Evening star., 1925-12-06


CARNATIONS. followed by a grand get
Wednesday the American Leaguers
will assemble at the Belmont. with
byron Bancroft Johnson presiding.
While the National Leaguers are in
conference at the Waldorf Astoria.
where John Arnold HeyGler is TO WELD
The gavel. and the following day at
the Roosevelt representatives of both
circuits will have a joint pow-wow,
with Commissioner kenesaw Noun
tain Lands, dictator of base ball, act
ing as ringmaster.-
Aside from the ever-present posi-
tility that two Of the disciples of Da-
Nid Harum may find chairs close
enough together TO swap some shop
Worn performer for an infant prodigy.
cIlS two of the many proposals for
revision In the code seem certain of
contamination. These are that world
So ries fans never shall be required to
pay for seeing more than seven games
and that the major league seasons be
condensed. .,
Grif Conceived Idea.
The idea of making any possible
eighth game in a titular clash cost the
public nothing originated with Clark
Griffith and had it's inception in the
last two world series. when the de-
Gliding contest of the 1924 set went Il
Innings and the wind-up battle of the
l'2o classic was dragged into the
moist and murky gloom of a rainy day
in Pittsburgh after the count stood
lied a to 6 al the end of the seventh
inning and only an owl or a bat could
lave satisfactorily visualized what
happened afterward
This fracaS could have been called
OF account of rain or wet grounds or
darkness. or all three, but wasn't be-
cause ~ .S56 wet ands chilled fans had
paid their money TO see either the Ma
tfonalS or Pirates crowned world
champions and would have raised a
raucous roar had they been compelled
10 dig deeper into their jeans to wit
ness the championship decided. Griff's
scheme is to have it ordained that rain
checks of the seventh contest of Sc
ries, in the event it ends in tie be
accepted for admission for an eighth
game.
The plan for curtailirg the season
Is not the brain child of any one per-
son. having occurred to about every
body connected with the pastime dur
ing the recent autumnal jubilee,
when players and spectators alike
ton and then half drowned in Pitts
hurgh, privileges that followers of
foot ball clannishly regard as eXclu-
siyely theirs.
The Pro and Con Of 1t.
1t will be cited by opponents of the
shorter season that the world series
has been marred by bad weather but
three times in % years: that 1t will
vbe difficult to list 154 games in a
shorter space of time and still make
due allowance for travelling, the play
Ing off Of postponed games and the
enforced idleness one day u week of
teams in Philadelphia. Pittsburgh and
Boston, where Sunday ball is pro-
hibited.
Advocates of an earlier closing how
ever, counter with the contention that
many unused open dates are found in
the schedules every year; that if essen
tiaI the scheduling Of a few double
headers will not exactly annoy the
cash customers. and that If necessary
the season can be opened a bit earlier.
There is no chance for the schedule
being cut to 140 games or any other
number under the prevailing 154, but
unless signs are misleading the last
Sunday in September will be desig-
mated for the campaign closing. in
which event the world series could
be disposed Of in the first week of
October instead of running to the mid
die of the month, as it did this year.
Dreyfuss and Mack Have Plans.
The proposal of President Barney
Dreyfuss of the world champion
Pirates. that all games once started
and then stopped by rain be played
out from the point at which they were
interrupted, probably viii get little or
no serious consideration. Barney's
underlying motive is TO prevent the
sfallinS Invariably indulged in by the
players when a downpour of rain Is
imminent. but it is doubtful that such
q provision would prevent dilatory
tactics. and it is soundly contended
that the umpires can enforce fair
degree of speed under any circum-
stances if they are so disposed.
Another innovation that is due for
even shorter 'shrift. is that proposed
bv Cornelius McGAlicuddy for an eX-
set of games, with some of them
plaved in cities other than those rep.
resented by the contending clubs.
Connie is convinced his scheme is a
good one because it would take care
OF the many thousands that under the
present system are denied admission
to the big games.
Mack chooses TO ignore tHc lhCS
that home town fans, who admittedly
are entitled to foremost consideration,
would be deprived altogether OF see
ing some of the games and that 1t
has been conclusively demonstrated
that by the time seven games have
been run off every one connected with
the proceedings, including the well
known populace, is pretty much fed
up on it.
Griff Hopes to Make Deal.
So far as the Nationals are con
ccrnsd. there is little of moment Likely
1o traGspire in Gotham unless Grlff
can obtain Waite Hoyt or Sam Jones
f.om the Yanks in exchange for Spen-
GER Adams IIe will entrain tomorrow,
f,,- he has to confer Tuesday with
Hessrs. Nayin of Detroit. Barnard of
cleveland and Rupert of New York.
comprising, with him. the American
League directorate. He expects to
have the company of s. Raymond Har-
r,s in New York. provided the youth
FIJI pilot of the champs can forego his
real estate activities in Florida long
enough to make the trip North.