“Just how Jimmy (Double X) Foxx, Public Holdout No. 1, retained his composure has not been made clear, but when he failed to laugh out loud upon receiving that $15,000 salary and attendance-bonus offer from Connie Mack, it indicates either remarkable self-control or a nature entirely devoid of appreciation for the more subtle forms of humor.” C.M. Gibbs, “Gibberish,” Baltimore Sun, March 3, 1934, p11
“The Sox owner said he mailed Bonura a contract calling for approximately $11,000 with an attendance bonus clause which might increase the total to $12,500.” Association Press, “Comiskey Admits He Has a ‘Holdout,’” Boston Globe January 23, 1937, p5 (Also appeared elsewhere)
“Comiskey, who previously had offered Appling a $15,000 salary plus a $2,500 bonus-attendance clause, said he expected Appling’s signed contract within a few days.” Associated Press, “White Sox Offer Appling All-Time High of $17,500,” Decatur Review, February 16, 1937, p10
