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Athletics At Coe For Past Year Cost$4,000 While Total Receipts Were $3,500Nets, tapes, etc., tor » courtsIN connection with the annual meet- } ing of the Coe College Atheletic j‘ association'this week, some interesting figures came out In trie treasurer's report. . Jt shows the tota* cost of- athletics »r the. calendar year 1918 was .about 54,000. while the total receipts were only 53.500, leaving -a deficit 01 $500. V/hexi it is noted that over $1,500 of this 54.000 was paid to ihe sUteen visiting athletic teams and that' extensive- sections ot new .bleachers were, erected on .Coe field, this , figure* is, hy no means large :ur utn-letlcs maintained on- a scale whic brought Coe two state championships,dUTheS summarized report of the ^treasurer for the year-. 1913, together with his estimate of .the 'budget, needed for. thl firrt half‘of- 1914,-is S'ven below. Cedar RoDlds has now reached the ndint when as modest • a - budget as that of- Coe's athletic expenditures should easily ho met by the normal gate receipts, frnm year to year. For fnRfnnce th$ state- track meet an-Ma 15 estimated to cost 5350 : should homore ihan tnifen caro of by the g? ercoelpts on-that day. If Cedar Rapids can not turn ouf 1-000 people- for-a* event as bljr as this -it Is very likely next year .to-so either to Simpson or Cornell.. • . ■ • \ .CknyaR Fence N, G-• Of course--with the coming of theAthletic stadium which it is hoped will not be ions delayed, the gate receipts tor athletic events will be materially increased and the cost o£ up-keep of grounds greatly diminished It is os-tLmatori that -fully 1,000 people broke through the flimsy canvas fence at thetlmft of the. Cornell, game’lost fall, after the pollccvwere called down town bv ’the . Lyman building disaster. At■ _ . - . x ' _ . _ _ ^ a «i rtT i H at* aa T17 A 3 1 J f Iup-keep Is caused by the can* as frncc and the fact -that when it is down the track and field are crossed in all kinds of weather by scores Of pedestrians and vehicles of all sorts*The basketball attendance during this present season Is averaging twice aa wcil as usual, so it Is evident .the increased football attendance lost tan was not merely an accident. The ’Phonic of CedAr Rapids are waking up to , --college athletics and with the dedica-, lion of an adequate athletic Hold such as the sladiurni Coe athletics will ha\c no further financial shipwrecks.THE TREASURER’S REPORT.Following is a summary of the treasurer’s report from January 6. 10IB, to January 3, 1014:RECEIPTS.Student Athletic fees .• Special student 3ubs .... i Olympic games lectures [Rent of high 'school .....• Basketball games lt;5)-...| Baseball games (4)Track meet: CD .........Football (4 games) .v.Chautauqua (damages) ,Athletic goods sold.....Basketball gurries away Baseball games away ..Track 'meets (2 duals) -•Football games away ...Annuals ..........71 1940n192 74 37 396 70 667 22 9♦ # ► «On hand Unpaid bibs -• Bills receivabler r r51,24950p■ 64.00• 35002500 !638r |23404201,77571• i r•00■ 20 OS273227■40, ■ -670004'.'59an;oo53,47,2 4283.414;*o5 * 5797$ .64X23' 142^7State meetDes Moines meet ..........Football guarantee (i ......Freshman football (2) ......Officials for year . - - .....Medical •,-**,...♦ ..........Football comp. ...... *■.....Work, d ravage, mtg.* etc .....-■Publicity (advt.h tel.......... 2Equipment'for teamsMaterial * * -.......Interest..............*..... . ~Mcda.la. and Cups .... *Scouting rival teams lt;Miscellaneous ...........* • • •__3,41-1 45Four hundred dollars of unpaid bills is for football uniforms, shoes, etc.,.tor 60'men and should eventually be added to the Item, $667 for equipment ofteams. _ . _Estimated budget for remainderschool year 1913-14:Basketball— wGuarantees for » games sOfficials for 5 games......Equipment for team ......* 2 14Gil96filSO21106310322530S555175nonoofooooool2aseba.il-—Guarantees for o games. Umpires for 0 games ..* Equipment-for team ...$or..— t v5 0020025150000000s 375 00Deficiti i i r■EXPENDITURES..3 498'26ir.o35025175onoooo00Track athletic*—• Guarantees far 2 dual meets-5Iowa state meet ...........Officials for meets .,......Equipment for team *; s 700 00Work on diamond, track, tennis courts, bleachers, fenceetc .... ...................*rrlntin* andIh ,‘T vi*rt I fti M17200-00 T P.A f\f\$ 100 00Miscellaneous—Medals, etc., for home meet. $ 100 00 Telephone, telegraph, etc... to w Incidentals, hdwr,, lumber,Ume, Int., etc. -i*j 00Grand total ........■ VThe usual amount expended for track athletics Jw doubled by the coming to Cedar Rapids of -the state track meet, formorly held at Grinned,Athletic Honors Awarded,At this annual meeting- the recommendations of the athletic board were adopted and the following athletichonors awarded:VarSltv C for flnst year service. Basketball mS, Bailey, Shlpton,Gustafson. .Baseball 1513. Don JNewland, Park, Padfel, Skein, Dunlap, Bcnbo'w. -Track 1913,-Mac Auley, Bailey, Pesch-an, Park, Knapp, Lighter, McGuin. Tennis 1913, Bert Aston.Football 1513. Poschan. Skein, -Tack-son. Dunlap. Lighter; Knapp, Park,Novak. Krensky*Varsity '‘monogram,” Given for second year sendee.* Basketball, Aston, Stookcy, Vennk, Baseball, E. Newland, Shipton, Jack-son.. Track. Francis Smith.Tennis. Roberts.Football, Bailey. Swanson, Thomas.^Varsity sweater with service stripes for third year service.Basketball Aston. .Track. Balcar, Veiink; West.Football, Roberts, West, Needles. Captain's star below service stripeson sweater,Traci;, Captain Balcar,Football, Captain Needle.-,.. Girls honors, special six-inch c.For basketball; Agnes McGcachy, Louise Beyers.Indoor meet, Go.dtc Armstrong, M«r-*vol Miller. ,,Special varsity • sweater for master on recommendation of studentvonrs nf service *ri this
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The Evening Gazette
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