Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-28

Total, east. ..1,65ss6l l,L53,sss 9ala, 24g
West At Home Abroad Total
Cincinnati. 336,s00 2is,ag0 5Sj.l6C
Shlcago ,........'.'.' 5snioo sl65n6 Saj,55t
Cleveland............ 1la.250 2S0,324 SA5,51i
IluspufB...-....s-.- lbo,hlu iSb,Shi 3a3.Sli
Louisville-..-.~ ..... l45,2l0 2lu,s69 3hl,i9s
81 Louls..s...--s.,.. lS6,sUO lHo.U3O 22b,l3
Total, 1.as6.77o 1,83a2is a,s50,5ia
From that table is will be seen that
1855. 631 persons passed through the Il
League turnHtiles. The attendance in
the East was greater than in the West
by more than 400, 1000 persons. Balti-
more played before more persons than
any other team, Boston and New York
standing second and third respectively.
New York turned out the largest num-
her OF spectators aH matter of course,
with Cincinnati second and Boston
third, Baltimore was only sixth in
the list as drawing card at home.
James Mnlcahey, who looks after the
finances Of the st. Louis team, is
authority for the statement that the
Boston Club will make fully S150, 000
this season. lie says that an employe
of the Boston management made that
statement to him recently.
"A gatekeeper," said Mr.. Mulcahey,
lat the Boston grounds told me that
the attendance there this season had
been larger than ever before in the
history of the game. Ned Hanlon, the
manager of the Baltimores, received
So, 600 as his clubs snare of the gate
receipts this season. New York will
make at least 500, 600. As in Boston,
the attendance in New York has beer
large from the commencement of the
season. New York has the best paying
grand stand in the country. All the
Gotham regulars buy the best seats on
the Polo Grounds. New York paid st.
Louis SC, 500 for ak games this season.
For one game on April 29th the st.
Louis club received 81, 500.
Baltimore has made plenty Of money
but the home patronage was not what
it should have been. Only the strong
clubs drew big crowds in Boston.
They can say what they please about
the decadence of the game in St
Louis, but it is a fact that MIR. Vor
der Abe paid the Baltimoree more
money for their games in st. Loull
than. he received for a similar number
of games in Baltimore. One woulc
think that champion team would bi
encouraged by the presence of biz
crowds on their home grounds, bu
such is not always the case. They tolt
III SihIAhhhtt tuoy WOulu Clbd
$50. 900 on the season. Washington will
also make big money. PHILADELPHIA
started off we'll, but the poor work o
the Quakers toward the finish cut th,
attendance down to little or nothing
Cleveland's profits fell off one-half. Ii
'95 and '96, when the Spiders wer
pennant factors, they made big money
The attendance in Cleveland neye
amounted to much. The Pittsbur.
Club also fell behind, in the money
making way. The home attendance o
the club fell off. I"
MIR. Mulcahey is in a position d
know and the chances are that hi
views except in regard to Washington
and Cincinnati are nearly correct. Tn
latter club, it can be stated authorize
lively, has made nothing like the sun
mentioned, and if Washington has ha.
profitable season, it has been by
narrow margin. An estimate of th
profits of the League clubs was pub
lished in these columns several week
ago. 1t differs from those given, bu
not to any great extent, except as ep
piled TO the two cities mentioned.
Those figures should for fey
months at least put stop TO III
braying of the enemies of the gam
dud buo WHICH, nave D6bl
made recently that the game is losin
popularity. a great race course, tina
clears 500, 600 on season is considerel
to have done, remarkably we'll, and tn
capital invested runs up into the hun
nreds of thousands. One might Jus
as we'll talk about the sport Of king
being no longer in favor with tn
people. Tine fact is that the profits q
baseball are in some cities too grea
for the good of the game. In som
cities the magnateH, in their efforts t
make winner of losing club, over
step the mark. Players are instructor
to go in and win games as hest the
can, regardless of rules and the clu
pays whatever fines may be incurred
1t does not require any lengthy dis
cussion to show how harmful TO th
game such practices are. Efforts ar
being made to have rules passed pre-
hibiting the practice of the clubs
paying fines and it is to be hoped tina
they will meet with success
Another thing that ths magnates wi
have to deal with during the comm
winter is the ever-disturbing element
the umpire question. 1t is concede
generally that the double umpire sys
tenn would be beneficial to the game
ihbCo l1hul nho RdUle
which decided tho championship be
tween ths Baltimores aud the Boston
furnished an illustration of the henefii
OF the double umpire system. The sam
can be said of the Temple Cup games
The usual petty bubbles on balls an
strikes were not INDUCED in to an
extent by the players, and in cor
sequence, tns games were played in
mannsr that made them especially al
joyahle to the spectators. When on
umpire officiates he is Obliged to stan
behind the pitcher to decide the bias
plays. In this position it ia next [
impossible for him to ascertain wkethe
ball ia hit fair or foul. If he stand
behind the bat, however, he can d,
teruiine readily whether the bali strike
in fair or foul ground. Many other in
stances might be cited where tn
double umpire system is beneficial.
One thing that is troubling the mag
mates and President Young of til
League is the additional expense tina
would he incurred The additional eS
penditure of increasing the unlpir
staff so that two umpires could official
in all the League games would amour
10 Sl2. 600. The clubs that are barei
making expenses will object to ben