Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1913 — DON’T EAT AND SAVE MONEY [ARTICLE]

DON’T EAT AND SAVE MONEY

Many Ball Players Make Profits From Expenses Allowed for Mealo— Sheckard Is Big Eater, Four members of the Pirates, O’Toole, Adams, Robinson and Hyatt, entered a little store near Ebbets field In Brooklyn and ordered lunch. Each player consumed a piece of pie and a glass of milk —15 cents. When the Cubs were there last they stopped at a first class hotel, European plan, and most of "them ate their meals at a big beanery. These facts are cited to show how ball players manage to save money. While the teams are on the road the players have the privilege of eating at their hotel or outside. If they eilect to satisfy the inner man away from the hotel tbey-are allowed to charge $3 a day for meals. By spending 30,cents for breakfast, 40 cents for lunch and 60 cents for dinner they are able to make money in excess of their salaries. One of the big league teams recently rode from St. Louis to New York on a 26-hour train. Each player was allowed to put in a bill for meals on the.train not to exceed $2.50. There were three meals, yet practically all of the players sidestepped breakfast and euppeh having a big feed at the noon hour. When the train reached a station with a lunch room—lt might have been Poughkeepsie—several players flubbed together and hurriedly bought four sandwiches, two bananas and a bottle of milk, while the others, arriving at the Grand Central station, made a bee line for a coffee and cake room. When Jimmy Sheckard was a member of the Brooklyn team he made himself Jll by eating Irregular meals. He used to leap off the train while on the road at lujich towns and buy fruit, hard boiled eggs or sandwiches. He devoured thoee things in addition to the regular meals In the dining car because he always was hungry. But Sheckard was an exception, to the general rule.