Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-25
BASEBALL IN
EARLY DAYS WAS
THE REAL SPORT
Finances of Big League Clubs
in 1875 Humorous Con-
trasted With Present Day
Expenditures.

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New York. Feb. 81 number 81
interesting references we're made e
the early days NJ professional hascbal
VI the recent anniversary dinner OF
the National league In New York city
None attracted greater attention than
the reading Of the finances of the sen
ior organization for It's initial year.
Tho report showed that the receipts
Of the league amounted TO sssi.S2.
Each Of the eight clubs forming the
association contributed one hundred
dollars and q sporting goods firm the
remainder.
The expense OF the league for the
year 1876 was tif5.50. leaving a bal
ance Of ,3fG3s. The chief item Of
expense was the salary OF $500 paid
70 Nick Young. who served as secre-
taiy and treasurer. during the first
year Of the leagues existence. Post
age accounted for si72s with stamps
costing three cents each In those days.
stationery amounted to s20f5, score
sheets, 1855: record book. $3.50, and
postoffice box. st15. There were
few stray items for tcletrams. pins
and other office appurtcnances. bot
no mention Of rent,
Ar OPPOSED to this statement the
financial report of the National base
bnll commission for 1914 gives an cx-
cclirnt idea Of the growth OF the bust
neas end OF the game. The National
league in 1875 was the dominating
factor In baseball just as the national
commission n the supreme court OF
the game today At the end OF 1918
the national commission had balance
Of ssf.'on.05. The receipts from al
sources during 1914 amounted to sil.-
aaei2 giving u total Of S6a,CC4ls.
owing TO the baseball war and other
unusual and unsettled conditions the
expenses Of the commission were fat
above normal. The books show fiat
during 1914 the disbursements Of the
commission amounted TO s6S.i,6.0b.
leaving q balance OF si,ts6.oi with
which 10 start 1910.
These expenses, which were rough
y three times larger Than IN isi, COW
~ isrse field Of activity such az
Nick iouns never dreamed Of and
we're due 10 tho growth OF the game
and tho confilc, that waged for It's
control The national commission paid {
s2s,2l1.i2 for salarieh and sit,24s.9a !!
Tor iesal fees alone IN 1914. Advertls. I
sing and the expenses Of members OF
the commission cost sSa.2si. and !
sa.5aec. respectively Stationery
printing aud typcHFi,ing amounted to
sa.iga.eJ. The charge Tor telephone
and telegraph service ran ~ 10
s1.ooe.0a. OFFICE rent was ti.2St and /
postage sis6. ~ again sla25 for tho
national league in 1876, THESE figures
testify mutcly 70 the development Of
Americas national sport
ssoiellman Wins Ia Japan. 4
Tint the occidental athlete. who Will
devote tho necessary time and atten-
ton TO training, can hold his own in
amy form of sport the world around
has again been demonstrated. Allan
Smith. scotchman employed BY an
American company in Japan has re-
Gently been awarded the famous
"Black Belt given for proficiency IN
jin.iitAu In order TO win this dis
,lneiive honor IN the Jaapnese art of
snlf-defense, II " necessary 20 secure
Ten thousand falls. Up 10 few days
ago only three foreigners had won tho
Black. Belt." although hundreds had
tried ana failed after long sessions
Of training and competition.
As means OF seif-defense. smith
asserts that Au.iitsu IS far superior 10
wrestling 81 spafring He says "a
master Of jiujitsu could have defeated
Jack Johnson IN his prime. My friend
here, indicating his instructor,
would have had no troeblc in defeat.
Ing Johnson
"Or Jess Willard" asked visitor
Smith did not reply, but his teacher
said he WAS confident that AZ lepst
thirty Of his pupils could defeat either
Willard or Johnson.
Smith graduated only this year from '
The iiu-itsu or Judo" school after !
nine years Of study and many hard
knocks BcloN the llack belt class I
there are the wcarefs of the white belt !
and those of the brown belt The Jude
fraternity keeps a sharp watch on
The conduct OF It's members and any
wrestler who is guilty Of practices moi
"a accordance with the spirit of "hu-
yhido' ~ not allowed to graduate
Among Americans and Europeans, =
said AIR Smith. IN discussing the sport !
an idea prevails that iiu-iitSu Is SIM
plv q lot of holds that would be de
barred IN wcfern wrestling match,
and II consequently inferior 20 the
estch-ss-eateh-can style. This ts all
wrons. This idea might be applicable
10 the old ilu-iltsu but the modern
cut II simply very scientific form
e wrestling including number Of
thtowks with which our less scientific
eatch-as-eaioh-eaa wfestlcfs arc not