The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-14
RESUME OF
BASEBALL
STRUGGLE
Nationals Worlds
Champions. Comparative
Figures of Past Years.

The baseball players made their 1907
exit last Saturday, when the worlds
series between the Chicago Nationals anu
the Detroit Americans was ended. foa
the first time In the three years since ths
National Commission took hold of Such n
series. one club made a clean sweep, Al
though there was a little consolation Ior
the Tigers in the fact that they niah-
aged TO get a tie In one of me contests,
In 1905, five games were necessary TO
decide the winner of the series between
the Athletics and New York; last year tne
Chicago Americans won four out OF SIN
games with the Chicago Nationals. Tnus,
out of the three times that the series
have been played, under present arranse.
ments, the National League has twice won
the worlds championship, and OF the SIX
teen games played the National League
teams have won ten, lost five and tled one.
Chicago Nationals and the very cold ana
threatening weather which. greeted tne
teams at Detroit, this years series was
year. Had d sixth game been necessary,
however, the receipts would have peaten
the 1906 total by probably $4,000, Tor there
would have turned out yesterday at Chi-
.cago and beaten even last Tuesday 5 rec,
ord, when nearly $4,000, the larseSS =.
this country, was paid in at the cares.
This years average of receipts was
higher than last year: In 1905 the gaze sbe
two Chicago clubs were $106, 800, while TINS
year for five games they were $1ol, 72S.5o.
A game yesterday would undoubtedly nave
brought the total up to the 100000.
Comparison of Crowds.
The total attendance last year was 100, 1874,
with an average of 16, 500 per game, as
against 7S, 0S6, with an average of 1857 this
year. OF this years total attendance, 69,4l0
persons turned out for the three games at
Chicago. But weather at Detroit and the
Tigers two defeats at Chicago held down
the crowd at Detroit, although the park
there is so limited in capacity that even
with ideal weather the attendance for the
two games at Tigertown would not have
been 10000 higher.
Some changes were made by the National
Commission for the series just closed. One
was the Increase of the players share of
the receipts by one-half. Another was that
the players should divide their share of the
receipts 60 per cent. to the winner and 40
Der cent. to the loser, instead of 70 per cent.
to the winner and % per cent. to the loser,
AZ in the previous years. Under the new
arrangement the Chicago players got $751;
960.03 and Detroit $21, $685.
Last year. with bigger receipts than this
fall, the Chicago American players re-
ceived SIS, 051. %, and the Chicago Nationals
only $8,350.42.
Rules Are Good.
In the previous seasons the owners of
the clubs received the bulk of the money
and would have received more had the
series been extended. The rule of the Ma
tional Commission, however, that the play
ers shall receive a certain share OF only
the first four games, has proved, a good
droming, and if any one who doubts the
honesty of the national pastime can find
a chance to declare that this falls series
was in any way juggled in order TO drag
out more money from the public he would
be a hopeless case and should be hanoled
by the authorities as dangerous to nave
at large.
The National Commission also decided to
increase the rates of admission this fall.
The price for the bleachers and standing
room in the outfield was doubled from
fifty cents to 81, while the grandstand
prices were also increased. Last fall the
average price paid per spectator at Chi
cago was $1.32, while under the new ar
rangement the average price per spectator
Again the commission acted, if not wise
". at least not contrary to the popular
desire. for the fans turned out in even
larger numbers at Chicago than they utd
in 1906. 1t is doubtful. too, il the Detroit
enthusiasts had any objection to the high
scale of prices. for the weather can be
blamed entirely for the small crowds at
Detroit.
Big Gifts to Players.
In 1906 the Athletics officials gave to
the players their entire share of the re-
ceipts of the first four games. while Pres
ident Comiskey last year handed the chi
cago American players $4,000 in addition
to the $25,051.2S they received from tine
commission.
IL veal III AA0 g.
was handed out. President Yawkey, of
Detroit, although his team was badly,
defeated. turned owe a present OF Slo,oOo
to his players. leaving his clubs treasury
only a little more than 5000 out OF the
receipts for the five games, This is Sports
manship that should count.
Last year, in round figures, the players
of the two Chicago teams received 4S,0o0
for winning the championship, This year
the Detroit and Chicago players VIII
divide Z ,000.
Each year the worlds series is getting
to be a bigger thing in every way, and
the financial return to the players is
mounting towards the 100000 mark. WIN
such large turnouts at the high prices ana
the club owners proving so generous, tne
effect should be felt in the championship
games in the major leagues in the future.
Under the present arrangements it Is pos p5In
team TO almost double his seasons salary
by the one weeks games in the fan.
This is certainly the biggest kind Of an
Incentive for the men to keep in good con-
dition from the spring until the fall and
for them to strive their hardest every
afternoon.
Mae nranUa Carrfera Win.