The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-04
WORLD SERIES
NET BIC SUMS
NOW TmE THOUSANDS VIII. Hk
DIVIDED BETwEfN THE sEN-
ERAi. ELEMENTS.

sf,n of the gate receipts OF the world
series games Of 1917. when the Ne"
YORK National and Chicago American
League players receive their share OF
the money paid IN the form ol anni's'
Sion charges by the thousands oi spec
tatnss who viii attend the contests
they viii be able TO depos.t to the ercdit
.f tneir hai,k arcounts sums larger
than the yearly income uf many oil the
nss who win witness the play.
Tbe plavers WIN not be- the only ones
4, nroat. however. FOR the club owners
and the national commission also come
IN 1or percentage oi the receipts
which are expecte. o. exceed quarter
OF "A million dollars this season. Under
the rules of the latter body. which have
governed the world series since 1905.
The division II made In the following
manner: The national commission re-
e.h-cs 10 per cent OF the receipts OF
each and every game played by the
cantending clubs; the remaining 30 per
cent OF the first -four games h divided
upon a basis Of two-thirds to the play
.rs Of the contesting clubs and one
third To the club owners With the
PLAYING 81 the fourth game the players
cease to share In the receipts and the
two clubs involved divide the receipts
equally. after the national commission
has taken its 10 per cent The players
share OF the world series funds are APP
portioned upon the basis Of co per cent
20 the winner and 40 per cent to the
loser. while the Two clubs as corpora
tons are required TO contribute GER
tain amount Of their portions to the
leagues OF which they are members.
Some Large Receipts.
That these sums are not Ia be cOri
tidercd lightly even in the present days
Of extraordinary financial operations.
may be realized when II is stated that
the receipts OF the thirteen series play
eli gince 1891 have aggregated s2,S74.-
pa. Of this huge amount the players
have received sl1SO.S23. the club own
erx, S1.4l1.15e. ard tn. national com
mission S2s2.242. The rules governing
the series specify that each club shall
name in advance OF the play the men
who are eligible 70 participate in the
games. These players each receive one
share OF the winning or losin team 5
percentage with certain arrangements
for ground keepers mascOts and others
connected with the teams in "A minor
capacity.
Some idea Of the sums that fall to the
share Of players vino engage in the
world series may be gained from a
glance q the records OF preceding strug
gies The largest amount went to the
members Of the Boston Americans. who
fr-fsf ges-fEs
from the New York Nationals in 1912
That year each regular member Of the
Red Sox received S4.O2i. The next high
est amount was s3.s10. also captured
by the Boston Americans Of last season
as result OF their defeat of the Brook
iyn Nationals. The smallest sum re
oeived since 1903 by the individual
members Of a winning team was $l,142-
by the New York Nationals in the series
against the Philadelphia Americans ir
1905 The Chicago Nationals hold tho
minimum losers record with S439. wher
the Chicago White Sox won the title in
-Four out OF six games in 1906.
The Umpires.
Umpires appointed for the world Sc
ries of 1917 are William j. Klein and
Charles Rigler, National League, and
Frank OLoughin and William &. Ey
ans. American League. All OF these
have had considerable experience as ar
hiters of play in the worlds champion
ship contests This quartet worked to
gether in 1912 when the Boston Red
Sox defeated the Giants in the menor.
able eight game series and again in
1915. when the Boston Americans won
hs
delphia Nationals. Now for the third
time they have been chosen TO act TO-
sether, calling balls and strikes: max
ing decisions on the bases, and watching
.he foul lines. each IN his turn as the
"s'ies progresses.
klem's first experience in the big
baseball feature was in 1905 and since
that time only two worlds flags have
been won without his having been con
nected with the games in his official
capacity The exceptions were the bat
ties of 1910 and last year SO that the
coming series will be the eighth in
which he viii nave taken an active part.
OIoughlin antedates Klein in world
series history as he was one OF the UNI
pires IN the Chicago series of 1906 when
the White Sox beat the Cubs four out
of six games He officiated again in the
1909 series between Pittsburgh and De
truif when the Pittsburgh Nationals
shut out the Tigers in the seventh game
and won the championship. Then in
1912 and 1915 he was active and the
coming contest will mark his fifth ap-
peafsince i'm the world series.
Rieler also will oficiate for the fifth
time in world champianshop strug-
gle. when he steps out on the diamond
at Chicago. In 1910. together with Con
molly. O'Day and Sheridan. ne umpired
the series between the Athletics and
Chicago Nationals. In 1913 he was ap-
pointed for the New York-Philadelphia
series. while in 1912 and again 1915, ne
and the other three umpires who are
officiating this year worked together.
Evans had his initial experience as a
world series arbter in 1909. when he
workrd with Johns;one. KLEIN and Ev-
ans. IN the Pittsburgh Detroit series.
Then again in 1912 and 1915 he and his
partners OF this year made up the UNI
piring staff. which has been reappointed
for a third term.