The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
FORTUNE SPENT
ON RECRUITS
Baseball MagnateS Turn Over
S4OO,OOO For Star Minors.
RAY SCHALK TOPS THE LIST
Crack Young Catcher Cost Chicago
Club 1o,ooo-chapman of Cleveland
Comes Next at $7,5oo-New York
Giants Paid $1,000 For Demaree.

1t costs money, and lots of it. to OPP
crate a major league ball club. Star
bail players, and players who are not
stars, come high. Last year the two
major leagues expended nearly $780,
900 in ball players. The report of the
national commission announces this de
cidedly interesting fact.
The American league in its search
for promising baseball material was
far more liberal than its rival, the Ma
tional. The organization presided over
by Ban Johnson spent 1921, $50 for pur-
| chased players. The National league
! was much behind in this respect with
! $4,000 The American league gave
the minors SCI, 900 for drafted players
! while the National league handed the
/ smaller club owners S41. 900.
A ecapituIation shows the American
league gambed to the extent of $685.
900 more in recruits than did Tom
Lynch's organization. AS is custom
airy. a number of players were pur-
chased at a certain price, part of which
was paid over at the time of delivery.
the rest to be paid if the player made
good, In this respect the National
owes a little more than the Johnsonian
circuit. If certain National league
youngsters come through with the
goods the minors will profit to the ex-
tent of S49.35O, while the American in
that event will be forced to pay S43.-
900 more
These figures look big when one con
siders them only as such. but it Is re
maTkable how the money can pile up
when a club seeks to strengthen its
lineup. Catcher Schalk. secured by
Comiskey from Milwaukee. cost the
"Old Roman" in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 He looks well worth that
amount on the form displayed last fall
Cleveland had to expend something
like ST 800 for Ray Chapman. 1t looked
= like big price, but after Nap fans had
a chance to see the yOungster in action
to a man they considered it money well
spent.
The New York Giants paid about
. $1,000 for Demaree from the Mobile
e club. McGraw gave this star severa
/, chances to show last fall. and he pitch
ed well scoring a Shutout in his open
+ ing game, 1t is hinted that McGraw Ii
banking on him for this summer, Th,
= New York Americans secured Ray
- Heating from the New England league
at a cost of 81 500 Great things are ex
: pected of this spitballeT Heating haC
l. a most unusual debut last fall. Sent il
k to pitch against the Browns in tn,
/ ninth inning. he made the st. Loui!
} fans sit up and take notice by retirin;
a. the side on strikes
Cleveland ranked third among tia
# eight clubs in regard to purchase
4 players. spending ST. $50 Detroit LEI
n with S25. 100. with Chicago second wit
he 500. 900 Washington and Philadelphi
a spent the least In this direction. Fo
Is lowing are the amounts spent by Amer
Is lean league club owners for. purchase
: players:
~ Detroit, S25,1O0: Chicago. SOB 0(
20 Cleveland. S17S5O; New York, S13, SOC
ar St Louis. S12, 100: Boston, S11,5O(
rn Philadelphia. $4,000; Washington. 81
ID $50. Additional amounts to be paid
players deliver the goods are as 70
lows: Chicago. $4,000; Boston. $1,000
st. Louis. IS, $50; Detroit. $3.50; WasI
ington. $500; New York. $4,000
p For drafted players the clubs e.
- pended the following amounts:
at Louis, S11.7OO; Washington. S11 90
to Detroit. $1,000: Philadelphia. $500
Cleveland, S6,950; Chicago, $3.50; Ne
n York, $500.