, 1923-05-13
$4,000 ELSH SHINES
BESIDE 100000 KAMM

To revise an old saying. Baseball
makes strange bed fellows" Here we
have with the White Sox the great
Willie Kamm. acquired at an expendt-
ture of 800. 900.
Also we have with the same crew
one Roy Fish. picked out of the
minors for the nominal sum Of 81. 500,
but despite the discrepancy in their
costs the latter is filling the bill In
his chosen position as satisfactorily
as his more costly team mate.
Since coming into the big show the
two fellows have shown as much diff
ference in temperament as there was
difference In their purchase prices.
Kamm rs a quiet fellow. possibly n
bit too retiring for his own good On
the other hand, Elsh is Of the rough
and ready sort. not afraid 10 make
himsel heard. n willing to take q
chance.
Stealing Bases q Speciality.
1t is this kirk in his nature that
accounts for his persistent stealing of
bases. particularly OF third. He has
pilfered this bag several times and
once saw an opening that started
him on a steal for home. He mad It.
Elsh, SO far, has shown no weak
ness that will eventually put him back
on the bench He has felded fiawless-
ly in left field and the falling he was
supposed to have on ground balls
hasn't cropped up. On the contrary.
his speed in getting over the ground
and smothering a bounder has held
down many a hit. In addition he has
shown great throwing skill. not only
for distance. but for accuracy.
Kamm Not Spectacular.
Kamm. although not spectacular. Is
a great ball player. He fields even
seemingly impossible chances with no
apparent effort and because of this
ease Of action many may be inclined to
overlook his real worth. Even his
throwing is done without hurrytng.
At bat he has done all that could
be expected Of him and II he finishes
tho season under the 300 mark more
than one expert will be surprised.
All OF which causes the quiz:
DO you know that less than s35 900
was paid for the fifteen starriest stars
in baseball today?
Slsler. who perhaps would bring
5000. 900 IL ne were Mt to play. didn't
cost a dime. He was plucked from the
campus OF the University OF Michigan
Rommel and Dugan also were gifts
from institutions OF higher schooling.
Hornsby. Speaker. and Cobb cost a
total of 81. 7oo-and then developed to
a point where their gross value in the
heydey Of their careers was beyond
$500, 000.
Greatest Cost Least
The highest price paid for a men,
Der OF the a1l-star group was the
sf2. 1000. which Charley coniskey
fipped over to Milwaukee In exchange
for Schallk. II was large cash in those
days OF eleven years ago-but II was
money we'll spent.
Roush made a double barreied entry
into the majors. costing $1,000 the
first time and $1,000 upon tho second
advent.
In 1913 Eddie was sold for 81, o to
the White Sox. They found him a bit
green and turned him back. When
they recalled him in 1914 no wouldn't
report and jumped to the Feds. When
the Feds went out OF business Eddie
was sold to the Giants for $1,000 by
the Feds.
Here arc fifteen men who mako up
the aii-star team in baseball today
fifteen men who cost the major leagues
1874. 900.
Think OF these fifteen and saa. 900
then think Of Ramm for 500. ooo-nnd
then you'n concede hat baseball, IN a
financial way. has changed some.
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