The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-29

The schedule was arranged SO thai
each of the six clubs should play forty
games at home and forty games in
the other five towns, making an in.
terchange of sixteen games that each
team played with each other team.
The season opened on May &c anc
continued exactly three months, dur
ing which all bait twelve of the sche-
duled games were played. The post
ponements were due entirely to rain
and not a single game was forfeited
Only one game was protested. that
probation of a rule In this protest
President Boyer overruled Umpire
Glatts and awarded the protested game
to the team that had lost it on the
face of the score.
The circuit was held intact through
out the season. and not a single town
in the league showed the suggestion
of a wobble from beginning to end.
Every town in the circuit finished in
good financial shape. and at least
three towns made some money. the
other three about breaking even or
better, so far as the gate and grand
stand receipts are concerned. with an
excellent chance to increase the re-
turns by the sale or draft of players.
Frederick is believed to have fin-
$4,000 on the right side of the ledger;
Hagerstown may show a profit of
probably $4,000; Chambersburg and
Hanover are ahead about $1,000 each.
while Martinsburg and Gettysgurg
about broke even. But Martinsburg
expects to realize from $1,000 to $4,000
on the sale or draft of players to
leagues higher up, while Gettysburg is
assured Of from $500 to $1,000 from
the same source. This will result in
every team in the league showing an
actual profit on the right side of the
ledger and place the towns upon an
excellent footing for next year. The
first year of the league was therefore
financial success. in moderate
sense. and firmly establishes organized
ball in the Cumberland Valley for
several years to come, at least.
1t is estimated that it cost the six
clubs an aggregate of approximately
$50. 900 for all purposes during the
three months of play. and that the
total revenue from all sources will ap
proXimate $4,000. 1t is believed that
no other league in the country will
be able to show as satisfactory a re-
suit for the seasons work, based upon
comparative population. The total
population of the six towns of the
circuit does not exceed $4,000, the
towns ranging from Gettysburg. with
5000. to Hagerstown. with 10000. Each
club is estimated to have paid out
something over $4,000 per month.
The largest single items of expense.
of course. were salaries and travelling
expenses. While there was a gentle
mems agreement" not to spend more
than $500 per month for players. ex-
elusive OF the manage salaries. this
agreement was discarded early in the
season by at least three of the clubs
with the result that the expenses for
players during most of the season
were probably double the agreement"
limit of $500 per month. At the close
of the season Frederick was carrying
sixteen men at probabl cost of
$1,000 in salaries. while Hagerstown is
believed to have paid as much as
Frederick for salaries.
As practically all the teams violated
both the thirteen-player and SSOO-salary
limit at some time during the season,
neither was in position to protest, with
the result that no restraint whatever was
NerCised upon the individual clubs by
the league officials. 1t is expected that