Show LONG JUMPS CUT OUT our OF SCHEDULES Major l League Officials Eliminate as Many l Mall Long Trips as Possible I ACTION l TAKEN l AS S PATRIOTIC MEASURE l May l Use Autos and Boats May lay Also Be Resorted To 1 in the East I PITTSBURGH Ja Tan Jan 23 1 I Elimination of long trips by the baseball clubs of the National National Na Na- and find ADler American efin leagues as asa asa relieve a n patriotic measure to the tue railroads in so far as possible possible possible pos pos- sible was agreed upon by the schedule drafting committee of the two leagues which held its first session here today Playing Playing- dates Intes will be he consoli consolidated it h was a deckled decided and it is not likely that clubs playing in cities where Sun Sunday a baseball is prohibited will be permitted to make the long trip to western cities where Sunday games are allowed allo for a single game as in inthe inthe inthe the past I It is expected tho drafting of ot the two schedules a will be completed at to tomorrows tomorrow's tomorrows tomorrow's tomorrows tomorrow's to- to morrows morrow's meeting The The- Committee The members of or the committe for or ortho tho National league arc are John A. A ler treasurer secretary of or the league and Barne Barney Dreyfu president nt of ot the thel l Pittsburgh h club Tho The American league Is represented by Ban Dan Johnson league president and William Harridge league secretary The most critical situation ever faced b by bl big l league schedule-makers schedule confronts confronts con con- fronts the two leagues Schedule-making Schedule at lt an any time t Is hI a aman's amans amans aman's mans man's alze size job on account of at the difficulty difficulty culty of ot avoiding c conflicts Ordinary schedule preparation implies regular passenger r train schedules and the tho nationwide na na- nationwide wide tion-wide transportation crisis Is 18 goIng goIng goIng go- go Ing to make malte tho the general task much more difficult this year ear The situation will be fully canvassed and it Is expected ex ex- ex- ex that tho the government will wUl give whatever aid It can to hell help out Question of or Conflict The question of ot conflicts will in consequence con con- sequence give hive wa way In Importance to the matter of guaranteeing teams ample time to travel from city to elt city and yet make it possible to pIa play the usual number of ot games ames In tho the usual time The most radical s 1 suggestion is to have each club make malte only two trips trip around the circuit instead of ot three This arrangement would save travelIng traveling travel- travel Ing expenses but It fl is problematic whether lengthening a series to to say six games would prove pro popular The plan at least would have the big advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of permitting two days das be between between between be- be tween games which would give a good margin of ot time for or travel tra I As AH to just how serious the situation Is the subject o of supplementary transportation trans tranS- I has been engaging a the attention attention attention atten atten- tion of tho the schedule makers for some time The use of or autos and boats will Indeed be hand handy In the east where Philadelphia New York Boston and Washington are hunched bunched I Baseball Fans Fails Must Pay the Wwi Wan rf alii Tax Louisville T Ry Jan 23 Rulings 23 Rulings of or the bureau of oC Internal revenue In connection connection connection con con- with the war tax upon ad admissions admissions ud- ud missions to baseball games mado made public public pub pub- lic lie hero tonight b by Thomas M. M I. I Chivington ln ton business manager manuel of the Louisville American association club place the payment of the tax upon the tho attendant at t tho game The rulings further declare the exemption ex ex- emption clause In the law applies only to of ot the ball ban club not even oven including and permit nn ln Increase of ot admission rates to help defray expenses of ot the club These rulings were contained In a n aletter aletter letter from tram B. B Cf C. Keith deputy deput commissioner commissioner com corn missioner of internal Int revenue to T T. Scott Mayes Mt collector of ot Internal revenue revs rev flue nue at Louisville Louls to whom Thomas A. A Barker attorney for the the Louisville ille club had addressed a request for tor in in- in formation |