The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-23
COST OF COLLEGE SPORT.
Some Branches Pay for Themselves and
Garry Others Along.

New York, March 23.-The recent pub
LEGATION OF the various college athletic
associations annual financial statement
brings wildly to mind again the large
sums OF money received and expended
in the course OF year for the support
OF varsity sports and competitions
which, because of popular favor and at.
| traction, not only pay for themselves
but carry the burden of others wherein
| the expenditures are far i'm excess of all
receipts and subscriptions
| Some years ago, during the period
when football was subjected TO a bit.
| ter attack, a famous defender of the
game declared boldly that football, de.
spite all the sins charged agains it, made
possible all college sports which the re-
formers were constantly comparing with
the grdiron 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 majority of the
other athletic teams each year.
received and disbursed by the football
authorities during a season of approx
mately 10 weeks may be gathered from
the annual reports of the Princeton and
Harvard athletic associations. These
financial statements, so far as football
is concerned, refer to the season OF 1912,
but since there is not much deviation
from general average they serve all
practical purposes when used on a com.
parative basis. Princeton gate receipts
for nine games amounted to S67,3l3, of
which S4l ,o33 or more than one-half was
received as the Tigers share of the Yale.
Harvard, and Dartmouth games. The
six contests with minor colleges Melted
Princeton but $500, an average OF less
than $1,000 per game. A source of rev.
enue, in addition to the gate receipts,
was the training table, the players pay
ing 1856 for board, while the football
programs Melted S4I4.
Against this revenue were expenses
amounting to $4,000, showing a bal
ance of 1892, far in excess of the net
receipts of all other sports combined.
The various items of expenditures fur
nish an insight into the wide range
of activity and outlay necessary in con-
nection with the staging of big var
sity football campaign. Princeton spent
s9,26l in travelling expenses and guaran.
tees given other teams. The services of
coaches cost S7,3l6; suits and supplies,
Sl.6S7. Ruhbers, physicians, and medi.
cal supplies required an outlay of s73S
Payments made to those serving as of
ficials at the nine games scheduled
amounted to Sl03s. Printing advertise
ing, kilograms and telephone bills to-
tailed 1899, while the expenses of man
ager and captain were set down as S267.
One of the biggest items was the repairs
and upkeep of the wooden stands sur
rounding the football field, Sl0.423 be-
ing expended Tor this purpose. which ex-
plains the present agitation for a per-
manent concrete stadium at Princeton.
No other sport at Princeton APP
preached these figures either in receipts
or expenses. Baseball cost Sl5,034, while
the receipts were S25.693, leaving a bal
ance of Sl0,659. The track and field
team showed net loss of S3,os2; gym
nasium association S26s; basketball
S402; swimming STA; wrestling S9lS
and rowing Sl66 Hockey showed a
profit of SIS, which puts the ice sport
in the financial category with football
and baseball at Princeton.
At Harvard similar conditions pre-
vailed. Football receipts amounted to
sll4,s64, against expenses of S30,l5l,
showing that while the Crimson profits
were s46,47s greater than at Princeton.
the expenses were S5,9l3 less, but it must
be taken into consideration that Har
ward with its concrete stadium escaped
the wooden stand upkeep necessary at
Princeton. Baseball at Harvard was a
mOneymaker TO the extent of S6,396.
while hockey made 1912 Rowing showed
q net loss of Sll, 547; track athletics
81 ,0S2; association football Sl,46l; La
crosse S2s367, and gymnastics Sl96.