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Show BRESNAHAN ONE OF RICHEST PLAYERS Rocer Bresnahau sismed a three-year three-year contract with the Cubs a couple of week? axo that calls for a total . of nearly $30,000. I Bresnahan received 512, 00u from the St. Louis Cardinals in settlement I Ol bis claims against the owner. Mrs ; nritton. who released him last fall from a so-called ironclad contract. Rresnahan up to the time of Ills dis-q dis-q il had drawn more than 180,000 in salary from the Cardinals, who had secured him from the Giants Under McGraws management Roger received about $5000 a year, or a total to-tal Of nearly $25,000, during his engagement en-gagement there. He was pitching In Washington and Baltimore IB years fpo for $20 a game Today he '9 one of the richest ball players in the profession, also one of the most popular. pop-ular. Lliil |