The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26

"A penny saved is penny earned.
in the parlance of the wise man. and
baseball affords one road to riches for
the thrifty, Industrious diamond star.
Some have amassed fortunes of colos-
sal proportions during years OF sue
cess in the big and little leagues. and
many acting at the instance OF warm
friends daily in touch with the goinss
and comings of the financial world
have doubled and tripled tehse savings.
Others, taking lone whirl at some
good thing, have struck 1t rich
Chances for accommodating great
wealth are better now than in the
palmy days OF Goldsmith. Spalding.
Brouthers, Arson, Bennett or Flint. Tor
the king pins now adjoining the champ
ionship clubs are drawing princely
salaries in comparison with the earn
ings of the former greats, says one
baseball authority.
Wise men Of the baseball Ornament
are unanimous in the selection oi
Charles A. Comiskey. owner OF the
Chicago White Sox. as the richest man
now identified with the game who ac-
quired his start in life while wearing
the spikes. Nobody ventures even
hint as to the banking account of the
odd Roman. He's quoted among the
millionaires, however. and the man
behind one of the biggest baseball
plants known to the phsttme
Comiskey sailed away his dimes and
nickels at regular Intervals while
wearing the brown at ST. Louis and
later seized his opportunity to further
swell the savings, until to-day Comis-
key stands at the top OF the heap among
the financial kings of baseball.
Connie Mack, known In private life
as Cornelius McGillicuddy, who is driv-
ing his Athletics at furious pace in
the American League pennant scram-
BILE, has always led a frugal life. lay
| ing away his earnings as player
\ until the handbook boosted of some
thing really substantial.
Later Mack swung his dynamic forces
into line with Benjamin Shibe, owner
| of the philadelphia Americans, and the
Connie Mack of to-day. tall, rawboned
and angular possessed of Wistfuh pene-
trating eyesight and bench manager
par excellence. is reputed immensely
wealthy. Mack is saidtto have q fourth
Interest in the Athletics, receives a reg
ular salary, and cuts In at every session
for one-quarter of the clubs profits.
Ned IIanlon. one of the early pillars
of the national game and the present
boss of all he surveys at Baltimore
sunk his savings as a player IN real es-
| tate ventures at Pittsburg; later ac-
CURED an interest In the Orioles as
we'll as the Philadelphia club, and the
lIrest was easy sailing. To-d day ianlon
ranks among. thetruly rich men Of the
game Then there Is George Tebeau.
comm at kansas City.
The sale OF the Louisville franchise
ne,ted George 100000 in American
13plunks. .S5
| John Tener, once a Chicago idol is
serving In Congress and making his
home near Pittsburg. Jesse aBurkett
I,known in the old days as one OF the
| greatest batters in baseball annals.
has stored away many a dollar. He
]sis now in charge Of teh Woroes ter
club. together with Jimmy Collins. who
left Minneapolis last season to assume
command OF the Providence cam
When his playing day are over Collins
hopes to run a plant of his own IN the
4 big league.
Take the case Of Fred Clarke. The
maker Of worlds champions doesn''
have to depend on the salary he draws
from Barney Dreyfuss or the cut thai
went to him when the Pirates coppec
| the worlds title. Somewhere IN tbs
great corn belt of Kansas at q place
entitled Winfield, Clarke owns punches
of land Originally Clarke secured
This start BIZ purchasing lard near Pc:
N[olnes Later oil was discovered OF
the property. Then Fred started Y
count the big money
Hans Wagner, always a simple liver
disliking the frivolous and conten
with ham and egg repast even whei
1 swell feeds are at his disposal, goe
along year after year sticking ava:
III the m for tnnrtinn nf his nav which Il
said to be s12 900 per annum for ser
Vices rendered with the mighty blngl
stick, The Flying Dutchman still3sre
sides with his chickens and ba AZ car
at the old homestead, Carnegis. Fa