The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
COST OF WORLDS SERIES.
Estimated That Over Million Dollars
Was Spent in Various Ways.


Not far short of million and a quart.
er of dollars was the cost OF the recent
worlds baseball series to the American
Ipublic. While this amount may be
taken as fair estimate OF money di-
rectly expended, there are many items
that might be added to the expense list
which are indirectly traceable to the
craze for baseball. 1t is perhaps the
most remarkable tribute to the popu-
larity of baseball when more than 1907
900 persons will attend five games and
pour into the treasures of the hotels,
railroads, theatres, ticket spectators,
club owners and players and various
Iother benefieiaries, sums totaling more
|. than ST 100000 Patrons of baseball
have stamped themselves as liberal
spenders where their favorite pastime is
concerned.
Lord Northcliffe. during his recent
visit, expressed surprise that the at
tendance was not better at the base
ball contests which settled the worlds
supremacy. He called attention to the
fact that the first tie in the English as
ISOLATION football championship at the
Crystal palace, near London, attracts
10000 enthusiastic spectators. But as
a matter of fact, the average price at
football game in England is not much
more than a quarter, which makes the
total receipts about $4,000 for the
game. This is about one half of the re-
ceipts at worlds game in New York.
According to the report of the nation
al commission, which had charge of the
series, 1892 persons paid admission to
the five games played The gate receipts
totaled $325,9S0. To this amount must
be added the spectators fees" which
were easily 100000. A conservative es-
innate places the daily reserved seats
and 81 tickets in the hands of specula-
tors at 1000 Many of these were sold
at an advance of from 20 to so for tick
cts good for three games. Therefore
with five games 100000 is not too much
to charge to the spectators column.
Hotels benefited largely by the series.
During the week the hotels were bene-
fitted to the extent of 100000 Rail-
roads came in for their share of the re-
ceipts. Many special trains were run
from the south, west and New England
states. Add to these the daily trips be-
tween Philadelphia and New York and
$4,000 OF 100000 is easily accounted
for. 1t is doubtful whether more taxi
cabs and automobiles were ever seen at
an event. than at the polo grounds and
Shibe park The receipts from this
source aggregated $4,000, while the sub
way and elevated carried 10000 daily to
the games in New York and 10000 trav-
eled to Shibe park daily in street cars.
This item alone foots up TO nearly So
600. Theatres were not neglected, and
the box receipts We're probably increased
$4,000 by the series. Many visitors
spent their early morning hours visiting
department stores, and these derived
financial benefits from the
games in New York and $4,000 probab-
IL was spent in the stores.
II is difficult matter to estimate the
money bet on the series. Many thou
sands of dollars were wagered on the |
single games and series, and safe guess
1t the amount lost on the series is |
s250000 This, together with other |
channels through which many other big /
sums were spent, easily foots up mil I
ion and a quarter dollars.