The Washington times., 1906-10-09
Commission Gets 10 Per Cent.

Commission Gets 10 Per Cent.
The national commission. consisting OF
Garry Hermann, =. c. Pulliam and
Pan Jotuson. JC n r. Bruce, secretary,
will have chaIes of all matters IN con-
nection with The series. including the
regulation o. the prices of admission
the division ,-t the rec apts, the selection
or the umrires. the rules affecting the
conduct OF the plsyers-in fact all mat
ters that enter INTO the series. The com
mission reserves for itself for all ex-
penses 10 Der cent. This goes to pay the
travelling expenses Of the commission
and the attlehes-the secretary of the
commission, the secretary Of the presi-
dent OF the National League, John Heyd-
Ter; the secretary Of President Johnson
OF the American League. B. B. Johnson; ;
the expenses and salaries OF the UNI
pires. James F. Johnstcue and Frank
O'Loughlin. each of whom will receive
$500 and expenses. the salaries and ex-
lenses OF the official scorers F. Q Rich
ter, OF Philadelphia, and A. T. Flanner
or St Louis, each of whom receives
szUO The winning club VIII receive a
pennant and each player VIII be pre-
scented with solid gold medal.
Cs the 80 per cent Of the receipts re-
naming 60 per cent Will be set aside
for the players. and of this 60 per cent
the winners Will receive 90 per cent and
the losers 25 per cent while the remain
ing 80 per cent will be given TO the club
owners
The players win not profit at all in
any games beyond the first four played
and the commission viii receive 10 per
cent OF this sum and the club owners
50 per cent. The reason for excluding
the players from participation in any
receipts after the first four games are
played Is said to be that there might be
a suspicion Of some collusion If the
series went beyond four games The
players will win the series in four
straight games If 1t Is possible to do so.
Each club plays an It's ground eX-
penses and the travelling and hotel ex-
penses of its own players.
Umpires Have Full Power.
The owners and players are under the
authority Of the umpires and the COM
mission has power 70 end the series
and give victory to the non-offending
club. No player can play who was not
under contract August 81. which pre-
vents the introduction OF new talent Tor
the purpose OF competing In such a
series.
It is estimated that 26,Ooo people can be
seated on the National League grounds
and 1900 on the American League
grounds. and that some 5000 standees
can be jammed into the American
grounds. The prices will be 80 cents for
admission. 81 and $L50 for grandstand
seats. and 8 for box seats.
With fair weather there seems 10 be
no doubt at all that people will be turn
ed away at each game. Chicago was
never so baseball crazy. While that city
has seen two American League pennants
won, not a National League peunant has
been landed since 1886. II is the first
time that two pennants have been land
ed IN the same city with two leagues
operating In harmony. The only other
time two pennats of major leagues We're
landed In the same city was In 1891, and
then the Association team of Boston en-
deaVOred TO arrange series with the
Boston Nationals, but failed to secure
the consent OF the other club.