South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-18
RED S0X OWNERS
WERE FORCED To
SELL THEIR STOCK
Discharge of StahI Left Nc
AIeer and Mercy With No
Alternative Except to Buy
Out StahI or Sell Out.

BOSTON, Dec. 1S.-That the mid
season discharge Of Jake Stahl from
the MANAGEMENT of the Boston club
last summer was the direct cause OF
the change in the ownership of that
club which took place recently. elimi-
mating Jim McAleer and Robert Nc
Roy, is said 10 be an assured fact.
The real inside story of the whole af-
fair is here told for the first time:
Although matters within the finan-
cial end of the Red SoX had not been
going SO smoothly the second year
of the arrangement which the Red
Sox were racing into a league cham
pionship and the worlds series title
as well. there was no surmIse from
any quarter OF a change in the own
ership of the club until the time OF
the annual meeting of the American
league in Chicago last month. Pres.
McAleer had then made his plans TO
accompany the wOrld-touring SOX and
Giants and Secy. McRoy was on his
way TO Hot Springs To spend a Vaca-
ton.
At the meeting il was learned. much
TO the dismay Of McAleer and Nc
Roy, that the $4,000 worth of stock
owned by Jake Stahl, but held in
Randall's name, might not be voted
month quit in accord with the Nc
Aleer interests. There had been
gentlemen's agreement that the west
erners who had originally purchased
one-half Of the Taylor stock should
hang together, but with the Taylors
having only so per cent there could
be no control.
And in all cases Of tie vote matters
would have to run along as they were.
which was perfectly acceptable 10 Nc
Aleer and McROy, but not so 10
Stahl after he had been figuratively,
if not literally, kicked out of the club.
hurried call of -Stahl on the tele-
phone was made. Stah1 admitted the
truth Of the rumOr. He wasn't will
ing 10 sell his stock TO the Taylor in
terests, perhaps, but he might vote
with the TaylorS IL he so desired. In
the light OF previous incidents he did
not consider the gentlemen's agree
ment any longer binding.
1t then and there became very evil
dent to McAleer and Mercy that their
holdings in the club were quite likely
TO depreciate in value. The only
Alternative was 20 buy StahFs stock
or sell their own. They felt that
Stahl would hardly play into Nc
Aleer's hands by selling excepting at
an eXorbitant figure, so it was decided
to sell.
Then came Ban Johnson's gum
shoe visit TO Boston, at which time
he had his conferences with the Tay
lors The Taylors wanted Lannin TO
buy into the club. Lannan was will
ing. Johnson was interested two
ways. He did not wish TO see Nc
Aleer or Mercy, who are American
league pioneers, lose financially.
neither did he wish to have the so
per cent of the stock fall into hands
which were not acceptable 10 the
TaylOrs, and with whom the team was
not likely TO work in harmony.
tanning was acceptable. The Tay-
lOrs wanted him in the club and the
Red SOx started over, just where they
were two years ago, so far as any con
troll on either side is concerned.
Jake Stahl has had his revenge.
He forced the man who discharged
him from the management of the Bos-
ton team out Of that club and perhaps
out of baseball