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Show BILL BERNHARD'S SAW TRUE IN LAJQIE'S CASE Bill Bernhard once said that a ballplayer ball-player is worth as much as ho can get. iho cuse of Bill's old "roomie"' Larry Lajoie would seem to prove his statement. When tho Frenchman left the Phillies Phil-lies to join the Athletics in 1901 ha was gett'ine; $2100. At that time Larry was in his prime. Fourteen years later the Frenchman returns to the Athletics. September 5, next, will mark his fortieth year ou earth. Ho is Btill pood, voa, great, but hardly the terror of old. Yet ha is a $9000 man. The Larry of 1901 a $2400 man in those days would bring $75,000 in the baseball market todav. The Larry of 1915 a $9000 man. today went 'to Connie Mack for nothing. noth-ing. " |