Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1911 — Small Fortunes Made by Ball Players In World’s Series Games. [ARTICLE]

Small Fortunes Made by Ball Players In World’s Series Games.

The attendance and cash receipts of the series just closed break all previous records. The attendance for the six games shows a total of 179,851; receipts, $342,364.30; each club's share, $90,108.32; commission’s share, $34,236.43; Athletics’ share (four games), $76,746.36; each Ath'letic’s share, $3,654.59; Giants’ share (four games), $51,164.24; each Giants share, $2,436.39. Previous records show that in the Pirates-Tigers series in 1909 (seven games), the attendance was 145,295; receipts, $188,302.50; each winning player, $1,274.76; each club owner, $51,272.67. In the AthleticsCubs, series in. 1910 (five the attendance totaled 124,222; receipts, $173,980.00; each winning player, |s,062.79; each losing player, $1,376.16; each club owner, $38,755.03.