The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-03
FREIz|ED FINANCE
N Baseball WORLD Z!
Magnates are Breaking All
Records in Matter of
squald ering Money.
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League and Organized Baseball it
was suited By the big league mag
Mates that baseball salaries and ex,
penses would be revised downward.
Pisyefss salaries we're TO be reduced
and their contracts issued from year
70 yeaE ii place Of the long contracts
IN yogue during the conflict between
Organized and Independent interests.
il Was pointed out that the majority
Of the clubs could not meet expenses
under the conditions existing and that
Il would be necessary to curtail e1.
pense6, sa1aries, training trips and in
eeneTn1 bring to bear modern bust.
ness efficiency system In order that
proteasto baseball might be. placed
on d paying basis again. While 1t Is
poestbIe that the magnates may be
pianning To- tnaugurate such a system
there Certainly Is no sign of such a
movement at the present time.
In the matter Of preparing for the
1915 baseball season the magnates
both old and new appear to have TAX
ca O leaf from the book OF promoters
OF the proposed willard. Moran bout
aud entered the field of frenzIed f.
nance. IN buying baseball club stock,
securing Federal League stars and
signing managers the sums spent sur
PASS an previous records and It will
REQUIRE some very clever retrenching
ifi the monthgSto come IL tho magnates
expect to- reach the financial plans
outlined only few months ago.
Five clubs In the National and the
American league alone, have paid
more than $4,000 for the privilege of
Assuming top:heayy contracts OF ten
Of the Federal League stars, II ere.
dence can be placed in the sale figures
announced to- the press. In addition
to paying large sums for the acquire.
nent Of these players, the clubs are
legally obligated to continue the sal
aries agreed on between the former
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and their star
players and these salaries are known
20 be extremely high.
rhesayeraget purchase price OF these
ten players Is tribe over $4,000
and since &c certain that their aver
age yearly salary is at.least $4,000 the
initial outlay will be about S175,-
400, as can be- seen from the follow.
ing list OF players and the sale price:
Player Club Price
fSan6s g New: York (N) .$35,000
Rarfden, ~ New York (N). 10000
anderson. Jew York (N).. 10000
Mcgee, lee Jew York (A).. $4,000
GriIop, q ick.. \ New York (A).. 1880
Gedeon. Joe !. New York (A).. 5000
Etickson Detroit (A) 80. 5000
Esaton, Thos.. Chicago (N).... $500
;35SSaS1. 4 Isrooklyn (N)... $500
Rouasf n New fTca:s (N). $500
The big money has not been paid
exclus1yely for Federal League stars
for retiring baseball magnates have
sold their club stock for many times
e@hat Il cost them few years ago.
Tlae sale OF the Chicago Cubs, Boston
Bfaxes, 81. Louis Browns and the New
York Amertc leans, brought close to 81
100000. which was more than double
what the previous owners paid for
these clubs Now Manager George T.
StaIlinRs; of the Boston Nationals has
lust closed q hyeyear contract with
that club at an annual salary reported
10 be 100000. Just where retreneh-
nenf md economy come in is not ap-
parent unless the magnates plan to re-
dudfe the average big league player
Is pay for the privilege of playing on
the team.
Ardent golf and tennis enthusiasts
hayelstarfedt a controversy as to which
81 the two sports is the more bene-
dciaf from the standpoint of physical
Improvement and recreative pleasure.
several years Sof sassociation with the
fofiowers OF the court and course
Fnneg leads to the belief that tho
controversy will be be continued unto
fiie third and fourth generations.
Trainer Ernie H3ertberg, of the
swedish Olympic team, has promised
fhe ehtryso two Of his leading Swed-
lin afhletic stars Of the University
Of Pennsylvania relay games to be
heid d Philadelphia, April % and 20.