Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-07
THE GRIDIRON.
ALL WATERBURYS
 DIVIDE PROFITS
Most Successful Season and thl Players Will Be Made Happy
 To-Night.

bury football team will meet this evening at the Boys club at S:3O o'clock when Manager Michael Sla- win will read the financial report for the season, and through the efforts of MT SIavin and his assistant, Lou Cronan, the team has a substantial sum to divide. Although 1t looked in the early part of the season as though the finances would be lower than usual this year. the recent games with the Naugatucks an Acorns have brought the total UT considerably and the players will without doubt wear smile when they hear what is coming to them. The report will show that Water bury has paid out much more than f received from either the Acorns or the Naugatucks. and that the atten- dance in this city shows that Sunday football is most popular.
 The general admissions at 25 cents per were 12,087. amounting to s. 021.75. The Recent admissions were 1,237, amounting to $1S5.56. The admission to grandstand was 10 cents and 993 bought tickets during the season. making $99.30. The whole amount taken on home games consequently amounted $3,306.60. For the game which Waterbury played with the Acorns in Bridgeport lit received $S8.S6. Waterbury a share for the game played in the Rubbertown was $174.50-
 Waterbury on the other hand paid out big sums to visiting teams. ne less than $1,113.S7 being spent for that purpose. Naugatuck and Acorns in their games in this city received 50 per cent of the net receipts which was very good. Especially was ii the case in Naugatuck game when there were over 4,200 paid admis. siOns.
 The whole amount taken in by Manager Slavin was $3,569.96. To be deducted from this is the money given the outside teams al ready mentioned, running expenses (which amounted to $479.55 and tho rent of the field. As the Waterbur, Baseball association received for tho majority of the games 30 per cent ol the gate receipts its share for tn. season was $S93. This would leav, to be divided among the player, about $1.OS3.54, but there are a fev bills yet to appear and few dollar to be taken in.
 | The receipts from the program will perhaps reach $45 which will bring the amount to $1,12S.54. Thi, dividend among eighteen men vii give the players trihe over $60, ou of which their sweaters, which ar, on the way, will have to be paid for Last year the men received about $5, each.
 | The players that will receive ar equal share of the money are: Dodds Bauby, Brandt. Wentworth. Hannah Porter, Mahaney, Stowe, Riley, Gro nan. John and Joe Bagley. Hayes Shields, Daily. Sheehan. Lawlor ant Manager Slavin. Matt Byrnes vii be paid for the game he played las Sunday. Coach Bagley was paid weekly salary, but he might receiv, id iitSiV C@tia tohupcusdtiOu. WdtcT bury during the season paid bi, guarantees. Fort Terry getting n, less than &I0 and Fort Hamilton $i09. The Nonpareils proved tn, frost of the season. when they di, not draw enough to meet expenses
 The pubic seems 10 have appre ciated the efforts of the management to furnish good sport and have pat ronized the games we'll. The fiel,
 was roped on all season and as ther
 was never any expense spared fo
 police protection the games wer carried out in a most commendabl
 manner, credit to Manager Slavin
 At to-night's meeting a captain and manager will be elected for mex season. Although Manager Slavi ] says he will not accept again. Tn al , probability he will be the choice c
 the players. The captaincy seems {
 lie between Mahaney. Hayes. Dal l and Hannah.
 The amouAt that the players vii
 receive is the most that any team | ; the state ever made on footbal season. The Aeorns of Brideepor
 two years ago, which was their bar ] ner season. received $51 a piece.
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