Evening star., 1901-05-30

| that the player ts no longer the so-called
| under dog" sa3s'Chas. F. Matthewson In
the New York Telegraph Indeed. the de-
c!sion in the Lajoie case practically shows
that a players contract Is not worth the
paper it is drawn upon, and, now that the
men are aware that they can desert a club
without becoming involved in legal COM
plcations, there may be some trouble.
1t is the high Salaries that the player IS
now enjoying. however, that will act as q
Salve for some Of those who may have
grievance. Not since 1890 have players re-
ceived so much remuneration for their ser
vices as now. The salary limit of the
league is 81, 4OOii This has never been ad-
hered to, Up to this year. however a club
rarely went above the $1,000 mark At the
present time there are players in the Ma
tional League and in the rival organiza-
ton who are receiving as much as 5000.
In Boston. for instance, Dineen who last
year received So. 400. compelled the club to
make a contract calling for 1900. This Is
the amount he was offered by the rival
league club. and to hold him A H. Soden
and his partners had to raise his salary to
that limit. Colonel Rogers, who was so
badly shocked by decision of the court
In his suit against Lajoie. is now justified
In saying that ther no longer is any money
in base ball for the promoter. He had
hard opposition to overcome to hold his
team from deserting to the rival league.
Three of his men are receiving nearly So 500
for their services.
Cincinnati-Corcoran. 81, 600; Rusie, 50, 800;
Phillips, So 400: Peitz. $2.4OO; Beckley,
s., 400; Harley, 81, 400.
Boston-Long, $1,000: Dineen. $4,000:
Nichols S., 600: Willis $4,000
Brooklyn-kelley, Keeler. Sheckard, Dah-
len. Farrell, Mcclure and McJames. 5000
each
Chicago-Doyle. $1,000; Mccormick, s2soo
New York-Davis. $500; Buelow. 50 500.
In atTNhj In % ri Il N. rrl.e.
$4,000; Thomas. $2.700; Flick, S., 900; Dele
hanty $500.
Observation-Disclosures, $500: Clarke. $1,000
ST. Louis-Burkett 1920; Heidrick,
S2,SO; Wallace, $500: Donovan, So, 800.
American League.
Boston-Stahl $500; Young. 81. 600: Col
Inns. 5000.
$1,000; McGinnity, $4,000.
Chicago-Griffith $4,000 Callahan, $780,
Cleveland-Scott. 81, 700; Bradley, 81, 900;
Mccarthy, So, 500.
Detroit-Barrett, S.. 900.
Milwaukee-Garvin. So, 800: Hawley So 900.
Observation-Disclosures. $1,000: Cross, $4,000
Washington-Carrick $3,100; Mercer,
$500.
Ready for COrneIPs Carnival.
Ithaca is all ready for today's athletic
carnival and the stores of the city are
elaborately decorated in the coiors Of
Princeton, Columbia, Pennsylvania and
Cornell. The festivities began last even
ing with regatta concert by the Cornell
musical clubs. which opened with the songs
OF the three universities Members of the
three crews and of the Princeton and Cor
nell crack teams occupied a section of the
house. The musical program was freely
interspersed with college yells, The town
is full of alumni and large bodies of root
ers' from New York, Princeton and PhiIa-
delphia.
Cornell expects to be victorious in both
the track meet with Princeton and the an
nual second varsity race with PennSylVa-
mia and Columbia. Cornell was ONLY
point behlnd princeton in the recent inter-
collegiate contest, and suffered hard luck
in several contests. The boat race victory
Is more OF hope than certainty. al
though Courtney seems to be confident
that his youngsters will be in the lead at
the end of the two-mile course along the
east shore of Cayuga lake. The two-mile
race is great favorite with the old coach
ana all OF the men have been carefully
trained for it. The visiting coaches are
well pleased with the condition of their
men and confident of victory. Every seat
IN forty-car observation train has been
sold, and all of .the. steamers on the lake
nave been engaged to follow the shells.
Automobile Race in France.
The contestants in the Paris Bordeaux
and James Gordon Bennett cup automobile
races star ed about o'clock yesterday
morning from Paris. There were only three
for bn Peppett Cborron