The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-31

Der. The public. weary OF seeing Ma
tionai League teams in struggles with
the Giants IN the Brush Stadium. natu.
rally would display new interest in
visit OF all the American League teams,
a state Of affairs that would apply TO
every city In the major league circuits.
To provide reward fer the players,
also an incentive TO play the string ont
TO the last day Of the season, IT has
been suggested that OF the receipts
taken I'm for the s!xty-four-game sea-
son 10 per cent could be set aside Tor
distribution among the players OF the
sixteen teams. According to rough
estimate. 10 per cent of this money
would amount To about $4,000, divided
r,portionately into sixteen parts. in
this way:
First team $4,000; second team.
$4,000: third team. $4,000: fourth
team, $4,000; fifth team. $4,000: sixth
team. $4,000. seventh team. $1,000;
eighth team. si0.9oo; ninth team. $4,000,
tenth team. $4,000; eleventh team,
$1,000: twelfth team. $4,000: thirteenth
team, $4,000; fourteenth team. $1,000;
fifteenth team, $4,000; sixteenth team.
$4,000
The percentage for the National Base
ball Commission also could be deducted
from the sixtyfour games, the a.sount
rot TO exceed $4,000. 1t Is suroi by
baseball men conversant with ne bus
iness affairs OF tie game that the siX-
teen club owners of the major leagues
would cut up More than s1.3o0.00o in
addition to the iake-off from the pre-
iimtnary ll2-gan e schedule.
II is freely admitted tina, ali OF the
major league teams except the Giants
Cd .,.i
enced big slump in business after
two trips West and East had been
made. 1t IS also true that after tine
Grants and Red SoX clinched their pen
nahts the attendance figures both in
New York and in T. oston tun,bled to
almost nothing. the fans preferring I,
walt for the worlds series
IN Brooklyn, for instance, there was
SO Httie interest when the Western
teams played their third visit that on
one occasion wishing cl,Ys received
Sei for one game, while another got
as much as s35. Similar experiences
were recorded in other cities and in
order to pay current expenses the
profits of the early part Of the cam
paign were eaten up. Business was
reduccd TO minimum on the hilltop.
too, while the same conditions pre-
vailed in Cincinnati. ST. Louis. Detroit
Cleveland. Philadelphia and at the
tS'ston National League grounds. The
attendance did not shrink much I'M
PITTSBURGH. Chicago and Washington
until II was certainty that the Pi-
rates. cubs and Senators. late in Aug
ust or early in September. had lost all
chances to finish on top.
SO far the clubs that have picked I'D
Dig money in the worlds series games
since the major leagues made peace
are the Giants. Red SOx, Athletics,
Cubs. Pittsburghs. Detroits and Chicago
White SoX. On form it looks al if the
only teams that have chance to get
into the big series next year are the
Giants. Pirates. Red Sox. Washinstors
and Athletics. This leaves eleven clubs
that must contend with a repetition OF
this years unfavorable conditions I'M
less the Hermann plan is put through.
The Cincinnati magnate declares that
his proposition is strictly business and
cannot be lightly turned aside. 1t
will come up for consideration when
the major leagues convene in Decem-
her