Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-02
MGGNATES LOSING MONEY
Big League Impresarios Are Facing
Heavy Deficit in Receipts.
FEDS ARE MOST CHEERFUL
BOSSES Of the Outlaws Taking Their
Losses BsconicaIIy, While Rest
Are Not Half So GIeefuI
over Change.
Nv FRANK g. MhNkE.

ny FRANK Gs mhNhE.
NEW YORK. Aug. with the season
more than half over, II seems certainty
that the majority Of the magnates Of the
National. American and Federal leagues
will suffer losses that may reach total
OF 100000 while the minor league losses
VIII add probably 10000 TO $4,000 to
that sum.
Thus 1914 will be written on the pages
as tho most disastrous year in the history
OF the national game, due to small attend
ance. huge salaries and many postponed
games.
But in what a different spirit do the
magnates take those lossesl In the Amer
lean and National leagues, where the
majority OF owners have been used TO
reaping in huge profits each year. the
losses peove and fret them and cause
them to utter harsh sounding words ever
and anon. The magnates In the Federal
league. however, take their losses lacon-
ically-aimost cheerfplly. They entered
into the base ball business knowing they
would lose money in their first year out
So II is no surprise or disappointment 20
find the outlay larger than the income.
In fact, they seem gleeful over the fact
that their losses are not as large as
they had anticipated.
Giants Making Money.
In the National league only the Giants
seem 70 have made money up to this
writing, and their earnings so far are said
TO be only half Of those for the same
period in the last three years
II the Cubs can keep up their present
pace and act as runners-up for the
leaders. they may get through the season
with only a small loss, or may even
break few thousand dollars ahead of
the game. This condition was not thought
possible six weeks ago because the Cubs
wero In n rut and the Windy City fans
had declared q boycott on them. But
since they have performed comeback"
the fans are floching to see the Chicago
athletes in action again
Despite the game fight being made by
the Cardinals and their high position in
the race during the first three months,
II Is unlikely that they will escape with
out loss. But II will be less than in
other years and much less than the Car
dlnal owners expected when the Feds
invaded the town.
The Reds drew we'll when they were
considerably among those present, but
since they slumped the attendance. both
at home and abroad. has been small. and
Garry Hermann's band looks to lose
$4,000 or so.
i Dreyfuss May Lose.
The Pirates made money early In the
year, but since the slump the fans have
quit paying money to look them over
and Barney Dreyfuss may have to suffer
a $4,000 loss for this year. The Dodgers
will be certain losers. The total may
reach 100000. They haven't been In the
race from the outset. have not drawn well
either at home OF on the road and the
payroll Is topheavy.
The Boston Braves Is another team that
has a topheavy payroll and whose ro-
ceipts have been pitifully small from the
outset OF the season. The Hub city fans
\ expaetod much from the Braves-went so
far sfrto hope they would mix in the
! worlds series games. But the Braves got
away tot miserable start and they
} cant seem TO hit their stride.
The PhiIIies have been doing better in
an attendance way than was looked for
/. at the beginning of tho season when the
} Feds seemed TO have wrecked their club.
But even at that the Phiilies will do well
: n they quit the season under q $4,000 loss.
I The homo town fans attended in fairly
large numbers when the season first
] opened and the Phillies showed surpris-
, ing form. but since the slump it's q diff
! ferent story.
Maps Suffering Most.
4 In the American league the Maps will
. suffer most. Tho Cleveland fans have
quit them cold. The Maps are not draw
ing on the road and the combination of
D miserable attendance and huge salaries
may set the Maps back about $4,000.
! Tho Yankees also will be certain losers
, but they may escape with $4,000 or $4,000
owing to the fact that they drew fairly
we'll early Ina the season and that no
. matter what their position In the race
they usually can draw a midweek crowd
OF from 1900 to 5000 at home. That's the
fine feature OF being In town where
there are so many transient fans
The closeness OF the race among the
: other six teams In the league may cause
two or three OF the first six teams "a
escape with only a small loss Earlier In
the year II looked as II the Browns Red
. Sox and White Sox were due for losses
OF from $4,000 70 $4,000 each. owing &c
= Federal competition in Chicago ana st
Louis and the fact that the Bos.onians
: seemed to be out OF the fight.
But the persistence with which the
! Browns and White sox keep near the
Q top and the great squirt OF the Red so1
y has increased the recent attendance e
X such point that the early losses may
be partially overcome.
ConRie's Not Getting Rich.
Connie Maek's team has been leadinl
nearly all the way. but Comics bani
account won't be fattened much. Tn,
fans In Philadelphia seem apathetic. Tn,
y attendance this year at the home game
, has averaged less than for the last fou
years and on the road the Athletics ar
z not drawing overly well. The Athletic
n win make money, but IL won't be much
d The Tigers and Senators. il they cal
Is keep In the fight. will clear a little o.
n the season-probably $500 for each. Bot
n have big payrolls this year and in bot
n towns the fans are not coming out in a
l. great numbers as they did In othe
years when the teams were In the flgh
!" In the Federal league Il seems certai
Al that each club win lose money. No ir
of dividual estimate can be made. but
10 looks as II the collective loss 10 eigf
I clubs win be in the neighborhood {
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Is The estimate Is arrived at IN this way