Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1913 — PLAYERS GET TOO MUCH COIN [ARTICLE]

PLAYERS GET TOO MUCH COIN

Magnates Anxious to Revise Rules for Division of Gate Receipts of World’s Series. If certain baseball magnates have their way the rales governing thfe division of world’s series, receipts will be radically amended. It will be suggested that the money set aside for the players of the two contending teams in the world’s series be limited to a guarantee for each man instead of a percentage. No less a person than August Herrmann, chairman of the National baseball commission, favors a plan by which each member of the winning team in the world’s series will receive SI,OOO while each member of the losing team will get $750. This money, according to the Herrmann idea, will be deducted from 60 per cent, of the first four games, the balance to be distributed equally among the players of the other fourteen major league teams. If such an amendment should be adopted, .the world’s series would develop into a big benefit for all the major league players. It is also hinted that the national commission may find its 10 per cent, rakeoff reduced one-half. The commission’s share of the spoils has steadily increased each year until $50,000 was set aside after the recent struggle between the Giants and Red Sox. Several club owners insist that the commission’s portion should not exceed $25,000, in which event the balance could be split up Among the men who pay the salaries of all major league players. , The world’s series has grown to such enormous proportions that the impression prevails among baseball men that the players are getting *too much money. If the plan to curtail the shares of the teams taking part in the world’s series is adopted, it will be interesting to learn the attitude of the recently organized Baseball •• Payers’ Fraternity. The membership list includes nearly 300 major league players, all of whom would be glad to receive a piece of ■world series coin.