Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1916 — WHAT THEY COST [ARTICLE]
WHAT THEY COST
Tris Speaker, Boston Americans, bought by Cleveland; price said to be more than $50,000. Eddie Collins, Philadelphia Athletics; bought by Chicago White Sox, 1915; $50,000. Frank Baker, Philadelphia Athletics, bought by New York Yankees, 1916; $35,000. Joe Tinker, Cincinnati Nationals; bought by Brooklyn; 1913; liever reported; $25,000. Marty O’Toole, St. Paul American association; bought by Pittsburgh, 1912; $22,500. Larry Chappelle, Milwaukee American association; bought by Chicago White Sox, 1913; $lB,000. Lefty Russell, Baltimore, International league; bought by Philadelphia Athletics, 1913; $12,000. Fritz Maisel, Baltimore, International league; bought by New York Yankees, 1913; $12,000. Rube Marquard, Indianapolis, American association; bought by New York Giants, 1913; SII,OOO.
