The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17
Plan Not Feasible.

Connie Mack. when talking baseball the
other day. was asked what ie Thought
aoout Garry Herrmann's scheme 10 cut
me League schedule down 10 l12 games
| and finish the season with each club
| making swing around the circuit OF
,he, rival leagues, said:
can't say that am ip favor OF any
such proposition as made By Mr.. Herr
mann. I cannot sec where n would he
practicable. As understand f.. each
| CLUB would play a series of three games
| on The ground of every other club which
would mean forty eight games In addi-
lion 10 the 1l2 schedule. after which the
,hree leading teams from each league
would PLAY Off series similar TO the
worlds series.
THAT would run us along siilI later
than under present conditions aud | do
NOT believe that these games would draw
except for the best clubs. II would he a
good thing for team like the Athletics
next year. we would be plaving
against snch teams as the Chicago Cubs
The weaker teams wouldn't gain any
Thing from the novelty. Besides, a three
game series wonld be too short TO prove
ANYTHING, as a weak club could save it's
star pitchers for tho stronger clubs and
possibly make a great showing No, /
dont believe Hermann idea will ever
oe worked out"
Managers Well Paid.
Connie Mack OF the Athletics Is said
to he the highest sa,aried manager IN
with the Athletic club and also owns "a
block of stock For his services this year
Mack is said To have carried off s25. 900
at least. Mack and Jennings in this re
speci arc far I'm advance OF other Ameri-
can league managers. Harry Davis Of
The Clevclands is said 10 have signed a
three-year contract at 10000 Il year
while Jake Stahl OF the Red Sox and
Jimmy Callahan OF The White SoX will
receive less than that smount
John McGraw OF the Giants Is believed
10 excel The other National league man
nSeis in receipt Of salary. II is said
that he draws more than $4,000 annual
| " from the New York club Frank
! Chance Of the Cubs ls a $1,000 manager,
and Bresna1an Of tho ST Louis Cardi-
nails has similar contract. Fred Clarke
OF tho Pirates is believed 10 be draw
ing about $4,000 each year.
Offered Star a Pittance,
Vice President Kahn OF the Shreveport
club. formerly OF the Texas league, told
story in A tanning bee of how he once
offered Joe McGinnity. when the latter
wIfh nT IN n ms b n5l'"G s pHr month to PLAY
the southwest, has just concluded sea-
son In which he has earned the titlc OF
the Iron Man. and WAS going through
Arizona by easy stages.
At one OF the chief health resorts
there was baseball team, which stacked
mp against mines from all parts of the
slate and Texas Kahn was a visitor at
town. Tie team was sorely in need OF
| a good pitcher and the New York play
! er offered TO twirl for the team. He was
given preliminary workout and il was
| decided that he would do. McC-innity,
! twriling under The name OF Sullivan,
stayed in town two weeks, in which time
he pitched six games and won them ali.
| When he was ready 10 60 Kahn came
across with his offer OF So per month.
| McClnnity thanked him and left, saying
that he would think Il over. Needless to
! say, Kahn never heard from him.