Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1889 — WHAT BASE-BALL COSTS. [ARTICLE]

WHAT BASE-BALL COSTS.

RECEIPTS OF THE LEAGUE AND AMERIIAN ASSOCIATION. The Race for the Various Pennants—TVhat the Clubs of the League Are Doing on the Season’s Home-Stretch—Diamond Dust. [CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.] The race for the League championship grows in interest as the season draws to a close. New York and Boston are still running neck and neck, and no one can safely predict which will come out ahead. Chicago has showed a marked improvement in play during the pakt two weeks, and threatens to displace Philadelphia from third position, if, indeed, as “Old Anse" boasts he will, she does not give Boston and New York a tight rub for first place. The Philadelphia are in hard lines. They haven't a man to place in the box in whom they can put any feeling of security, and the rest of the team is not doing the sort of work t:iat permits of loose pitching. The poor “Babies' are having a serious run of bad luck, losing most ol their games by only one mn. Ihey couldn’t come down the list anv faster on a greased pole. Cleveland crowds are souring on them and seim not to care whether they hold filth place or the last. The Pittsburgs are close behind and are out for all they ••an get. Hauion’s manugement was all that was needed to put the Jonahs on their feet. The Indianapolis people continue to break out quite regularly and grab off a game here and there. Tho Washingtons, too, give an occasional black eye. but noue of their scraps seem to return them any benefit and they are as heavily anchored at the bottom of the list as ever.- The Western clubs have of late been showing tho best work and some radical changes in the leaguo standing may be very proporly watched for. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. The following tables show the standing of the clubs to date: NATIONAL LEAGUE. Played. Won. Lost. Perct. Bostons.. 98 63 85 .942 New Yorks .- 100 92 ;tfl .c,20 Philadelphlas 101 53 48 .524 Ckicagos ioti 65 51 .518 Clevelands 104 50 54 . 480 Pittsburgs 107 48 59 .448 Indianapolis 106 45 91 .424 Washingtons 98 34 64 .346 AMEIUOAN ASSOCIATION. _ ~ Played. Won. Lost. Per ct. Brooklyns 107 71 36 .663 St, Louis 108 71 37 .657 Baltiuiores 104 60 44 .576 Athletics 104 60 44 .676 Cincinnatls 109 68 51 .632 Kansas Cltys 107 43 64 .401 Columbus in 43 eg .887 Louisvilles 108 23 85 .212 WESTERN ASSOCIATION. „ , Played. Won. Lost. Per ct. Omahas 97 69 28 . 711 St. Pauls 100 62 38 .620 Minneapolis 98 49 49 .600 Sioux Citys 99 49 50 .494 Denvers 99 45 54 .454 St. Josephs 93 40 53 .480 MiP.vaukees 97 41 50 .422 Des Moines.... 95 34 61 .857 INTERSTATE LEAGUE. Played. Won. Lost. Per ct. Davenports 96 57 39 .593 Quincys 95 50 45 >626 Springfields 98 50 48 .510 Burlingtons 98 45 63 .459 Evans v111e5.... 99 43 66 .434 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. „ . Played. Won. Lost. Perct. Detroits 90 59 31 .655 Syracuse 96 68 38 .604 Rochester s 93 53 42 557 Torontos 92 47 15 .510 Toledos 89 44 45 494 Londons 93 43 50 .462 Buffalos 95 36 69 .378 Hamilton s 00 33 63 .343 MICHIGAN LEAGUE. _ , Played. Won. Lost. Per ct. Saginaws 73 44 29 . 602 Grand Rapids 75 41 34 546 Jacksons 71 38 33 !,585 Lansings 74 35 39 . 472 Kalamazoos 73 32 41 488 Grotnvilles 70 28 42 ‘.400 WHAT BASE BALL COSTS, The people of tho Leaguo cities will pay to the League clubs about $625,000 in gate money this season, divided as follows: Boston... $125,000 Pittsburg $ 60,000 New York 115,000 Cleveland 60,000 Chicago 90,(W0 Washington.... 52,000 Philadelphia .... 76,000 Indianapolis. .. 48,000 The clubs will receive about as follows: Boston *IIO,OOO Cleveland $ 64,000 New York 108,000 Pittsburg 64 000 Chicago 88,000 Washington 59,000 Philadelphia.... 77,000 Indianapolis..ss,ooo Boston, New York, and Chicago contribute to the support of the other clubs $15,-(-'OO. $7,000, and $2,000 respectively, Philadelphia, Pittsburg. Cleveland. Washington, and Indianapolis receiving respectively $2,000, $4,000, $4,000. $7,000, and $7,000 from Boston. Now York, and Chicago. The expenses and profits of the various clubs will bo about as follows:

„ . Expenses. Profits. Boston... $60,000 850,000 New York 00,000 48,000 Philadelphia 45,000 30,000 Cleveland 45,000 19,000 Pittsburgh 50,000 14,000 Washington 40,000 19,000 Indianapolis 45,000 10|000 The Association cities pay about as follows: Brooklyn 8100,000 Louisville $42,000 Phila. (Athletics) 85,000 St. Louis 60 000 Baltimore 06,000 Kansas Citv... 60 000 Columbus 53,000 J * Cincinnati 76,000 Total $542,000 The clubs of these cities will receive about as follows: Brooklyn $92,000 Cincinnati $75,000 Athletics 82,000 Louisville 43 000 Baltlmores 65,000 St. Louis 69 000 Columbus 66,000 Kansas City 60,000 The expenses and profits of the clubs will be about as follows: „ ~ Expenses. Profits. BfooWyn $55,000 $37,000 Athletics 50,000 35,000 Baltlmores 40,000 26,000 Columbus 40,000 16,000 Cincinnati 45,000 30 000 Louisville 35,000 7,000 St. Louis.. 40,000 29,000 Kansas City 40,000 20,000 Brooklyn. Philadelphia. Baltimore, and Cincinnati pay respectively more than their clubs receive 48.000, $3,000. SI,OOO, SI,OOO. Kansas City breaks even and Louisville receives SI,OOO, Columbus $3,000, and St. Louis $9,0J0 more than their cities pay. The Bostons. New Yorks, and Pittsburgs pay the highest salaries in the League; the Brooklyns, Athletics, and. Qtncinnatis the highest in the As6ociatiom..» [ iTfaft Chicagos, Indianapolis, and the lowest salaries in the Baltimores and Louisvilles the iowesjtl&the Association. ; ; DIAMOND DUST, f ' > Poor Cleveland. Twenty-one ganiefc lost by one run. Was thereover sucharuifot luck against a club ? The friends of the St. Louis Browns are raising a purse of $5,000 to bo presented to the team if it wins the Association pennant. Should Boston and Brooklyn win the pennants of the League and Association respectively, it will emphasize the power of boodle in base-ball. The hopeless breakdown of Peter Conway takes from base-ball one of the best pitchers ever in it, and conveys to its exponents a warning to correct their habits. The Washington management have made arrangements with the Bostons to play a series of six games In Washington during the triennial concl-v* of the Knichts Templars In October *