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Show EXPENSES FOR IDLE CLUBS While There Will Be No Playing Next Year, Magnates Must Pay Rent and Other Debts. No attempt will be made to reopen big league parks next year. Although there will be no major league baseball next year, the magnates mag-nates must keep on paying rent and debts. The former Federal league backers have claims of nearly $60,000 that must be settled in 1919. The - owners of the Giants will have to pay SSO.OOO for the Polo grounds in re-t and taxes, together with overhead charges on the plant. All of the other clubs face heavy expenditures. It Is estimated that within the next twelve months the big leagues will hand over nearly $700,000 to their creditors, with nothing coming in at the box office. |