ðə spˈoːɹɾɪŋ nˈuːz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt hiː pˈeɪd dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˌaʊɾəv hɪz ˈoʊn pˈɑːkɪt tə bˈaɪ hɪz ɹᵻlˈiːs fɹʌm hɪz ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt klˈʌb ɪnðə kwᵻbˈɛk pɹəvˈɪnʃəl lˈiːɡ tə ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪn ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd bˈeɪsbɔːl.
The Sporting News reported that he paid $1,500 out of his own pocket to buy his release from his independent club in the Quebec Provincial League to rejoin Organized Baseball.