New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-10-14
fine Melon CUT
FOR BALLPLAYER
S3,826.25 for Each Boston Athletd
-S2,645 for Dodgers Il

Brooklyn, oCC. 14.-R1ay6rS or tn3
Boston and Brooklyn baseball team
sliced a juicy melon yesterday
when nearly S163,000 was divided
among the men who took part in tho
worlds series won by the Red Sox
According to the official figures, tho
weafers of the lurid hose shared $97,
756.47 while the Dodgers, because OF
their inability to cope successfully
with the American league and world
champions, had to be content with
S65,170.96.
: There were no absentees at Ebbets
Field yesterday afternoon, when those
entitled to a share of the spoils WERE
required to put in an appearance and
relieve the Brooklyn management Oh
| the superf1uous cash. The divigfonE
was made in secret, and WilbertN
Robinson, who was intrusted with They
i task of disbursing the small fortuse,
was rather chary of giving details as
to the exact way in which the money!
was split.
He stated that twenty-five playersN
received $2,645 each, but that scarcely /
accounts for all the money, and thed
proba bility is that several who did not
actually take part in the series wereV
| 1e1m bursed in a measure for their adj /
/ ference to the club owned by Charles
H. Ebbets and Stephen McKeever
Under the rules of the National COM
mission, the players are supposed to
share and share alike, but it is likely
that the real owners of the bonus gem
erously let in some of their less for
tunate eliminates. A rumor that
neither could the supposition be con-
in the profits could not be verified:
! n ha h
firmed that Wheezer Dell, Ed Apple
ton, Gus Getz, and Ollie O'Mara were
less fortunate than the others.
The jingle of the coin smoothed She
feelings of the Robins, which had been
| harshly ruffled by the ruthless Rea
Sox, in the brief struggle for the
worlds title, and all approved OF a
proposition to hand over $1,000 to be
divided among three men who helped
In the success of the team These
we're DR.. Hart, the trainer of the
team; Danny Comerford, the baggage.
master, and Arthur Dede. the semi
professional who assisted by handling
the delivery of the pitchers while trey
were warming up 4
With the money safely tucked =
sway as close to their skins as possihle
the erstwhile heroes of Brooklyrss
baseball world accepted the invitation
of Manager Wilbert Robinson to close
the season with feast and song.
Uncle Robbie was host at a luncheon
at Pohlmeyer's where the players soon
forgot their grievances. Nearly every
man on the team made little speech,
far more cordial in nature than the
remarks they had been in the habit
of addressing to unfeeIing umpires
4 hn Y~I, ~ s4ssx
felt the sting Of defeat, no tears Were
shed, and the players separated with
the firm belief that next year the
worlds series flag would be their u
innate goal.
1t was joyful crowd that gathered
ir Boston to celebrate the victory over
the Dodgers in the substantial and
satisfying manner of splitting up
nearly 100000 among the champions
OF the universe. Each Boston player
| Is now rated as more than 81 900
better at the game than his fellow
from Brooklyn, as each of the twenty
two men actively engaged in trim
ming the Dodgers received $3,82626.
| The remainder was given to subst-
tutes and employees. Heine Wagner
and Vean Gregg received three-quar-
ters of a share EACH wyckoff and
Pennock divided one share, and Walsh
who came to the team only in the last
month of the season, received 81 ,o0G
| Edward Riley, the former secretary,
! and Charles Green, the club trainer
each received $500, and other ern-
ployes were also remembered, in-
GLIDING the bat boy, who tucked away
$50.
Manager William Carrigan, who has
| n AI I15F
ir as many years, babe goodbye to
the players, and said he was through
with baseball for all time" Presi-
dent Lannin, however, said he was
still hoping that Carrigan would re-
turn. George Foster, who, in SPITE
of a lame back, pitched a no-hit
game this season, also announced his
retirement in order to develop his
farm at Bokoshe, Okla. Carrizan's
plans are uncertain, but he laughed
at the report that he would enter
politics.
The Red Sox will play a exhibition
game at New Haven tomorrow, after
which many of the players will spend
the autumn in hunting. Mayor Cur
ley of Boston invited the team to a
banquet, but he offer was declined
with thanks.
There is still a little formality I'd
be attended to in Brooklyn the last sad
rites being the return of between S4O,-
600 and $4,000 paid for tickets for a
third game at Ebbeets Field which the
prowess of the Superbas could notA.
make necessary. Those who bought@
tickets in lots of three will have the
amount paid for the mythical third
game given back to them at Ebbets
Field on Monday morning
TOMMY AND MAC MATCHED