The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-31
mo WOLF AT
KINGS DOOR
Catcher Worth Nearly
100000.
HAS SAVED HIS SALARY
Now Has $4,000 Tied Up In
Billiard Halls.
The Star Catcher Says That He CsA
Well Afford to Keep Away from
the Diamond and. Tend
to Business.

John G.. King, worlds champion,
gives as his principal reason for quit
ting baseball that he is worth $4,000,
and with that amount Of money to turn
over in investments. he can afford to
watch baseball games from the grand
stand II necessary, and keep the vol
at safe distance from the kitchen
door, says special from Kansas City.
II the Cub catcher sticks to his de-
termination and emulates Fielder Jones,
Of the Sox. he Will be one Of the mighty
few men who have retired from base
league. More. retire when their big
league days are over and they are re-
leased or traded to the minors. but
only occasionally does n man deliber.
ateiy step out of the spotlight before
he Is, crowded OUT
John not only says be is worth In
the netghborhood of 100000, but gives
the Details and SAYS he has made 1t
last six years he has averaged to save
$4,000 a year from his baseball salary.
There's sum Of $4,000 in savings
from six years of national pastiming.
lard halls in this city. and he says that
in the last three, years he has made
at least $4,000 In the billiard business.
Killing Estimates HIS wealth.
acre tract of ground. just outside the
city limits here. He paid 5000 for the
tract. Today the city Ia figuring on
extending the limits beyond Kings
acres at $4,000. He has other real
estate which he values at $1,000. Here's
table that King himself arranged:
Billiard halls. ....$60.000
other city real estate. -. ...... 5000
Total. ........... .,ss. 900.
King has been seriously considering
~. g. Asfy
since his return from the last worlds
series. Several months ago King
leased the second, third, fourth and
nth floors of the Houston building on
mess district. He sunk lot OF money
IN improvements and put in billiard
hall on. the second floor He has the
figures to show that. the rent from the
give him the billiard hall rent free and
$50 a month to boot. King has work.
ed up an excellent billiard business IN
which he figures he will make $4,000
King has decided to. cut out the base
ball He desires to stay here. keep
his trade going in the summer, ana
watch the shekels come in.
Last Christmas Killing began serious
ly to figure on remaining here. In let
tiers to Johnny Evers and Steinfeidt he
said he probably had Winged his last
pill to them. Last Saturday John
with professional baseball II the pro-
posed city league is organized Killing
will captain the Missouri Athletic Club
nine. Sunday ball will be played. John
will catch and he says he has hank
ering desire to do some pitching. So
Kansas city fans may have the oppor-
tunity to see one of the greatest back
stops in the history OF baseball in a
new position-on the rubber. John
says he has a lot of fancy shoots.
Asked II he thought the Cubs could
win the remnant without him. John
said:
Sure they can They can get along
without me. Moran Is a grand catch
err. But I have commended all the time
that the Giants will have a great
chance for the next pennant That ST.
Louis deal strengthened MrGraws team
and, with me in the game or out of It,
the Giants will be hard to beat this
year"