The Washington times., 1912-02-09
GRIFFITH GETS
OFFICIAL ROSTER
Salary List Totals Nearly Three-Quarters of a Million
Dolars-276 Men on American League Rolls
Complete List.
By SENATOR"

Clark Griffith today received from Ban
Johnson the official rosters of the clubs
OF the American League but the mails
brought no word from any of the men,
bers of the Washington team.
1t has been figured that the total sal
ary list totals up to about three-quar-
ters of a million dollars, and as there
are just 276 men on the rolls the average
salaries are about 1900
The lists follow:
Observation-Disclosures, w. Johnson,
G. johnson, Walker, Hughes, Cashion,
Musser, Engle, Groom, Akers, Becker,
Allen, Boehling, and Ainsworth; catch
ers, Street, Henry, and Ainsmith in
fielders, Schoefer, Flynn, Spencer, Cum
ningham, Mcbride, Morgan, Speer, Fos-
ter, Scott and Gagnier, outhelders,
Milan, Shanks, Moeller Long, Gessler,
Maths, and c. Walker; Griffith, man.
aEer.
Observation-Disclosures, Gregg, Knapp
Kaler, Blanding, James, Mitchell, Bair
Swindell, Steen and De Mott; catchers
Livingston, O'NeilL Easterly; Adams
Whaling and Fisher; infielders, Lajoie
Hohnhurst, Peckinpaugh Turner Hen
dry, Bronkie, Stovall, Olsen, Ball, Man
ush and Stansbury; outhelders, Jack
Barr and Ryan; Davis, manager.
observation-disclosures, Donovan, Mulin,
IWillett, SUMMERS. Works, Mitchell
Covington, Taylor, McCorey, Dubuc
Ramneas and Maroney; catchers Stan
age, Casey, Wilson, Kocher and Ons-
pw; infielders, Gainor, Delehanty, Mo-
Aarty, WITT Flick, Bauman, Bush
o'Leary, Louden and Westerzel; out.
fielders, Cobb, Crawford, D. Jones'
Perry and Tutweiler; Jennings, mana
ger.
Chicago White Sox-Pitchers, Walsh
White, Scott, Lange, Baker, Benz, Mog'
catchers, Sullivan, Block, Carney
Clemens, Kreitz, Mayer, and ku"n}
infielders, Collins. Mullen, Zeider, Berg
hammer, Tannehill, Berger, Lord, T
Jones, Borton, Rath, Corhan, Black
burn, Weaver, and Paddock; outfield'
ers, Bodie, Kelly. Dougherty, Callahan
MLcIntyre, Powell, Genest, Barrows
and Matttck; Callahan, manager
st. Louis Browns-Pitchers, Lake
Spencer, Petty, Nelson, George, Allison
Brown. Bailey, c. Brown, Powell
aDa.lton, Mitchell. Hawk, Wolfgang
IsesfnRardner. Frilh and Moser; catch
eF arke. Stephens, and Kritchell
snn aars. Kutina Danzig, Laportc
Mpuifon, Halliman, Austin, Tennant
fiEsam, Pratt, Wallace, and Wares
eltftlaers, Hogan, Compton, Shotten
s ,36itzer, Magee, Bonnln. Brief, ant
iiaf Wallace, manager
4A York Hlghlanders . Pitchers
Saldmel ShUS rrrFbn1 Fisner vaiHSG MGG0THeI Wefr
,ark Shears and Martin; catchers
SHsrsy, Tonneman, Williams, Appleb!
ano aergen; lnhelders Chase, Gardner
ikniBhf Dolan, Priest. Coleman, Stump
EfharaE Elliott, Curry and simmons
liaftnssi Osborne zinn and Kauff
WDlvsit on, manager.
sR c8ombs, Plank, Morgan, Krause
nxnforih, Martin, Long, Salmon, Pike
lnaly, Jensen, Bonner, Gipe, Honcl
aad Hussell; catchers, Thomas, Lapp
nts Collins, Barry, Baker, Derrick
Fsoer and Chase; outfielders, Lord, Old
If, Murphy; strunk, Emerson ant
&3st1af Red SoX-PitChers, Wood
ps kKrger, o 'Brien. Collins, Hal
shehman, Cicotte, Dickinson, anC
eFerIlan; catGhers, CarTigan, Nuna
aNiHisi,ss; ipfelders, stahl, Cunning
N2e0eg;i Gardner, Krug, Goodman
1tgadl K u r. Lewis, Yerkes, Engle, ant
Hhs9a outfelders, Speaker, D: Lewis
4i9ssprs and Henriksen; Stahl, man
eeFskary OBrien, of the New Yorl
tlnss, who is in Washington on bust
Afe df3pped into baseball headquar
tcfs cday to have talk with Griffith
Griffith Not Alone.
iiifs Clark Griffith is laboring hare
t9 byslg up the Washington pitchin
stsH hA Is not the only manager wht
Il ls iBy troubles along trCse lines
II ias been contended by many tha
Haoa Md hitting first basemen wer
kaa 2De scarcest article on the dia
nlt, 1t now comes Larry Lajoie II
ktA hnt in which he declares tina
4 ~ biFtary of the game shows tina
pltHNers are the hardest to get.
81 cf people thought Ralney nrey
fisas Viz fraZY when he pad $22HD 70
s ssfly hEoole last fall" remarked La
i8 Ion't know whether Ba!ne!
Nff ti5i+i much in cash or not, but
s,sf4s4f% Ndnes through for PiJtshurr
z W&9 aanS well spent. II l were a clu
oAilee I'd mad pitcher offered m
y tina 81 absolutely knew would b
7 Siii3 Il. the big league, l don't thin
W HattS hesitate at paying S5OWO. ]
abbe money well spent, hut l douh
II many club owners will agree Wit
me
Spend Money.
Put they spend the money Just tn
same in the effort without getting tn
star pitcher. When I came to CleVelan
SUmcrs and kilfOyl had Addic Joss. II
had cost :hcm nothing, AMI he prove
to he one OF the best pitchers and ha
players the game ever knew. But ate
they got Joss theY invested Eon
deal mere than S5O,00O in pitchers, Will
ont getting another man the equal
loss until Gregg was bought See m
sTg.rment? S % 'fhe average club owner. wi
think nothing of paytn.; anywhere trol
S9,OlN t. 5000 apiece for, pitching r'
cr1its whom ne hopes will make goo,
Nine times oue II ;rn the money I
tHr"wn away, while the tenth time !
may get onrv fair pitcher Ny ConteI
tiGn Is that II the opportunity IS PR
sentcI, n club owner should not hesitGl
about paying the price for star He,
not Cnly save money bY not having !
buy So many se2Ond ratcrs. but he WI
also make it up at the 6ato.
Go back through your memory.
ten years Cleveland has had two rei
star pitchers-Joss and Gregg. ChiGae
has had Ed Walsh, and Walsh mas pee
the one man to.keep the White SoX ol
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