J&t t-V rf -c- THE DAILY NEBRASKAN THE NEW ...School Supplies... STORE Typewriters Rented ALL MAKES See our "University" Fountain Pen-Self-Filler-$1 .50 OFFICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY COMPANY 117 SOUTH 12th STREET -:- FUNKE BLOCK ... Everything For The Office ... WHAT ANSON WAS PAID Salaries of 25 Years Ago Are Shown by Contracts. "Cap's" Stipend Wa8 $2,700 and of This Amount $700 Was for Acting aa Manager of Famous Old White Stocking Team. Baseball managers or today aio Ban. to receive fabulous huiiih John Mc Oraw of Now York 1b reported to have mgned for ffVe yearn at a salary of $:?0,000 a year Frank Chance, Connio Mack and Fred Clarke are credited with having Blgned for moi e than $l.r, 000 What a difference from the year ot 1SS8! Leaders in those days got what the major league clubs pay the re cruits in the present days of baseball. That la haidly creditable, but It is so "I'll bet Cap. Anson received a big Balary," said an enthusiast. "I would like to wager he was given as much as most managers are getting today IIo was a ball player and could surely de mand it." The fan who Bpoko thus spoke in ignorance of the salaries of 25 years ago, compared with thoso of today, writes OBcar C. Relchow In the Chi cago News. He did not stop to think that It was impossible to pay such Bums bb the commanders are getting today because the game was in its in fancy and if a few thousand persona saw a game the crowd was considered tremendous All he thought about was the reputation Anson had of being a wonderful batter Anson was a re markable hitter, probably onq of the best the game ever has had. yet he re ceived a Hinull umount for his effort a und services R. E. Smith is the possessor of a contract Anson signed with the old Chicago White Stockings in 1888 He bIro possesses documents Blgned by Charles A Comlskey, N. Fred Pfeffer and Edward N Williamson when they consented to play In the Brotherhood league Years ago the firm of A G. Spalding & Bros In Chicago cleaned out one of itB departments and threw Into tho alley considerable refuse such as pa- Jfjfl Cap. Anson pers, books and wortniess documents Smith, who was emplojed there at the time, knew that the heap contained in teresting baseball data and proceeded to rummage through the pile. In the clump were the aforementioned con tracts, which he quickly fished out and Btored in his collection of baseball Information. Perhaps It never has been told to the public what Anson received as manager of the Chicago White Stock ings in the year 1888 The amount which is related hero will settle a lot of arguments When he attached hl signature to a document In 1888 he did bo for a sum of $2,000. That was as a player Seven hundred dollars was added for acting as captain and man ager That Is surprising when It is considered that in 1887, the year be fore, Anson finished the year with a batting aveiage of 121. Salaries began to go up when tho Brotherhood league was organized The contracts for that organization were given when Charles A ComiBkey, N. Fred Pfeffer and Edward Willlam Bon jumped the old National league Anson was faithful to the old organiza tion and refuBed to join tho outlaws. Along with Anson's contract Smith unearthed contracts of Comlskey, Pfeffer and Williamson, which they had signed for the Brotherhood league The present owner of tho White Sox then was regarded as tho dean of fielding first basemen, al though he was not the batter that An son was Yet Comlskey when he jumped demanded a big salary and Higned his contract containing figures of $7,000 with John Addison, who was resident of the club In 1890 Fan at Home "The dinner is stone cold," growled the basehnll fan "I time the dinner for nine innings," aid the wlto firmly "I can't flgurti 'ii these I Miming guinea "--Kuiidux I'ltv .louin.il THEATRES Oliver Theater Sat. Mat. & Night, Sept. 20 CAL STEWART in Running for Governor ORPHEUM ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Thursday, Friday, Saturday,SepT. 18-19-20 MISS irene"rankun With MtJurtGreenat the Piano PAT ROONEY andJmONBENT HALE NbRCROSS&CO: ROMAN08 BRENT HAYES ROBINS THE CROMWELS Lyric Theatre THURS.7;. FRI. -:-SAT. The Talk of Vaudeville . FD& JMjNNIE FOSTER SHAW $ EVERETT ' PHOTO PLAYS" "MONQGRAMED CIGARETTE' "Old ModdlngtonT8Duhtc"rs" PATHE'S 8EMI-WEEKLY Underwood's Current Events "DAN GREENGAN'S GHpST7 A -H