The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-06
ABOUT BASEBALL.
The Season That Is Drawing
to a Close.
THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
w. 1. Harris Pricks . Bubble Regarding
the Profits of Certain clubs-sOms
Other Matters of Interest to Baseball


A few days more and the championship
season will be over. Then will come the
series for the championship of the world,
and after that the annual meetings Of the
leagues and reorganization OF the lines
OF battle for 1891 The pennant winners
are Boston in the Players league, Brook
Iyn IN the National league and Louisville
In the American association The cues
ton now bothering the managers quite as
much as the cranks is what clubs will play
for the worlds championship. The events
soon TO take place will answer the question,
although 1t looks row as if the Louisville
people would stand by the National agree
ment and play the BrOOklyns. 1t looks 50
because OF the long series of exhibition ar
ranged by the Boston Up. L. club. 1t may
be, however, that that club has been
merely making a bluff, and has already
made arrangements, as il is claimed by
some people who ought TO be in a position
TO know, TO play a series with Louisville.
Another thing which should develop
soon is the nature of the big bomb which
the Players league representatives have
promised shall be thrown at their oppo-
nents. 1t is suspected that the bomb won't
go of, because il was connected with the
deal for the purchase of the Cincinnati
club by the Brotherhood, a deal which ap-
pears TO have miscarried. To man up q
tree it looks as If Stern and Sterne, the I'M
related but astute owners of the Cincinnati
club, have been playing a game of bluff
with the Players league welfare commit
tee in order to gain time and expose the
would-be purchasers to ridicule, and show
the public that they are lite as willing TO
buy clubs and players IS the old league
ever was. While Messrs. Brunell and John
son have been hunting the Jack o. Lantern,
Messrs. Stern and Sterne have been en-
gagged in securing the lease Of the only
property in Cincinnati already fitted up
for ball grounds, so rs 10 make it neces-
sary for the Players league to invest a
large sum Of money should they decide to
start an opposition club in Cincinnati. IL
does not appear 10 me hat Mr.. Stern ever
intended 10 sell cut, and that the National
league thoroughly understand his position
and have approved Of his course.
There will be golden opportunity xow
for the philanthropists who backed tho
Boston Players league team to show their
love FOR the players, and incidentally 10
keep the contracts they made with them
They claim that the gross profits Of the
club have been $500 that s25 900 of this
has been used 70 pay for balance on the
plant above the original capital of go, 900,
and that with running expenses and the /
plant all paid for there will be net profit
of s., 600 Now do not believe this state
ment, and | think can show wherein il
is exaggerated; but if it is true there is a
nice little sum to be divided among the
ball players IL such profits have been
NnQda II j. nhvinra fh4f ba 1rYf -
under its contracts to give g.. 500 20 prize
fund TO be divided among the winning
teams as originally agreed upon. The /
club has no right to take from its profits /
any money to cancel capital stock.
After all expenses for managing slch |
corporation have been paid, sala-
ries Of players paid. all profits |
over aud above these expenses shall be /
500 to the prize fund, $4,000 to |
the stockholders. The second kf0-
OoO of profits goes to the players pool, and
the next $4,000 snail be divided equally |
players and stockholders
Such, in brief, are the requirements OF
the contract, and the officials of the club.
Il they made the statements attributed 20
hem, will have 70 make good to the play
srs or acknowledge that they have mis-
,AoAEu AAt ltoullH VI Tic SEASON..
II IS, Of course, impossible for an outsider
% figure accurately the profits of any club,
but it is possible TO approximate them. 1t
will be admitted that the Boston (P. IL
hub, and for that matter no club in the
has not underestimate the at
enhance at their games in the figures they
lave given out for publication.
II Is generally believed that all the clubs
rave exaggerated Allowing that they
ave been truthful, we find that the total
attendance at Boston has been 1873, 594.
that 30 per cent. Of these paid an
xtra quarter for grand stand privileges,
he gross receipts were Sill .3i6. OF this
he home club got tj5,65s. Add to this for
exhibition games. say 5000
nd the total home receipts were t5l .65s.
he attendance at the Boston teams games
broad according TO the official figures, not
ounting its last series at Buffalo, Cleye-
and and Pittsburg, which would not swell
he total very much, was 1904 OF these
0. $50 we're at PttsbIrg and Philadelphia =
{ p cent tariff Reduced 70 dollars and
ents, allowing 30 per cent. for grand
tand, this attendance produced t65, s2l.
SOston's share was S32,ei0. Boston's
otal receipts for the season, then, were
n, j6S. Deducting from this its share Of
assessments for umpires and extraordinary
sgal and other expenses, the net receipts
Tere about 10000 in round numbers. The
rdinary expenses Of the club a. a low esti-
tate reached at least e., 900, 50 that the
urplus on their own figures could not
ave exceeded SIS 600 And the Boston
?. L. cinb Is the only Brotherhood or
that finished with a profit
The total receipts Of the New York CP Il
ub az home and abroad viii not aggrs-
ate, according TO Official figures, more
IAN $4,000 barely enough 70 pay ex-
snses. The Chicago Up. L. club will show
ew York club. The Philadelphia club
III finish 5000 IN the hole. and all the
hers will be heavy losers
These estimates are based on the official
tendance, and when il il considered bow
lese figures have been boosted in nearly
'eTy city there - room % doubt that even
ie Boston club has more than cleared ~
IL on the season The National league
ubs have not done much better financially,
ID will, with the exception q BOston,
Brooklyn and Cincinnati |
-ove 10 Be heavy iose-s. The exact cost
the baseball war % go viii probably
.ver Il Saown, but 10 ms BEEN severe
cough on Cc,h sides % make The uagnzfes
-erse 70 a renewal q the conflict IA isgi
may he tat when the balance sheets ars
rucE that fhe array % losses vii serve 70
INK the capitalists q both sices together
a compromising spirit
Al present. bousrsr. there are 20 in1I
ffcuz If a enrn u,ro-r. - NJ sr,fgz. that feok /