Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-20
RED SOX PROFITS
NOT VERY LARGE
Winner of World Championship
Title Came Near Losing
Money During Season.
SERIES WITH DETROIT
BRINGS BIG RECEIPTS
Ty Cobb Proves Big Drawing Card
Since Season Ended--Collins
Draws Most Passes.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

| Though the Boston Red Sox won the
pennant and the world championship, the
/ profits of that club were not large. 1t
has been pointed out from time to time
| in these columns that the Boston club
had a salary list of $4,000 during the
past season and that its other expenses
| were SO enormous that even If the PEN
| nant was won the club would have a
| hard time making both ends meet.
Verification of this came in a special
| from Boston this morning, which fol-
lows:
1.-THE Red Sox season of 1915 has been
| a financial success, but the profits were
not large. President J. J. Lannin said
| that the receipts this year would be suf-
ficent to cover expenses for this year,
wipe out the deficit of 1914, and yet have
a mite left on the right side OF the
| ledger. Until the start OF the last series
with Detroit here things looked dull from
the financial standpoint. Until then the
balance was on the wrong side, OF the
ledger. But the big attendance OF that
series-about $4,000 fans paid to see
those four games between the sox and
the Tigers-tacked onto the big attend
ance at the two world series games
played here, brought in Just enough
money to put the team on velvet
The Boston's clubs experience under
conditions which could not possibly ne
more favorable plainly shows that there
is no hope for base ball under existing
conditions. The players are getting en-
tireIy too much money for their services
and as result even clubs which are
prominent in the pennant races do not
make enough money to earn a 8ood In
terest on their investment.
This condition OF affairs must De
changed as soon as possible if the game
is going to live. The Boston club has
been particularly extravagant in the mat
ter of salaries, and there must be cur
failing for the best interests OF the game.
But lust now it is not going to be an
easy matter to cut the salaries OF the
Red Sox. They are world champions, and
no doubt there are some members of the
team who will have the audacfty to de-
mand increases.
Before Ty Cobb goes into winter quar-
tiers he is sure to have picked up about
81, 600 above his salary. Since the Amer
been decidedly busy. It is said that the
Georgia Peach received $500 for his
world series articles. Last Thursday he
pulled down $3.50 for an exhibition game
in a small town in Ohio. He jumped to
Montreal the Sunday during the world
series and picked up 1858, working on a
percentage basis. He has not yet re-
turned to his home in Georgia, figuring
that there are more easy spots for him
to get the coin.
William Piercey. right-handed
pitcher, was signed by the Yankees
yesterday. Piercey halls from the YER
| non club of the Pacific Coast League,
where he is said to have made a SPLEEN
did record. He is but nineteen years
| old, and was drafted by "BilI' Donovan
| last month Bill" LANCE and other
capable judges of ball players recon-
| mended him. He was the only coast
player the Yankees went after. and
naturally they figure themselves
mighty lucky to have gotten him in the
draft.
| Ty Cobb did not lead in everything
the past season. In one respect Eddie
Collins of the White Sox beat him, 1t
being in the matter of receiving bases
on balls.
| Cobb finished the recent season with
11S passes. which, of course. was a re-
markable showing. but Collins went
him two better. having a record of 1870
| walks during the season. Bush of the
| Tigers and Shotton of the Browns both
got l16 gifts to first This Is the Amer
! lean League record, it being the first
time that four players worked pitchers
| in this league for over hundred walks
| to first Moelier led the Nationals in
walks with ffty-seven.