The Washington herald., 1914-09-06
ALL CLUBS ARE
MAKING MONEY
Closeness of Race In National
League Causing Turnstiles
to Whiz in Each City.
TEAMS ON HOME STRETCH
Braves Are Biggest Drawing Card in
Circuit. Both on Road and
at Home.
TEAMS ON HOME STRETCH

New York, Sept. 5.-The closeness OF
the National League race means that the
magnates who faced huge losses about
July /, either will make money this year
or do no worse than break even. The
Braves along about Independence Day
looked sure to lose about $4,000 during
the season. Their marvellous spurt has
made them the greatest drawing card In
the game, and even II they don't win the
pennant they ought to finish the season
something like $4,000 to the good.
The Cardinals. playing the best and
most consistent game OF baseball that
has been exhibited by any st. Louis team
for years, will make money this year.
They have drawn big crowds at home
and big crowds abroad. Even the Cubs.
who got away to a miserable start, both
financially and in team standing. will
finish the season with a profit unless they
should go to pieces suddenly.
Giants Are Ahead.
The Giants, Of course, will finish with q
big profit. They have drawn compare
lively large crowds all year on the road
and the crowds at their home games,
especially with some close rival as the
opposing team, have nearly always pack
ed the immense Brush stadium
The Pirates. Dodgers, and Phillies will
not make money, but they aren't going
to lose very much. Most likely they will
break even. A month ago they looked
like big losers. but the fact that four
teams are punched for the vhirl into the
home stretch means that each will draw
crowds to the parks, no matter where
they are playing.
During the series in the West the Cubs
and Cardinals drew big crowds, even
when the Dodgers and Phillies constitut-
ed the enemy. and the share Of the re-
ceIpts that the visiting teams got for the
series ran far into FIVE figures
The Pirates are not drawing well at
home. except when the Braves and
Giants are the attraction, but they ought
to make up any deficit on their last swing
around the East when they battle with
the Giants and Bostonese in these cities.
The Reds, for the first time in many
years. may break ahead Of the game.
They made money Up to July last because
they were in the fight almost up to that
time. For the next six weeks they lost.
but the games with the Braves and
Giants in Cincinnati helped to swell the
income figures. Another windfan awaits
them when they make their last tour Of
the East.
American Is Different.
The situation is different in the Amer
lean League. Outside OF the Athletics
only one or two clubs will make money,
and even their Profits will be small The
Athletics will be lucky clearing $1,000
this season despite the great showing
they have made.
Almost a month ago II looked certain
that the Athletics would win the pennant.
They overshadowed every other team in
the league. and few fans went out to
the games in which they participated.
They wanted TO see a contest and with
the Athletics on one side Il lost the sem
blance Of a conteEt-just became a slaugh-
ter.
With the Athletics holding such a COM
manding lead the fans in other cities
felt the home team had no chance for
the honors. And when the fans feel that
way the turnstiles don't whiz like they
do in the days when the home team has a
fighting chance for the bunting.