Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1918 — TAX COLLEGE ATHLETICS [ARTICLE]

TAX COLLEGE ATHLETICS

College athletics and big league baseball will have to contribute their share to the American war chest under the new revenue act. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Daniel C. Roper ruled that athletic contests come under the classification of “amusements” and persons buying tickets thereto will be required to pay a tax of 5 cents on a half-dollar or 10 cents on a dollar.