Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 265, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1918 — EXPENSES FOR IDLE CLUBS [ARTICLE]

EXPENSES FOR IDLE CLUBS

While There Will Be No Playing Next i Year, Magnates Must Pay Rent and Other Debt*. No attempt will be made to reopen big league parks next year. Although there will be no major league baseball next year, toe magnates mast keep on paying rent and debts. .The Federal ' league backers have claims of nearly $60,000 that must be settled in 1919. The owners of the Giants will have to pay SBO,OOO for the Polo grounds In rent and taxes, together with overhead charges on toe plant. All of toe other clubs face heavy expenditures. It Is estimated that within the next twelve months the big leagues will hand over nearly $700,000 to their creditors, with nothing coming In at the box office.