Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 25 | First Four Teams of Each League in Gate Receipts of World Series

FIRST FOUR TEAMS OF EACH LEAGUE LEAGUI 1 WLL GET SO IE PIE IN GATE RECEIPTS OF WORLD SERIES New Nets York Aug 31 While While n neither ither gate receipts nor attendance figures thures I are expected to be bo broken at al the comIn coming coming com com- In ing world series serie baseball fans fana throughout through through- out the tile country are aro certain to watch satch the dally daily returns with more mora than the usual Interest owing to the changed conditions condition under which the series will be played Two outstanding features feature wi are apparent which have not heretofore heretofore hereto hereto- fore are been faced b by either the players plaYer or the tho magnates at any In tho the history of ot the baseball classic No such national or International crisis lies has ever prevailed pre aled during the V playing of t a 1 world work series aerie as ns exists at Dt this time Under normal cOR conditions condition the annual clash of at the pennant winning inning clubs of oC th thu rival major leagues has each season sonson been one ona of or the events of ot the year oar T The Tho o play plY was followed each day by hu hundreds of thousands of ot baseball base baso- ball bal enthusiasts II In II all ali al parts o of the country countr Great cities and little hamlets hamlets ham ham- lets In isolated d sections of or the tho contingent contingent con con- con con- have o ha witnessed the dally daily gathering gath gath- ering oring of ot throngs before the tho bulletin and player boards to follow tao for ro- tunes of ot the competing teams Today Toc tho the mind milIci of ot of tho public is 1 burdened with great responsibilities and cares caros and antI U o world series at nt best bost can con be but a momentary dl diversion As adopted last winter by the two leagues and the national commission the tle amended re regulations Provide that each member of ot tho the winning club shall receive receive 2000 as his share sharo of ot the tte world series Aeries proceeds while the tho losers loser's In In- In end will wi amount to 1400 The total of ot those these sums Bums will 11 come from the usual 60 per c cent nt of ot the gate receipts for tor the first cut four tour games of the cerles The new arrangement ement however calls cals for tor a n further distribution of or the bal once anoe of ot this 60 per cent fund among tho the players er of ot the lie three clubs which finish the pennant race of ot both leagues respectively second third and fourth After the money apportioned to the prayers players of ot the two competing team I has his been deducted from the tho original i 60 per cent the residue will wil be divided upon the tho following basis To the players player of ot the tho National and American league clubs club finishing second In their respective pennant race race DO lO per cent cent to tho the third place clubs cubs 30 per por cent conti and ane to fourth place clubs cubs 20 per cent This new arrangement does not af- af ot feet tho tile club owners or the time national commission however for tho old rule rulo of at distribution still sUl prevails Of tho the 40 0 per pcr cent rot of f the gate receipts of Qt f the first four tour games the tho national commission commis sion slon will receive 10 per cent and nd the club owners 30 per cent After Ater four tour games have bec been staged the players cea cense cease e to participate In tho the distribution I and nd the national commission will wl re receive receive re- re 10 per cent and tile tho club chub owners SO 90 per cent The Tho winning and losing clubs are called caled upon however howe to to divide 25 per fer cent of ot their world series share sharo with ih the oth r soven seven clubs In lii their respective leagues The following tabulation shows the world series receipts and divisions of ot same tacit each year car since 1903 Clubs Clubs' V Players Players' Player Nati Nat Year Games Games Attendance Receipts share share 1903 8 OOOO corn com 1905 6 68 05 1906 6 2739 G. G 1907 5 1908 5 1013 1909 V 7 U 95 I 1910 12 1911 6 I 1912 V 8 s 3 1913 6 1821 1914 94 1916 1915 5 V 1916 5 13 1917 7 c I Totals so 33 Not Not played under n national comma rules I