The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
RECEIVE LARGER PAY
Baseball Players Salaries
Double in Ten Years.
WAGNER RECEIVING $4,000
Jimmie Collins the Only Player Ten
Years Ago TO Receive $4,000, He
Being Highest Paid Baseball PIny-
err at that Date-Then Kingpin OF
the Boston Outfit.

Probably nothing better illustrates
the advancement % baseball than the
manner in which salaries have in
creased in the major leagues, and, COM
paratively in the Southern and all other
minor circuits
Ten years ago, for instance, no player
in the world was receiving more than
$500. and but one. Jimmy Collins. then
the kingpin OF the Boston OUTFIT, drew
that amount. Had some one then
prophesied that within & decade Honus
Wagner would be receiving a 1890 in
crease in salary. the eltizens would have
raised a collection to send the prophet to
the bug house"
The following table of star players
Of the teams OF the American and Ma
tionak leagues viii illustrate what we
are attempting TO talk about and will
serve to show, too, how players. within
that time have been switched about al
the will of the masters
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
BostoH-stshi. $780, cnger. $50; Young. 5000:
Collins. $500.
BaItimoys-Donir, 1850; Williams. $500; McGiu-
ciicsso~Joues. 500; Mertes. $50; Griffith.
5000; Callahan S. 800; ". Sullivan. $500.
cleyeland-soott, 800; Bradley, $500; Mccarthy,
$500
DetrOit-Gleasou. 200. Barrett. 500.
Milwaukee-GarEin. 3 so; HaWley. 500
Philadelphia-l.ajoie sio0o Cross, 500; Fraser,
$3.50; Bernhard. $3.50.
Washington Csuick, s2.7oo; Mercer. $500.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston-Long S.@9; DemontTeTille. Sz.4oo; Tenney
and Lowe. $780, Dneen, $50; Nichols. 2.7Oo:
Willis. 500.
Brooklyn7Kelley Keeier. ysbeckaTd Dahlen. Far
rel, Mcclure. MeJames, sec; Hughes 800.
Chicago-Doyle. ESQ; Mccormick. $3.50.
Cinclnnati-HsTley. $500 and bonus; Beckley.
81 400 Rusie s. go
New York-Davis. 500; Buelou. $50
Philadelphia s2s50; Douglass, $500;
Thomas. 2.7O0 Flick. $500: Delehanty. SE0.
fittshurg-Clark. $50; Wagner, $3.50
ST. Louis-Burkett $40; Heidriek, Wallace and
DonoTan, ESQ; Psdden. 900.
Nap DaJoie, then a member of the
Athletics. drawing only $500. is now con-
sidered so valuable by his Cleveland own
ers that his life is insured for Se0,0O0
Cross and Fraser, others Of that aggrega-
ton. nave drifted into the minors. Cross
played In the South some years ago and
Fraser has been oUtlawed because he
has persistently refused TO report TO New
Orleans. Bill Bernhard, now Nashville's
manager, was then star twirler OF the
McGillicnddy tribe and drew s2519 more
than he now receives, Il is probable
OF the stars Of the Boston Americans,
Stahl is dead. Young and Criger COM
posed the star battery Of that period,
and both are still in the majors, though
81.
no longer heralded as the highest priced
baseball player in America. and his name
is seldom on the tongue OF fandOm.
Mike Donlln, then with Baltimore at
a salary OF $3.50, is in vaudeville and has
made worlds OF money. MeGnnity. the
managing a club in the Eastern league
Newark-and pitching excellently.
Barrett star outfelder. was offered
to Montgomery some seasons ago and
never reported He is in the minors.
Bradley is still with Cleveland, though
his salary is much larger than $500
Demontreville, then with Boston, Of the
National league. drew $2.4ca He is now
with New Orleans. OF the Southern
league. Dineen. of the Boston club. IS
now an umpire.
Kelley, then of Brooklyn, later manager
of Cincinnati, is now manager OF the
Toronto team. MCGUIRE, Of the same
team, Is managing Cleveland, but is
too old to catch Keller, considered
the most expert batsman in the world,
has been released by New York, but viii
probably get in the game again, as sew
eral major clubs are after him. He is
very wealthy in real estate and business
houses in New York and Brooklyn.
Amos Rusie. then one Of the greatest
pitchers who ever stood upon a mound,
is out of baseball, as is Jake Beckley,
both of whom were with Cincinnati
Davis. Connie Mack's field general last
season, was then s3,0o0 star with New
York Bill Douglas. who played with
Little Rock and Birmingham of this
league. was then catching for Phila-
delphia, along with Thomas, McFar-
land, Delehanty. and Elmer Flick. the
latter now being with Cleveland of the
American league.
Ten years ago Pittsburg had two stars,
Clarke and Wagner. the former drawing
50, coo and the latter S2S00 Now Clarke
is managing the world champions Of
Pittsbarg and drawing so much money
that no adding machine can figure the
amount Wagner. in the world series
last fall. established himself as the great
est living exponent of the game. He is
now receiving $4,000 for his seasons
work.
1t causes one TO wonder what the in
crease in another decade viii be. Ten
years from nows viii $4,000 be the aver
age and $4,000 the limit? If top price
marks have been reached, then the step
VIII be backward. No one believes base
ball is at the turning point of its popu-
larity.