Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
MAJOR CLUBS CUT EXPENSES
All Teams Except Boston Braves
Will Operate This Year with
Trimmed Payrolls
SURPLUS PLAYERS RELEASED

lost money IN 1914. and they don't want
TO duplicate II in 1915. There was nut one
way open-the trimming down OF the pay
rolls. The Boston Braves alone win OPP
crate with an increased salary list.
The Athletics payroll In 1915 viii be
smaller. proportionately, than any other
club, in either the American or Natlouai
leagues The Athletics have turned loose
Eddie Plank, Jack Coonbs Chief Bender
and Eddie Collins. Collins, 1T was re-
} ported, got 5000. and Bender and Plank
averaged no less than 5000 each. Coombs
was drawing down something like 1900,
n not more.
The release and sale Of that quartet
has reduced the Athletics payroll by
5000 other releases or sales OF high
salaried Athletic stars may be made be-
fore the season opens.
Pay lint HALF of SALARY.
or course, the Athletics have gathered
~ Iajoie and his 5000 contact but the
story Is that Connie Mack and his crowd
win pay only half OF the great French
mans salary. The other hair win be
paid by Lajoie's former boss-charies
sonners
The Cleveland Maps hope 20 operate
with payroll that will be about seo.ooo
less than u was IN 1914. The first move
was the sale Of Lajoie. Some OF the
other Nap players who were charged
with attempting 10 disrupt tbs team IN
y 1871. are slated 20 go. Most of-them arr
hixh-priced players. Furthermore the
Maps intend to operate during the 1sla
season with the minimum number of
men-a fienre around twenty-one or tven-
ty-tWo. Ia other years the Maps carried
about thirty men.
Steve Yerkos. hfgh-pricsd gent Who
used to play second base for RED sox. hAa
gone ''Heinie" Wagner. the ahorteton
with his 5000 salary. u slated for the
discard. The Red eox owners plan 10 cut
adrift at least two other high-priced vet
Grams Last year the Red sox carried
about thirty men This season they win
operate With less than twenty-five.
The F'hhllies WIN AFFECT big saving
10 1915. Charles Doom, one-tiue MANAGER
lssho shook down the PhflIes for. e ooo
has gone. Hans Lobcrt. whose salary
was around $500. and Sherwood Maeee
tdrawing about the same amount hsvs
fitted onward. Pitcher Marshall with
he $500 salary is with tho Phillles no
longer. Several youngsters, whose sala.
ries totalled around 5000 have gone.
PhilIfeu save Money.
The Phillies, through the sale or -
lease OF their 1914 stars ana youngsters
WIZ affect a gross saving OF sM.ooo
Through trades they have Acquired Mi.
ton Stock, third hasen,an, Al Demaree
pitcher. and a catcbor named Adama
The total salaries for these men viii
not go over $1,000 make the net saw
Ing about $4,000.
The Braves IL the only team IN either
league that win operate in 1915 on A.
salary sheduie higher than that OF isi4
The Boston players deserved boost
IN pay for their 1914 ahowing-4and owner
lHaffney gave Il 10 them. Salary boosts
win add about 10000 to the Braves paw
roll in 1915. Tho Braves acquired sher-
wood Masee' and IN doing so they
SECURED a man who win add another
5000 to'the payroll
The Chicago white sox expect to oper-
ate at cost OF about $1,000 less than
they did in 1914 ''fSld'' Gleason, coach
Of tho club; Ping Bodio. has gone
back 70 the minors and Berger. slight
and Flackburns have been let out. The
White sox payroll siumps about $1,000
Thereby.
The Brooklyn Dodgers released IA
Reulbech, who, sot about 5000 during
lieit The Dodgers arc figuring on let
ting two or three other veterans loose. IN
addition TO a bunch Of youngsters. The
total Dodgers SAVING ought 70 be
around si5.oOo
A Cut Tiger Lat.
The Detroit Tigers VIII not let any OF
their high-priced men go. but they win
operate with as few men ns possible.
iAgainst an average between twonty live
and thirty men last year. the Tigers win.
operate IN 1915 with about twenty-five.
That means saving OF from $3.50 to
! 1890
The pirateA plan u let one or two OF
: the fading stars loose. Also. they will
} Rct Fid Of their surplus youngstefs. Ko-
netchy and hts high salary having gone
over 70 the Feds. Tire Pirates, All In all,
ousht 10 save about slsooo at the least.
Leo Aiagee. with q salary OF 1900: Ivy
Winso. drawing down about M.too. and
POI Parritt, who got about siooo. have
departed from the Cardinals. That means
a saving OF slb.7oo OF courso. several Of
the Cardinals win set boosts in pay be-
cause OF their great work IN 1914. but the
boosts won't average more than 1900
each. Therefore. the net saving OF the
Cardinals win be around $4,000
uiaata saye a Little.
The Giants payroll win be less than IL
was in ielt The Giants acquired Iohert.
who was getting about $1,000 They got
rid OF Demaree. stock and Adams. whose
,, totaIed contracts called for about $4,000
That means . net saving Of 1900 II
Marquard doesn't come back. 4 means a
saving Of about 5000 more
The Senators turned Germany" schae-
fer adfitt That saves about $1,000 The
Cincinnati Reds via reduce their payroll
by about 5000 through sales trades. re-
= leases ana assertions. even thoieh they
have acquired Charlie DOOM and bis $500
salary and Ivy Wingo, with a salary Of
about $1,000
The Cubs are planning 20 turn loose a
half DOZEN veterans ana at least nine
YOUNGSTERS. They expect 70 operate with
I, twenty -onc men during 1915 II they DO.
, that means saving Of a. least tis.0oa
The few .ehanges that viii be made ia
the salary schedule OF the Browns viii
Be- toward reductions
The Yankees Win operate az 4 lower
/. cost than IN 1914 because they won't have
Z Frank Chance ana his $500 salary 70
4 PAY. Some o. the Yankee PLAYERS have
: been given boosts 10 their 1915 salaries,