Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-15

back about S15O,0O0.
The Yankees will also be certain
losers, but they may escape with $50
900 or $4,000, owing to the fact that
they drew fairly well early in the
season, and that no matter what their
position in the race, they usually can
draw midweek crowd of from 5000
to 5000 at home. That's the fine feat
ure Of being in town where there are
so many transient fans.
The closeness of the race between
the other six teams in the league NAV
cause two or three of the first six
teams to escape with only a small
loss. Earlier in the eyar it looked as
if the Browns, Red Sox and White so1
We're due for losses from $4,000 to
$4,000 each, owing to the Federal
competition in Chicago and st. Louis,
and the fact that the Bostonians seem
ed to be out of the fight.
But the persistence with which the
Browns and White Sox keep near the
top, and the great squirt of the Red Sox
has iporoocod +bo noono4 a44a..1
to such a point that the early losses
may be partially overcome.
Connie Mack's has been leading
nearly all the way, but Comics bank
account won't be fattened much. The
fans in Philadelphia seem apathetic.
The attendance this year at the home
games has averaged less than for the
last four years, and on the road the
Athletics are not drawing over well.
The Athletics will make money, but it
won't be- much.
The Tigers and Senators. if they
can keep in the fight will clear a little
on the season-probably $4,000 for
each. Both have big pay rolls this
year, and in both towns the fans are
not coming out in as great numbers
as they did in other years, when the
teams were in the fight.
Federals viii Lose Big Money.
In the Federal League, it seems GER
tain that each club will lose money,
No individual estimate can be made.
but it looks as if the collective loss to
eight clubs will be in the neighborhood
of $7SO,OOO.
The estimate is arrived at in this
way The Feds have about 25O men
under contract. Some of them are
getting salaries from $4,000 to $4,000
year. But many of the others-re-
cruits-are drawing only around 81 .
500 to $4,000, making $4,000 the aver
are salary for all the players, a rather
high average. Il means that the bag
mates WI l2To to ray out $4,000 In
salaries. Adding to this another s875.-
coo to cover the cost of travelling ex.
penses, interest on the investment in
stands, sa'aries to officers, ETC., if
brings the total outlay up to 81, 500, 900
The Feds play 154 games That
means four combats each day for ia
days, or 81 games curing the season
Allowing $500 as the paid attendance
Tor each of these games it would
bring the total attendance to 1.54OOOO
With the average paid attendance at
80 cents, it would mean that the Feds
would take in through the gate about
$4,000 during the year, giving the
whole league a net loss of $780,OOO, or
about 100000 each.
These figures may do a certain in
justice to the Federal Leaguers be-
cause they may show the outlay larg-
er than it really is and the receipts
smaller, but they are given from the
best estimates obtainable.
Some of the clubs in the Federal
League will lose more than others.
The Kansas City, Pittsburg, Indian
apolis and st. Louis hackers just now
seem destined to suffer the largest
losses.
CHICHESTER s PILLS