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Close followers of the game consider “Satchel Paige the greatest | Negro pitcher in baseball today, He twirled for the House of David team during the recent Denver Post tournament. The $2500 he is reported to have received for this short appearance doubles the salary some Pacific Coast League moundsmen are making this year for • full twenty-six weeks season. The myth of “big pay. easy work and short hours” as applied to baseball players has been exploded in the case of most coast leaguers. We know one case where a pitcher of several years' experience was asked to take . a cut from $150 to $100 a month. He quit.
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Reno Evening Gazette
Reno, Nevada, US
Mon, Sep 03, 1934
Page 2
Full Page
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Michael W.
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