Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
ATHLETIC GOODS
PRICES INCREASE
All America Plays; Demands
Of War Causes Scarcity
of Material.
WAR AN AID TO ATHLETICS
All Men in Service Learn to
Play; Partly Responsible
for Price Increase.

Passing sporting goods store the
other day. noted In their display
window u baseball glove for sale tor
IS, have purchased that same
glove for 81 or less and 80 Ventured
20 inquire the reason for the ra'i-
iny OF the price. Aud ! waa not on
~ informed that all baseball goods
haye advanced IN price over 90 per
cent during the last four years aild
the last year espgcialiN nut thh' ~
athletic goods have greatly IN
creased IN value, with decrease III
quality. .,
, the world war n year ago. various
mnterialy used W the mnnutactute
| of sporting goods, and needed Tor
| the conducting OF the war, nave o"eh
harder 10 secure This. ~ course,
| has caused the price OF sporting
goods 10 soar TO sums thnt year
OF two ago would have seemed eN"r-
btnnt The general public reeog~
mixing the necessity for the raise In
price of the sporting goods, mas nc,
ceptsd that raise with the nHual
American good nature, has paid the
dlfferenece and demanded the pesl
on tho market
aInce the last half decade ideal
iAts Of athletics, some OF them WIN
really worthy motives, others more
dreamers, started the 'sporW Tor
ali propaganda This has swrp,
the country Men ana women IN oil
walks OF life have taken up various
sportH. The sale ot athleuc So'u'
since the war was declared when
lprices we're highest. whom people h'u
| less leisure time than usual. has tar
exceeded that OF any year pre'lou'
.ast year over ti0.000,OOO worth oi
sporting goods were sold ana th'
demand this year Is even greater
with the prospects that tho demand
will soon exceed the supply,
Minor league baseball clubs nave
hard row TO hoe this summer An1
the Increase OF prices OF baseball
goods viii add to the troubles %
the little fellows llikh schugla dn'
colleges will find the prices OF base
hnIl real handicap The sl-.
baseball. which our fathers plHYe,
with long aso, will retll at 'l'o'
this wear.
Lower priced haseballs VIII rd
advance. hut the nunlity Is not equa
N that OF previous years The or
3rial league hall contains i've
so,,nccs of rubber. yaru and horse
hide And rs the demand Tor thos'
mater gls increases the prise OF IN
, pin" may be raised again.
Baseball Goods Snnr
Hrsehnll shoes which sold IRON
$3.50 20 1900. nnN sell no 81 20 4,
- 90. And the quallt, Of the lcaih
o, il Of un inferior Srodr lie'trr'
gloves could be purchased tnr upw
't8 a t8rO NuW tn cheapest nlt
leather glove ia sold TOT t2 while
some are priced at $3.50 F'r-'
base gloves. 81 to So are now from
1t6 to s. Catcher- gloves a, 10
$40. are 80 % Nt Fats which
.v,re sold fcr lt cents and 81 nov
retail At 81 to ST 90.
Jerseys gold az ~ and 81 20 few
months ago Now thrv hiring from
it3 tn 90 The heat baseball suits
could be purchased last rprluc for
bctV con Sl2 and yir Sow tho. TnlI
FOR yc25p. other b1soh1il r'nis
urh ns mnsks toe r'9toa Dlt bass
etr have also increased .n pruuuI,
iou
} Tennis rno1ucis have likewise eV.
, perienCed , raise in urf.U Hrguuti'
, which wero s.. NOW rrll at Sl2 so
| However the quality az raouuc'- has
p improved greatly and lovers uf th,
2 net game should find no cause 1,
lcomplain about the higher cost
Balls Whlyh were three for 81 las
r year. sell FOR so cents each now
with probability that they with nd
Vance 10 65 cents within the .neRI
future Nets have Increased 40 pc
4 cent. while tape has gone up 40 pc
, cent In tho last six months Tonni
K shoes which were 80 cents, now sci
% at st2b
l. Mems bathing suits which wer
- tasO. are now at 50. Ladies' suit
4 Sc and 81. are now si2 and 81
J. Bathing suits. however, are also OF
Q better grade Ladies' cotton sui
e have advanced sO,-per cent In prlle
h and decreased 80 tsr cent IN weigh
Colt balls, ~at 80 cents last yea