The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
HOW TO SPLIT CASH
QUESTION THAT is TROUBLING
TWO ASSOCIATIONS.
Fair Management and Baseball Men
Have Not Reached an Agreement
Over How the Receipts on July
Shall Be Divided; Several Propo-
sitions Have Been Submitted;
Some Feeling Has Been Aroused.

The fair association and the base
ball association are at IOggerheads over
the division of the expected receipts
at the fair GROUNDS on the afternoon
of July 5. Negotiations have been
going on for some time, several meet
ings have been held, and some feeling
has been aroused, but matters are
| framing up now so that the two asso-
Citations are not far apart, and no
doubt with the right spirit shown
on both sides some agreement can be
arrived at.
The afternoon program at the fair
grounds includes ball game, a horse
race and sham battle These combined
are expected to draw a great crowd,
and the receipts will be correspond
ingly large The charge to the grounds
to see all of the program will
extra charge of 25 cents to the grand
stand.
The fair association proposed that it
have the receipts of the grand stand
and from all of the privileges and
5000 OF the gate receipts and that it
have one-half of the rest of the gate
receipts, and the baseball association
the other half. The baseball associa-
ton thought that the ball game would
be far the greatest drawing feature
and that it was getting the small
end of the bargain, and refused to
accept the terms.
After much negotiating, the fair as
ISOLATION has reduced its demands to
the extent that it asks for only 500
OF the gate receipts in addition to
the grand stand, privileges and one
half of the gate receipts. 1t also pro-
poses to stand all the expenses of the
day, except that the baseball associa-
ton shall pay One-half of the expense
OF policing the grounds The baseball
association is not satisfied with this
proposition, either, and has voted it
down, almost unanimously. 1t takes
the stand on prinple that the crate
receipts ought to be divided equally,
and proposes to stand pat. At present
1t Is planned to have the game else
where, but in this case, the fair asso.
cation proposes to get two ball
teams to come to Mankato to play ON
the fair grounds, which would be an
added Fourth of July attraction.
However, the fair association has
voted to empower c.. H. Saulpauph to
arrive at an agreement with the base
ball association if he can, and it is
stated that when the expense of the
day is considered the two associa-
tions are but $25 apart. If this
Is so, it ought not to be difficult to
arrive at an agreement, even if one
side conceded the entire amount of
the difference.
Twenty-Five Dollars Apart.
The baseball association is willing
to grant to the fair association one
half of all receipts and pay all ex-
penses. 1t has large expepse.
as baseball teams expect big money
on the Fourth and it must divide
with the visiting team. The purses
Tor the horse races are comparatively
small, and the crowd goes to see the
Dali game, 1T holds
The Fourth of July committee has
taken neutral ground, but is anxious
to see a settlement reached. so that
the game will be played at the fair
grounds. 1t is paying for the sham
battle, and looks upon this as the
most important event of the after
noon, and the one that will draw
the crowd
The baseball association has had to
pay SlOO to the fair association for
the use of the grounds, and has had
10 repair the diamond, which is ma
thrally too wet, at an added EXPENSE
OF $3.50. Under the circumstances if
does not feel like making too MANY
concessions
1t Is stated that it is not the fair
ASSOCIATION as whole that is respon-
sible for the terms offered the base
ball association, but that small sec.
tion OF it that believes that horse races
are the main thing in a fair and that
the race track is thing wholly in it
sell and not to be profaned by any
other use.
One of the directors of the baseball
association stated this afternoon that
In addition to the rent of the grounds
and the cost of putting them in shane.
the fair association has required that
the baseball association stand the ex-
pense OF moving the stands and fences
that are in the way, back and forth.
as needed.
AT the last meeting of the baseball
ASSOCIATION, about Friday night, prop
osition made by Director Burton to,
PRESIDENT AtchisOn and Secretary
johnson of the fair association and
accepted by them was confirmed. This
proposition was that the baseball az.
ISOLATION take full charge of the
grounds on July and pay all expenses
OF policing the grounds and of the
ticket sellers, and pay the 5000 purses
hung up for the horse races. and the
actual expenses of the Mankato base.
ball team, and that the two associa.
tions divide the receipts of all kinds.
including the grand stand and the
concessions. TIE baseball association
lagreed to reverse this and allow the
| fair association to haya oharoa IS A.