New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-01
SPORTS COST SOMETHING
New York Athletic Club Spent
Big Sums on Teams.
WORTH IT, SAYS HAlPlN
Boxing and Trap Shooting
Cleared a Profit for the
Organization.

The old adage that money makes the
mare go" received emphasis and illumlna-
ton with the issuing OF the annual re-
port OF the New York Athletic club yes
terday out of the entire field Of sport
ing endeavor fostered by the club the only
profits earned were by the boxing and the
trap shooting divisions This was out Of
"A total expenditure OF sl2.7,6 81, for which
the entire receipts during the year was
,-O.0C6 H. The club held the amateur box
Ing championships of the metropolitan
association. and 20 out Of an expenditure
of g. ga % cleared "A prOnt OF $3.50 IS. The
national trap shooting championship was
held at Travers Island. so that the gun
ncrs cleared "a profit OF Ss1g p out Of az
expenditure Of $3.50 81 for the year.
From the report OF Matty Halpin. the
athletic captain of the club, the Mercury
Foot emblem showed in front not only
900 the olympic games but on many Of
the premier fields OF the country. Ii was
a year OF Unprecedented success FOR the
club, but ii cost the organization the
pretty penny of {lO,5l2 %, against which
the only receipts were the pa!try sum Of
So g. The expenses of the track and field
teams lead i'm this division of expenditures
with N.769 Is. with the gymnasium next
with SSH Us. and the athletic division
81. SsJ IS.
In tho opinion OF the members the SUI
premacy OF the clubs athletes was worth
the princely sum 1t cost.
Captain Halpin, In his report, says III
part as follows:
The year 1912 has been one of the most
successful I'm the history OF the club. The
premier honOrs OF the year We're won by
the representatives, of the club, which
scored a greater number Of points than
any other club IN this or any other coun-
try In the worlds track and field cham
pionship events at the fifth Olympidd,
held at Stockholm, Sweden. in July.
The American trap shooting team.
which won the worlds championship for
the Stars and Stripes, had on 1t, out OF
the six members. three members of tho
club. and II was capitalized by New
York a. g. man. our representatives also
scored points in cycling. For the first
boast of winning "A worlds bicycle cham
pionshp. bringing back again To the club
previously won for the club Ly Il. y.
Zimmerman and Marcus Hurley.
During the year the membership. eX-
elusive OF athletic members. diminished
by siXty-four from that OF the previous
year as the total at present is 4232. Of
which the resident members 300 form
the major portion. rho total receipts
from ali departments We're Ss45, Ia 30, with
disbursements OF $50 Al Sc
Ia many Of the departments the losses
and profits We're cut down a tlihe from
other years. The loss on the restaurant
of the city clubhouse was only SlS.t72 50
This was more than made up by the prof
!ts OF the bar and cigar stands, with S. 20
Cos q for the former and 9,S7S 10 for the
latter. The total value of the clubs
property, after Il careful appraisal by "A
INN Of experts. ID placed at slS69. &3 T..
Six worlds and Olympic records were
made 10y the wcarcrs of the Mercury Foot
during the year. These included Harry
s. Babcock's pole vault, OF l. feet II Is
inches, Charles r. Reidpaths 4OO-metre
run. of Is l-5 seconds; the one mile indoor
relay, of minutes % 10 seconds; one.
mile outdoor relay, of minutes II 40
seconds; Edward Fricks Go yard run. IN
minute q 10 seconds and the one-mile
outdoor swim, by l.. ID. Goodwin, In 25
minutes 90 10 seconds.
The list OF the principal point winners,
led by Plat Adams. follows: