| Show onn r F 1 5 WHERE BASEBALL DID NOT PAY 00 h Boo h JiJu u IJu At Al the tho national commission meeting In itt Cincinnati Dan Johnson president of ot tho the American league leogue ad nd admitted that time the Detroit club last year ear lost This statement started other magnates to talking I am nm RIM glad says sas President Trunk Frank Do Dolinac HasH linac HobIn lion of ot the time St Bt Louis club that linn thin Johnson JohnRon had tho the to toll tho time truth about tho baseball situ situation situation when whon ho confessed that Detroit lost tOlt money I wilt will go ITO further than thon that and An say nay Sll that not moro more than three clubs In Jnnny any of If the tho big leagues made any money last Inet season Keu On The Thu three National league clubs that mudo money On are arc New Now York Chicago Cin Cincinnati Cincinnati Cm Col Dreyfuss mudo nothing In PIttsburg I have his hili word for tor that hint And It Is U n I certainty that St fit Louis Brooklyn Boston DOli Ion and anel Philadelphia had imi no profit I dont know Just how tho the Ameri Amori American can cnn tongue clubs fared but I know that I X nm ani safe In alnE that not more than three o of them hem quit to time tha good In a 11 financial WilY why last year The has been under thu lie Im Impression too long that clubs are arc gold mines lumen when In fact act hero thero Is in Ismore snore more money lOoney lost lont at tho time sport than ever everns ns made nt It It I what I i Im m talking about for tor In the time 18 IS yeat onis OAI I t havo have been a II club owner onor I how have made mado In just Juat two seasons Excessive lo salaries tire lire tho the cause of or the losses nt at I am armi paying for lor I i IJ U U U U LI inra a n ton in so no tar far no os tho the salarIes of ot my met arc nrc concerned limit hut Iain Ituim not getting gat tin bait baitIn In return Until there IH is nn en adjust adjustment ment of oC tho tue salary question baseball will bo be n II I hazardous Investment for any person Then felt called upon to add I tho tIle following Ban Ihan Johnson Is in absolutely absolutely right In lila bin portrayal of condi conditions but ho lie Is also a 80 responsible for Cor those conditions |
