The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

voting age IN the country. with enough
left over 10 allow one-half OF them TO see
a second game
Yet this estimate is conservative It
does not cover all the ground In the
s17900.009 are s5.000.o00 for six months OF
baseball by the sixteen clubs in the two
great leagues, S10,003000. or thereabouts.
taken by pa professional mines in the
minor leagues. and estimates as near as
may be OF the money spent by amateurs
and men and boys who follow the sport
in thousands OF parks and open lots
The Sl20e0.o90 spent at the gates of
thirty-eight leagues for games by profes-
sionaI clubs covers every large city and
the towns OF consequence, with very few
exceptions. from The Atlantic 10 the Pa
cifc-
The total attendance at the National
and American League games last year
was estimated at S.l55.557 persons. 2.127.7s3
going 10 the National and 3.2sS.764 10 the
American League games The 61S6.o0)
would be enough people 70 populate
Greater New York. Philadelphfa. and
Newark. y. J.
The estimate Of receipts for these two
leagues was based by an authority on
baseball on the general rule that two
thirds Of q crowd AZ a city game paid 80
cents and over and one-third an average
Of . cents. Adopting these figures. the
6.136.557 spectators paid at least S2.55 go.
This takes no count OF one-dOllsr seats
IN the opinion OF the same authority the
extra charge Of 50 cents would n a sea
son bring the receipts Up TO ar least 81
10o.o5o-
Most Popular in Boston.
The attendance in each Of the cities
where the National and American League
games were played, compared with the
population OF the cities. shows that base
bah was most popular in Boston There
was q spectator ar the game for every
person in the city. with 500 left over for
q second visit St Louis came next with
spectators for all bur 5000 OF her $4,000
people Philadelphia was represented by
nearly two IN every three Of her people
Cleveland sent nearly four in i've, Wash
i1gton two in three. and Cincinnati. Pitts
burg. and Detroit four IN every i've Of the
Inhabitants II New York the average
vas one n four and in Chicago two IN
every i've inhabitants
The popularity Of the game in each Of
the eleven cities where these league
games are played IS shown By the attend
alce in another way There are two teams
IN i've OF the cities-Chicago. Boston. St
Es;sis. Philadelphia, and New York The
National League is without opposition II
Pir1sburg Brooklyn. and Cincinnati. the
American League in Cleveland Detroit.
and Washington Each team plays 154
games in season lasting q t-iAe more
-lal six months Ole-half OF these games
the club plays on the home grounds The
=-~r
facts the attendance n the first FIVE
cities being for both leagues
New 1o-z-Sszso-s ar-ends1oe. So SO average
daily attendance. 5753
PL-l8[er rE-a-Sezs11 attendance 9f5.7s7- average
daily z--ecla-cz- 6Lz
Clioas5- ssasa=-s a--zzaa1ee. los So average
daily a--s-zz--e ---1
Bas.aa-sszz5s's attendance. ssoss. a7erays daily
- Ls-5s - Seasons a-ssa5a1oe. 7ULas. average
daily 1--s-5ancs- ass
ci1czza5.i-ss5saa's a..suda1rs. z7.sD. ars--ze
daily at-e-ia-cz- Az
Pi--s5z5g sszsaa's sssszdzaos. $685. average
B.oazl5l ssas5z-s attendance. 1880. average
daily attendance. asa
ClzTe-z-5-Sszso--s ATTENDANCE So az5- average
daily attendance. 95L
Ds-of--sszz1n-s at-s-5zrcs. 2s-Es. average daily
attendance SIS
E's=-i----c-S a--e-zz-cs. q 7-2- average
daily attendance. -s5-
In Class A Cities
The people OF thirry-four towns Ike
Kansas City. Louisville. Buffalo. Prov
i6erce. P T. pay S2s71000 for seasons
games By the Class 4 teams Of the azso-
c.atio1 Of minor leagues. The American
Association with eight clubs in the Middle
West. east of the Mississippi. and the
Eastern League with as many more clubs
IN the East and Canada. have receipts
averaging S1ol6f6 for each club. The Pa
cifc Coast League. with four clubs and
the Western League. comprising six clubs
II the Rocky Mountains and States west
Of the Mississippi average $500 re-eipts
tor each club in q season TIE Southern
League comprises eight teams The re-
ceipts Of each average $4,000 year.
Class 2 # this association consists Of
seven leagues in ffty-f0ur cities ike New
Haven Conn Albany, Utica Scranton. {
Pa. and Springfield. IL From these
ffty-four cities comes s. s50. COO as a tribute I
for baseball The total IS based on a
conservative estimate Of $500 as the
seasons receipts Of each club
The same figures apply TO the forty
eight clubs IN seven leagues belonging TO
Class c. in the associations list The
games OF these teams draw $3.50 0o0 from
cites Ike Galveston Savannah. PouEh- /
AEEES4e- EkLCLll0-l- Va
One hundred and fourteen clubs IN as /
many smaller cities from Maine 10 the |
Pacific Coast form seventeen leagues I
which complete The minor associations I
list Each OF these clubs has recefprs 4
averaging S3106o year. The IL take in I
S3.z-l0fD in q season
Balls and Bats a Factor.
The balls and bats used BY all the
leagues-uere matters Of detaH as thev
seem 10 be-mean an outlay OF more than /
Saol9 In a season. The American and
National leagues use from SO 10 100 .
bats IN year and the best sell Al s. 4
apiece These sixteen clubs also rse from
so N Lo00 dozen balls. At So a dozen.
The clubs in the minor leagues require
from 250o 70 $3.50 dozen balls. They use
an average OF 81 bats each in a season
More than sl0060)0 q season is spent by
The managers OF the big league clubs for
running expenses Crack clubs. Ike the
P-tJSburg. the Chicago. and the New
York teams in the National League. cost
$500 a year T. is not easy 10 brlv a
team that will have a show in the race
for the pennant for less than $4,000 a
year If an average IS struck at $50 COO 2
and The sixteen clubs II the two leagues
are counted, the item Of expenses runs Up
10 $4,000 for season, or S153001 a
month
A big professional baseball club costs
about $500 day This is spent for rail-
road fares. hotel bills. buses. salaries.
and ground expenses At this rate the
sixteen clubs in the two big leagues cost
close 70 $1,000 a day The season lasts
Tor six months. from the middle Of April