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v THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1914 EVENING
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NI3W YOIIK, Oct. 7. No clcnror
or inure nosltlvo Illustration of the
extraordinary Interest taken by tho
nubile In the annual world's cliam
1)IohhIiI) scries of busobnll Ramos
ran bit desired than that furnished
by a glance at the financial results,
a statement of which Is officially
announced at tho ond of each post
season competition for the coveted
t'tlo and flnK. Through tho box
offlco Its popularity ran easily be
moastirod. Compared with the mon
i;io returns at the Initial series In
1 SSI thn enormous crowds register
ed by the clicking turnstles show
that by limps and bounds the at
tendance In recent years Iioh assum
ed by the clicking turnstiles show
there Is no telling what it may
amount to In years to come.
The first championship games be
tween the Providonco "Grays" and
the Metropolitans may luivo been
only lightly attended and thoro Is
nothing on record to show what
tho receipts nmountcd to for the
three games then played, as I'rov
ldonco won threo straight. Tho fol
lowing year, howovor, when soven
games wore played In four differ
ent cities, Chicago, St. Louis, Pitts
burgh mid Cincinnati, tho financial
result wuh about $2000. That year
tho fight was a hot one between
tho Chicago Nationals and the Amor
lean Association Club of St. Louis,
and one can hardly Imagine what
would be tho yield now if such a
series were possible ovor a similar
circuit.
Of courso, In those day Rcatn in
the bleachers could bo had for "two
bits" and the best scats In the
grand stand brought tho top price
of half a dollar. Kvnn nt those
rates there could not have been
much enthusiasm Judging from the
results. Today, howovor, prim
have soared so that a single ad
mission costs a dollar, or rather
that Is tho face valuo of the little
cardboard and tho holder of one
of theno is considered lucky If it
has not cost him moro than thrice
that amount.
ICaeh of tho winning players on
the winning sldo In l!to:t, tho first
year that tho series was played un
dor tho conditions which now pre
vail, received 1,:ilG.2r and each of
the losing playors got $1182. In
1!12 tho Hoston winner received
$4,022 each and tho New York
losers wero handed ?2,rUG each
Last year each player of the Ath
letics got a winning portion of
$:i,2lfi.:!G and tho losing sharo for
each Now York pluyor was $2,104.22
Tho basis upon which tho world's
series receipts aro divided is as
follows, Tho National Commission
gets ton per cent of tho receipts
of each and ovory game. Tho play
ors of tho two competing clubs ro
celvo CO por cent of tho remaining
00 per cent of tho first four games
played. Tho sum Is divided CO por
cent to tho winners and 40 por cent
to tho losers. Tho remaining 40
per cent of tho 00 per cent of the
first four games goes to tho club
owners. Ninety per cent of tho re
ceipts of every gamo nftor tho first
four becomes tho property of tho
stockholders of tho two contesting
clubs.
baseball. Ho stands flvo foot, ton
'ind one-half inches nnd weighs
ilioiit 170 poun Is. Last yeor ho
.ook part In omy one of the five
sanies played for tho championship.
Schang, on whom most of tho
work behind the bat devolved In tho
Athletlcs-Olants' series n year ago
boro the brunt of the work through
out this year's Atnerlicn Lenguo soa
son. Last year he ought In four
of tho flvo games played In tho
world's series and may do tho larg
er share again in tho coming con
tests. IIo Is twenty-four years old,
Is fivo feet, nlno Inches tall and
weighs 180 pounds. Ills experience
In major league baBoball dates back
Just four years. Ira ThomaB, tho
veteran catcher, Is another on whom
Manager Mack could call in caxo
Year. Attendance.
Recolpts.
Clubs'
Share.
Players'
Sharo.
National
Com.
mon .... 100,420 '
190R .... 01,72.1'
100(1 .... 00,84 r.
1007 .... 78,0158
t008 .... 02,2.12 '
1000 .... 140,205 ?!
1010 .... 124,222
1011 .... 170,851 .,
1012 .... 251,001
1013 .... 150,002
50,000
08,405
100,550
101,728
04,070
188,302
17.1,080
.142,104
400,440
325,080
$ 17,388
34,170
02,403
30,022
.10,303
102,547
77,510
18,0,217
203,832
70,100
$ .12,012
27,304
33,402
54,033
40,115
00,025
70,072
127,011
147,572
135,204
0,841
10,055
10,173
0,408
18,8.10
17,308
31,030
40,045
32,407
Totals
.l,2S4,i58 $1,042,534 $023,251 $751,200 $188,073
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NBW YORK, Oct. 7.1n all likeli
hood only four mon will bo called
upon to work at tho receiving ends
of the batteries during tho world's
championship Hcrlcs between tho
Philadelphia Athletics nnd Hoston
Vntlonals. Each club will undoubt
edly depend upon tho two catchers
A'ho have given such n good ac-
ount of thomsolvcs nil through tho
ilaylng season. Thoy will tnke au
important part In tho struggle for
jb soon as a catcher dons tho mitt
ind mask of his calling in a contest
'io UBsumes an Imtuonso amount of
responsibility. In fact there Is no
telling how many of tho games are
directed from bohlnd tho pinto. In
addition to exchanging signals with
tho pitcher as to tho weakness or
dtrongth o'r tho batters, he has to
bo a quick thinker, kooh sighted, al
ways alert nnd Invariably accurate
n throwing to head off tho boRo
pilferers.
In thin deportment Connlo Mack
Is probably tho moro -Mrtunnto In
having Lapp nnd Schang, both of
whom huvo had previous oxporlonco
In world's championship games.
Lnpp played In tho 1010, 1911 nnd
1013 games, each tlmo on tho win
ning sldo nnd this will bo (lib fourth
tlmo his services will bo .needed for
tho retention of the flag In Phlln
lelphla. Although only thirty years
old, Lnpp has had a lot of oxpor
Jonro during tho nine years lib has
been identified with professions
of accident to either of tho two men
tioned, but ho has not been In tho
gamo much during the past sea
son and It Is not likely that his ser
vices will be needed. Tho Athletics
also have a fourth catcher In Mo
Avoy, Into of tho Ilaltlmoro Inter
national League team, but It Is not
at nil probable that ho will bo called
upon to go behind tho bat against
tho DravoB,
Manager Stalllngs has two very
reliable receivers In dowdy and
Whaling, both of whom havo been
wonderfully successful this yast sea
son. Doth aro young men nnd each
has been Identified with professional
baseball for flvo years. Tho suc
cess of tho team, phenomenal as It
was, in lauding tho National Lenguo
ponnnnt this year, speaks volumes
for tho work of the batteries and
tho catchers naturally aro not to bo
overlooked for tho parts they played
so woll In bringing about the unlock
ed for victory.
dowdy, who did tho lion's share
I of catching for tho Hrnves during
the season, stands one Inch over
utv tnni nnil wnfrrliu 107 tiniimla
n . v . .' Ttu.f.lf a ' 'UH .11.1.
Whaling, who Is twonty-flvo yeniH
old, Just ono yenr older than dowdy,,
also Is u six-footer and weighs 188
pounds.
Tho season's records of tho Ath
lootlcfi and nrnves' catchers, ns coin-piled-from
unofficial figures, is ns
follows:
Plilliidelplilu AtliletlcH
Namos O. P.O. A. K. P.C. Hat.
Schang ...05 470 15G 20 .950 .208
Lapp ....50 283 82 10 .073 .214
Hoston Ilmvew.
Nnmo a. P.O. A. K. P.C. Hat.
dowdy ...94 435 155 12 .079 .238
Whaling ..50 249 80 C .082 .2fi
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