It signed him to a contract that paid him $300 per month to play eight league games per month (that's roughly $6,819 a month or $81,800 a year in 2009 dollars past to present currency converter).
The contract, which paid him $300 per month to play eight league games each month (that's roughly $6,819 a month or $81,800 a year in 2009 dollars using a currency converter).