Pirates Salaries Spark Debate Over Big Pay
Pittsburg players discuss baseball wages with estimates placing the Pirates at about 75 000 in salaries last season while the Philadelphia Americans allegedly paid 35 000. The talk covers Honus Wagner and other stars, noting club leadership under Fred Clarke and Connie Mack's modest payroll as context.
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Johnny Kling
Chicago Nationals
Pittsburg
Wagner
Flying Dutchman
Pirates
Honus
Teuton
Miller
Fred Clarke
Buccaneers
Philadelphia Americans
Connie Mack
Chance
Kling
Brown
Reulbach
Lajoie
Cleveland
Dean Connie Mack Leads Athletics Since 1901
Connie Mack remains the dean of major league managers after taking charge of the Athletics in 1901. He was rewarded with a large stake in the club, and today Mack is described as a rich man. The piece notes Jack Coombs declined a salary raise, saying his 1900 record did not justify an advance.
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Jack Coombs
Philadelphia Americans
Washington
HS District
Gree
United States
Some Climbing Auto Imitations Fail on Grades
A short verse notes that auto imitations struggle with hills and grades yet manage to run up no hill, implying limits of machine ascent in uneven terrain.
Pert Paragraphs on Money, Pride and Truth
A collection of wry maxims on money and work. It notes money fuels ships and fortunes grow slowly, pride near folly, bluffing unsustainable, underwriters scarce, truth stretching by some, and the oddities of romantic and athletic bets. It ends with disdain for debt collectors interrupting big salary tales.
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