The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
GIANTS AND RED sOx WILL PASS
100000 MARK IN EARNINGS
THIS YEAR.
NATIONALS DO WELL
EVEN TAII~ENDERs ARE HAVING
PROSPEROUS SEASON As LEAD
Frs HAVE HELPED THEM
OUT NICELY.

The big money makers in the major
leagues are the New York NatIonais,
Boston Red Sox. both Chicago clubs,
the Pittsburgs, washingtcns and Attn
tetics 1t is estimated that the Giants
will yield. nearly $260.000 in prohts.
which, in part, will pay for the new
Brush Sta dunn The Boston Red Sox
have done a phenomenal business at
home ard abroad and may provide
net profit of 100000, not including
the worlds series rakeof II the team
takes part iH-the big series in Oc-
toher.
Were IL not for the SO per cent d.
vision of paid admissions at all major
league parks some of the unsuccessfui
clubs would sustain heavy losses. IL
;s admitted that clubs visiting the
Polo Grounds for instance. have re-
ceived enough money to Keep tnem
on a paying basis. Baseball financfers
have figured 1t out that the Cubs share
of the spoils at the Brush Stadium
this year will be $4,000 or more. The
Pirates rakeoff will amount to SIS, 00e.
it is said while the tai]end Bostons bit
may exceed $4,000.
The same conditions prevail in the
American league the games at the
Red Sox park in Boston providing
enormous hauls for the other clubs
! Taken as whole. II liz estimated That
If all the major league clubs pooled
their profits this year the ngures
would not equal those of 1911, The
National League has suffered more In
this respect than Ban Johnsons cir
| cult for the reason that the GIANTS
runaway race from the beginning OF
1a mai yTr k3ifaa nlIhifp interest
Bresnahan Getung Rich Rapidly.
Roger Bresnahan isn't worrying
bout the future. He ~ drawing
si5, 900 d year as manager OF the Car
dinaIs and has a long term contract
Roger has gathered together a pretty
fair ball team, but he says he in
tends to build it up into a pennant
winner some day. Bresna han Ii grow
j ing 50 heavy that be doesn's care much
"a bout catching regularly and prefers
| 10 direct matters from the bench.
Baseball has developed many great
/ ALI around players, but none better
! than Bresnahan. He was a pitt her
when he frat attracted attention, but
4 IL was McGraw. while managing the
/ Baltimore Americans, who persuaded
! him TO catch, Roger also started as
! Ia third baseman and a center fielder,
| also al a heavy hitter and 4 SPEEDY
base runner. One of the reasons why
he insisted upon being traded by the
! Giants to St Louis was the infection
/ of a. nne by the New York manager
/ which Bresnahan declared was un-
deserved. Bresnahan used 10 be an
umpire batter. but that was long ago.
He is popular with all players and
fans. He was a detective in Toledo
once. but when somebody stole his
watch he gave up sleuthing for all
time.
Chance Remembers Frank Selee.
Now and then Frank Chance. OF
/ the Cuba likes to talk of old times
I He will never forget the late FRANK
O Selee, who signed him many years
ago to catch for the Chicago team.
Selee. one of the best managers that
/ ever handled a big league team, was
the first to believe that Chance was
made TO play first base. "Selee was
! quiet. unasuming fellow. said Chance
the other day. but he knew every
! thing about baseball. He convinced
me that l would be a better first
bsseman than catcher and he knew
what he was talking about. When
/ ! became manager of the Cubs / re-
membered how selee used TO handle
the team and tried 10 follow his
example Selee discovered Johnny
King. Ed Reulbach, Johnny Evers.
Joe Tinker. Schultz. Lundgren ana
other players who later helped Chi
cago to win championships under M
leadership
der Boss Manager" Tends Bar.
In a small saloon out in St Louis
CHS Won der Abe. once noted basS-
bail magnate. 10 tending bar. Twsr-
ry-fve years ago Won der Abe owned
the St. Louis Browns Under the
management of Charles A. Comiskey.
who played first base and drew a
$4,000 salary. the Browns won four
consecutive mpionships In the
American association and piled up a
fortune for the quaint old Dutchman.
! As the Browns Travelled over the cir :
! cult year after year Won der Abe
spent his money lavishly. entertain
ing hosts OF friends and becoming
known everywhere as a good fellow.
But when Comiskey left him In 1890
to manage the Chicago Brotherhood
club Won der Abe lost his all and
troubles began TO multiply.
The Browns were taken lao the
J twelve-club National league. where
eonpetition was brisk. Won der Abe
; soon found himself with losing
team and shrunken bank account.
In time he was forced to the wall
and rival magnates employing meth
ods peculiar TO baseball took the st.
! Louis club away from him Ven der
Aha, almost pAnniless. could not al
J fora TO make nsht and was driven
into bankruptcy. He retired to
life OF secluslon, but managed t.
scrape enough money together to buy
n saloon which failed. Meanwhi's
Comiskey after a series Of ups and
downs got hold Of the Chicago Amer
icans-tho White Sox---and coined
million. Bat Won der Abe has never
asked him for dollar.
johnson 20 Box Janette.
Jack Johnson has announced his de
cision to fight Joe Jeanette. Els
declared that he was goig to night
once more. and only once, In order IL
| appease his wife. who has bee7 In.
sisting that she wants to see him add
laurels Of another battle to his pu-
giiistic career.
II expect to sign papers that Will
close tho arrangesnent for ten round
bout with Jeanette In New York City
] or Paris" said johnson. Il have de-
ctded To 6ght thta battle for the sake