Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
NEW YORK BALL
CLUB REPORTED
To Be ON SALE

JEW YORK. June 1.-THE New
N York National League Club IS
on the market Rumors that the
Giants were TO be sold have been rife
for some time. II can now be said,
upon the best Of authority, that the
club VIII change hands before the
present season comes 20 close.
Harry Hampstead, the president or
the club, is the representative Of the
Brush interests in the club which
holds a majority Of the stock. Hemp
stead IS said 20 be willing TO sell out
# he gets his price. What price has
been put on the club is not known.
The New York Club has a thirty
five years lease on the Polo Grounds,
and as the club has been "A wonder
full moneymakcr ever since McGraw
we made the manager Of the Giants,
IL I'd not Doc az all surprising II a
---u Of 81 600. 600 was asked. The
few seasons tho Giants are re-
ported 70 have cleared up an average
~ s. . "a season for their owners.
las Hampstead. the president OF
C. club. is son-iu-law Of the late
John T. Brush Until assuming his
present position no had no connection
with baseball n is now said that
the heirs Of Brush are anxious to dis
pose of their holdings and Harry
himself IS not averse TO getting out
81 baseball
IT has always been said that II the
Giants were sold. Manager McGraw
would be given chance 10 raise
enough money TO buy in the club.
There rs not a question but what the
New York club as IL stands to-day,
IS one Of the best business PROPOSE
tione i'm the land. However IL Nc
Graw hopes 20 cut IN as the owner
he viii have 20 hustle lot 20 avoid
some one getting in ahead OF him.
Il would not Doe m am surprising II
Harry Stevens. the Well-Known cater
en- was tho new owner Of the Giants
with NoGnw posing as the ostensible
owner Harry has been trying for a
number ~ wears TO get a hold OF
some good big league club
lie made a number Of offers 10
President Ehbcts for a slice of the
BROOKLYN Clubs stock In fact. be
fore Ebhets built Ebbets Field, stew
ems offered to build the park for Eb
bets without 20 costing Ehbets cent
provided he was given substantial
holding in the clubs stock.
DERCY WILLIAMS. OF theatrical
1 fame. IS another who short time
ago was anxious 10 get into baseball
Williams made an offer for the Brook
Ivu Club. but Ebhets turned down
his proposition That was the time
the BROOKLYN team was going bad and
Ebhets was simply flooded with Of
fers 90 buy out his holdings.
TT%TIL John r. Brush came 20 New
y York the majority Of the stock
in the New York club was owned by
Andrew Freedman and Richard Gro
kar But under Freedman, the club
was a big loser. SO that Brush got
the controlling interest in the club
rather easily.
Whether Freedman and Croker are
stHT stockholders IS a mystery. Il is
likely that they hold some stock but
not enough 20 give them a controlling
interest
That Freedman ard Croker ara hold
/ considerable stock M 10 a few wears
ago. at least was made plain when
/ &c was reported that the late Fred
/ Knowles then the secretary Of the
club was 20 Dee LET ont Knowles
I was always looked Bpon MS the rep
I reseutatiyo Of tho Freedman Croker
interests I'm the club after Freedman
I had stepped down from the presi-
. Grucv
When the report went the rounds
( that Knowles was to Dee forced out
{ Fred took "a hurried trip down O.
/ Florida. where Freedman and Croker
were then Snfourniug with the result
{ THAT Sired ElF NOT lose His JON It was
said 7t the time that This proved that
I Freedman am. Croker still held Ala