Evening journal., 1916-04-12
OLD HANS played
UNDER Ed BARROW
Wagner With Paterson in
1896, Drew $3.50 a
Season
NOW DRAWS $4,000
FROM THE PIRATES

It's a far cry from John Wagner. OF
the Paterson Club of the Atlantic
League in 1896 at $45O a season TO
Hans Wagner. Of the Pittsburgh
club OF the National League. IN 1916.
at $4,000 year-yet that about
measures the progress of professional
baseball In the last two decades. The
giant strides made in the national
game can be appreciated only when
one compares the financial conditions.
number and character Of players and
general status of baseball score OF
years ago with those Of the present
day.
This Is the twentieth anniversary OF
Hans Wagncr's real debut in protes-
sional ranks. led Barrow, pointing TO
picture hung in the international
League offices in New York. rem
iniscod. There's that old Paterson
club of 1896, Wagner and all and
what lot has happened since!
.iThe calm after the baseball storm,
tic soft warmth Of spring in the air
hArbinger of what promises to be one
OF the greatest years i'm the history
OF baseball-their presaging bigger
and better things made Barrow think
hack across the bridge Of years to the
time when Wagner worked for $50
month
Bln Armour There, Too.
ives. there was old John Henry.
right up there on the-wall, sleepy
eyed. but even thus early in his ca
roer a redoubtable batsman and a fine
dalder. There Were other famous
figures in that fading picture. which is
reproduced in The adjoining columns.
Bill Armour. Emmett Hedrlck, George
Smith. Dick Cogan, Bill Hayward
worked for Barrow when he managed
tlte Paterson team OF 1896 and all
WIRE destined to make their marks in
professional, baseball
f'We should have won the Atlantic
League pennant that year said Bar
row. and / am still sore over IL
Newark played three games witt
Billy Sharsig's Athletics the last day
of the season. and thus managed t'
beat us out Of p hard-earned flag
That left Paterson second and Hart
ford managed by Billie Barnie wa
third
f'Sam Crane was president OF tn
league then. and Beefer Burns wal
manager OF the Newarks. Barnie ant
iprotested Newark's victory. but tC
no avail The Sohy cup was put uT
by Hartford man Of that name fol
competition between the clubs which
dashed first and second We decided
ii ignore Newark and Hartford and
Paterson fought II out. My club won
1iree out OF five and there's the cup
right in the picture.
Wagner was a wonderful player
even then" added Barrow as he re.
cQAnted the deeds OF his club OF %
yebrs ago. II did not hold him long
'or in the middle OF 1897 I sold him "a
tpnisvillc Of the National League.
Wagner Goes TO Pirates
'in 1900. when the National League
reduced its circuit from - to clubs
and the Louisville. Cleveland. Washing
tpu and Baltimore clubs cropped. Bar
MY Dreyfuss took Wagner and his othe
good players from Louisville TO Pitts
oipgh
@Wagncr played with George More
Iaud's Steuhenville club. of the Inter
state League. in 1893, but that circui
1feke up. Moreland paid him $50
Month ! believe. ! gave Wagner 500
1lonth the FIRST year and in 1897
-aiscd him to 1925 a month.
rThc highest saiaried player on IN
Paterson club was Dick Cogan. IA
pitrher, who afterward Joined th
Giants Cogan got S225 month. part
y because he disbanded his Entire Nou
Independent team when we came int
Paterson. The next biggest salary wen
to oGeorgc Smith, later manager of th
aants For playing second aud hein
raptaiu. George GOT $50 a month Thos
were pretty high salaries for thos
days. added Barrow.
Next TO Wagner the most famous fl
ute in the Paterson picture is Bill Al
nlour. who later managed Clevclan,
Detroit and Kansas City. II was "A
meur who. while managing the Tigers /
l9o5 discovered Tyrus Cobb on the An
gusta club. of the South Atlanti
League Armour was wonderful tcacf
er aud he soon made Of the raw recrui
one OF the most formidable players j
baseball
Bastian came to Paterson from tn
majors and then disappeared. Smtl
went from Paterson TO Louisville ant
in 1901 landed with the Giants Il
1902 Smith was named manager afte
horace fogel had made a mess o
the Job. After Smith came John Nc
Graw and John T. Brush and tn
Giants entered on a new era.
Barrow's Big Achievement.
Barrow took hold in Paterson afte
Winning the Dennant for Wheeling /
the Tri-State League in 1895. II wi
be seen from the picture that durin
1885 Barrow developed the crownin
achievement Of his career-one OF Il
finest mustaches seen in baseball eve
in that era OF such beautiful hirsu
specimens as John w Ward al
Others carried onto the field.
Bill Smink. who caught for Ba
rows club afterward became an III
p5]e and later a warden in a ia
KJQackey now works in a steel TO
ing mill. while Heidrick Joined {
Browns in 1902. The poor fellow di
only several months ago from an
tack OF pneumonia. Cogan. who
still mixed up in baseball in Pate
SON went from Barrow's club TO CT
crrin and in 1Q00 iofuod fbo Dforfo