Show Night Baseball I Rises Again I In Lighted N NY NYBy Y YBy By T Ted cd Meier NEW YORK Jan 25 UP UP UP- Sports promoters in this big city I of looked forward hopefully hopefully hope hope- fully today to tOd a prosperous outdoor outdoor out out- door season this summer There is is' is no longer a not not even a n called so-called brown one one after after dark Mayor Fiorello H. H LaGuardia gave the ahead go-ahead sign yesterday to Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Leo Bondy of the Ute Giants for night b baseball games The Dodgers promptly announced they would play 14 11 games each at Ebbets field and the Polo Grounds The championship Y Ya Yankees a n k Ic e Q e s shave shaye have haye no lighting equipment at the stadium hence were not interested interest interest- ed in the Rickey Bondy conference Th The last night baseball games were played in New York in 1941 Their absence in the last two years caused a drop in attendance despite twilight contests The Dodgers for example averaged persons for seven night games in 1941 In 1942 the average average aver aver- age attendance for 13 twilight contests was and only for 14 5 p. p m. m games last year The army lifted its regulations regulations regulations regu regu- lations last November but the city instituted oa a partial brownout brownout brownout brown out as a conservation measure I In lifting this restriction Mayor LaGuardia pointed out his decision was vas subject to change at any time by military officials Boxing Promoter Mike Jacobs was hopeful that the lifting of restrictions would bring back big- big time boxing bouts to the ball parks during the warm weather However However However How How- ever he added that he would not promote an outdoor match unless suitable fighters are arc available The old Country Trotting association association asso asso- which uses the Roosevelt raceway oval near Mitchel field fieldon on Long Island is planning to resume a night program of races |