Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-11 | Page 16 | Giants Have Costly Squad in New Race

Giants Have Costly Squad In New Race Philadelphia Also Faces Heavy Heavy Payroll Money Talks In Baseball YORK Feb Ej By 11 By The Associated Press Pres Press payrolls estimated to total halt half a million dollars dollar Connie Muck Mack and John McGraw will wilt launch th most host expensive baseball craft cratt In their long lone career careers careers-as all managers on rival pennant cruisers this year ear With the acquisitions of o Zack Wheat Ty ly Cobb and Eddie Col lin Col-lin lins by the Athletics baseball men today figured that Hacks Hack's Mack salary bonus bill for the season would reach th the quarter million dollar mark The Giants Giant salary lary total has been sent lent skyrocketing hy by the addition of oC o Rogers Horns Horns- Horns Horns-by hy by Roush and Burleigh GrimM Grimes Cutting of the purse string of the New York and clubs has led letl to an unprecedented series crie of or trades trade an and nd 1 purchases In Hornsb Hornsby the Giants Giant added a star tar to their payroll while yesterday they a three three- year three year contract to Roush which 13 said to call for a a season e Ulon The sIgning of Wheat Cobb and Collins I Is estimated to have added to the seasons season's salary bill ot of o the tho Mack also pail fancy tancy prIces for tor new infield 1 talent from the minor leagues In lal lIng Dudley Brandom first baseman from Kansas Kansa City 0 and andI I Joe Boley Bole Baltimore International shortstop It If Roush signs for tor the 1 salary Halary he received last year ear base base- baseI base baseball I hall ball men figure the club will ha haat ha ha at at least seven players whose pa cheeks checks for tor the season will exceed They are Hornsby 40 40 Housh Grimes 15 Hoss Young Youny Virgil Carnes Fred Jred Lindstrom and Jackson To 10 complete the tho deal by which they acquired Grimes and Out Out- Outfielder Out fielder Harper from the the Giants paid to Buffalo BuCCalo for Infielder Thompson who fig fig- fig fis In iii the trad Revo Le Bou flour Bour- Boureau eau pau Toledo outfielder cost coat 22 an and 1 Catcher Devormer of Louisville a similar sum Fossi- Fossi Possibilities Possibilities of ot the Yankees exceeding the payroll of the Giants was vaa seen however If It Ruth hen Herb rb nock Pm nock both Hu ed In extracting generous salary Increase increases