Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-04
ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR
WORLDS SERIES ISNOW ASSURED
Giants and Athletics Bound to Set New
Standard on Account of Interest
and New York Grounds.

tlile the 81. LOulSldnS were successful.
st. Louis got four victories to Chicago's
two.
The year 1887 witnessed a change in the
matter or gate receipts. That year the
Detroit team, managed by w. H. Wat
klns, played a series of fourteen games
eight of which were played on the road
with st. Louis team. Detroit won this
series by ten victories. The two teams
showed in this city, Brooklyn, Chicago
Baltimore, Philadelphia. Boston and
washington, besides in their home towns.
$42. 600.
New York, which was now a member
OF the National League. played it's first
worlds series in 1883 with the ST. Louis
team Ten games were played, four in
TINS city, four in st. Louis and one each
In Brooklyn and Philadelphia. New York
won six of them. The total gate receipts
were $24,36 10.
In 1880 Brooklyn and New York en-
saged IN post-season series, of which
New York won three games The total
receipts were $2S.62s The following year
brooklyn and Louisville played to tie
In seven-game SERIES one of them be-
ing tie game. No games were PLAYED
the next year. This series was made up
the Following year, when Boston defeated
Cleveland five games to one for the two
seasons.
From 1894 to 1897 play was held for
the Temple cup. The first year New
York beat the Baltimore team in four
games. The receipts were $4,000 two
or the games being played in New York.
baltimore lost the second series to
Cleveland by four games to one The
receipts were $14, $50 They played again
In 1895 This time Baltimore took four
straight. The last year the Temple cup
was played for in 1897. the Baltimores
were again successful. They beat Boston
four games to one From this time until
1903 no worlds championship games were
played.
BY this time base ball had secured its
first stranglehold on the public 1t has
been tightening it ever since The coun-
try marveled when Pittsburgh and Bos-
ton drew 100, 400 persons to the first real
worlds series, which began in 1903 under
the national commission. BY agreement
provisions were made whereby the play
ers on the contesting teams were to re-
cefve q portion of the series as well as
the club owners. Eight games were
PLAYED, and Boston got five of the vic
.oa,es. for their part in the series each
player received 1882, whereas the Pitts
ourgh men each received $13l625. The
reason why the losers received more than
the winners was because the crowds in
the smoky city were larger than those
which attended the games I'm the Hub.
The next title play was made in 1905.
the year the Giants beat the Athletics
four out of five. This series drew 81. ~,
persons and the total receipts amounted
a total Of 1894 20, the Giants share
being $2O,545.S6 and the Athletics
s6,s4s.34. The national commissions share
was IS, S4OT. The clubs share was S34
1NNS, New Yorks portion being ST.
os3.o2 and Philadelphia's $17 ,OS5.O1.
The Cubs-White Sox series of 1906
which the Sox won by four games to two
drew $3.50 fans. The total receipts were
$lO6,55O: $a2. 493.30 was split up between
the two clubs and $10,655 went to the
national commission. The PLAYERS share
totaled $S3. 4O1.7O. and Of this amount the
Sox got. w. O51. % and the Cubs IS. $50. ~.
Out Of five games played in the 1907
series Chicago won four. the other being
7So6S fans and a SOL, 1850 gate, of
which 80 was divided among the
players and $50. 62226 went to the club
owners. The national commissions share
was SIC. 172S5. The two teams again
played for the title the following year.
The Cubs won four Of the five played
62,S2 fans saw the battles and the gate
receipts were $94. 80, OF which $46,-
l14.S2 was split up between the players, |
the national commission got So 497 55 and
the magnates halved $50, 363O3
Record figures were established in |
1909: 145, 295 fans saw the seven games |
Detroit and Pittsburgh played for the |
four victories. This was big year for /
all concerned in the play. AS its share
Of the total receipts, which were s$1Ss
3O2.5O, the commission got SIS. $50 %; $685.
924 80 was split up among the players
and the magnates divided $1O2, al. 35.
Last year the Athletics. who took four
out of 1--WE from the Cubs, played before
1912 fans. The players divided $7e,-
071.93 and the clubs shares amounted to
77.5l0.O7. The total receipts were $173,-I
ESQ, and Of this amount the commissionl
secured $l7,39s.