Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-04
341.OOO PERSONS SAW
PENN PLAY Y9 GAMES
Taking Expenses Into Con-
alteration, Net Grid Re.
turns Should Be Near
100000
eo1,AD UPKEEP HEAVY
~. iosErIi r. LABRUM

-,xsSC1AII.y the University Of
pcnrsylvnnia had most Fu"rcs"'
a, ..,,s,u season. Fiy-er experts
~, % h,su Iol;ns out since lust thurs.
.. 10. .,o number Of nrvsons, WHO wendell
e.! !,, "" wov 10 the strdium .r's year 10
tnr't ,," Eoi unl Eluc perform IN min"
games. ,..,,, ,rv t,oy,Slyc or
49,. ,,mmher Of complimentary tickets
nv .ho "" "xncnsc, necessary for upkerp:
'' ,,.,,i n,uuc, into the figger ard
S.n",oi moe,strom to show just how
Sn.sonsof,,I Pom was as far as crowds
ss.d 6nsncps were concerned.
NY Nil II IL estimated, tnOelcta!!y.
A.. ali 200 persons saw Captain Pos
W;,isr XVII md his pals perform during the
s.oson lust closed. Contrary. to rc'
.o.,s tho stadium scnts just 81 Nv.
Ecluding every temporary sent. OntS
snce during the season was the entire
ssstins capacity used up and TINT WI vas
an thursday when Cornell drew $4,000.
IA Atty .eight other seats being ac'
sornted for BY sideline passes.
Not once during the sensnn did less
man twenty. Ave thousand Sc" game.
Fhe university Of the South In the
second game Of the season on rain!
Saturday proved good enough magnet
70 bring 1900 persons cut 30 Franklin
Field. That was the smallest crow"
of the year.
franklin and Marshall was second
NV with 2S, S,ODO. followed by MarylHn|
9Th III, ,nOO. Swarthmore. 81. 900; Ala.
Mama and Penn State. 10000. and
Navy and Pittsburgh, 5000. All {"
which GOES to prove that even the best
drawing cards did not bring many more
thousand fans TO Franklin Field tAat
eeyerol Of the teams regarded us prac-
tices for the Red and lsluc. :,
According 10 one official cOnn"ctct
With the University. 341 600 IL the
largest senson crowd In the history Of
football In this section of the country.
Princeton, Yale and Harvard draw well
lor two or three games, but never con.
sistently drew as many as Penn did
during the last season. Th" O+."'nl
sscribps this fact to tn" presence Of the
stadium in the city and the widespread
interest Of the general public in the
foo,ba'! t"nm nt Penn.
The number Of spectators IL almost
twice rs llrgc NJ eyer saw gri,lirOn tilts
on Franklin Field during the best at.
tendance year in the past. Never In
thc history Of the snort have such
crowds attended sporting p;ents rs wit.
nessed the gaines on Franklin Field
during the last sruson. The automobile
race tilnt used to be held In Paramount
PARK drew u lnrg"r crowd, but no nd.
mission was charged.
TEE stadium at the Tnircrsity
j rh"n comnlchrd wiH cost sonc.
thing more than $500. .O0O. Getting
an rrcrnrc rost per scat for cOch
gnn" "r frd that the Red aud Blue
iho"H be enriched financially some
SG?T.fiO after the ias, season. $780,.
900 short Of paying for the Stadium.
Doesn't Take In Passes Issued
TIlEEE is n big hitch in this sum.
! however. The estimates Of the
crowds doesn't take into consideration
tie number Of passes given out ~
every game. In III" early contests the
University Athletic Council invites
school5ovs from this and nearby SEQ
lions. all Of whom nave been counted
IN in our statistics. Then ngaiu the
players Of the squad receive fur passes
per game, While f:ciais and oth"rs
swell 'h" free list.
GurnnCtces must also be paid to the
visiting teams. while to others Il per.
etntagc basis is agreed on between the
Universities. which would still further
tednce Penn's share.
Add to that the cost Of keeping up
Z modern football Tam. which in these
days is tremendous. Material, coach.
iny and II hundred md one odds and
ends run the cost Of maintenance up
hisher than most persons would believe.
Ill the old days II football team had
on, coach and sometimes he had an
assistant. There w:lS little or no ex.
prnse for rubbers. dressing rooms.
training house; and the many other
things that are considered necessary to.
gay for a. football team II it il to be
Of any value to college. Trips into
tie country. snch as Penn took be.
3ore the Penn State and Cornell games,
cost many 4 penny.
TAKING all the ADORE into con-
shcrniion. IL is possible ih"t Penn
e''dr'd something more than $500. .OOD
On thr season, mhick wOuid mean thdt
" h' $dmc rnti0 TerP kCld nrIt yenr
99hd ne near after Inc Stddirm c0uid
oc pad for, crclusirc Of he Interest.
THt. financial deductions were arrived
:: at in the following manner: For
trank!in and Marshall the average COS,
PA ticket was eighty seven and ono.
half cents. the same for the University
q the South. MARYLAND averaged 81, %.
swar,nmor". l.50; Navy. Penn State
Wd Smd Pittsburgh, So. and Cornell, AZ,
~" average for I'll the games IN some.
tnlnE under So. or about Sl.Si. Aiul.
tn,bhH,y'ng, ~ til" ostm1'"d crowd Of AL.
wv ana We hay" the estimated financial
return f HG27 $40.
Only self. Supporting Sport
The fnnncinl report on football viii
noI i~ madr for many months, but. no..
..1rdlhS to- one oficiai. Il will show In
~" rlIhhorhood of S3O1, 900 enrneI
tnr llrst year. Football and basket.
oa.i are III" only sports on the ntlle,j,.
surr.rmnm s At til" University that INV.
sna thry must support these that IN
,I., IIS., S"rcer. swimming. boxing, wres.
;snns' baseball. lacrosse. track and row.
.mS al show deficits. The annual
rroS, rrME carnival always shows a. biz