The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-13
Big Salaries of Ball Players
Stars and Managers in Major Leagues Get All the Way
From $1,000 to $25, 900 a Year

- ~AAN SkAo AS u k1OW
much more about him than I did.
watched him play q few games. and
when ! saw the style Of his play
realized I had overlooked somethine
good. Then I very adroitly tried to
buy him, but Louisville, also had found
out something. I wa told the price
wasner's salary by no tops
the list, although 1t is probably the
highest paid to any player who takes
no part in the management and train
Ing OF the team: It is believed that
John J.. McGraw, manager Of the New
York Giants. derives not less han
$4,000 annually from baseball. This
includes his salary and a share Of the
Frank Leroy Chance. veteran first
Chicago Cubs. probably gets 100000 a
Year. The. It course. is an approxima-
ton, but It appears that nothing less
than such q salary would be an ade.
quite reward for the man who built
no team that took four National
league pennants to Chicago and twice
won the baseball championship Of the
world. His salary may be even larger
tnan published figures indicate. as the
Cubs nave the reputation Of being Tia
m!snese salaried club in the league.
There 10 now some doubt on this point.
however.
Fred Clarke. ~outnelder and manager
o. me Pirates. makes $50, 900 a wear
rom baseball. II we may believe re-
Ports. Our W Roger Bresnahan. on
wnom we are relying for a pennant in
Gently renewed his contract as man
aeer OF the Cardinals at a salary esti.
mated at $4,000 q e
The rewards Of playing god base.
pail whether n is a manager or
nov. are greater. perhaps. than those
Of any other profession except avia-
non. Following Wagner on the mon
COBB , Of tine net salary list is Tyrus
voting himself to baseball a few
non!n IN each year he gets 50, 900.
a salary n a does not seem excessive
Wnen It fs known that Cobb ia The
greatest all-round baseball PLAYER IN
me world n that he is only ~ years
Hal Chase. manager and first base
saam 4 dor the New York Yankees, gets
q year to Tommy Leach, an %outtelder
Rnoderick ]. Wallace gets s7.5oo a
gear. as manager and shortstop for the
5rowns. Russell Ford, a pitcher for
tne Yankees. receives $4,000 for a
seasons work. Cy Youne. .~ter play.
Wy pFolsSsionai baseball twenty-three
years. still gets $4,000 q year. He
aiso, owns an Ohio farm and is well
iortined otherwise against the unpro-
ductive years.
These figures. it should be noted.
are not exact in every cas- IL il al.
most impossible, except in cases Of
such men as Cobb and Wagner. 70
ascertain what salaries are paid in
Logical deduction, however.
sstAoi!sned q conservative average and
a minimum below which
tne naures cease to be commensur-
ate with service in the major iea1nas
There is little reason for believing
Snlaries In baseball will decline. The
theory works well in base
pan. only h At survive; only the
!ittest reach the heights. The stand
aIG OF play consequently must 90
nisner as n process Of selection goes
ths n higher the standard goes,
the better will salaries become.
Overproduttion Is hardly hi.
Deveiopment OF the nation, increase in
population, the building Of big cities
wnere now there are only towns. will
Keep up the demand. The more plav.
ers we have the better will the Gttest
pc. and It the history Of baseball in
america 10 reliable basis for prophecy
INC nttest VIII be paid in direct ratio
0oAiiIy ana skill.
= fypthes the youth. the spirit
ana the resources of America better
than baseball. This Is evident in the
torres or how star players climbed
from poverty and obscurity to wealfh
and fams. Nap" Rucker. marvellous
ieft-handed pitcher for the BrooxIyn
team. 10 an example.
Nap" spent his boyhood in Alma.
retta, Ga. and while he wasn't sieep.
ing. eating, going to school or play.
ing. he was twining his bare less
among h rungs OF q printers stool in
a local newspaper Office. One dav.
when he was getting very tired Of
sticking type" the boss handed him
y clipping and told him to set il.
Fucker took ono look at the Clipping
and all his WEAKNESS fed.
Ten Thousand Dollars for PITCHING
a baseball" was the headline or tho
clipping. The story was about the
greet salaries paid to Mathewson Of
the Giants. and to other stars OF the
professional diamond.
1t was an inspiration to Rucker.
then was pitching for the Alpha.
retta Grays. the second team Of the
village. If there is 80 much monav
In baseball" he said to O fricni.
there Is no use in my being a print.
err" S"
From that time on Ruckcr began
devoting hts best energies to baseball.
Now he IA onc OF the ahlsst pitchera
IN the National league. He Old not at
tain that distinction in Il day, how.
From the time he set the take"