The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
big ASSURANCES
!. ON MAJOR STARS
Fourteen Teams Carried Ac-
! cident Policies On Players
Worth $1,000, 900.
M'GRAW'S PREMIUM BIG
New York Giants Leader Is Holding
Record Papers-Do Not Cover
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Photo By Wood.

New York, JAN. lo.-To guard against
the loss that would be occasioned by the
death Of or injuries 10 their ball players
while riding on public conveyances. four
teen major league clubs are paying pre-
miums on nearly 100000 worth of acci-
dent insurance policies covering their
men.
The Cincinnati and New York American
League clubs are the only ones that do
no. carry insurance on their players, but
IL is said that they are negotiating at
present with insurance companies and
will insure them.
The New York National League Club
carries the heaviest insurance of any club
in the big leagues. Its players are in
sured under blanket policy that places
premium around $4,000 on each of the
players: In addition to this, il carries
$4,000 extra on Mathewson. and S5o. 600
on Manager McGraw-a record premium
The Giant management figures that Nc
Graw Is more than half the Giant team
that without NcGraw at the helm the
Giants never would be in the race II is
said they wanted to carry even a bigger
policy on McGraw to guard them against
loss in case he was killed or injured in an
accident but that it was refused.
Insurance on johnson.
Walter Johnson, the Washington pitch
er, recently was insured for 10000 while
a 10000 policy has been carried for a
number of years on 'Ty' Cobb, the won
derful Tiger outfielder. Hans Wagner. OF
the Pirates; Nap Lajoie, of the Maps;
Tris Speaker. OF the Red Sox: Eddie Col
Inns. Of the Athletics: Joe Wood, of the
hed sox, and many other stars in both
leagues are said to be insured for
amounts ranging from $1,000 to $4,000.
The Detroit club. in addition to its
policy on Cobb, has the entire team in
sured. Some are insured for 5000, others
Tor S.Soo. and the rest for $4,000, accord
Ing to their value 10 the team. Hughie
Jennings. the manager, is said to be in
sured for $4,000.
The st. Louis Cardinals carry a policy
OF slSo.eo on the entire team and an
extra $4,000 on its manager. The Chicago
White Sox are insured for s10ecO each
under blanket policy. which makes the
total amount around S3OO. 200, as additional
insurance is carried on the manager.
IN ADDITION to an extra policy carried
on Lajoie, Outielder Jackson, Pitcher
Gregg. and Manager Birmingham, the
Cleveland club, it is said, carries about
10000 on its players
me exact amount Of insurance carried
on the players by the Chicago Cubs and
hoNSS 10 Ilol huOWn. Out II
is said that both teams carry about ssn
~ on the team proper and an additional
s2S,o0 on the manager
None OF the policies cover injuries re-
ceiVed on the ball field. The clubs have
repeatedly tried to get such policies. but
the insurance companies refuse the risk-
declaring the money they would ha We TO |
pay out each year for injuries for han |
Payers on the field would be more than
The sum they would collect in pre-
miums
To Get Heavy Bats.
Fred Clarke. manager of the Pirates.
soon is to place an order for a bat OF
the same length as the regulation war
club but one which will be about three
times as heavy and three times as thick.
Every time a batter approaches tho
piate, said Clarke, you'll notice that
ne picks up three or four bats and
swings them around-a little, The pur-
pose of that Is to get their weight and
heir combined thickness fixed in mind
On his muscles. Then when he drops
Ill but the one he's going to bat with
you see that bat seems so much lighter
Ind so much easier to swing
I'm going to get that big bat for the
boys to swing around. 1t seems easier
o handle than three small bats and
there'll be the same effect. -
mo; don't think I'll get the idea
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