The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
ATHLETICS KEPT
Up BY FOOTBALL
PennSy's Report Shows That
Other Sports Are Losing
Propositions.

PHILADELPHIA. PA. December % -
University OF Pennsylvania men see in
the financial statement Of the Athletic
Association, made at the annual meet
ing this week by the treasurer. Clifford
Pemberton, Jr., an unanswerable argu-
ment I'm favor OF football and the whole
list OF college sports According Ia the
statement for the fiscal year ending Sep
TENDER /, 1905. the Quake-s finished more
than $1,000 ahead OF the game. They
started with deficit of more than 81 200
from the previous year. and after dis
posing Of Il and paying innumerable
expenses. now has little in excess of
$i00 in the bank
AS in previous years. football has been
compelled to bear the brunt OF main
tanning athletics az Pennsylvania With
out IL the Quakers would have no gym
nasium and tho undergraduates would
either have no opportunity to indulge in
athletics. o. they would have to do every
thing ON their own initiative. Foot
ball and basketball were the only sports
which paid expenses. The football sea-
son OF 1876. 30 which this report refers.
was one Of the most successful Peunsyl-
vania has had After paying the guar
antees due tho visiting teams. Pennsyl-
vania had left over S56.37S.43 The main
tenance Of this team, however. was very
great. the expenses being so, Cos. iG.
Football Pays.
The surplus from foots-=.i.. aided Us an
insignificant S3S4 % which the basketball
team earned. had to support all the other
teams in the university. Tho baseball
team was a losing venture, earning but
s. as. 60 and costing g. 1901 Rowing vas
conducted at a dead loss. the expenses
OF this sport being S9.66.86. Track ath-
ietics cost the association 1881 81. but
the track meets brought IN revenue
amounting to A,692.54. The financial sue
cess OF the basketball team was due
70 the fact that the Quakers had the
best team In the league. and won the in
tercoilegiate championship
Had IL not been for the fact that the
association has TO pay out nearly $4,000
every year on the gymnasium. there
would be a handsome balance I'm the
treasury every year. But II f. because
% her successful athletics that the
quaker students have their gymnasium
SO this expense is accepted without "a
murmhr.
Although nothing definite has been de-
cidod. there is no doubt that West Point
and Annapolis will play their annual
game on Franklin Field I'M 1907 When
the present arrangements were made this
was the assurance which the Ouakers
received AS matter OF fact. this game
costs Pennsylvania a good many thou
sands of dollars annually. but the Ouale-
ers are anxious 10 have 10 played every
year; are therefore. only too glad 10 en-
terrain the visiting cadets and tile many
distinguished persons who always see
this game.
The game this year was the most sue
cessfui OF any in the series. There were
fewer distinguished guests from Wash
ington and other cities but the game it,
self was a recOrd-broaker no matter from
what standpoint Il is looked at Penn
sylvania men are a gOod BIT indignant
over the publication in the current issue
OF Outing OF an article ON the Army
Navy game at Princeton Boa 1915. Mus
trated With pictures of Franklin Field
and It's environments. made in 1904. and
leading the reader TO assume that the
pictures are Of the Princeton field. there
being nothing in the text TO indicate that
they refer 20 Pennsylvania. The Quak-
ers are Justly proud OF Franklin Field
which is one Of the finest athletic
grounds In the country. and don't like
20 see It pictured as belonging To Prince
ton