The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
GATE MONEY IS
CAUSE OF MUCH
TALkBY MOGULS
Likely That Agreement
Will Be Reached Very
Shortly.

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ton. appointed some days ago at the
T. first meeting OF city league leaders in
1920. came together for conference
at the Y. n. c., a. yesterday after
{ noon, 1t was found that the commit
tee was split over the matter of divis-
ion of the gate receipts. the Watson
Building delegates and the Monongah
=. Glass leaders holding that the gate
should be split between the Y NJ.
&C. A. and the clubs participating and
that each club should then make its
" own disposition of its share OH the
money. either holding It in the club
: treasury for disbursement or splitting
It with the players on the, roster of
tho club. AS all the members of the
committee were not present no def
mite action could be taken. Another
meeting of the committee is called
for Friday evening of this week.
when the proposition viii again be
talked over.
Those present at the meeting yes
tc4utl NcIo tolTu anu DOIler, repre-
scnting the Y. NJ. G. A. interests;
Langcil, of the Midwest; Brown, of
the Monongnh Glass, and Schimmel,
OF the Watson Building, Garrett! of
The West yirglnian, being out of the
.. city and unable to attend. The COM
mittee consists of Langell, Brown,
Garrett, sehimmel and Bird, Boiler
being invited to the meeting yester-
Inv A., n N odxyfaa,v
While there was considerable dis
cussion yesterday over the division of
I the gate, leaders in tho league were
hopeful today that there would be no
serious split over money matters.
The stand OF those who want to
break away from the division OF cato
rs carried out last year was expressed
by Schlmei, OF the Watson Building,
TO Tho West yirglnlan sporting edi-
tor this morning, when he stated that
. It was his opinion that tho clubs In
the league should have part OF the
money taken IN at the gate, and that
the distribution OF this money was
then q matter which each club could
work out for itself. Mr.. schimmol
stntcd that the percentage OF the gate
F, to be given TO the clubs and tho per-
ccntage TO the league could BIO work
ed out later. but tnat split OF some
kind was highly desirable.
Tho statement of Scilinlmel, It is
T, presumed. covers the opinion OF
/, brown, OF the Monongah Glass, the
/. other member OF the committee seek
ling n division of the spells, Mr..
Brown not being at the glass plant
(, today and efforts TO reach him by tel
7, ephone being without success.
! I. Bird and Boiler, representing the
(, terday that the organization could
not sanction the proposition of divid-
+ ing the gate with the clubs, and this
(. stand was also taken by Langell, of
the Midwest. This is the opinion
held by Garrett. of The West Virgin
ian. who was unable to attend.
There is one loophole for an AMIGA
bic adjustment OF the proposition in
that the members of the committee
who can not agree with the others as
, 10 the division OF the gate are willing
TO play the league games without
charging any admission at all. At
r least that was what we cleaned from
little chat with Schimmel this morn
ing. 1t might be that this plan will
become the basis of a compromise at
the next meeting of the committee.
1t is understood that Athletic d.
rector Boiler. OF the Y. NJ. G. A, who
is being 5oomed to head the city
league, talked straight from the
shoulder when asked his opinion
rs to the splitting of the gate. inti-
mating that the Y. M. G. A. would
run city league next summer along
the general lines of the one conduct
ed last year, and that when the rules
and regulations were finally assem-
bled eeyry one would be given an op-
portunity TO come in under the regu-
lations agreed upon, and those who
did not want 10. come in would have
TO stay out. Boiler has had wide
experience In handling city leagues
and was speaking from experience in
his stand on finances.
Langell. Of the Midwest, stated
! this morning that the Midwest Com
pany was interested in the city league
FOR one purpose. and that was to give
their men the benefits OF baseball. He
stated he did not care whether there
were two persons or 1000 out to see
the team play, SO the boys got the ex-
ercise. OF course he hopes that the
Midwest team this year will be fast
enough 70 draw dig CROWDS.
AS to the Midwest club getting
any money out of tho games, Langeil
Gays there Is nothing doing. All the
expenses Incident to maintaining a
, team in the league Will be assumed
/ willingly by the company heads. who
realize that they get 10 times as
much out OF the league in Increased
efficiency and contentment as they
nut frto the tleapue -1i'
This same idea was expressed by
Maston at the initial league meeting
some nights ago.
1t is early yet only January-and
there Is plenty Of time to work out
these little problems of the city
league before the the time for OPEN
ing the season comes around. 1t Is to
be hoped that some satisfactory
working agreement can be reached
I'm the near future as to organization,
In order that the details as to sched-
ules and the like may be worked out
as far in advance OF the opening of
sthe season as possible