The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
GROSS RECEIPTS OF
/ 1905 FOOTBALL GAMES

Of Minnesota have taken something of
slump this season thru natural causes,
but royalty have the people of the
northwest paid for the sport, neverthe-
less. The defeat of Minnesota by Wis
consin can be held chieny responsible
for loss of patronage for the Nebraska
and Northwestern games. Nebraska s
poor showing with Michigan, too, may
have had something to do with the re-
ceipts falling from $4,000 last year to
81, 800 this year for this game, and the
total receipts for the season amounting
to $44,0 4,094, as against $4,000 last sea-
son.
1t has not been losing season, how
ever. The net receipts which will be
added to the clubhouse fund will
amount to $4,000, which is the same
amount as last year, owing to the ,ir-
cumstance that the team did no travel
ing and therefore saved something in
railroad fares and hotel expenses this
year.
Minneapolis Holds Record.
Minneapolis still holds the record in
the west for big attendance. The re-
ceipts of the game with Wisconsin, $27,
716, exceeded only by the receipts of
the Minnesota Michigan game here in
l903-$30, ,000-were nearly $4,000 in
excess Of the receipts of the Michigan
| Wisconsin game at Ann Arbor and
Wisconsin consequently received about
81 900 more for it's game here.
| Minnesota s share of the total re-
ceipts of the season will amount tC
$22.O47, within a few dollars. In a
few instances the minor games did not
their guarantees, notably in the case OF
Ames, which had been guaranteed $500
whereas rain cut the receipts down tt
$3.50. - '''
Wisconsin, having three big games
has Jared better. It realized $4,000
from Minnesota, $4,000 from Michi
gan, and $4,000 from Chicago. The ex
penses for the season are estimated a
700, leaving the badgers over $40,
900 to the good
Minnesota's Expenses.
Minnesota s expenses are estimated a
$4,000 and include $4,000 for supple
for the varsity and freshmen teams
substitutes and those who were trie
out, including ninety men altogether,
is said, altho the season finished wit
about seventy who can be reckoned a
belonging to the football contingent
DR.. Williams received a salary 0
$4,000; his assistant Dobie, $1,000
, Manager Reed, 81 1000, and his assistant
} $3.50; DR.. Hilger, $3.50; the freshma
| coach, $500, and assistant, 5000, tots
of $4,000 for salaries. The field e,
penses, referees fees, advertising an
? other incidentals foot up about $4,000
The cost of football enthusiasm whe
$ footed up in dollars and cents amount
to pretty penny, it can be seen. Th
$4,000 people who witnessed the Mimi
I sofa Wisconsin game paid more tina
d 100000 for the privilege. The prices {
seats range from 81 to So, but specul
Z tors, in spite of aid precautions, advan(
:. :. the prices for the best seats to $5 an
- Sc and in some instances get even NOR
n Cost Public 100000.
!. Add the travelling expenses of tho
n sands who take advantage of excursic
! rates and come to the games from 8
= sections Of the northwest, as well
r those who accompany the visiting team
n conjecture what is spent in proper
Y celebrating gridiron victories and it
II clearly not an exaggeration to say tn
I fthe football games on Northrop fe
IA have;cost the public 100000 this yea
a. And there are other universities and G.
sr leges in the northwest which in p1
n portionate degree spend money free
o, to support teams and patronize t
n, games. Hamline, Manchester, Carletc
a. st. Thomas, Shattuck, the universiti
u Of North and South Dakota, the vario
le high schools and academies all ha
s, football teams, each with it's schedu]
- of games that are patronized by t
~ Il; public.
- It is when the game in the caste
o. states, at the older colleges is conte
plated that the wonder grows. The 81
a., of seats at Harvard stadium or Y;
So field reach 100000 and over when tho
II two colleges have their annual footb
Gs ~ games. The average football enthusi:
81 who has never attended Yale or H
20 20 var,i. and who has been unable to sec,
'2o tickets thru some friend at the regu
'aS 'aS price Of SO is likely to pay all the W
.6s from So to $25 for ticket. The athle
sia ,ia association of one of these colleges v
532 receive on an average of 100000 S
81 son from gate receipts and subscr
a. tions, it. is stated. The item of prov
2ss ing cne of these teams with coac
alone amounts to, $4,000.