Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-25
MONEY MAKING IN BASEBALL.
The Masnates Are Due to Lose Much Coin This Year in All the Leagues.

With the season more than half over, it seems a certainty that the majority of the magnateS in the National American and Federal leagues wlli suffer losses that may reach a total of $2,OOO, 900, while the minor losses will add probably s500,000 to s750,00O % that sum, says Frank G. Menke. Nine teen hundred and fourteen will De written on the pages as the most diS- aStrouS year in the history of the ma tional game. due to small attendanc as, large salaries and many postponed games.
 But in what different spirit do the magnates take those lossesi In the American and National leagues, where the majority of owners have been us d to reaping huge profits each year, the losses peeve and fret them and cause them to utter harsh sounding wor1s ever and anon. The rnagnates in the Federal league, however, take their losses laconically-almost cheerfully They entered into the baseball busi- ness knowing they would lose money in their first year out. So it is nc outlay larger than the income In fact they seem gleeful over the fact that | their losses are not as large as they had anticipated.
 In the National league only the | Giants seem to have made money LII
 
 | far are said to be only half of those | for the same period in the last three years. If the Cubs can keep up theii 1 present pace and act as runners up fol the leaders, they may get through tht | season with only a small loss, or may | even break a few thousand dollar. ahead of the game. This condition wa! | not thought possible six weeks ago because the Cubs were in a rut aoC the Windy City faHs had declared ; boycott on them. But since they hay, | performed come back the fans ar, 1 f1ocking to see the Chicago athletes il action again.
 Despite the game fight being mad by the Cardinals and their high posi- ton in the race during the first thre months, it is unlikely that they will escape without loss. But 1t will o less than in other years and much les than the Cardinal owners expectet when the Feds invaded the town. | The Reds drew well when they wer considerably among those present, bu since they slumped the attendance both at home and abroad, has beel small, and Garry Herrmann's ban, | looks to lose $35.000 or so.
 The Pirates made money earlier the year, but since the slumps the fan have quit paying money to look then over and Barney Dreyfuss may nave [ | suffer $50, 900 loss for this year. Tn Dodgers will be certain losers. I'll total may reach S100, ,000. They haven been in the race from the outset, hay not drawn well either at home or ol the road, and the payroll is top-heavy The Boston Braves is another tear that has top-heavy payroll and who's receipts have been pitifully small iron the outset of the season. The Tfu City fans expected much from tn Braves-went so far as to hope the would mix in the world series games But the Braves got away to a mis erable start and they have just lateI hit their stride.
 The Phillies have been doing bette in an attendance way than was locke for at the beginning of the seasor when the Feds seemed to have wreck ed their club. But even at that tn Phillies will do we'll if they quit tn season under a S40,000 loss The hom town fans attended in fairly larg numbers when the season first opene and the. Phillies showed surprisin form, but since the slump it's differ |, ent story.