Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-09
BIG RECEIPTS
Each Game of Worlds Series
Looked to Net $39,500.
MAY SELL STANDING ROOM
If Weather Is Normal Greatest
Crowds in Games History
Will Attend.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, October S.-The play
ers who have been declared eligible for
the worlds series are trying to figure up
about how much each player of the win
ming team and Of the losing team will
receive. This is a matter of guess, for
stormy weather might keep down the
crowds in the fields, such as was the
case at Detroit last year.
1t is expected, though, that several
thousand persons more than had been
previously figured upon can be accommo-
dated at Shibe Park. In the first place,
it is very probable that the NATIONAL COM
mission will decide to sell standing room
tickets to the grandstand for each game.
The price Of these pasteboards may be
fixed at $50 each. These tickets, how
ever, will not be put on sale until about
fifteen minutes before starting play at 2
o'clock. The reason for this is in order
to give all the holders of grandstand
tickets an opportunity to reach their
seats and thus avoid confusion by seats
being pre-empted by those, who buy only
standing room space.
Last year at Pittsburg no tickets for
standing room were sold on the first
day. On the second day, however, 1t was
decided to sell standing room tickets
few minutes before the game started.
No public announcement of this had been
made, and yet there was such a crowd
of disappointed fans around the park
that in few minutes more than thou
sand tickets were sold and the receipts
were increased about $1,000.
Thousands Can Stand.
1t is estimated that Shibe Park will be
able to accommodate about 1000 persons
back of the seats, SO that if the present
plans are followed out there will be many
more fans taken care of and the players
will net a larger sum than expected
In addition, more persons than had been
figured upon may be taken care OF In the
field While it has been the policy of the
national commission not to permit ropes
have seats erected behind a barrier in
the outfields, this plan may be side
tracked. 1t is reported that the circus
seats which It was expected 10 use e,S Woudo
that there would be little profit in dis
posing Of tickets to them at 80 cents each.
Should IL be decided to erect ropes back
of the outfielders many more spectators
could be taken care Of than if seats were
erected.
May Beat Pittsburg's Crowds.
Should these plans regarding standing
room in the gtandstand and ropes in the
outfield be adopted it is figured that 81 900
persons could be taken care of inside the
grounds, and that the financial receipts
for game would be about 1884,
The figures are made UP as follows:
$500 seats at So each. $500
600 seats at 81 each 1900
1900 standing in grand stand. 81. 50 each 5000
1900 beacher seats at 81 each. ....... II 900
500 persons on field back Of ropes. 49,. 1000
81 600 snectators 600 ,Oa
This would be more persons than Pitts
burg could accommodate last year, but
the receipts would not be quite as large,
owing 10 Forbes Field having a bigger
grandstand. Pittsburg's figures for the
first two days were:
First day-Attendance, 29,262; receipts,
$40, 271.J0. Second day-Attendance, 3d.
915; receipts, $41 $3.50.
So cheer up. fellow-fans. all may yet be
well