Show ONLY TWO TWP MAKE AN l OF Boston pee pcp 6 At th beginning b sl of ot tho the 1109 1 9 season Owner John I Taylor of ot tho the Boston American league team made mado a unique offer oter to his hil players Because of or a It desire to stimulate bat batting batting ting he promised p ed to add GO extra extra to 10 every players pIAo 1 salary aar who nil lOt or but iset butter buttor tar ter for the seasonS season Whether Vb the or 01 not the he lie plan was waa a 1 good ono One Is isu a a question queston but behind tho the scheme is i an On Interesting story The Tho only two men who ho made mado John JohnI I 1 Taylor come across with tho the bonus bon were Third Basemen Baseman Harry Lord Url and Tind nd Outfielder Trio Speaker Lord managed man aced to roll up imp a n swat record of ot for Or tho the year er Speaker fell tel two points be below belOv low lOv 10 the high water mark of ot the th bril brn brilliant lant third thir baseman Jako Jake Stahl Harry Hor Gessler and Catcher Bill Di Carrigon and infielder Gardner were tho the unlucky members m e of tho TOed Red Sox Sex X J Bill Carrigan Carnigan fg lost l his h simply be bc because cause eau he ho lacked ono measly single Bill BUI Di worked In 94 games gamnes ies was at bat times and made 13 S hits hll for or an nn average nv ral ot of Had Bad Bill Bi recorded 84 64 hits bits bis for tho the lealon season his record would havo have been bean b n an nn even cven 9 11 I 3 which hI would g have o made for tor forJohn torae forJohn John I 2 to dome o across Joke ae played In 27 2 games was was at bat but times and cracked out 23 hits hiR j I which gave Jako Jale a record of of 1 for tor the tho season SCaO just six Il points polaU shy a of ot tho mark manic i i Had lied Jako Jake made mao three more moro hits luring during this the year ills hla iia slug total would have bOta b tn Just a trifle over i Doc Gessler was wa hiding well weil wel over J something hike when Boston sold him to Washington Va When tim tho trade was wa made Cession know whether it let him out of oC shoring In tho the profits profs Since tho the close coso of or tho tile ho he has hns failed to got get ot any an check from John L I KO oh IO lr has h I decided there Is II i nothing doing doll tor feC him In tho the bonus bonu line lne When the offer was WI made mado It was sUp stipulated tip that a to player must lake part In IneY over 20 games to share In the tho money eY Ir Gardner rg was shy I fn two r j I respects He lie Ie worked ored c In 19 39 19 games ame ono O Q shy of tho required number was at a but 37 times and nr made d It if hits for an aver average v ago age of ot just baa bno hit shy of O getting I Into tho the 21 class |