Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-10

COVERING SEASON OF 1908
Peoria Led in Attendance But Duba
que Was the Best Drawing Card
on the Road.

President NJ. H. Sexton of The
Three-Eye league has prepared a finan
cial statement of receipts and expea-
ditures for last season from the books
of ex-President Tom Lotus. 1t shows
that the year was begun with a bal
ance of $4,S12.95, while $524.01 was
turned over to Mr.. Sexton at the close
of the term. However, at the close
of the season the teams drew out
$4,000. The mileage of each club last
year was exactly the same as in 1907,
being considerably below that OF the
preceding years.
The total attendance was 336,654
divided as follows: Peoria. 5G,3G5
| Springfield. 1860; Dubuque, 4S.5SG );
Decatur, 44.201; Rock Island, 3S,3GS
Bloomington, 35,71S: Cedar Rapids,
32,357; Clinton. 31,3S9. The average
| attendance per game taking the league
as a whole, was 69l, Rock Islands
average being COZ.
The amounts paid to visiting clubs
were as follows:
| Peoria. S6,24S.90: Springfield, ST..
93G.55 Dubuque. $4.966.1O: Decatur,
iS4.7S0.45; Rock Island, $4,000; Bloom
ington, $3,959SO; Cedar Rapids
$3,63S.O5; Clinton, s3.2SO6O Total
1895, 96O.45.
/ The total gate receipts were SO,
| $3.50, divided as follows: Peoria
l$13,7G4.30; Springfield. $10.962O5; Du
buque, $10,9S2.1G: Decatur, $10,574.335;
Rock Island, S9.373.25; Bloomington
| $S,722.90; Cedar Rapids, $S,01S.05
Clinton. s7,179.1O.
The amounts received abroad were
Peoria, $4,05S75, Springfield. $4,726.15
Dubuque. $5.20005, Decatur, $4.54175
Rock Island, $4,53710, Bloomington
II s4136.10. Cedar Rapids, $4,407. 05
Clinton. s4,S53.50.
II Amount Paid in Different Cities.
4 The amounts paid by each club /,
each other club were as follows:
Il At Peoria-Springfeld $1,135.25
Dubuque. Si,0G6.15; Decatur. $90S. so
jRock Island. s9724O: Bloomington
S752.55; Cedar Rapids, STILES; Gin
ton, $69250
i At Springfield = Peoria. S721.99
Dubuque, $S1125: Decatur. 1857 80
Rock Island, $G23.75: Bloomington
$G9S.95; Cedar Rapids, $55210; Cir
ton, $571.3O
At Dubuque-Peoria, $595.S0; Spring
field, SS5670; Decatur. $72920; Roc
) Island, $S05.40; Bloomington, $5lO.45
I Cedar Rapids, $571.30; Clinton, 1897 2;
At Decatur-Peoria, s716.S5; Sprins
I field, $796.70; Dubuque. $4,000; Roc
Island, $519.45: Bloomington. $750.15
Cedar Rapids, $S32.95; Clinton
s515.S5.
At Rock Island-Peoria, $572.S5
1 Springfield, $479.SO: Dubuque, $SO3.SO
decatur, S343.55; Bloomington, 1914 10
{ Cedar Rapids, s7GS.25; Clinton, $S57.6
( At Bloomington-Peor $703.45
Z Springfield, $665.35; Dubuque, $57355
( Decatur, S627.S0; Rock Island, $471.65
< Cedar Rapids. s423.30; Clinton. s494.7
\ AT Cedar Rapids-S3SO60; Sprin'
I field. $4S0.20; Dubuque. s755.20; D.
3 catur, $53S.S5; Rock Island, $448.0C
Bloomington, s670.45; Clinton, s324.7
3 At Clinton-Peoria $367,30; Sprin
< field, $312.15; Dubuque, $541.10; d
e catur, S436.55 Rock Island. $656.45
4 Bloomington, $379.45; Cedar Rapid
Q $537G0.
XII Report of Treasurer.
81 The detailed report of Mr.. LOTUS
q treasurer follows:
g RECEIPTS.
IS Balance on hand from Ed
q ward Holland ......$ 1872.
s Ten per cent remittance. =. 7,5OG.
g Holiday pools ......... GG3.
6 Interest on guaranty deposit. 10.
& Fines 105.