Cubs catcher's fiery farewell, Part 2 By JohnW53 on Dec 17, 2020, 7:28am CST + .......... Tim Donahue, 30 years old and coming off an injury-riddled 1900 season, began 1901 in a public feud with team President Jim Hart over $200 (equivalent to $6,199.71 in 2020) that Donahue believed he was due. He also was considering embarking on a new chapter of his life. After a meeting on Jan. 7 in northern Minnesota with Ted Sullivan, organizer of a proposed new minor league, Donahue told the Chicago Tribune: "I am still connected with the Chicago team, but I do not propose to play baseball for a living all my life and if there is a good opportunity for me to become manager of an up-to-date team such as could be secured for Duluth I should feel inclined to embrace it."