The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-07

tnOy counted tnelf only victory over
the National leaguers beating out
Chicago.
Little Real Money for Men.
For these series the greatest OF
their day, look at the share of each
player. In 1885 each player received
the colossal sum of $4i.S0, while the
series in the next two years, one with
Detroit i'm, were about as productive
The 1888 series was good for about 500
per man while the Brooklyn-New York
game of 1889 brought but $16,6S2 in
the gates. In 1890 the brotherhood
was the center of attraction and the
Louisville Brooklyn games didn't
draw a corporars guard
In 1892 under the double season
plan i'm the National league the only
year in which it was tried, Cleveland
and Boston won out i'm the two races
When it came TO the series for the
honors of tho National league the first
game resulted in a tie but Boston cop
ped the next four in a row.
Temple Series Noteworthy,
Probably the most famous ~ the
ancient battles was the TemIle cup
series which began in 1894. New York
beat Baltimore ia inc first series ia
four straight games. In 1895 Balti-
more again entered into the argument,
this year with Cleveland, losing four
out of five games. But the revenge
came i'm 1896. for Baltimore won four
straigt games, and for their valiant
efforts receive $3.50 per man. What
would worlds series players of the
present day think of pulling down the
amount of cash which with the great
majority of them in but half a
months salary.
With the withdrawal of the Temple
cup in 1897 the championship contests
came To an end and were not reopened
again until 1903 wnen Pittsburg tTi-
umphed in the National league and
Boston coppcd in the American. Since
then the battles have taken place each
year except in 1904, when John II.
Brush refused to allow the Giants to
meet the Boston Americans.
National Commission in Charge.
In 1903 the national commission did
not supervise the worlds series, but
the honors went TO Boston, who turn
ed in and trimmed the National leag-
uers after losing three straight games.
This gave Boston the winners share,
which amounted to $1,1S2 per man.
But then Barney Drcyfuss came to
the front and took care of his Pirates.
He donated the entire share of the
Pittsburg receipts to the club, so that
each Pirate was richer by $1,3l6 at
the end of the series.
Then came the fiasco of New York
and Boston in 1904, followed by the
Intervention of the national commits
sion and the provision for a worlds
series between the championship
teams of each league every year. I'm
der the new plan the New York Ma
tionals and Philadelphia Americans
played in 1906. The great work of
Mathewson gave the honors To the
Giants. who won four out of five games
played. The series brought in $6S,43S
at the box office. Each of the Giant
players received $1,142 and each Ath-
lstic $S62.
tionors Then Came to West.
After this the east gave up all claim
to the series and the west came on
the scene, u condition that will pre-
vail next Friday. In 1906 Chicago
,annn1 al Oh. boporc xybau C1hv and
White Sox battled for the title The
Hitless Wonders sprung the baseball
surprise of the age and copied the
series, winning four and losing two
games. The six games drew 100000
fans, who paid in $1o6,55O at the gate.
Comiskey added $4,000 to the share
of the winning Sox and each player
received $1,S7463 with the Cubs
drawing $4S9 each.
Then it was Detroit for the Amerl-
can flag i'm 1907. The division of re-
ceipts that year was better than ever
before. each Cub pulling down $3.50
while the losing Tigers nailed $l,945
FOR each player.
Last year the receipts fell far off
and as result the Cubs winning four
out of five games again, received ST.
375 each, while Detroits share
amounted TO $500. With these sums
think of the old days and realize the
growth OF baseball in popularity.
Great Prospects for 1909.
For the coming series 1t looks as
though all receipts should be surpass-
ed because OF the fact that the games
will be played In cities in which but
one league Is represented. Pittsburg
fans will turn out in droves to see
Cobb and Crawford. Detroit fans want
a chance to Look at Wagner and
Leach. II win be a great battle for
batting honors between Cobb and
Wagner, and these two Will be the
center Of attraction. All American
league supporters are pulling for bet
ter action on the part of the Tigers
than in the three previous years.
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