Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-13
ARE LUCKY FELLOWS
Each Member of Winning Team
to Receive $3,779.98.
THAT MEANS $473 AN HOUR
Average, if Kept Up, Would Yield
A.143,4S0 Annually-Soft for
Whitted and Barry.

Once upon a time there was a Story
written of a fellow named Midas, VINO
had the ability Of turning to goio eV-
erythinp he touched. Midas was con-
stdered a lucky guy. and is credited
with being the greatest money getter
in history. but Midas money didn't
amount to shucks. He starved to
death. or at least he did something like
,hat-if we remember our mythology.
To the attention of historians we
copmend the players in the present
world series now being participated in
nv forty-six healthy young athletes.
they have Midas tied to the post. This
is said after a due investigation OF the
necupiarv proclivities Of this same
bunch. What's better. We are not deal
ing In myths, but facts. There Is real
uor.y in this case, and real men are
making it.
There are statistics to prove their
ability in gathering in the snekels.
Figures sent out from boston yester
yided on a so per cent basis to the
members of the winning team In the
series and a 40 per cent share to the
/ losing contenders.
$3,7es.as to Each Winner.
| Now, by mathematical CdicuidtioA
\ we find that each Of the twenty-three
players on the coming world champion
ship team will annex something like
$3.7799S. The four games in which the
teams have played have taken up less
than eight hours. but figuring the
| whole thing on an eight-hour basis we
find that they will be rewarded with a
salary that approximates $473 for every
sixty minutes.
There are $3.50 hours in a year. Keep
| ing that in view, we find that II these
beiters of base ball could keep up the
| same average continuously they would
| earn an annual wage-or, at least. they
would get an annual wage of $4,l43.-
| $50.
| Think of it. Can you beat It? No
| wonder Duffy Lewis can go back to the
fence and haul them down or come
| tearing in and pick them on HIS shoe-
tops right behind shortstop. Give US
A., an incentive like that and this good
old world of ours would be red-hot
| with energy and our achievements
would fill volumes of Who's Who"
Some Of those who have such pro-
spect!ye fortune before them have done
nothing more in the last few days than
| to shout encouragement to their asso-
ciates on the field the while they them
selves sat on the bench and dreamed
their golden dreams.
Golden Spoon Boys.
There are some of those in the series
now who. while they may not have
been born with golden spoons in their
mouths, have had such implements OF
eating thrust into their hands every
where they turned. Witness Mr.. Whit
ted of the Phillies. Last year this
fortunate youth was shunted from the
Cardinals to the Braves and got In the
maelstrom of success that came when
the Braves sent the Athletics down to
four consecutive defeats.
No one blamed Whitfield when he lei
! out a howl at the beginning of this
season and declared he just wouldn't
!. go to Philadelphia. His wounded feel
ings were assuaged when he received
a rise in salary. Now look at him.
Barry Lucky Fellow.
Last year Jack Barry was in the
, world series as a member of the Connie
Mack machine. In fact. Jack has beer
in several of the big events-remain-
. ing with the Mackmen as long as they
. were the conquerors of all they sur
; veyed. This year when the disjointed
Athletics went down in a heap he went
up to Boston. Lucky for the Red Soa
, that he did. for he has played an i'm
portant part in two Of their victories.
Then there is Bert Niehoff. who trav-
eled from Cincinnati to the shores OF
the Schuylkill. All that Bert has done
chances of a Phirs victory. Mayhaps
he will do something today to show
THAT he appreciates a little stipend.
But what's the use. The orch estra
will play II Wish Had Raised My
Boy to Be Ball Player"