The Washington times., 1917-01-12
SEVEN CLUBS WILL
SHAREN PROFITS
TaiIenders Alone, Under Tener
Scheme, Would Not Get
Series Coin. =
By JOE villa.

Tener, president or the Nationa,
League, has arranged q plan, for re-
distributing the world series reeeipts.
so that every team IN each major
league, except the taiIendefs, win
share in the spoils.
Governor Tener's plan was submit.
ted by him to the National League
club owners and to the National Com
mission several weeks ago. When
asked for q bill OF particulars. ysster-
day he consented TO give the frst
story of the arrangement which
may be adopted. with few changes,
by the commission and the rival
leagues.
VIII BE Approved.
A close study OF the Tener plan-wiIl
meet the general approval. Instead OF
the contending pennant winners in the
worlds series monopoIizing 90 Per
cent Of the gross receipts in. the 'nrst
four games, Governor Tenerls redis-
tribution will provide money prizes
for all players, except those who are.
members of the cellar championAp
As the prize money for the teams
second to seventh, inclusive.
will be cut up In accordance with the
positions attained, there Is reason to
believe that all the teams, except the
win keep on nghtins right
up to the last games OF the regular
thereby sustaining popular
interest in the pastinne which, under
former conditions, has Jagged after
the midseason mayk has been passed
Averages Foar Cameo. ~si
In order to obtain basis on which
to figure out the successful working
of his plan, Governor Tener said yes
terday that he had taken an average
of total receipts for the four games In
the last five worlds series. which
figured $2e4.Oo0.
After deducting 10 per cent for the
Commission, which would
amount to $20. 400, a balance OF $287,-
600 would be left to be divided among
the participating players, the non
pennant winning teams, the cInb own
ers who take part in the big games.
According to Governor Tenars
scheme the $237, 800 would be divided
as follows. Forty per cent % the
worlds series players, $95,040; 25 per
cent to the non-participating players,
S59, 400; 17H per cent to the National
League owners and 171S per cent to
the American League owners taking
part in the series OF the $95.040. the
team winning the worlds title. would
receive 80 per cent, or $57,024. and
figuring twenty-four players 20 a
team each players share woule be
s., 376. On the same basis the losing
team in the series would have 40
per cent, or SSS,016, each Of twenty
four men receiving $1,5S4-
More Distributioa.
The balance Of the money. $50. 400.
would be distributed to the teams IN
both leagues finishing second to
seventh. inclusive, as follows: Sec
ond place, forty-eight players, 30 per
cent, S371. rs each, total $17.s2o; third
place. forty-eight players, "a per cent,
1897 each, total, $14,25o; fourth
place, forty-eight men. Is. per cent,
s222.55 each, total 1920; fifth place.
men, Is per cent, t16O.SI
each, total, SI,722; sixth place, forty
eight men, @ per cent, S111:37 each,
total, $6,346; seventh place, forty
eight men, 8 per cent, $742S each,
total, $3,564.
The rival club owners in the worlds
series, under this arrangement would
divide SS3,16O, or IS per cent One
half, $41, $50, would go to the Ma
tional League club and one-half to
the American League club with one
fifth Of each half. $s,316, to be paid
into the treasury or each, circuit
Under Old Rules.
Under the old rules the club own
ers received 10 per cent OF the re
ceipts from the first four games, each
league treasury taking down one
quarter of this sum.
II a series should exceed four
games the club owners, as usual,
would take all the money, less the
10 per cent, with each
league receiving 80 per cent instead
of IS OF each participating owners
so per cent share.
In discussing his plan yesterday,
Governor Tener added: There Is 40
doubt in. my mind that in former
years the players in the worlds Sc
ries have received entirely too much
money. It seems hardly fair to the
other teams which have been beaten
out of the pennant by q few games
to go unrewarded for their; efforts
during the regular playing season."
A Greater Incentive.
"For that reason 1 advocate these
reforms so that there will be- =
greater incentive among the nonpen-
nant winners to finish as high as
in their respective. races.
to my ideas, tho shares
OF the worlds series players should
be reduced to a safe and sane amount,
with proper provision for all other
teams except those finishing last.
If my plan is adopted, I predict
that there will be a general. ten
dency to reduce club rosters, thereby
the return to each player
under the proposed system. The
plan should appeal to the baseball
public as we'll as to the players, par
ticuIarly by those who for six months,
fight honestly and earnestly for the
flags in their respective leagues, but
are unsuccessful"