Evening star., 1923-11-10
MOVIE TAX NETS
Il j. S. HUGE SUMS
Sporting Events Also Bring
ing Millions Into Treasury.
Figures Amazing.
By j. G. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW, YORK, November 1o,-Uncle
Sam will have nice little additional
piece of change TO jingle in his pants
pockets this year Millions of dollars
will. accrue to the United States
Treasury as a result of the big sport
ing events held, lin various parts of
the country betGeen now and New
Year. Hundreds of thousands of dol
lars will accrue to the United States
Treasury as result of the big foot
ball games played in various parts of
the country today. The fact that
Americans are an amusement and
sport loving people adds an average
of S5,ooO,000 month to the federal
treasury.
Amusement taxes coming in to the
federal Golfers in July, August and
September totaled S15,633,7S2, show
ing a decided gain over the cor
responding months of 1922. Figures
for October are NOT available. but 1T
is known that they ran high over
the monthly average. This is ac-
counted for by she fact that the
world series games were played in
that month, which also marked the
fall opening of many theaters.
Movies Pay Best.
The world series alone netted $780,
632.50 to the government. The bureau
of internal revenue in Washington does
not segregate the :receipts by sports
or amusements. but places the movies
at the head of the .reVenue producers.
with the regular theaters second. The
lure of the circus: is still strong In
the hearts of Americans, as that indus
try occupies third place, ahead of out
door sports, even base ball.
matches
"a kindlier term for prize fights-are
not permitted in many cities and
states, yet the extent to which exhi-
bitions of this sort appeal to the pub
boxing promoters in this state took in
almost s3,000,000 En- the months of
July, August, September and october.
The total receipts were s2,731.6t6.06.
The federal taxes amounted to S24S,-
33l.46, while the srate of New York,
as it's bit, received s124,t65.73.
The Polo Grounds paid the largest
amount of any CLUB, turning over to
the state treasury S65,48S.95 and to
the federal revenues over double that
sum. The Leonard Tender bout net
ted the state over $4,000, with over
twice that sum for the nations strong
box.
World Series n Record.
Receipts from the world series
games constituted record as single
ball uniforms and equipment indi-
Gated that fewer amateur and semi
professional teams were active dur
ing the year than lin 1922. Dealers
account for this by the widespread
and general employment during the
year. Outdoor sports, especially base
ball, attract larger crowds and more
players and account for more sport
goods sales in periods of depressio on
than in good times. ln support of this
statement dealers cite the period in
September when the anthracite mines
were idle. Sales of base ball goods
took tremendous jump in the Penn
sylvania mining towns during that
iayoff.
Basket bali will bring in a revenue
by no means to be :despised during
the coming winter. as the-g game has
taken a firm hold throughout the
west. middle west and south. Con-
tests are largely attended and admis-
sion ultimately is charged. Prelim-
mary sales of basket: ball equipment
have been tremendous
Another big source of revenue to
the United States :Treasury-that
from the tax on cigars and tobacco
also is on the increase. The amount
of tobacco consumed: does not ac-
count entirely for this. A large part
of the added revenue is due to the
habit, gained by many in war years,
of smoking more expensive products