The sun., 1901-03-18
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
Ed HANLONAND BAN JOHNSON AR0U q
ON BASEBALL MATTERS.
The Brookiyn Manager shows How the Ansri.
can League VIII Fan President johnson
Says the Estimates Are Too High Play srs
for Rival Teams work Oh South Field.

The bro0kiyn Manager shows How the Ansri'
can League VIII FAN ii-Prssidsnt johnson
Says the Estimates Are Too High Play srs
for Rival Teams work on south Field.
The American Leagues schedule meeting
at Philadelphia on Wednesday is expected
| TO bring the BASEBALL situation TO q crisis
When the Official announcements OF the play
ers signed and Of the arrangement Of tho
championship date. have been made, It will
bs the National Leagues next move. with
the ball season only q short month on. Ed
ward Hanlon. manager Of the Brooklyns,
hs just given out the following:
All OF the National League clubs expect
10 lose money this year. but we will win in
| the long run. How can the promoters OF the
| American League expect TO win out? II
they had known more Of the baseball business
| they never would have entered II. 1t was
easy enough TO figure out the profits on paper
| but they will know better soon. Take Mo
| Draws Baltimore club for instance II Is
one OF the best and cheapest In the new league
/ His salary list will be about &c. 900 and his
running expenses about SIS. 600 II the
Boston American League clubs salary list
Il based on the figures Somers says he is
paving. the payroll will amount to s4s. 900
and Philadelphia about the same. This
means for the four Eastern clubs OF the meri-
o1n League an average expense Of $50. 600 for
the season. The campaign lasts Ave months
and ore week Adding sunday games in
| the West. and deduoting games postpone d
| because Of rain or other causes and they
have at best 1870 playing days. With q IS
oent rate OF admiss ion. 1t will require an aver
age OF 900 persons per game to pay expenses
| IL will cost the Boston or Philadelphia Ameri-
can League clubs $500 a day to keep abovo
water The expenses OF the Brooklyn club
last year were $40 O0J and we made no monev.
Here is what President Johnson is quoted
| as saying when shown the above Interview
"Hanlon has become something OF pes
srooslyn s as S sa feos eown 'fEpPndsia Eaen ad@ittns
that Hanon's figures Of $50 900 as TO Brook
| lyn are correct II must be remembered that
sresatina about $40. 900, Ranon paid ost
| about 5000 for players and had twenty
men on the pay roll The Brooklyn club,
the Boston and Philadelphia American League
! clubs will not have at all. 1t Ia true that
! these latter clubs will pay a few star men
| big salaries but with only fourteen players
each and with playing managers their salary
| lists will doubtless be much lower than BROOK
| lyn's. But admitting that their expenses
days in Baltimore. when with an expensive
| club and 25-cent ball, his champion Orioles
used TO have a comfortable balance at the
! end Of each season? OF course there will
| but witt their suburban towns each OF those
| cities has tributary population OF nearly
League clubs get the larger crowds. as they
| expect 10 do. they need have no fear Nor
| will they have to have 4. 900 persons at ach
game. Hanlon places running expenses 100
| high and does not count the reserved seats
| and other privileges of value on the side
| His estimate of McGraw's salary list is en-
Ty TOO sss as s G' sanry st
not exceed $4,000 Hanlon never was a
| prophet
The Brooklyn club has signed Pitcher
| Frank kltson, which makes the list To date
| include Hughes. Kennedy. Kitson. Donovan
ca,chers: Kelly and Dahlen. infelders, Keller
| and Sheckard. outtlelders Second Basenan
| Dalv has virtually accepted terms. II is
| Hanlon's intention TO play, pshlen az third
| base and put his new nhelder, Gatins, at
short field He s after a new outfelder, but
| If he can induce Jennings to sign another CON
! Philadelphin National League, club has
| landed Dclehantv. Flick and Donahue.
Pitcher Chick" Fraser, OF last years Phila-
| Lea que contract and will probably be as
town town. Kid GlSason Of the Now YorEs viii
not play here again. He will cover second
base for the Philadelphia Americans.
The fact that work has begun toward i'm
proving South Field as a playground for
| Columbia University on crude basis augurs
well for something more on u larger plan.
| The property Ia paying no profit 10 its owners.
| and the studente, who are enthusiastically
| asking for new field. think perhaps the
| Dot might be rented condltlonallv for five
| years The lease could be made olt in such
| a way that In case the property should be a
| sold II could be rclineuisbed by the university
on demand should IL become possible 30
secure lease. football could be played on
| the field TO biz crowds The cost OF building
stands. however. might prove an obstacle,
| unless some Of the graduates who are al
ways willing TO help matters along, should
| ace 1T 10 subscribe the amount. With a
| first Clns. gridron fitted ont and with suit
| able acomodationS for the public. there
| should be- big profits. South Field, fenced
| in properly. would be the only place in this
| city whore intercollegiate football could be
| seen and "a there is no !yiaduct" or dead
head hill" nearby, there would be no free
show. For that reason tho attendance and
incidentally the gate receipts would be ma
terially increased