The evening times., 1911-08-24
IS MARTY 'TOOLE
WORTH $4,000 !
Comparison Of Big Men Whose
Purchase Price Hardly
Equals o'Toole's

W SAaoo0 3A4Co 11o4 u1y
Equals o'Toole's
Pittsburgh. Aug. 24.-1s Marty
O'Toole. the sun-topped slab sensa-
tion of the age, worth the combined
services Of Eddie Collins, Tyrus Cobb, !
Nap Rucker, Frank Chance, Grover
Alexander, Joe jackson and iris
Speaker? Here is presented deli
cate riddle for the dope students. If
such happens to be the case, loyal
rooters and patrons of the Pittsburgh
crew will hail the Saint with deserved !
acclaim.
Still $22,500 looms mountain high
when one stops to consider the pal
try sums paid for the above-named
group, every member Of which ranks
In stardom in the two major circuits.
The combined prices involved in the
deals whereby this galaxy Of triple x
talent clambered into the upper cir
cles reads $500. or $4,000 less than
the nest egg delivered for Mike Kel-
ley's spitballer. Hence the query, is
O'Toole worth the money?
Statistics show where Cobb, recog-
nized by most baseball authorities as
the greatest exponent Of the game
ever uncovered, cost the Detroit club
5000, back, in the noise-ridden days
Of 1906, when the Cubs and the White
Sox collided in their series for the
championship Of the sun, moon and
stars, the Tiger management loaned
C{Nnffa NIT no
of the Boston Red Sox, to the Angus
ia, Ca, club for the privilege Of buy
ing any athlete on the club at the
Bill Armour, manager of the De-
troiters, had his choice of'-the field,
but he wasn't sure Of HIS footing
when he clapped eyes on Cobb and
Clyde Engle. Taking the gamblers
chance, Armour singled out Cobb
simply because he fancied the tre-
mendous speed Of the cracker boy.
Engle elbowed his way into fast COM
pany three seasons later and is now
playing a swell game for the Boston
red hose.
Grover Cleveland Alexander. the
iron man of the Phillies, who has
been pitching miracles against all the
other clubs Of the National league,
meeting with success save in, tussles
with the Cubs, cost the Quaker city
magnates $3.50, but in his first three
times out the former star of the Syr-
acuse New York state league club
more than won his spurs and by later
moving down ancient enemies to the
Philadelphia machine, earned for him
self three or four substantial salary
boosts.
iris Speaker, one OF the most SEN
sational outfielders, as well as hit
ting star Of the first water. came to
the Boston Red Sox fresh from the
Texas league via the draft route for
$3.50 and the Hub city never boosted
diamond hero with. stronger fol-
lowing than this easy-going carefree
swatter, whom Ed. Walsh styles the
greatest batsman in the history of
the game. LSsa',',ss
Joe Jackson, breaking away from
the cotton mills of the sunny south,
where he earned $1.1O per day for
services rendered, got his start as a
national pastimer with the Greenville
club Of the South Carolina league,
where he reported for spring practice
In 1908. Not long after Connie Mack
paid 5000 for the mill boy, and finally
after he did report Joe ran out, and
after still hunt Socks Seybold
found his man. Jackson was then
turned over to the Savannah club Of
the South Atlantic league, and in
1910 Philadelphia sent him to New
Orleans. where he fairly sizzled
through the southern circuit.
In order to bolster up his outfield
Mack turned over his string on Jack
son to the Cleveland Maps for Girls
Lord and caeh consideration. The
close Of the southerE campaign Of
1910 found Joe cavortlng about in the
attire worn by Nap Lajoie, Cy Young
and other noted Forest city athletes.
Many college stars have broken in
to the big leagues, but few have
shown the class of Eddie Collins or
Jack Barry or Chief Bender Of the
champion Athletics. Manager Mack
took this trio out Of school and de-
[veloped each youngster without turn
ing over penny for the transfer.
Collins was q Columbus university
star and signed with Connie after he
had begged Muggsy McGraw In vain
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Speaking Of the truly greats who
bounded to fame from college dia-
monds brings to mind the case Of
Frank Chance. the Cub leader. It
was while "Husk" was reading up
the dne points Of dentistry at tho
Cooper school. San Francisco. that
Ibis baseball fame earned him q Job
In fast company. and the mon who
LANDED the later-day maker OF cham
pions didn't pay solitary penny for
the young backstop. Chance yester-
day admitted he broke in for q salary
LOT 1920. which was big money In
those days. .5
j Napoleon Rucker. the crack south
paw with the Brooklyn club and oue
fof the most effective left-handerss the
IgamA has ever known, cost President
lEbbets Of the Trolley Dodgers $500 In
!thard American coin, but the Georgian
Ilong since has blossomed Into one Of
dthe real marvsls Of the pitching
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