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Show 4 11 SALARY IS fjj HUM? jil ne7r item of interest In baseball "A 'dries Is the argument now proceed-'fe proceed-'fe , ibg as to what Is a reasonable wage ItH '(era big league ball player. The con-fzS con-fzS ,boversy has appeared at different if i'tjaes before, but it looks to be in for i la earnest discussion just now and i Vhea it'ls over players generally may ! ,'rfjret a bit that they ever trifled with I 'their luck, i Hoghey Jennings has announced ; iiiathe can name only three players In v " "the American league who were worth n.i i r'sore than ?1000 a year. Two of these ; course would be Cobb and Speaker 3 : 5ud Hughie didn't name a third. The $ !- .'peat majority of players who are per-7 per-7 5 1 lifcaps flrst-rato but not of surpassing Jrl; Splendor are most Immediately con-lS con-lS I wed wita me argument now In i ;fcirL 'i When Jack Smith of the SL Louis Mm 'Ordinals turned back a contract call-jhs call-jhs for $2550,r declaring that his work ifctt season made him worth quite a Mil more than that for the season is ha- iipproaching, he put tho argument un-I un-I ;jdr vray. If Smith really believes he I siboold have more money he should me inf M some way of proving it. He might foiite 'po!at out that other players of less 'fiHl and accomplishment are getting ifalmost that much, but then it becomes fji question of how much the average i ' Jl? leaguer deserves, ine.ii Most big league players earn from rili ijJitoO to J2500 for their summer soa-ycrfn soa-ycrfn jfoa and moat of them doclaro that , Bcs "ilis? cannot pursue a really profitable ! taslnwo through the Idle months, 'i ;Eome of thorn are able to return to J 'other vocations when tho playing sea-:m sea-:m Is over, but most of them are un-j un-j ' cccapied. Hence they believe they FJ- Jtara a full year's wage and that they -(ire worth at least as much as tho y , iuerago piano player or tinsmith. ; Jack Smith of the Cardinals is more 9 ; jthan an average big leaguer in skill i ULi perhaps has something of a just j iklcs. At any rate the sentiment in t j jSL Louis seems to favor him. Otner , ;:f'-ijers however might do well not to J ;kd their voices In the discussion. Uloit of them are verj' likely getting - 11 that's coming to them. And in such r . light times as these the average player vtn think twice before nolding out. s. |