- owing themselves
after the contest was over
There ar two big and powerf'll
clubs in base bali who say little and
who will go with the ma ajority. IT
isn't because they are not willing to
make all the money that they can.
hut they feel that they ar- more or
less Indifferent. as they are sanguine
Of success in the regular season no
matter what may happen. They do
not care to get in the way of the
weaker clubs and they do not care if
III" weaker clubs continue 10 vote
cash into their already well filled cof-
fvrs.
Expenses ut Peak in 1919.
Increasing the number of games
was advocated by the Cincinnati club
because the expenses to which that
ttub was put III 1917 Wntn getting IN
readiness for the series made il seem
rs if they would como out at the lit
tle end of the deal, and they could not
afford to do so. When they played
their world series everything in ma
terial and labor was az tue peak and
the expense was enormous as COM
pared with what it had been ten
wears before.
Th,. Chicago American League club
was quite willing To trail along with
Cincinnati because the Sox had to go
to quite some expense to get their
ground ready.
The wishes of the contending clubs
always are carefully considered when
n world series is played There is
great deal in the rules which says
that the commission shall do thus and
80. but the clubs always are given n
hearing as to what they would like.
because. after all, they have to bear
the final burden OF the response
bility.
The suggestion of Judge I.andis has
heen talked ever by some of the own
ers among themselves. and while they
do not care to make public their views
there is no enthusiasm on their part
for change. What the public thinks
is another matter. IT is the impress
sion in New York that q strictly local
world series is not half what it was
cracked up TO be and that there would
have been twice as much fun if a base
ball nine from some other city had
been well beaten by either New York
club.
The Yankees are going ahead with
their plans for Il new ground and
stadium. and Col. Rupert is very
confident that it will he ready for
use by the time the season opens in
April, 1923.
Copyright. 1921