Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-29
COLLEGES PAY BIG MONEY TO PROMOTE
 ATHLETIC CONTESTS
FOOTBALL LEADS IN BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS PAID BY SPORT
 LOVING PUBLIC.

NEW YORK. March 2S.--The re- cent publication of the various col lege athletic associations annual financial statements brings vividly 10 mind again the large sums of money received and expended in the course of year for the support of varsity sport. These reports also point with unerring aim to the sports and com petitions which. because of popular favor and attraction, not only pay for themselves but carry the burden of others wherein the expenditures are far in excess of all receipts and sub scriptions.
 Some years ago. during the period when football was subjected to bit. ter attack. a famous defender of the game declared boldly that football, despite all the sins charged against it, made possible all the college sports which the reformers were con stantly comparing with the gridiron game, much to the latter's detriment That there has been little change in the situation in recent seasons is clearly evidenced by these current athletic association financial reports Football is still the big money maker and the sport that supplies the funds for the support of a majority of the other athletic teams each year.
 Some idea of the amount of money received and disbursed by the foot ball authorities during a season of ap- proximately ten weeks may be gath cred from the annual reports of the Princeton and Harvard athletic asso citation. These financial statements. 80 far as football is concerned, refer to the season of 1912. but since there is not much deviation from a general average they serve all practical pur- poses when used an a comparative basis Princeton gate receipts for nine games amounted 10 S67,313, of which s41.933 or more than one-halt was received as the Tigers share of the Yale Harvard and Dartmouth games The six contests with minor colleges netted Princeton but S5.379, an average of less than 1000 per game. A source of revenue, in addi- ton to the gate receipts, was the training table, the players paying S656 for board while the football program notted s414.
 Against this revenue were eX- penses amounting to $36,O64. showing a balance of S32,322, far in excess of the net receipts of all other sports ccru biuad The yarioue ftanac of ax- penditures furnishes an insight into the wide range of activity and out lay campaign Princet0n spent S9,251 in travelling expenses and guarantees given other teams. The services of coaches cost s7.316; suits and sup plies $16S7. Rubbers, physicians and medical supplies required an outlay of $73S. Payments made to those serv- ing as officials at the nine games scheduled amounted to Sl03S. Print ing, advertising, telegrams and tele- phone bills totalled S3S2. while the expense of manager and captain were set down as $267. One of the biggest items was the repairs and upkeep of the wooden stands surrounding the football field. S10,423 being expended for this purpose, which explains the present agitation for a permanent concrete stadium at Princeton.
 No other sport at Princeton ap breaches these figures either in re ceipts or expenses. Baseball cos s15.O34. while receipts were $25,693