New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Baseball Vies
With Golf in
Salary Fees
Up to $4,000 Can Be Made
BY Those Who Make
Good

The question of whether q golf pro-
fessional's salary differs to any great
extent from that Of professional ball
players of big league fame has aroused
the interest of more than few since
the announcement was made that Long
Jim Barnes, Whitemarsh Valley Coun-
try Club (Penn.) pro, would leave that
berth to take UP duties at the Broad
moor Country Club, Of Colorado
Springs, Col, because he was to re-
ceivc $4,000 at the latter club, as COM
pared with $4,000 at Whitemarsh.
From baseball standpoint. it is un-
questionable that Ty Cobb, the Georgia
Peach, who plays with the Detroit
Tigers, with his $4,000 year contract,
gets the most money for playing ball.
1t is declared that John McGraw,
manager of the New York Giants, gets
considerably more than Ty's income,
but part ownership il the club adds to
the managers purse.
Can Make $4,000 a Year
Much doubt is shown as to the au-
thenticity of the report that Barnes
would receive $4,000 a year. Only the
board of directors of the Columbia
Country Club and Barnes know how
much the salary is. However, if it is a
fact he will get the money, then his
, salary will exceed that of the worlds
greatest ball player, as he can easily
make $4,000 through lessons, etc.
Aside from Barnes, Donald Ross, pre-
mier of the links architects, makes no
small salary, as it is claimed he re-
celves $4,000 for twelve months
period of work. Ross is said to receive
500 and expenses per day for laying
/ out courses. He does not take less
than $500 for plotting the layout of a
links He is also consulted frequently
when changes are to be made.
Tom Bendelow, Chicago links archi-
tect, likewise makes considerable money
through the golf game. The elder of
the Ross brothers, professional at Pine
hurst and Belleair, takes in coin for
teaching golf at these two places, and
also has an interest in a Boston sport
ing goods store.
/ Others Receive Big Money
Barnes and Ross, of course. are ex-
ceptions, as they unquestionably make
more money than the remainder Of the
tutors and links architects. But Nc
Graw and Cobb, too, are exceptions.
Some OF the other professionals who re-
ceive between $4,000 and $4,000 per
year are Alec Ross, Alex Macdonald.
George and Jim Smith, Walter Hagen.
Alec Campbell Jock Hutchinson, Mike
Brady. of Oakley, Boston; Stewart
Maiden, Atlanta; Louis Teller, New
York, and countless others.
! Wisconsin professionals are we'll
paid. Though they cannot be classed
with the greats" Of golf, either from
a playing or paying standpoint, they
manage to make considerable coin by
teaching, selling golf paraphernalia,
etc. That the Badger positions are
satisfactory to the professional is
shown by the number of years some of
them have been at various clubs.
Jimmy Rose is at the Country Club his
fourth year; BIN Lovekin has been at
the Woodmont Club four years; Jimmy
Simpson, who goes to Cincinnati this
spring, formerly at Blue Mound, was
at the latter club more than FIVE years;
Dave Wilson, formerly at Chenequa,
now at Blue Mound. was at the Hart
land Club more than six years; Alec
Richie has been teaching at Ocon-
omowoc for some years, and many
other pros have been a long time at
Wisconsin clubs.