The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

an average There are never less than
SIX pitchers. Sometimes there are eight
{ Two catchers are considered enough for
most clubs There is. as a general thing.
one extra man for the four inhelders
and another for the three outfelders- A
fairly good pitcher may be had for S3001
or s. coo q season The crack pitcher costs
S5.000 The salaries OF the catchers IN the
big clubs run from S2.5c0 10 Ss.o10 An
allowance Of $500 apiece for the other
players. said one authority in baseball.
would be a liberal one
Reward for winners.
II by q lucky chance player is one Of
team playing worlds championship
game. Ike those OF last year, his saa-
sor's earnings are sweIIed by a liberal
bonus Last season 7S.0s5 spectators paid
S1eI.707 70 see the championship games
The Chicago players received a bonus OF
s. .0Ss. those on the Detroit team OF S. .s45
apiece
The contract lists in the minor leagues
foot up 20 nearly s2e5090- From these
clubs are drafted the recruits for the
big city teams There were 151 PLAYERS
drafted in this way in a year. for whom
$500 was paid in sums ranging from
500 % 5000
To the salaries Is added an allow
ancs Of so apiece for each player on
the league teams for uniforms This
means two flannel suits IN a season al
Sl5 apiece For the 800 players in the
sixteen clubs in the big leagues this
item would come 70 $3.50 for the season
A similar allowance FOX the 4.3iJ play
ers IN the minor leagues would swell
the tailors' bills Of the professional play
ers 70 SIS f71
When the fans yell at the umpire and
agree that he's a '-piCer'' and no good. %
they seldom stop 10 think that these
useless Injuries At the big city games
are costing them anywhere from Sztell
10 5000 a season. There are six UNI
pires in each of the big leagues. or
twelve in all Their salaries range from
500 20 $500 for the season.
The umpire has 10 spend al least So
before he has a right 10 be yelled ar
His uniform costs him from s. 20 So
His mask is made especially for him
Il costs from $50 70 s. Special pads
must be made for his legs and body
and sell at So Thus the twelve u-l-
pires pay something like $50 for the
privilege OF deciding IN a game
The returns are not always commen-
surate with these expenses. 4 visiting
club receives one-halr the returns from
!
from the Scent seats, but has no share
in the dollar seats. The weather. the
popularity of the team. its position
IN the race for the pen1anr. the records
Of the opposition club in the same city
all have part in results thar are
often uncertain Baseball men tell ot
some clubs whose share for four games
IS $50. an average Of 500 for a game
The rate applies again and again 20 the
'-ta5l-e-dsrs-
Outlay for Grounds.
How much amateurs spend for baseball.
say the dealers. il IS impossible 10 tel
except by a very general estimate II
each OF the se5 colleges, universities and
chronological schools in the country had a
baseball team and the latter used In a
season twenty dozen balls al 50 a dozen
and fifty bats at 81 each, the annual ex-
peIse OH would be nearly S14Zs-l When
il comes 70 the sales Of equipments for
other amateurs the trade is divided
among scores OF manufactures and thou
sands Of small shops Experts say thar
anything Ike an accurate estimate would
be out Of the question r one-ha-f the
=. 10000 SPECTATORS al the professional
games in a season should play ball. be
be given q bah and bat it would take
s.. 900 111 70 pay The bill
L would take all the silver mined il
Nevada in a year. or upward Of $50 15-
20 pay for the sixteen ball parks needed
for the National and American League
games The sums tied Up Ia grounds
grand stands. and hIeache-s. Of course
vary considerably At the Polo Grounds
the money paid under the lease IS the
most important item; n other cities the
ground may cost less. but the improve
me-ts are finer
The National League grounds IN Boston
s. Louis. and Philadelphia are elaborate.
The American League has fine properties
IN Boston and Cleveland. and IS planning
costly improvements in Philadelphia
So the total amount C capital tied ur
in the grounds also becomes a matter Of
general estimates One OF the men bes-
qualified TO speak fixed the average value
OF the National League grounds al so
o1o each, OF s2011.910 for the eight The
American League clubs he said. belong
ing as they did 10 q younger organization.
had not had a chance 10 spend so much
money So Jhe average cost Of each OF
-helr fields would be more Ike 500 90
apiece or a total Of S1.5l0010-