The Detroit times., 1914-01-30
New League Has Cost FRANK
Navin, President of Detroits
Club, a Tidy Sum
JJJNGALEERS INCLUDE
HIGH-PRICED PLAYERS
Jennings, Cobb, Crawford. Bush'
kMoriarty, Stanage and Du-
buc Well Paid
BY RALPR L. YoNKER.

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Inc this season, according "a
Frank j. Navin, president Oh Vhs
troit club, due 10 the enorts Vi ~
management to please the men eve.
though il believed az umes IAaS =
was paying more 70 some OK the piay
ers than they were really worth
On the matter OF amount or salary
the maanate and the players are al
WAYS reticent. The magnate goes Oh
1.-THE theory that II is none OF the pup
ilic's business what he pays MS men
The men. likewise, dislike discussing
the salaries they are receiving.
However, 1t is certain that the IN,
flusnce Of the Federal league caused
Frank Navin to dig down INTO MS
Jeans for good many thousand dof
lara more this season than ne mas
hefore in some time for the Ileers
salaries. II is doubtful II he, even
"A his pennant winning days, ever
carried larger salary list than nc
will In 1914.
It is doubtful II there is any club
in the league, with the possible ex
caption of Connie Mack's Athletics
that is paying any more TO It's play
. ers than is Navin.
The Detroit club has number OF
high salaried men on its list. Its man
ager is paid about as much as any
boss In the big league, considering
that the Tigers are down In the sec,
ond division. In big years Jennings
makes more; in lean years, he makes
less. He undoubtedly draws more
salary than Hickey Of the Browns,
birmingham of the Maps, Callahan OF
the White Sox. Carrigan of the Red
SOx, and it Is really doubtful whether
Frank Chance and Clark Griffith draw
any more.
THE Detroit club pays Ty Cobb more
salary than any other player In the
game, not a manager, gets. Ii Is prob
ably $4,000. Cobb demanded this
amount when he held out last year
and he got nearly that much. The
way he and Navin have acted this
spring makes II look very likely thai
he signed up for $4,000 when he and
Frank got together in New York last
fSll.
NSam Crawford Is one OF the high
eet salaried men in baseball. He Is
Supposed To get $4,000 or $1,000 a
year. 1t Is certain that he will get
Ct least the same salary he did last
season, for IL has not been Navin 8
policy 10 cut any OF his men this
season.
DOME Bush is one OF the highest
priced infielders in the game. also.
This. of course, has been known here
for some time; but IL II hadn't been
Il would have been brought out by
the stupendous offer he turned down
from the Federals. who offered him
$1,000 year for five years.
George Moriarty isn't cheap man
hV any means. either In value 10 the
club or in the salary he receives. He
c4n be ranked among the stars in the
money realm.
Oscar Stanage is high-priced
catcher. While he doesn't draw the
highest salary paid baclxstop in the
MAJORS, he is up near the top.
RThe Tigers haven't many of the
top-priced pitchers at the present
time. Jean Dubuc undoubtedly draws
more money from the cashiers win
+, dow than any other Detroit hurler.
He Is the only veteran OF the bunch
and he would be considered a young.
3 ser IL the Tigers had real ancient
Wtching star, for 1914 will be only
his third year with the club.
DREss,I!DlESNT DREYFuss OF the
figures which show more clear
~ than the mere suppositions that
must be taken when considering the
Detroit club just what effect the Fed.
efal league has had on salaries.
Max Carey. the leading base stealer
OF the National league. Pittsburgh out
fielder, received $4,000 for his services
last season. Dreyfuss boosted his sal.
arx to. 81 900 this season after Carey
had flirted for some time with the
Tederals.
The case OF Carey is undoubtedly
somewhat exceptional, but il demon
strates what the Federals are doing.
@HE Players Fraternity hasnr
had an appreciate effect or
n salaries. The demands made
By the players and accorded by the
noAgnates by the Cincinnati agree
u1ent were for the most part trivial
- far as the better clubs OF tho
major leagues, like the Detroit club
were concerned.
However, the demands OF the fra
ternity dovetailed nicely with IN,
o4ers OF the Federal league. ant
, forced upon the magnates quiet rec
ignition OF the players organization.