The Babe is just as entitled to his $85,000 a year as the money earned by any entertainer—and there's a score or more of these persons who have incomes larger than that which Ruth demands. One might say that his demand is based on the old theory of supply and demand. It's useless to compare his salary with that of President Hoover or the big business executives of the country. They can be replaced by other men of practically the same ability but there's been only one Ruth in the history of baseball.✱

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The Babe is just as entitled to his $85,000 a year as the money earned by any entertainer—and there's a score or more of these persons who have incomes larger than that which Ruth demands. One might say that his demand is based on the old theory of supply and demand. It's useless to compare his salary with that of President Hoover or the big business executives of the country. They can be replaced by other men of practically the same ability but there's been only one Ruth in the history of baseball.✱" in the context of "Albert W. Keane (Hartford Courant Sports Editor), in "Calling 'Em Right: Worth What He Can Draw," The Hartford Courant (January 14, 1930), p. 118

^✱See related comments by Brian Bell, Herbert Hoover, Reuters and Will Rogers in this section, as well as Ruth's statement on January 7, 1930, in Quotes.