The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-15
WORLDS CHAMPIONS
A THRIFTY BUNCH

Philadelphia, Oct. 15.-The majority
or those worlds champion Athletics.
who today were each mailed a. check
Tor approximately $3.50, are going to
use their winnings in buying farms. in
vestlng II IN business, educating them
selves or laying it aside for the rainy
gay while a few of them are going to
spend a small part Of it doing such
frivolous things as taking q trip
abroad or buying automobiles.
WY check goes to the bank to stay
WIN the little wad I have there now"
SAID Capt. Eddie Collins. some of
these DAYS when my account gets quite
slzaole, III look AROUND for some in
Vestment that will bring me nice re-
turns when my baseball days are over"
~. ALBERT Bender, pitcher: MY
money goes into the bank. Some day
I may need it." 49,, . N'
Thomas Owns SO Buildings,
Ira Thomas, catcher: Il own thirty
-FOUR houses and two stores in Phila-
delphia now. That $3,2SO will enable
me to build about two more houses
and I'm going to get busy just as soon
as I find. some good locations, :
Eddie Plank, pitcher: I'm going to
put my money in the bank. If I see
a good farm Town my way later on I'm
SoinS 70 guy IT, ...sl .,s .ra
Baker Has Enough Farms, Il
Frank Baker, third baseman: ''The
bank for mine. Don't quote me as
saying I'm going to buy a farm. rye
got some farms already. When I get
through with baseball T hope to get
into some other business than farm
ing, ~rs
Jack Barry, shortstop: ct have a
small interest now in. a garage up in
my nome town, Worcester, Mass, I'm
going to invest my world series win
nings in buying a bigger share"
Rube Oldring, left fielder: ''The min
ute that check reaches me I'm going
to rush over to New Jersey and buy a
farm that I took an option on 8. few
months 6 when it looked is if we'd
surely grab the pennant."
Eddie Murphy, right fielder: "Pm
going to use part of the money BUYING
a g automobile, trading in my old
machine ! n part payment. The rest OF
It VIII buy in part a farm near my
in White Mills, Pa"
Amos Strunk, center fielder: 81
haven't made up by mind yet. For
the time being I'll put the money In
the bank" -
Dan Murphy, o%utfelder: 'I'ye got 4
care UP in Norwich, Conn. It will re-
turn bigger dividends If I enlarge /,
am improve the looks OF the place.
ana I'm going to use the larger part il
making these changes"
TO Buy Business and Boat.
Stuffy McInnis, nrst baseman: Part
OF mine goes to buy a. share in a lew
elry store In my home town, Manches-
ter, Mass. With the rest of 1T I'm going
70 buy a big. sailboat SO that L can 20
Whims.'' 10y
Wyskoff pitcher, and Daley, infield-
~lantation out near Los Angeles"
Layan, utility infieIder: my dad
staked me to about $4,000 to cover nv
tuition and expenses at the UNIVERSITY
of#Michfgan. That much OF my money
goes back to him and the rest will 20
TO pay my way through college during
the coming year, which will be my
last"
Pennock, pitcher: Guess I'll use
part of lit taking aftrip to Europe.D
Houck, pitcher: Part of 1t goes into
gtheb ank, n the rest will buy me an
fession.,''
Brown, pitcher: I'm going to buy
some good real estate"
Schang, catcher: There's a little
farm Just outside Buffalo. m. ", that