South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-07
WORLD SERIES
RECEIPTS WAVE
The Days Of Large Individual
Gains for Players
are Gone.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-Wnen the
players who actually participate in
the world series of 1919 come 20 di-
vide their share ~ the gate receipts
Of that baseball classic they viii
reahze that financially at least, the
series is not what 30 once was.
III recent years the penuant win
ming club in each league has been
represented ly Approximately "a
players. These players have shared
among them the 60 per cent and 40
per cent Of the players pool which
has been divided ON that basis 10
the winners and losers. AS a re-
snlt "a sum which in the past five
years has averaged S143,555 per am
mum has been divided among some
as players.
IN the future close 90 200 players
wiH receive "a portion Of the players
pool. Under This system the days Of
large individual gains by the mem
bers OF the world series champion
ship team are "a thing OF the past.
According % the agreement just
payers OF the two competing teams
VIII receive 60 per cent Of the gate
receipts OF the first four games as
in the past Instead of sharing this
sEm on a so and 80 basis. each
player on the winning team viii re-
ceivc a lump sum of $4,000, and
the members Of the losing club
ST 800 each.
After the total Of these individual
prize moneys has been deducted
from the players share the remain
der viii be divided among tine play
ers composing the clubs finishing
second. third and fourth i'm both
the National and American league
pcnnant races The basis of this
division has not as yet been an
nounced but IL is generally expected
TO be 90 per cent TO the second
clubs go 10 the third and 90 90 the
fourth teams I'm each league.
With these figures TO work on as
a foundation for figuring it is pos
sible 20 gauge with reasonable ac-
curacy what tae proceeds will be i'm
tire future as compared with the
large amounts which annually fell
% the share of the players who fig
ured i'm the climax of the baseball
season. Estimates based upon the
world series figures of the past five
years show that the average amount
which went TO the winning and los
iEB players was $143,555. The rec
ords also show that the average
number Of players on the two pen
nant winning clubs was about "a.
This makes the average amount to
each player Of the winning team
about S3.5SS. while the individual
share 60 the members of the losing
teams has been S2,392. Against these
figures the winning players viii each
receive $4,000 md the losing play
ers $1,000 i'm the future.
Carrying the analysis further it
will Doe found that the prize money
10 be awarded 90 the actual series
players i'm the future viii approx
mate SS1.6oO. Using the previous
mentioned average sgain, the differ
ence between this sum and what the
two teams divided IN the past,
amounts 10 S61.955. This S61,955 is
the amount 10 be divided among the
players Of the second. third and
fourth clubs i'm each league at the
end OF the season.
Ifthe average number Of players
IS assumed 20 be the same as on
the pennaut winning clubs this
would mean that the As players of
the two second position clubs would
receive so per cent of the S61,955,
or about $40 each. The third place
club players ON the so per cent basis
WOULD receive S2S1, and the fourth
position club players S25S each.
TO put IL in other words. instead
If tie players of two series clubs.
amounting to as in all dividing
S143.b55 on a so and 40 per cent
basis. the same SUM viii i'm the fu-
ture be apportioned among the
PLAYERS of eight clubs, the total
number OF men being approximate
iy 1872.
No changes are 90 be made I'm the
system of distribution used TO auot
gate receipts 90 the pennant win
ming club owners or the National
commission The stockholders of
the world series clubs VIII divide
equally their share of the receipts
which have averaEed S159.4S2.97
during the past five years. after de-
ducting % per cent or S29.S70 FOX
the other league clubs. The Nation
al commission viii receive it's full
10 per cent share of the gate re-
ceipts which has averaged $G3,6T1
during the same period