"BABE" RUTH.
Total Earnings at Baseball
1,000,000 Dollars. REDUCED FEE ACCEPTED. (Received 12.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 12. "Babe" Ruth, the American baseball star, signed a 1934 contract -with, the New York "Yankees" to-day, which brings his earnings for 21 years in organised baseball to almost" 1,000,000 dollars.
Realising that he is past his prime, "Babe" has accepted 35,000 dollars for the year, compared with 52,000 in 1933 and 75,000 the previous year. His highest annual mark was 80,000 dollars. .
He admitted that he would be pleased if he were able to participate in 100 games of the 150 odd in which the team will play.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 11, 13 January 1934, Page 9
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106"BABE" RUTH. Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 11, 13 January 1934, Page 9
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