The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
WORLD CHAMPS
 DIVIDE SPOILS All Express Satisfaction That Johnson Came
 Through

WASHINGTON, Oct. II. = The world champions of 1924. as a baseball team disbanded today, leaving their rec ord engrayen in the permanent history of the sport and in the memories of its followers.
 Ceremonies marking the disintegra- tion of the fighting aggregation which brought Washington her first league and series pennant were informally staged today in the local club house. They consisted in the simple hand shake, slap on the shoulder and "see you next spring." as most members of the team departed by train and auto mobile for their several homes or for the scenes of winter activities.
 Harris Gives Out Checks.
 Prior to leAve-takings, Manager "Bucky" Harris appeared with fist fuI of checks marking the winners split of the world series take" There were 24 checks, each for $5,959.64, drawn to the 22 active members of the Sen ators with two additional made out to Nick Altrock and Mike Martin, the club trainers and commanders of what in the army would be the morale sec tion.
 The players themselves clipped in for Wade Letter, Frank Baxter, the lame battery and ground keeping squad, and the Washington club wired a bonus of S1,000 to Wid Matthews, who was sent to Sacramento in mid-season as part of the $50,000 deal which brought McNeely here. President Clark Grif- filth declared as he signed the check that the dividends on that investment were fat enough to justify generous view of the situation"
 U. S. Gets $1Oe,810.
 Uncle Sam, as silent partner in the enterprise, will receive $109 9,310.40 through the internal revenue imposts. An official statement from the treasury today placed total admissions at $1,- O93, ,104, upon which tax of 10 per cent will be levied.
 There was little to suggest the tri- umphant contestants of seasons bat tie in the little ground at American League park today.
 Weary to the final degree and sapped by the strain of yesterdays 12-inning thriller, the players barred baseball and any remotely related topic from sub jects fit to be discussed.
 For the most part they, stood silent waiting while attendants cleaned their lockers and packed the uniforms and other personal belongings in waiting trunks. Then a trip to the treasurer's office for final 70. K." on the ac- counts and then one by one the group departed.
 Glad Johnson Won.
 Reticent as they were to discuss the series, each player denied having any particular part in the victory, ascrib- ing it generally to 'the bunch" or liar ris' leadership, and irs some to 'the breaks" of the game. McNeely, to whom is attributed the decisive hit of the final game, discussed queries to- day with the assertion that it was lucky bounce that did it." The only unanimity was in expressions of sat isfaction that Johnson had come through to victory.
 Piles of telegrams on the club house desks testified to the intense interest held throughout the country. Scores of messages were addressed to individ- ual players by persons, clubs, cham bers of commerce, and other organiza- tions, most of whom were utterly uI1- known to the recipient. But hundreds came to the Washington club attest ing the writers joy over the outcome. Similar messages deluged the White House, some suggesting that the team be invited to dinner there.