Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-14
FEELING SORRY FOR BENDER
Chief Has No sympathy Coming,
Says Menke, as He Has Only Made
Eighty Thousand in Base Ball.
DOPING COMPARATIVE SCORES
nv FRANK q. MENKE.

Nv FhANh u mENhE
Those birds who try TO figure out the
relative strength Of teams by compare
tive scores are due to finish their carol
ing In the BOBBY hatch, because the task
( Is an almost impossible one.
{ Here Is an illustration.
/ The University Of Washington beat
| the oregon Aggies % 20 o, the Oregon
Aggies beat the Michigan Aggles 20 to
o and Michigan Aggies whaled Michigan
! q TO O.
Now those who have tried to find out
what Washington would do 20 Michigan
/ II they met have discovered, by using
the comparative scores. that Washington
would heat Michigan 1890 TO 0.
! This is exhibit No. ?;
The University Of Tennessee beat
4 Cumberland 1Oi 10 o. and Vanderbilt
walloped Tennessee IS to o. FigEers be-
/ ing figgers. the conclusion is-lf com
/ parEtivo scores count-that Vanderbilt
ought to beat Cumberland 1855 20 o.
"oh. Keeper. here's some patients"
NJ sympathy for Chief.
| quite n number Of folks nre spending
their days feeling sorry for Chief
Bender. but after pertising the financial
record OF this same Mr.. Bender, we feel
that he's entitled to just about as much
sympathy ~ is John Rockefeller.
Bender Joined the Athletics in 1905 At
/ that time his salary was only about t2.OJl.
but during the years that followed no
was continually boosted. AZ the time he
was let out by Connie Mack he was
drawing something like 1850 per year
Bender was with the Athletics twelve
years. and during that time his average
salary was around $500.
BY process Of mathematics ono arrives
at the conclusion that Bender, over n
twelve-year stretch, drew down $1,000
in salary. In addition TO that he shared
in five world series splits. That netted
him total OF til.7a. During part of
the 1915 season Bender was with the
baltimore Reds and got from them s., 700
OF his 1850 salary.
In other words. Bender has gathered
into himself since 1903 the sum total OF
! fl.7A for base balling, and probably
5000 more in side issues" such as news
paper writings. That makes Bender's
average income for thirteen years about
5000.
Also, Oscar. you must bear in mind
that he only had to base bail during six
months Of each year. He was free dur
ing the rest OF the time to do work.
And. furthermore. during four months
of each year his club was on the road
or in the training camp. which meant
that Mr. Bender didn't have to buy his
own eats or suffer exposure TO the other
terrors Of the high cost of living.
Callahan Has Only Thanks.
A reporter person approached Jim Cal
laban, former manager OF the White sox.
"How-de-do, James" he said. rs there
any truth in the report that you're plan
ming to buy a half interest In the Boston
Red soxr'
'whatset7'' asked Jim, surprised like.
II asked II there was any truth In the
report that you are going to buy a half
interest IN the Red Sox7 It's said you
are going to pay $4,000 for half inter
est"
Your question reminds me Of a story"
was Callahan's answer. The story is a
very appropriate one. II concerns q negro
who was asked IL he could change a $40
bill no. sah.' answered the negro. an
can't change dat der bill. but I'm much
obleAsed to you for de compliment"
Bob Folweli. tho famous washington
and jefferson coach. besieged with re-
quests to loosen up on his system OF
teaching the forward pass. hands out this
advice;
Get your men together. Tell them at
the outset that they are tho best bunch
OF foot ball playerB ever gathered on one
field. show EN- how to use the forward
paEs-and then tell them they can work
Il better than any other eleven in the
word. Keep on telling II TO them.
I'm other words. make your men believe
they are the greatest overland they'l
become great"
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