Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22
Draw Many Times
Salaries of Professors With
String Of Degrees; Cham
pionship in Ring Better
Than Striking Oil; Ruth
Gets Kings Ransom For
Hitting Ball.
By 9. D. Iodkl,n

The time is coming when the fonO
mother who sits by the cradle of her
young son and rocks him with her
foot while she knits him a stocking
will plan a professional sport career
for him rather than build air caktles
in which she sees him pleading q caso
before the supreme court of the Unit,
ed States, directing the destinies Of q
great university or thrilling a congroe
cation from the pulpit of q Fifth ave
nue. church. Today the most lucra-
tive profession in the world 10 q sue
cessful professional sport career. No
coup in old stock brings quicker
wealth than rise to fame in he box
ing ring and men spend q life time
working to the top of a profession
where they have an income equal Ia
the yearly salary Of any diamond star
in the big leagues.
Big Advantage.
aries drawn in professional sport with
those outside will show the decided
advantage the athletic youth has over
one Of the studious turn Of, mind.
Babe Ruth, baseballs greatest fig
ure. draws a yearly GALAXY Of 100000.
Added to that Is a bonus Of $500 for
every homo run he makes. The pres
ldent Of inc cnlteo states seus $io,0VO
per year. II the bape sets as many
home runs this year as he did laSt,
he will have 100000 more than Har-
ding for the years work. Il
According to- DR.. A.. r. Winship,
editor Of the journal of Education Of
Boston, Ruth has a larger salary than
any nVe university larger
IMAM any ten commissioners OF educaL
tlon and more than any eight city
schooi superlneenoents.
Not nv ,Trickery
IT. ..r,;. ..-.....
+ha snys' ti1 ~. = ny
,nsda . 20 : d,.a li. - Xoah, :. Is a0t
not due to striking oil and not due
70 ponncs or business combination
u 10 que 10 intensified brain power
sucM as no otner american equals.
me OF ftuIn mas crossed,
nav peen hiied with narratives OF
ms expiolts. However, that Is not be-
sause ne 1s tne greatest nome u
nltter, DIT ne IS exalted because he
~ slsncu a contract lor n years
tnat calls 1ora 5000 ~ Az VA
Demuaey millionaire
s;nc. ~ nana,an h.aa-y So.
p;on she has acc,,n,y.tsG aae e cn
and q ha,f do,,arE LIZA e. q Ma.non
was q oni na, aGt'a Hi h,l srea.est purse
Caoreon Sasn.s ai ny oa..le wttn
sson nm e. ehele . ~nen ne orew
v,on y NV nIteen minutes
end 5000 aonn nan sos a ms emu
nat en0o,voy. DeliPseys money ooes
= aoi h, an come ron. nentlng. ne mas
rights on Aim. taEen ~ 4bs thstt,as
he takes nart in. He has aiso maSa
bie money actinr for tho Grno1i.. and
on the stage whila ~ Rernn he
turned down an ofrer ofS g ooo for
a three round ihif .Taclr would
consider short ~ * q FOR
an ~nca which so,,ndsd 10 Mo
for the German.
- - $3.50.
Others Collect Money.
A fighter does not have to be a
champion to have 4 large hank ac-
count. Mike Gibhn i. = very wealthy
man.. n he has never worn A crown.
In the nine months nrevions tn his
recent. appearance here he had made
something over SAD. OoO. I
Big money IS not confined to b
known annnp those outside
the game in this section Of the coun-,
try, PROFESSIONAL coli ia probably the
paying Of ali snorts when taken
on the average. II is not at ali un-
common for d golf professional to
draw a salary Of Ave figures. Stats
tics on golf are not available. as the
temperament 81 those connected with
the game is different from those In
most others, however. SIS, 900 a year
is quite general.
Money in Coaching. u