Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 151, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1920 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

PLAYERS PAY FOR GRUB Prior to 1882 the players were assessed 50 cents a board while on the road anathat came pretty close to paying for the food they got. Imagine a big leaguer of today digging into his pocketbook for the cost of the meals he consumes today—about a dollar and a half for a little ham and eggs in the morning and two or three dollars for a piece of beef at the dinner session! Why, a bowl of noonday soup costs 50 cents now.