New Ulm review., 1920-12-29

| a ludSS HletGlHS VI NEW ClW DdSe-
ball fans has been called, to be held at
the Commercial Club rooms, this
p(Wednesday) evening, for the purpose
1 Of discussing plans for the local dia-
\ mond events next summer. This
gathering will be the annual meeting
Of the New Ulm Baseball Ass ociation
and all members, as well as other base
ball enthusiasts, should be there and
take an active part. in the delibera-
1 tions.
Receipts WerA So, 422.65.
1 The total receipts Of the Association
during the past baseball season ag-
gregated $8,422.65, the principal items
being: Donations $2,368.60; total
receipts from games played, $5,526.73;
refunded by Tri-County Baseball
League, $l79.42; refreshments sold at
games, $65.86.
$8,444.4o Disbursed.
The sum total Of expenditures was
| l$8,444,40, causing an oyerdraft OF
l$19.75. Aside from this Insignificant
amount, the sum Of $4813 represents
UNPAID bills. The important items
among the disbursements were: Sala
ries and expenses of hired players,
/ $2,Sss.25; salaries Of home players,
I$723.00 preparing diamond, $492.70;
war tax, $338,17; paid visiting teams
l$1,822. .03; livery, s341. SO; Tri- County
] League, $18442, Of which sum all but
5000 was refunded; baseball suits
1854. So; meals and railroad fare
$12795; supplies, $260.45; sundry
expenses, $3333..94
Individual Game Receipts.
1 For purposes of comparison we here
1 with publish the individual game re-
ceipts. From these figures it is readily
seen that the large crowds were at
tracted by diamond contests held al
New Ulm and for this reason it is
being agitated to give visiting teams a
stipulated amount as guarantee, in
stead Of a certain per centage of the
gate receipts, as was done during the
past season. New Ulm has lost con-
lsiderable money as a result Of playing
on a per centage basis, FOR the simple
reason that whenever our team played
out-of-town, the receipts as a rule
were not as large as at games on the
local diamond.
The receipts and division Of funds
of each game during the season were
as follows:
At Sleepy Eye, May 16- Sleepy
Eye, i; New Ulm, O; Total receipts,
sslS.75; war tax 90 per cent?, $31.37;
Tri- County League, q0 per cent?,
1921; Sleepy Eye, $50 per cent?,
$14l.l9; New Ulm 40 per cent?,
|$112.95: B,
At New Ulm, May % New Ulm,
u; Sleepy Eye, T. Total receipts,
$4,000; war tax, $3.50; Trio County
League, 1921; Sleepy Eye Gao per
cent), s156. SO; New Ulm $50 per cent?,
$l96.2O.
At Lamberton, May 30-Lamber-
ton, q; New Ufm, /; Total receipts,
$2s2.55; war tax, s29.25; Tri-C County
League, $26.33; Lamberton go per
cent) $131. IS; New Ulm 40 per cent?,
$l05.32. -- .'5sss
AT New Ulm, May 81 31.springfeld
g.; New Ulm, Total receipts,
s311 90; war tax, $31.10; Tri-C County
League, $27.99; Springfield 40 per
cent), $111,96: New Ulm, $50 per
cent, $1se, ,95. 4
y At New Ulm, June. 6--Iamberton,
q; New Ulm, 2. Total receipts,
$4,000; war tax, $500; Tri- County
League, $23.40; Lamberton t4O per
cent, $93.60; New Ulm $50 per cent,
81 II. 90. 53sis 5ff
At New Ulm,. June Is New Ulm,
|7 Morgan, 4. Total receipts, sl41-
rs; war tax, $14.10; Tri-C County
League, $12.6s; Morgan i4O per cent !,
is5o:y7e; New 1U-lnll, q, $50 per cent?,
@3s6s. 10.
4. At New Ulm, june New ulm,
8; Faifmont, 0. Total receipts, $178..
so; war tax, $l7.S5; Fairmont s(4O's per.
.centA Se4.26; New Ulm $50 per cent?,
$96.39.
At Morgan, June 90 New Tim,
IL; Morgan 5. Total receipts, $l43.
war tax, $l4. 80; TrIG County League,
$12.87; Morgan, SO per cent), 64.35;
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