Show w Baseball Bas ban BIG coffi FUR While the Magnates Fight Bal Ba Are Drawing Top TopNotch TopNotch Notch Salaries During the present strife strite between the tM I National and American leagues the ball players are benefiting In a lary iary way such as aa has never before hap happened happened happened unless It was during the days of ot the American association in the last of ot the SOS and during the Brotherhood days in 1890 salary said ald to tobe tobe be nearly for tor two years Is re ye carded as one of at the largest In the history of ot the game same and before another season has Ims passed thoro will m be others paid by both National and American league magnates who will draw nearly or equal amounts In the days das of ot the old American as association back in 86 Boston entered into one of ot the most daring baseball deals known to the history of ot the game even ovon today when the triumvirate t paid for tor the sale or of the release of or Mike Uke ike Kelly by the Chicago club This deal gigantic as it was for one player was waa beaten two years yearn later Inter when Bob Carruthers now umpiring here In the White series of 01 the American league was sold by Chris Von der tier Ahe Abe of ot the SL St Louis Browns to the Brooklyn club also of ot the Amer American AmerIcan Amerlean ican lean association for the magnificent sum of or This record for the sale of or players is still unique In baseball lore Carruthers was waa then attached to twirling staff and had hod l en the mainstay of or the Browns for the three seasons when they won the pen pennant pennant nant in the association Then the Brooklyn club determined to get Into the race and offered great sums to President Von der dec Ahe Abe far some of ot his stars among them tham Carruthers arruthers When the dent deal was finished the sum of In cash was W 1 paid Pard for tor the sale of the release of or the pitcher and a bonus of ot 1590 was paid him for tor signing with the eastern team as well as a salary of or for the season SOn s being given him himIn himIn In addition to this it cost coat Brooklyn additional salary to fo o carry cam out the deal dal making a total of or U O expended in securing this star The deal which created a great stir at the time and is remembered remembered bored by every fan tan In the I country as one of or the tho th great groat events and L landmarks of ot the game cost Boston f r the sum of or SlUM simply for the re release release lease of or the player Then a salary of was guaranteed him for the sea season season son making the tha total toUtI of ot lUN While the Brooklyn club was strengthening with the th purpose of ot so 50 weakening the Browns that the pen pennant pennant pennant nant would go east the following year they tb persuaded Von V ft der Ahe Abe to part with a couple more of his stars for goodly sums Dave Foutz being sold for and Bushong going for less Notwithstanding this depletion of ot the ranks of or the stars among the Browns the pennant was again pin and the fourth time won by aggregation The eld OId Roman has bas in hi big hla years of ot baseball been the leader of or six cham championship teams four times in the American association and twice bice in the American league |