Evening star., 1915-01-31
FORTUNES DROPPED
IN BASE BALL WAR
Estimated That Five Big
Leagues Lost S1,25O.OO0
Last Season.
TWO MAJORS THE ONLY
ONES TO MAKE MONEY
Feds Thought tc Have Suffered
More Than Two High.
Grade Minors.
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CHICAGO. January 5O.-Base
ball wars are expensive. Figures
prove that there has been fiat
tening of many pocketbook
since the magnatcS went into
ciinch a year ago. The total
losses OF five leagues, as COM
pared with the season OF 1913.
amount TO Sl.Z5OOOO. and the net
losses figure up S4lo,O00 Eight
clubs i'll the American and Ma
tional leagues made money and
only three in the Federal. Three
finished ahead iii the American
Association and none in the In
ternational.
The net gain for the American
League after the losses have been
subtracted is S5S,OO0, while the
National League shows $4,000.
The net loss for the Federal
League was $4,000, while that
of the American Association was
$4,000 and that OF the lnterna-
ton League close to S15O,OO0.
Three clubs alone in the Interna-
tional lost 100000. The biggest
loser ,in the American League
was Cleveland. with $4,000. and
the biggest winner was Boston,
with $4,000. In the National
League Pittsburgh makes the
worst exhibit. with a deficit OF
$4,000. while the Giants topped
the heap, with $4,000.
Brooklyn was the financial tragedy
in the Federal, with "a loss Of seo."ct.
while Chicago confesses to gain OF
10000. In the International League
Baltimore lost $4,000, aKd it is assert
ed that Indianapolis. in the American
Association, made an equally poor
showing.
All Chicago teams made money. The
White SoX made s1e,o0o, and the cubs
$4,000, and, as recounted, the federaIa
showed Il balance OF S2o,"o"- Inc Cats
paid d dividend of only per cent. az
cordinG 10 report, on a capital stock
of 100000. nut the remainder waS
credited to the surplus account.
Conditions in Chicago were unususi.
- to June tho White SoX we're fli
ahead In attendance as compared to
the season OF 1913. which was the br.s
the local club ever has had y to
the same period the Cubs were idi
behind their former record. The Fec
.lu I'D "a
tendance during the Iirst si& weeks o
the season. The local Fcdcrals had b.
all odds the best attendance III ih',
league, but had q fairy high salary list
llsu.
The Brooklyn club topped t.icm all IN
salaries and consequently IN losses
The loss credited to Brooklyn was on.
as it affected the ban team itself. ana.
that was only ! drop in the bur J. ct
Robert B. Ward, president o. tnr
Rrookfcds, was the financial backsr oi
the league as a whole, and Is crenitta
with having written his checks TO-
s675,OGO during the season. Oh This
amount S.50,e00 was charged to airer-
t.sing for the firm of which Mr.. Ward
is the head. The rest OF the money
went into the stands. Including some
thing like S26O,G09 for one of his ow;l.
The expenditure OF Mr.. Ward sci =
high water mark In base bail. as II
to fianance a number OF clubs "a the
circuit, while it 4, claimed tliat Mr.
Ward also bore the lions; share Of ies;sl
expenses, which we're compa RI lively
low up to the present year, toiaiins
less than 100000.
II was the Boston Braves which
saved the National League. Up TO the
time OF the phenomenal squirt Of Sta J.
lingS' men the Boston club was in The
hole $4,000, but from that lime on it
compared favorabtS with the weli
known United States mint. New York
and Chicago especially profited, and 50
did every other club.
In the American League 1t was op-
posite. With the Athletics far IN front,
interest died out ard the " hite SoN
ard Boston Red Sox were the oni" ones
who held their own at all Detroit did
we'll with profit OF 100000. The New
York Yankees with Il cheap team, did not
suffer as much as many believed he
ing only $4,000 to the bad at the h1i-
ish.
The cha npion Athletics finished nea-
the bottom of the financial ledger. They
were credited with loss Of S22.oc1
for the season. but the $4,000 received
In the world series gave them bal
ance of $4,000. 1t did not even figure
this much when the IS per cent share
of the American League is subtractcd,
but other items made up the amount.
and ST. Louis had poor
and the renewal contracts
made II a loss, instead of "A profit,
which otherwise would have been the