Show IF SERIES COIN WERE ERE SPLIT EIGHT WAYS l A YS J What would It mean to the players In the tho major leagues if it tho the proposition proposition tion to divide the players' players share of tho the ton worlds world's series among the teams that finish In iii the first division should be adopted as now seems l likely A AtaLie table 8 based baled on receipts of the tile last worlds world's series has been arranged to answer this question queston and the figures follow follos' tho the allotments being based on division among amonI twenty five twenty eligible players on each sharing team I l System Gross players players' share of ot 1017 worlds world series Gross winning players players' sharo share of oC 1917 worlds world's series Gross losing players players' share hare of 1917 worlds world's series eries Individual winning winning- players players' 25 share of 1917 series Individual losing players' players 25 5 share of or 1917 series System I. Gross contesting players players' share sharo 5 9 Gross winning players players' share Gross losing players players' share il Individual contesting winners winners' winners winners' win win- inners in ners' ners share 1862 Individual contesting losers losers' share share 1 1510 Gross teams finishing second In each league 19 Gross teams eams finishing third in each league Gross teams finishing nl fourth in each league Individual players players' 50 second second sec sec- ond teams 0 Individual players players' 50 third I tennis teams I Individual ual players players' 50 oO U fourth teams It I has haM been suggested sugg that the players play play- era ers themselves es be allowed to vote for tor or against the now plan juan but that is hardly necessary necessary necessary-It lt It Is a foregone conclusion that all al players except those on oil two or three teams that think the they base hac the pennant cinched In advance would favor the idea Tho The figures above e represent only tho the players players' share sharo of or the worlds world's series Berles games Thero There Is la still sUl another proposition that the tho players players' shares of all al season post games sames be put In a pot and j distributed say distributed say among Imong all al sixteen teams based on tho the way tho they finish I or perhaps to all al teams finishing above II seventh place That Idea however howe I might not work out vcr very well wall wol for foJ on say sa saJi i the St. St Louis Drowns should finish In I tho cellar celar what would be coming to them out of or their annual fall tall series series with wih the St. St Louis Cardinals Tho The answer an- an is nothing I an-I Ban Ilan Johnson having been won over overto overto o er to the tho plan plan modified to tu distribution of oC worlds world's series Berlt's money among all ni first division dl teams on a percentage basis according to position position position-It polton-l polton u probably will be wi le adopted Let players hopeful of finishing In the first division study the figures they figures they and not the fans tans aro arc the tho ones ons In Interested after alter all al |