Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-04
STREAM
FROM WORLDS
BASEBALL SERIES
IMMENSE SUM TO GO INTO THE
PLAYERS POCKETS.
FANS YIELD :. :. =. :. ........
LAST YEARS RECEIPTS BROKE
RECORD.
Details Ct the Attendance and Re-
ceipts of All Worlds Sc
ries Games.
IMMENSE SUM TO GO INTO THE
PLAYERS POCKETS.
FANS YIELD :. :. =. :. .........
LAST YEARS RECEIPTS BROKE
RECORD.
BY Associated Press


I New York, Oct. . II'u: biggest
financial bonus of the baseball year
is to be distributed socn in the form
OF a division of the sa c receipts OF
the world series games of 1917 When
the New York National and Chicago
American League players receive
their share OF the mone.. paid in the
form Of admission charge, by the
thousands Of spectators who will at
tend the contests, they will be able
to deposit to The credit of their bank
accounts sums larger han the year
ly income Of many of the fans who
will witness the play.
The players will not be the only
ones to profit, however, for the club
owners and the national commission
also come in for a percentage Of the
receipts, which are e.iuected to ex-
ceed a quarter of million dollar,
this season. Under the rules OF the
latter body, which hava governed the
world series since 1905, the division
is made in the following manner: 'lhe
National Commission receives u per
cent Of the receipts of each and every
game played by the contending clubs;
the remaining 80 per cent Of the first
four games is divided upon a basis Of
two thirds to the players of the con-
testing clubs and one-third to the
club owners. With the playing of
the fourth game the players cease to
share in the receipts and the two
clubs involved divide the receipts
equally, after the National Commits
sion has taken its 10 per cent. The
players share of the world series
funds are apportioned upon a basis
of 60 per cent TO the winner and 40
per cent to the loser, while the two
clubs as corporations are required TO
contribute a certain amount of their
portions to the leagues Of which they
are members.
That these sums are not TO be con
sidered lightly. even in the present
days Of extraordinary financial oper
ations, may be realized when it is
stated that the receipts of the thir-
teen series played since 1905 have ag-
gregated $2,874,224. OF this huge
amount the players have received $751;
lSO,S23, the club owners sl,411, ,156.
and the National Commission 1882, PAP.
The rules governing the series spcci
fy that each club shall name in ad-
vance of the play the men who are
eligible to participate in the games.
The players each receive one share
Of the winning or losing teams per
entagc, with certain arrangements
for groundlseepers, mascots and others
connected with the teams in IA minor
capacity.
Some idea Of the sums that fall to
the share of players who engage in
the world series may be gained from
a glance at the records of preceding
struggles. The largest amount went
to the members Of the Boston Amer
leans, who played and won the eight
game series from the New York Ma
tionalS in 1912. That year each rcgu-
ar member Of The Rcd Sox received
;l.O2i. The next highest amount was
S3,9lO, also captured by the Boston
Americans Of last season as result
of their defeat Of the Brooklyn Ma
tiopaIs. The smallest sum received
since 1905 by The individual members
of winning team was $1,l42, by the
New York Nationals in the series
against the Philadelphia Americans
in 1905. The Chicago Nationals hold
the minimum losers record with $139.
when the Chicago White Sox won the
title in four out Of six games in
1906.