New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
Yesterday Denial Day."
and Yankees Don't Know
Who Owns EN-.
COLONEL AND CAPTAIN
REMAIN AT FRONT
"One or Two Obstacles in Way"
SAYS Huston, "but They Are
Not Insurmountable." ."
By HEYwOOD BROUN.

Yesterday and the sale Of the cruz WAS
protested from two sources. -:l
"I haven't sold the club yet, saiu
Frank Farrell. the present incumbent,
"and I won't until ! get my price !
think IL would be a mighty good loeH
FOR some Of these people who are ouy,
ing nv ball club TO see me. 40
haven't even made an engagement 20
talk things over with Colonel RupPeIV
or Captain Huston. You can say ior
me that the deal is just IS far on as IL
ever was" r.,o
Colonel Rupert, who came IN troIT
Chicago yesterday IN company VIZ"
Csptain Huston and John j. McGra",
1os oouallv positive that no sale had
been completed. although he seemed 70
have no doubt that everything Wouiu
soon be settled.
"Tbere are still some points 10 be
srreed upon" he said, "and those VIII
have 10 be settled before We take over
tho stock. OF course, 10 VIII not ne
rossiblc 10 announce manager or ne"
players until that time.
Captain Huston. the other member OF
The buying alliance, said that ne ana
his mariner. being new 10 baseball were
willing 10 take things little bit SLOW
lv There are one or two obstacles 20
be overcome said the captain. "Dul
tbcv are by no means lnsurmountaole.
However. the captain seems sure
enough Of the sale 20 have "a livery ih-
tcrest In the capabilities or the various
men who hdvc Decn mentioned as pos
sible managers Of The Yankees. seem,
ipgly the race has just about narrowed
JoO,U IN lack Dunn. Of Baltimore; Bill
Donovan. of Providence. and JACK heh-
dricks. of thr indianapolis American
Association team. Captain Huston asked
zach of the reporters whom he saw
Yesterday 10 give his opinion as 70 the
comp9rative worth of these three men.
II the captain really intends 10 be
guided by the advice gwen 10 MN ne
will nick Jack Dunn. Cor the consensus
Of revspapcr opinion was that the
leader of the Baltimore lnternatonais
was ono Of the best builders m the
business. "Why." said one man, JACK
Dunn could 90 out with 'Cy' Pleh ana
psrlcy him into ball CLUB by series
Take Dunn by all means advised
another reporter. Gle has been a cup
owner as we'll as manager ana VIII
he much more conslderate OF your
Nobody in the East has had a chance
20 qoe Hendricks at work. but 1t was
admitted by every one that his record
was good one. In spite OF Bill Don
ovan's success In Providence, there
seemed TO be no great amount OF SEN
+iment i'm his favor. The prevailing
opinion was that Donovan was DIT
too easy going 20 lltt trailing eluo
into a contending position.
Whoever gets the Job as manager.
said Huston. "will be the boss. Colonel
Ruppert and / intend 10 keep hands OF
the plavinc field absolutely. Having
completed the symposium on managers.
CAPTAIN Huston took up the question or
PLAYERS. He wanted 10 know what the
newspaper men thought of the stars
offered by the American League-Flpp'
Berger, Miller. High and Rehg. Where-
upon the newspaper men swooped down
upon the five with charity toward none
and proceeded 10 blast oil that they
had ever done in baseball or ever would
do. I'm learning a lot SAID the cap
tain when he was Informed that ber-
ger had hit less than 200 and that John
NcGraw had once passed an uniavor-
able judgment on High
Captain Hust-u says that II he and
Rupert buy the Yankees they wall
probably build park of their own.
From Chicago came the report that the
new plant would cost S4250OO exclusive
OF the site, and would hold more per
Fons than auy-Nther baseball plant m
the country The captain said he had
not heard about that
John McGraw. manager of the Giants,
paid he had made an unsuccessful at
tempt 10 get Hans Lobert, third base
man Of the Phillies. but add d that
negotiations might be begun again
soon.
J.hn Hevdler. secretary of the Ma
tional League, who attended the re-
cent schedule conference AZ french
Lick Springs, reported that the CUPS
and the White SoX would clash IN hve
Sunday games at home next season
These are the only conflicts between
the National and the American leagues
Colonel Rupert thinks that Charlie
Faust is the funniest man IN baseball
and he may make an effort 90 get ham
FOR the Yankees.
Germany Schaefer is said 20 be con
Fidcring an offer 20 join the New York
Giants as a coach. Perhaps McGrsw
wants him as a rival 20 Charlie Faust.
The latest report is that Bill Dono-
van is not 70 manage the Yankees after
al. Perhaps that's what makes him
"Wnd."
Nobody ever questioned the nerve Of
Eddie Collins On Tuesday he umpired
game Of indoor baseball between two
mines of girls IN Philadelphia.
Baseball fans arc just about in a
mood Co welcome revival Of the OLD
farce "Too Much Johnson"
Why not lct Ban and Bin Deverv
meet az Madison Square Garden. the
fight 90 20 TO a finish.
Poly Prep Five Proves