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On the Line On Private Jets and Baseball Salaries
The piece recalls Walter Johnson holding out for ten thousand dollars to stay with Chicago in the Federal League and recounts club intrigue with Clark Griffith and Charley Comiskey. It also notes Palmer and Arnie near-million costs, golf legends, and Gary Player’s charity funds as golf figures loom large.
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Palmer
Arnie
Whitewall
Mets
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Washington
Clark Griffith
Johnson
Chicago
Griff
Fox
Charley Comiskey
Comiskey
Washington Club
Supreme Court
New York Highlanders
Yankees
New York
Boston
Walter
Doug Sanders
Gary Player
PGA
Walter Hagen
Royal and Ancient Club
St. Andrew’s