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Columbia Athletics Lost $1300

The Columbia Football team of last year, the first since 1905, made a profit of $500 in its initial season, while nearly all the other sports suffered deficits. The rifle team made $10.50. Baseball lost $792.06. Basketball lost $49.09. The crew lost $4,388. The track deficit was $1,499.94. The other teams and their deficits follow: swimming, $182.52; wrestling, $613.02; hockey, $225.86; soccer, $386.27; tennis, $444.99; fencing, $482.22; handball, $37.50. The freshman football eleven suffered a deficit of $224.80 and the other freshman teams combined lost $3.43. Total receipts for the year were $45,056.78, as against disbursements of $46,388.15. The total football receipts were over $16,000, but the expenses were heavy because of the initial expenses of the new South Field stands.

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