The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
BALL T0SSERS
WHO ARE RICH
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Many 0ld-Time Stars Saved
Money Playing Ball.
BIG SALARIES F0.. LEADERS
PRESENT DAY PLAYERS ARE
BETTER FINANCIERS.
BIG SALARIES TO-. LEADERS

Baseball does not unfit players who
follow the game for years for other bust
ness. There have been individual in
stances where baseball players who have
lost their usefulness at their chosen pro-
fession have gone wrong. or otherwise
have made failures in pursuits they may
have taken up.
But sny PLAYER who takes care OF him
I self and is not carried away by all the
glamour. excitement and herOics that
are bound 70 follow a successful ball
players career. has lust as much SHOW
for a successful after career IS those
who devote themselves exclusively 10
other pursuits of life.
There is one advantage. OF course.
and "A big one that professional ball
players are eXceilently paid during the
comparatively few years they are
able to play the game II they are SEN
si5e and thrifty. they Will have a nest
to get a new start in life that will pave
tho way for a successful professional or
business career after they leave the
diamond. Baseball - in fact, q stepping
stone for the wise and thrifty player.
More Business Than Pleasure.
The players OF today are a thrifticr lot
than those who played the game back in
the cighties-that is. the general run OF
! them. I'm the days Of Mike" Kelly the
boys were out for pleasure Now il
Is strictly business with the club owners,
managers and players There WAS more
I sentiment in the game in the old days.
and those players who were al all in
cIined 10 enjoy the pleasures or what Is
now called white-iight strenousness
were afforded plenty of opportunities.
There were II O'Clock rules in those
days the same as now. but they were
I lightly enforced. and with some FEW OF
the boys 1t meant il a. m. instead OF
But there were PLAYERS. too. in those
days who saved their money Jim
White. Hardy Richardson. Jack" Rowe
and Dan Brouthers. the Detroit Big
Four" had in those times the first dol
lar they ever made playing ball Hard
papers, they were called, and they were
for fair.
Men Who Are Wealthy.
The wealthiest old ball player is
without doubt AZ Spalding. the head
of A. c. Spalding & Brothers. the big
gest sporting goods house in thu world.
lie was the best pitcher Of his day
and has shown himself to be one OF the
most progressive and successful bust
ness men in the country
Of the Athletics Of Philadelphia. is an
other player who has gained great
wealth and success in mercantile life.
He is scarcely less wealthy than Al
George Wright. the most famous and
best shortstop OF Those days when
Spalding and Reach shone on the dia-
mond. is another player who has made
a grand success in business in Boston
Jim o Rourke IS playing ball today
and is 4 very rich man. His real estate
holdings in Bridgeport. Conn. are largo
and he practices law during the winter
john NJ. Wards career since he quit
playing ball for livelihood has been
phenomenaliy successful. He is one Of
New FORKS famous lawyers. and his eX-
tensive practice brings him in a large
income
Make Good Business Men.
'Dannie" Richardson is one Of f.
mfra's most successful business men,
he and his brother. who is mayor OF the
city. owning the biggest dry goods store
in the southern tier Dan BrOuthers
is one of Wappiuger Falls leading cit-
zens and one of its wealthiest. Dan
played with the Poughkeepsie club last
year and led the Hudson River league in
batting.
Roger Connor owns enough real estate
in Waterbury, Conn, 10 insure him a
big income as long as he lives. Buck
Ewing is well fixed in a suburb Of Gin
cinnad, and does not worry about his
winters coal There are lot more OF
tho Old-timers who have been SUCCESS
full. many more. in fact, than have
made failures in after lie.
OF the players of the present. a bigger
proportion are on the high road TO
wealth and prosperity when their bail
PLAYING days may be over.
Ned HaEion. the manager OF the
Brooklyns- can count his wealth Up 70
six figures. lie has real estate in Bal
umore, Pittsburg and Greater New York.
ana is also drawing an annual salary
Of $1,000 Nothing for him 10 worry
about except the Superbas.
Keeler's Big Roll.
Willie Keller has had a big salary
for decade and has saved his money.
HIS rent roll over in Brooklyn keeps
him from want Jack" Chesbro owns
farms, houses. diaries, hennery. and
game preserves Up around North Adams
Mass, and with his spit ball 10 fall back
uDon is likely TO increase his already
bis riches in punches before he quits
the @ame.
Clark GrifRh is a weT-to-do ranch
OWNER with Montana land enough IL il
was in New York CITY, 10 outrich the
Aston estate jim MCGUIRE lis said
owns pretty much all of Albion Mich
and is one OF the leading citizens Jim
has played ball for twenty-five years. and
since he got into the big leagues has
saved his money.
Frank Bowerman has LARGE farm
twenty miles from Detroit and has hia
lumber interests in Michigan Joe Nc
Ginnity ia interested in an iron found-v
out in South NcAllister Indian teTrifor,-
and IS well fixed. 'Sandow'' Merfes has
real estate in San Francisco and other
property in California.
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