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Show Babe Ruth Wants I Nearly as Much as U. S. President j NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Bahe Ruth has requested a salary "closo to $60.- 000" ti 1 1922 t olonel Jacob Ruppert, ono of th owners of tho Yankees, de- dared tonight In announcing that the home-run star was coming cast next week to talk things over. Ruth who Is now on a vaudevlHs tour lh the middle west) Is reported to have re- I celved 126.000 last year. Colonel Ruppert indicated that t there was a chance" of Ruth gettlnst more money as ho considered him "a reasonable man " There la no chance, however, he added, of Carl Mays, stellar pitcher, receiving moro money thl yeaij Mays signed n three-year contract at $10,000 a season last year. Colonel Ruppert also Indicated that the demands of Anron Ward, second baseman. 11 1 a higher salary, would not be complied with "Wo are through with them," he said, they must either sign or stay no- |