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Show President Tener Says Request Re-quest for Player Exemptions Exemp-tions Would Be Unpatriotic. Un-patriotic. f By ARTHUR STRUWE. flv In t nr n. if ii n.i 1 Nc- wh Serv. N'hW VOl:K, Nov. . Tho roportM mnvfi by l'nsilnit. Han Johnson of Um A inf riTi n o;iot to '-k a pct:i I c v-Prnption v-Prnption for hail pkiyrr, has t-fiaU'iJ a fumro in ill rin'lr. Pro i'Of,t M;ir.-,li;il ( Irnn-i I 'row dor 's officn is r.ol. in l':n or of Iho mm p, .-;iy-in it is not a patriotic one, it 13 rc-prto-l. J'tr-tiilnt John K. TYnrr of Iho National Na-tional lea tfin4 in din? ;f" t hi; sf rontt oppoiirnfs to tlm pmjcrtH niovonirnt. "I iv on Id ant, an inch 1 ovvard ashiniiton to ;i.k Crpsidrnt, Wilson or "vri'tarv of War Kakcr for i-pociai fa- ors for hasfiifi II, ' ' Tener said today. ''I think if is inn-t unpatriotic to stiff-'fst stiff-'fst that. K;i itd iall h h ouM even appear I to shirk a duly at this t i inn whorj no j many parents are. giving tlieir .son-, and when other juiness interests a re 1,'ivin th'dr herit men to the snrvir-o of on r nrmrwj forres and arn niakinr- other sacrifices sac-rifices for the hem-fit of our country. All Amusements Trifling. ' f t son ns to mo not h i up could "ho further from the pu rpo.so of ha sella II. V cannot nsk the government to grant im the fdielilost, favor. Any amusement or singlo business is a t rifling thing i oinpn red t o oht.a in'ing liherty for all the nations of the world. ''T cannot st-atc too strongly that tho National league in not in sympathy with any selfish system of discrimination in t a vor of its business or players. Tbo Nat ional league ill continue 1o help t lie govern men t i n any way possible. ' ' President Ban Johnson's scheme calls fop tho exemption of eighteen hall play-rr,i play-rr,i on each team. . . . (iarry Herrmann, chairman of tho National Na-tional committee, favors Johnson's plan. ''Haseliall can bo made to play on important rolo for tho United States iu iviir time," tin said, "find I believe Ban Johnson's plan of asking the government govern-ment to eempt eighteen ball players for each major league team from army service may help to keep the game alive. Future Is Dark. "Nemo of us can say what effect the next call to anus will have on baseball. W e may not bo hit as hard as Johnson hoeniH to think we will bo. But if we hic, I believe tho two leagues will got together on Johnson's proposal or some anle of it ami appoint a eoniniitteo to i-ee what can be done in the way of retaining re-taining enough players to keep the game going. "HasehHll ciin he made the source of considerable revenue tor the government govern-ment ": the high standard ot the game is maintained, and it al-o an do a gona work in helping cnter'aiu thu soidu-r-ia in p. ' 1 am rrrtain rra or league bairbali wiU not orrate nn as large a tale next year ,n in rrrr. t seasons. i-'or tOD:ri rime I have f'dt we wili have to "iT down the number of p La vera on a dub. Johnson sugL'."tion of eii'hu-en men on h ream t i-iLios rue as being about the right number. |