Billy Sunday takes frequent raps at those who knock him and accuse him
of grafting. Wednesday night he became reminiscent for a few minutes and
referred to his turning down big offers from baseball teams, to become a
Y. M. C. A. secretary.
“When I turned down offers of $500.00 and even $1,000 a month from ball
teams, to make $83.00 as a Y. M. C. A. secretary, they never called me a
grafter, and in those days we were up against hard times,” he said. “For
six months I got no salary; I went hungry at noon and walked to and from
work to save car fare.
“Then there’s another lie they tell about me and it is that I own a saloon
in Chicago. I don’t know what all they tell about me, but I do not and
never did own a single piece of property in Chicago.”