Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-11
SIX BRAVES IN LUCKY CLUB
Half Dozen Of Boston's Men Have
Opportunity Kick in Their Doors.
EVERS IS MOST FORTUNATE
ny Series of Happenings He VIII
Gather I'm NeiEhborhood of
Forty Thousand This Year
from Base Hall.
IRS IS MOST FORTUNATE
Rr FRANK q. MENKE.


Six OF the players who will draw down
a big divvy from the world series receipts
this year are eligible for membership in
the Lucky Club" OF base ball. When
tho season started, not one OF them felt
there was the slightest chance OF their
mingling in the world series affair that
means about $500 for each OF the play
ers on the losing team and $500 for the
players on the winning team.
Those six players are: Johnny Evers,
Ted Gather, Herbert Moran. ]. Carlisle
Smith. George Whitfield and Josh Devore
All are members OF tho Braves.
Evers Is the luckiest OF all. Not only
will he get a divvy OF the players share
of the receipts, but In addition he got
$3.50 extra from tho Boston club owners
because tho Braves won the pennant.
Such a clause was inserted In his con-
tract whom no signed up last spring. :
Evers' contract calls for a salary Of
$4,000 year. In addition to this. he got
$4,000 when no signed his contract Add
to that the t2500 bonus and his world
series divvy. and you'll find that he'll
draw down Just about $4,000 for six
months work.
hhNo 1oOu 1uGAs
But Evers' luck didn't begin just this
year. He was with the Cubs In 1906 1907.
1908 and 1910 when they won pennants
and mingled in the world series. Evers'
share from each OF those series was
around $500 a total OF about $4,000.
Josh Devore. the human foot BALI In
the base ball world. was pushed into a
position where no could grab off a share
of the world series spells this year. Josh
was with the Phillles when the 1914 sea
son opened. acting as substitute OUT
fielder The Phillles payroll was cluttered
up with outfielders that Manager Doom
figured wero better than Josh. and so,
when Stallinss made an offer for Josh
he was sold in a jiffy
This isn't Josh's first lucky break In
the way OF world series money. He was
on the Giants payroll In 1912 when they
played the Red Sox He got about s.. 900
for his iabors In the eight games. lie
also figured in the 1911 Athletic Giants
world series games and drew down about
S25o0 for hts work,
J. Carlisle Smith. third sacker Of the
Braves was with the hopeless Brooklyn
Dodgers up TO about six weeks ago. And
then Dame Fortune smiled upon tho
Authenticated party and he was sold
10 tho Braves, thereby giving him a
chance to take unto himself a dIvvy OF
the gold that Is poured into the hands
OF the championship team players.
smith broke his leg Tuesday, but this
viii not shut him out from his share OF
the coin.
Herbert Moran played with the Cincln-
natl Reds until the latter part OF August.
He never dreamed that he would share
In the world series money this year.
Then came the SHIFT In his fortunes
stallings NEEDED an outfielder. He bought
Moran.
Traded In nj Gloomy Time.
Ted Gathers and George whitted were
traded TO the Braves In mid-season-
traded Just at a time when the Braves
were 30 far down in the rut that anyone
who would have predicted then that they
would win the 1914 pennant would havr
been hustled off TO the BOBBY hatch.
Last year II was Larry Mclean. Eddie
Grant and Arthur Fromme who Joined
the lucky club" They were traded &c
the Giants near the end Of the season,
and Joined the team in time TO max,
them eligible for a divvy In the Giants
share OF the world series money. Charlie,
HerEog became member OF the club n
1911. lie was with Boston until near tn.
end OF the season. Then he was trade
to the Giants In time to get into the ELI
gible for participation" class
Outside OF Johnny Evers. Catcher Ira
Thomas OF the Athletics is about tn,
! luekisst man In base ball lie was with
the Tigers in 1905 aud 1909 when the TIE
ers mingled in the world series doings
In 1910 he was sent 20 the Athletics. Tn,
Athletics won the psnnant-and the worl,
seFies-that year. Ira again got q dlvv,
OF the world series gold. as he did II
1911 and In 1918, He's 10 get anothe
share this year.
The strangest part OF Thomas caree
is that he was turned adrift by the Yam
KEGS seven years ago as being too sloy
for fast company. And this same maj
has played on six championship team