San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
GOLDEN HAZE \
. BEFORE EYES
OF PLAYERS
Yanks and Giants Will Dr.
vide a Juicy Melon
2 in Series.
PLAYERS CUT LARGE
Winners Each Will Get
). Considerable More (;
-. Than $4,000. f.
PLAYERS CUT LARGE
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light
New York, Sept. ga golden
haze is floating before the eyes of the
Yankees and the Giants, the latter
having made the third consecutive New
York world series certainty Friday
by defeating Brooklyn. More than a
million dollars, to be divided among
players and owners of the New York
clubs, the national commission and
the runners-ups in the two races, Is
easily in sight.
1t Is safe enough to estimate the
average "gate" per thousand specta-
tors at the Yankee stadium at about
$500. The other day an ordinary
game was played there before a pay.
ing attendance of 100000. If the first
game of the world series-which is to
be played there-draws even as well
the gross receipts will be about $2lO,'
900. If the Yankees can accommodate
10000 spectators IN their park, as mas
been minated. the gross would be
around S245,000 for that opening game
The average receipts per thousand
spectators at the Polo Ground nome
of the Giants probably will be AROUND
$1,000. The Polo Grounds has not as
many high-priced box seats as the
stadium has to bring the average up.
A 10000 crowd there would bring IN
S132. 900. and a packed attendance OF
about $4,000 would mean S1Go,OO
Sure Of 100000 or So.
At least two games are certain 10
each park, as the series cannot pc ue-
cided until one team has won 1ou-
games. Surprising, which is reasonable.
that the Yankees have two capacity
crowds at the stadium, the gross re-
receipts for just two games would pe
$4,000. Should the Polo Grounds
be equally well patronized, the re-
ceipts there for two days would De
Nound $3.50, 000--a total OF $s2O,Uoo
Mad. as it is practically certain that
the series will not be decided IN four
straight games, a million-doiiar gag
looks like a reasonable enough esu'
mate. Should the series go the limit
the takings probably would be lar IN
excess of million.
But assume that SS2000O Is al tnat
falls into the Yankee-Glant coiters.
THE tidy sum of $4,000 would first
he deducted for the national commits
sion. That will pay kenesaw Noun
tain Landis' $4,000 salary very
handily. From the remaining $69!
VUV. OO per CtHt, VI CIAc'-SN'
90 10 the players. That compares
quite favorably with the SAT ,SOS.fl
which they got last year.
As the players participate only In
the profits of the first four games
the $41S,20O figures represents about
ali they would get under any circum-
stances, though record attendance at
these games might push the total to
$3.50, 900. Whateter comes in after
that goes to the club owners and the
advisory council. The total accruing
TO the council in 1922 was S!2.13S,lo
1t is possible that the councils share
may reach 100000 this year if the
series is prolonged. This seems like
lot of money to spend regulating a
game which ought TO regulate itself.
In q vague way, the public realizes
the magnitude of the sum at stake Ill
the coming series and louder than ever
have been the complaints about the
prices charged. But there is one con.
ISOLATION. With the greatly. increased
seating capacity. there probably will
be much less ticket specializing than
formerly.