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Show MADE AN EXPENSIVE DRINK Ball Player Should Have Appreciated Refreshment, for It Certainly Cost Him Enough. The most expensive drink imbibed by a member of a major league team during the 1913 playing season cost exactly $600.05. The player who drank ;he costly beverage is one. of the best men in the business, but he has long Ehovn a tendency to topple from the water wr.gfn at times when his serv- j ices were most needed. Before signing sign-ing up with his club for last sprin" he promised not to take a drink during dur-ing the season. If he kept his word he was to receive a bonus of SaiQ from the owner 'of the club, who believed! that his outfit stood a good c'-.nnce of ! 1 being in the pennant tight and con- ! : sen.uer.tly. was willing to oiler 'extr, inducements to keep his men i ,O0d condition. The player in question I kcpt 1113 ood resolution for nnnv j weeks, but one day he slipped from 1 the narrow path and, ente-in a sa loon, ordered a glass of beer. While he was drinking it the wise manage of the club strolled in to see wh was going on and, taking in the situation situa-tion at a glance, informed the surprised sur-prised and dazed player that the inciters incit-ers worth of forbidden liquid would cost him the eiuire bonus plus th8 price of the drink. Leslie's. |