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Show HONORS SHOWN BRAVES If kM BANQUET Most of the Player on New World Championship Team Leave for Home Cities Boston, Oct. 14. The Brrcs, world's baseball champions, as a ro-suit ro-suit of the scnsntlonal series with tho Philadelphia Athletics which closed hero yesterday, were given a banquet and reception tonight by Mayor Cur-ley. Cur-ley. Pralso for their achlovomont was sounded by various speakers and modest acknowledgment was made by Manager George T. Stalllngs and several sev-eral of tho players. After the banquet many ot the Braves left Immediately for tholr home cities. Thoy were each given checks today for $2708.86 by a representative repre-sentative ot tho national commission as their slinro In tho world series receipts. re-ceipts. To most ot them this meant about $5000 for their season's work. Capt. Johnny Evcrs found tho sea son a big 0110 financially, his income tho past six months having been more than $10,000, Including a bonus of $25,000 for his signature to a contract, con-tract, $10,000 In salary, a $3000 bonus for finishing In first placo and his world's series receipts. Tho wlntor will bo spent qulotly by most ot the men. Sovcral vaudeville vaude-ville agents woro at Fenway park today to-day endeavoring to sign up some of tho stars, but it understood that nono was successful. "Rabbit" Maranvl'lo, who was oii tho stago last winter, may return this year. Manager Stalllngs said tonight that tho statement by Minister Pczet ot Peru, mado nt a dinner hero yesterday yester-day that tho Braves would tour South America was a mistake It was due, he thought, to the fact that some members of tho Braves had been ask. ed to play" with tho Now "York Giants 011 a proposed trip there. |