The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-10
SPORTING news.
Ball Players Sign Fast In the
Fierce War Now On.
Most Of the Men Appear Located
for Next Year.
SOME SALARIES PAID.
Matthewson Will Receive Some
thing Like $4,000.
Napoleon Lajoie Goes to McGraw
for q Cool 1000.

New YORK, Sept. 1U.-SnoulO ali Tue
tales industriously spread by the pipe
artists east and west be OF the verac-
ious pattern, there would hardly be q
player of any value in either big league
who is not under at least two obliga-
lions for next season. The salaries to
be paid next year are of the most gil
gantic size, according to these pipers,
and such a thing as an $4,000 wad for
one years work is really nothing. II
the stem stories are reliable.
A glance over the ranks of the men
in the two leagues sizes up in about
this fashion:
Some American League man will pay
Billy Lauder 81, GOO, George Smith $500
and Frank Bowerman $4,000.
Philadelphia-Bill Douglass will re-
ceive $500 from McAleer.
Pittsburg-Tannehill will draw $4,000
from COIniskey. CheSbro will haul In
Sc, 900 from some American lobster. Har-
ry Smith will yank $4,000 from some
Davis pay will be $500. Honus Wag-
ner is to play with St Louis. Detroit
and three or four others. and his salar-
les will range from $4,000 to $7174.
Bransfield is to get $4,000. Leach's pay
in the younger league will be $4,000.
Conroy will get 81. 200. O'Connor is to
receive $500 and $500 on the side.
st. Loufs-Patsy Donovan will man.
age an American League team for $5.-
600. Paul Kruger is to get $4,000 If the
insanity courts don't get the man who
offered it. Detroit is to pay Jack Ryan
$1,000
mont is to get $4,000 from WASHINGTON.
Fred Tenney will draw $4,000 from De-
troit. Vic Willis can have $500 from
either of two American clubs. and
big bonus for signing.
Brooklyn-Willie Keller can have
captaincy and $4,000 from a. couple OF
American clubs.
Chicago-Jocko Menefee can get 1921
from Tom LOTUS. Joe Tinker is to
fill in his American League contract at
his own figures.
CineinnatESam Crawford will get
$500 and $1,000 bonus from Detroit-if
he goes back on the contract he has
just signed with the Reds
New York-Christy Matthewson will
get 5000 from the St.aLouis Browns.
Baltimore-Jimmy Williams will play
with three National League teams at
$4,000 a throw.
Boston-Jimmy Collins will jump to
Frank Selee for Sc. 500. Ferris and Par
ent will go to Cincinnati for $4,000
apiece. Warner will return to New York
for So, 500.
Brooklyn for $4,000. Sandscow Mertes
goes to McGraw for $4,000 Isbell will
be taken by some National goat for
1890. Tom DAILY goes back to Brook
lyn for $4,000. which viii be fully iusti-
fed by his POI batting record. Eddie
MacFarland will go back toPhiladelphia
for $4,000. Wiley Platt has already
hooked the Boston triumvirs for 81. 300
CIeveland-Bi1ly Bradley will hop
back to Chicago for S. 600. Napoleon La
joie goes to McGraW for $4,000 and the
Polo Ground fence. Flick hops to two
National teams for $4.0e0 each. McCar-
thy returns to Chicago for So. 800.
Gochnaur joins Brooklyn for So 100 Earl
Moore HES him to the Reds for So. 500.
Wright and Joss chase to Brooklyn
$4,000 each
Detroit-Jimmy Barrett joins four
clubs; $4,500 gets him. Norman Fiber
field will take down the same amount
from New York. Bue1ow will hook
McGraw for 3.000 Jim Mcclure re-
turns to Brooklyn for So, 000 Some fool
manager takes Jimmy c. Lev for 3d.
600.
delphia-Harry Davis goes Polo
grounding for $3.50. Lave Cross goes
to Rogers-$5, 900. Ditto Monte Cross
81, 000 Plank will hop for 3,20O RUDE
Waddell has agreed to play with Brook
lyn, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, New
York, Philadelphia, st. Louis and Cum
berland Gap: his salary will be $4,000.
and he is not to be required to pitch.
ST. Louis-Forty-six thousand takes
Burkett to New York Heidrick goes
the same way for IS, 000 Anderson goes
with both Boston and Brooklyn for 3d.
900. Wallace will play left-handed in
one town and right-footed in another
600 in each place. Frank DOnahue Is
to get 81, 500 from Rogers.
neutrality-suspicious. joins McGraw
for $4,000 and an egg with each one.
Coughlin joins New York for 81, 900 Bill
Clarke will be tempted for 1900. The
Reds will pay Wyatt Lee $4,000.