The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
BASEBALL SAL ARIES
STILL AT TOP NOTCH
Although Was Predicted End Of Last Season That There
Would Be a Wholesale Reduction the Dream of the
Club Owners Did Not Come True.

Although 1t was predicted freely at
the end of last season that there
would be a general reduction In the
salaries of baseball players, this dream
of the club owners has not come true.
The holdouts this season have been
more or less successful, with the ex"
ception of the Brooklyn and Boston
players. who probably will be forced
to receive cuts in their pay. The
signing of Grover Alexander. the
Philadelphia pitcher for s12.500 Is an
example of how the club owners will
pay well for star player, whether
they want to or not.
There is no doubt that last season
was the most costly in the history of
the game. 1t is estimated that the
sixteen major league clubs paid out
about 81 100000 in salaries TO players
They have tried hard to reduce this
heavy expense. but in dickerng with
club owners over salaries. the players
have a decided advantage. for good
ball players are not to be found on
every bush.
One OF the highest priced teams last
season was the Giants. and 1t will cost
just as much to keep the New York
club intact this season. New York's
salary list last season was I'm the
netghborhood of $4,000. not includ
Ing McGraw's salary. 1t is estimated
that Brooklyn paid Ss5. 000 in salaries
and according to President Weeghman
the Cubs payroll was more than
sii0. 600. The Braves received $685.,
600. and the Phillies drew ;iown about
$4,000 In salaries. Cincinnatis sal
airy list amounted to $4,000. and the
ST. Louis Cardinals paid out something
like $4,000.
White Sox Led American League.
In the American league the salary
lists were even higher. The Yankees
cost the owners $4,000 in salaries,
and the Red Sox payroll amounted TO
49, about S1lL 600 Out IN Chicago own
or Charley Comiskey's White Sox cost
$4,000. Detroit's team was paid
about 100000 and the Cleveland In
dams. with Iris Speakers high SAL
AIRY. were paid $4,000. Washington $
salary list amounted to $4,000. and
the salary list Of the ct. Louis browns
footed up $4,000. Connie Mack's
club was the cheap pest In either league.
and his salary list did not amount n
more than $4,000
There has heen no cut in salary for
any OF the Ster players this season,
and the fratcrnitys strike increased
the number of holdnuts. The Giants
suffered no cut in salaries, neither did
the Yankees. The White Sox Will cost
just as much as last season, AMI, al
though the new owners OF the Red
Sox have made an effort 10 reduce
salaries. IL has not been altogether
successful
Just as many high salaries VIII be
paid during the coming season s were
paid during the Federal league war.
In SPITE OF the high cost Of the game
last season il prospercd. and the play
ers are not inclined To stand cuts with
the price of living going up all the
time IT Is stated that Manager Nc
Graw, OF the Giants, receives a sal
ary of S30 600 "a year, while George
staIlings gets $4,000 for plotting the
Braves Ty Cobb draws down SEQ
600 from Detroit, and Alexander VIA
500 from he Phiilies- iris Speaker
gets $500 from Cleveland. and Wal
ter johnson sl2,50 from Washing
ton Franz Baker gets more than
$4,000 from tho Yankees, and Lee
Magee gets 5000 from tho same club.
Clarke Grifflth. the Washington man
ager, and Hugh Jennings, manager OF
Detroit each get more than $4,000
n year. Christy Mathewson draws
close 10 $50 600 for managing the
Reds. Charley Herzog gets $4,000
from the Giants and Joe Jackson gets
the same amount from the White SoN.
Eddie Collins receives 5000 and
Walter Maranville draws $4,000 from
the Braves