Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-04
.RUTH'S SERIES SHARE
MONEY IS HELD UP
Judge Lands Delays Payment
OF Cash to Meusel and
Percy Also.

Chicago, Nov. 4-Babe Ruth's share
or the World Series receipts remains
unpaid today. together with tho shares
OF Bob Meusel and William Piercy, w.,o
accompanied Ruth on the barnstorm-
ing jaunt though warned they were
violating baseball rules.
Distribution of the players share Of
the series purse Is directed by the
Commissioners, Judge Handis. When
Judge Landis learned of Ruth's ex-
hibltion tour in defiance of orders. Il
is said, he sent word to the owners
OF the Yankee team of his intention to
bold up the offenders shares, am
this report, It is said, might have
caused Ruth 20 abandon his tour.
Ruth Meusel and Piercy each have
claim of S3,263.2G. Twenty-Five MEM
hers of the Yankee team come In for
fun shares. and all have been paid
with the exception OF these three men.
Judge Landis' delay in making n de-
cision in the Ruth case may be due TO
the fact that he holds this weapon
over the players heads, II has been
stated. Those inclined TO speculate
declared that the Judge figures It
good plan TO let the players think over
the offense until they realize their
mistake.
They declare he will either punish
them by Withholding their pay, or he
will come forth with a statement de-
nouncing the rule invoked, and give
the men their money. together with
speech on respecting the rules OF or
ganized baseball.
Eighteen members of the worlds
champion Giants received a fun share
which amounted 70 s5,42s00.
Earl Smith, catcher Of tho Giants
was svoted a fun share. but when he
received his check he discovered that
tho 5000 that Judge lands fined him
for his rumpus with Bob Mcusel in one
Of his games had been deducted.
The Giants who received fun shares
were McGraw Jennings, Bancroft
Burns. Castor, Kelly, Nehf. SalIee
Barnes, Smith, Douglas. Gonzales,
Ryan, Young. Brown, Frisch, Snyder
and Toney.
Johnny Rawlings, the second base
man who brought the Void Series 10
a close by starting sensational
double Play, received s4s24.Se. Emil
Irish" Meusel received the same
amount. Rawlings and Meusel did not
join the Giants until late In tho sea-
son, coming from Philadelphia in a
trade.
Forty persons shared in tho Giants
money. which was Sfsf,635, Joe
o'Brien. James A. Tierney and Eddie
Brannick were voted $500 each. Ed
MaclSall, the trainer. was given So
7i2.45. Harry Fabian. tho ground
keeper, and George Bell, tho sulperin-
tenden OF the grounds. also were
voted $500.
Other shares OF the Giants were:
easy Dolan, s4.424.Ss; Causey. ST.
S0S.3o; Ritter, $500; Clancy, 5000.
Henie, 5000; Barry. $500: w. H.
kopf, $1,000; Shea. s2.712a5; stengel
sS,6l6.60; Cunningham. S2,712.45: Bur
kett. $3.50; Logan. $3.50; Lobert, $3.50:
mascot. 500.
The Yankee players received as their
share Of the series, sS7.756.67. which
was divided among thirty-one men as
follows:
Higgins. Cleary. Schang. Hcfmann,
Mays, Shawkey, Hoyt. Quinn. Collins,
Harper. Pipp. Ward. Peckinpaugh,
McNally, Baker, Fewster, Miller, Roth,
Ferguson, Hawks, Mitchell, De
Werner. Ruth. Meusel, Piercy, So
262 20 each; A. Woods, sl.250; f. Roth,
s1.2s0; NJ. Roth. $500; 7. Rogers, $500;
p. Schenck, $500; Z. Bennett, $500.