Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-11
BALL CLUB
ACCEPTS
PROPOSAL
Business Methods To
Be Applied In Effort
End Annual Dona-
ton Feature
By Harry N. Grain.


Its policies directed by an ad
visory board of five business men
and with the strict provision that
one-third of the gate receipts ovel
and above actual expenses foI
each game are to be diverted into
sinking fund before any split
is made among the players, the
Salem baseball ciuD this year Will
be operated upon business bash
for the first time.
This agreement was reaehet
last night at conference in the
Commercial club rooms between
the management Of the ball clut
and representative business meI
Of the city.
Plans Answers Critics.
The new arrangement Is adopt
ed in an effort to answer the criti-
cism which has been directed
against the absence OF business
principles in the administration
of the ball club and the annual
donation list" method Of finan-
cling its activities.
The suggestion that a holding
company capitalized permanently
through subscriptions ON a non
profit basis, and maintaining the
Original fund intact from year to
year, be organized was passed VI
as impractica at this time be-
cause of prevailing financial CON
ditions. The plan has not been
abandoned, however, and IL this
years experiment demonstrates
that q ball club here can be made
to pay its own way, such a com
pany will probably be organized
at a letter date to take over the
club and administer its affairs
with the ultimate aim of provid-
ing the city with public athletic
field.
Thep Ian this year is to con
tinue the present campaign fol
money with which to finance the
club in starting the season, and
to be used as working capital
Ground rent, repairs, the purchase
of equipment and the settlement
of few outstanding accounts will
take most Of this money early in
the season, leaving the fund al
most depleted, as usual. But Its
rehabilitation is provided for un-
der the new agreement, a feature
that has heretofore been absent.
Following each game the ex-
penses OF that game are to be de
Quoted from the gate receipts
One-third of the remainder is tC
be deposited to the credit of the
working fund before any of the
Salem players are TO be paid theil
split" Expenses to be figured in
this division of the gate receipts
are the cost of bringing the visit
ing team to the city, advertising
cost of securing an umpire and
the cost of materials, balls and
bats, used in that game.
$1,000 to Be Raised.
BY this system it is hoped that
the sinking fund at the end of tho
season will be equal to the amount
of the subscriptions made now
The fund will be carried ovel
from year to year as working cap
ital upon which to start each sea
son.
This years subscriptions to th'
baseball fund total about $500 Il
date, and with the newly devised
financial plan to offer subscriber
1t is expected that $1,000 will b'
raised by March l.
When subscribed, this fund vii
will be expended under the direc
tion of the advisory board, to bt
named from among the subscrib
ers to the fund at later meeting
The advisors will have complete
power 10 ulItCl Aut llhahSlAA a.
fairs OF the club, and will decide
the policy to be followed in EN-
ploying players-what percentage
of the teams personnel is to be re
cruited from local talent and whal
outside men are to be hired
Where outside players are to be
imported the board will decide
what they are to be paid for theii
sermvices. The scheduling o
games will be another matter Il
be approved by the board.
A set of books viii be opened
by the ball club treasurer, show
ing all expenses and receipts, anC
these books will be accessible a
all times to the board,
Harry Wenderoth, who has act
ed in the capacity of secretary an6
treasurer OF the club in past years
will continue in that capacity un'
der the new plan, and Jack Hayes
will be retained as manager OF
the team.