The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
Owners of Topeka Ball Team
Had Good Season.
I'm Spite Of Poor Showing Cash
Rolled In.
THEY HANDLED s1s,sOO
An Estimate on the Expenses Is
Given.
The Net Profits Are About Two
Thousand Dollars.

Thomas Sheard and W. F. Logan,
until recently owners of the Topeka
White Sox, made pretty good money
during the past year according to a
statement of the latter this morning
cit viii be less than $4,000" he
said this morning. after making some
figures. 1.-THE Park association" he
continued (which has its annual meet
ing tonight viii ind that it has made
about Is per cent this year on its in
vestment.'
How much money did you handle
during the past year?' he was asked.
"a round sum of $4,000 was the
reply. 'That represents local gate re
ceipts, our share of foreign gate re-
ceipts grand stand. buggies and con
cessions."
How much of that did you give to
outside teams as their share Of the
gate receipts?"
About $4,000" was his answer.
What were your expenses each
month p"
"Our salaries for the team averaged
about $500 per month. Railroad
fares and incidental expenses made
the total cost of running the team
something over 81, 900 per month"
So some figuring was done. There
season. Four and One-half times
$4,000 makes $4,000. The sum Of
$4,000 was given to visiting teams us
their share of the gate receipts. This
makes q total of $4,000 The Park
association received about $1,000 for
the use of the park. According to this
Sheard and LOgan's net profits would
amount to a little less than $4,000.
But the two own the controlling
amount of stock in the baseball park.
So even from their own figures it will
be seen that they viii make over one
thousand dollars each for the season.
But there is something else to count
on also During the entire season both
Sheard and Logan allowed themselves
a. salary for their work. The actual
average total salary list of the team
was between $1,000 and $1,000 per
month. Mr.. Logan said $1,000. So it
is fair to deduce that they allowed
themselves about 500 each per month
during the playing season. There
would be about $500 a piece, or $1,000
for the year for their salaries. Add
this to the $4,000 which they say they
made, the pencil marks indicate that
they garneFed about $4,000 clear dur
ing the season. not by any means a
bad proposition for four and One-half
months work.
81 may be able in a few days to give
out the exact figures, said Logan to-
day. Il first want to talk with Sheard
about it,"
w 0LANA you SLY THAT the running Ol
a baseball franchise in this town is d
good proposition ?'' was asked
Il certainly should was the reply.
al certainly should. Had we been able
to obtain a good manager for next
year, we would not have considered
selling"
What about Dud Risley?"
f'Weu we had him" said Logan.
He was engaged by us at 5000 per
month. He promised to submit a list
of names to us, of men he could bring
here next year, but up to this time we
have never heard a word from him.
We had trouble all year. Our men
were a disappointment. When Alb
bolt left I told him not to look to US
for a job again next year. even though
we had the team I told him he was
in bad repute in this town and could
not play satisfactorily here to suit the
fans. About the middle of the season
I tried hard to get man in his place,
to manage and play first base. [ Of
fered Henry Leist $500 for Dick Rohn.
Dick was dead anxious to come here,
and begged Leist hard to be released.
But Henry wouldn't bulge. We sim
ply couldn't get a good manager. Abb
bolt hung on to his friends, especially
Quigley. That is why we dropped
down so far in the rut. We didn't see
anything in sight for a good manager
next year, SO we decided to give it up
Cooley will be in Topeka Saturday
and at that time viii make the first
payment of $500 to formally purchase
the team.