Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-04-06
fortune SPENT
i. ON RECRUITS
Baseball magnates Turn Over
100000 For Star Minors.
RAY SCAALk TOPS THE LIST
Crack Young Catcher Cost Chicago
Club $10,ooo-chapman Of Cleveland
Comes Next at $7,50o-New York
Giants Paid $1,000 For Demares.

Giants Paid $1,000 For Dsmares.
1t costs money. and lots of it. to op-
crate n major league ball club. Star
ball players. and players who are not
stars. come high. Last year the two
ma jOr leagues expended nearly $780,.
600 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 1927 $50 for pur-
chased players. The National league
was much behind In this respect with
$74.9O0. The American Ieagne gave
the minors S61 GOO for drafted players,
while the National league handed the
smaller club owners $4,000.
A recapitulation shows the American
league gambled to the extent OF $685.
600 more IN recruits than did Tom
Lynch'sl 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 II the player made
good. IN this respect the National
owes n little more than the .Johnsonian
circuit. II 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 $43.-
900 more.
These figures look big when one con-
siders them only rs such. but it Is re-
markable 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 $500 for Ray Chapman. 1t looked
like a big price, but after Nap fans had
a chance to see the yOungSter in action
to q man they considered it money we'll
spent.
The New York Giants paid about
$1,000 for Demaree from the Mobile
club. McGraw gave this star several
chances to show last fall. and he pitch.
ed well. scoring a shutout in his open
ing game. 1t is hinted that McGraw Is
banking on him for this summer. The
New York Americans secured Ray
Heating from the New England league
at a cost Of $500. Great things are ex.
pected Of this spitballer. Heating had
a most unusual debut last fall. Sent in
to pitch against the Browns in the
ninth inning. he made the st. Louis
fans sit up and take notice by retiring
the side or strikes.
Cleveland ranked third among the
eight clubs in regard to purchased
players. spending SIT $50. Detroit led
with 500. 100. with Chicago second with
$4,000. Washington and Philadelphia
spent the least in this direction. Fol-
lowing are the amounts spent by Amer.
ican league club owners for purchased
players:
Detroit. $25,1OO: Chicago. $4,000:
Cleveland. $17.S5O: New York. $13.500:
st. Louis. $12.7OO: Boston. $11.500:
Philadelphia. $4,000: Washington, ST.
$50 Additional amounts to be paid if
players deliver the goods are as fol-
lows Chicago. $4,000: Boston. $4,000:
st. Louis; $3.50; Detroit. $3.50: Wash
ihgton. $1!50O: New York. $4,000.
For drafted players the clubs ex-
pended the following amounts: St.
Louis. $ll.7OO: Washington. $11,50O:
Detroit. $1,000: Philadelphia. $4,000:
Cleveland. $6,95O: Chicago. $3.50; New
York. 5000.