The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-25
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when the clubs are trying 70 cut
salaries and cronomiEe the ahrkcla.
there Is general Impression. both
among Mns and players. that the
clubs 81 the two biz leagues are
simply gold mines. and that the
mnknatea are laying away money
I IN cords and stacks for the pruyerb-
/ lal rainy day Under this belief
the fans can't see Why the maEnat-a
I % each town don't buy the equiva-
I lent ~ ak taioles. and the players
refuse 20 rocctve cuts Of salary
with good sraca or kindly spirit
/ Them guys is maxim a wad nv
money ofrn me" tn the waY the
diseruutlef players put Il. and they
/ smart Ike wildcats cheated Of their
supper
/ n the books ~ any ball club could
T be- shown and given - the public
I inspection thr fans and players
/ would Get q few surprises. While
4 there are fregusut SEASONS IN which
/ The leading clubs make more money
than ten men could carry In grip.
I sacka. the usual campal gu results
I about this way Good profits Tor
about two clubs in each league. even
breaks for two more. and bulky
losses for four otherA
RECEIPTS
+ New YORK.. with winning club Is
a asanderfnl ball town Bostoa vas
a mint with only one club. Sc. Louis
! Vas a financial center in The days
I when Won der Nhe'a men Won flags.
F. Chicago turns in plenty % money.
/ hut has divided patronage aud
II heavy cNp.nses Cincinnati q al
ways fairly profitable place
iCleTeland pays betlsr than It uaed
20 Detroit j. good a. long a. Us
club aims and a dead one when NE
team GOES down hill PltfHburK is =
/ money maker. Philadelphia with
/ two clubs. will suppou the winner
and fnrget the lnssr. brooklyn IL
! pretty nearly dead. Washington Il
I no EDod al present but would pay
I weii with 4 winning team.
Receipts 81 a team vii run ali The
waY from SEQ. 600 on the season TOT
Ia loser up To $500 900 for a winner.
/ This "a vide range. and IN that
yast expanAa OF coin are em bodied
the sixteen stories Of success or aor-
rou for the sixteen Big teams
| EXPENsSE3
| The magnitude Of the expenses
/ Tor a big club would make the un-
| Initiated open their eyes Heaviest
/ Item. ~ course. II that Of salaries
for the players. and this Is about The
| only item which the manRgera can
slice 10 am pereepsible degree. The
! salariea. even reduced as much al
he maKnates have done this sea-
son. win foot mp easily SO 900 on
the year. Employees pay ground
keepers. park policemen. etc. and
/ ths salary Of a manager. treasurer,
| and secretary will foot up perhaps
SIS. 000 more. Rent on a park var
lea according to city and location.
/ Insurance. repairs. and mlHeellan-
eoua expenses round the park. added
20 the rent. win total the park eK-
4 penae8 for the season 10 At least
t20. 600 Railroad fares are big
iteru Hotel bills count up. The
expenses OF the spring training trip
are often huge amount
II a ataAANhaA Vt AhtkAAtsAA AHsth nc
club can escape for the season with
an expense Of less than 10000 u n
lucky. on course. when team
| makes big money on the year. there
are fat profits. but be Il remembered
that the National. up to a feE
months ago. was oncumbered With
enormous debts from the wars and
consultations Of the past. while the
| American has been under the er-
peuae u new parks. etc. which had
20 be secured when Ban johnson
made the great invasion.
Money IN BASEBALL Yes for the
I players Once in a while a mag.
nate gets rich-but there are no =
Piefp8' In the bunch-not II thsy
got all their money off the national
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