New-York tribune., 1914-12-22
WHO WANTS THE
YANKEES? ECHO
ANSWERS, WHO?
American League Heads
Still in Quandary
Over Club.
RUPERT WANTS GOOD
PLAYERS IF HE BUYS
Rudolph Signs a New Two
Year Contract with
Boston Braves.
D.. uCXUoOD RROTN
Rv HENMOOD BROTN.

Who wants the Yankees? Not Frank
Farrell: ne wants 100000. And not
Colonel Rupert. for he wants ball
club. Probably the ultimate solution
will be for Ban Johnson 20 put the New
York club in a big clothes basket. leave
DO on somebody's doorstep, ring the Dei
and run. The owners Of the American
League met iu secret session ln 'hl-
cagO yesterday 10 decide upon door
step.
Colonel Rupert and Captain Huston
arc expccted TO reach Chicago soon, and
Do is probable that they viii be asked
10 appcar before the owners The pros
pective purchasers Of the club have IN
sisted definitely that they would not 20
through with the deal unless stronger
team were offered, and D. is rumored
that I'm order 90 meet this objection
each club i'm the league will be forced
20 hand over one player 20 the Yankees.
In addition. some one viii nave 70 hand
over a manager.
After a conference of several hours
the maguates dispersed, as no word had
been received from the would-be pur-
chasers, who are on the way from
French Lick Springs. Those al the
meeting were Ban Johnson, president
Of the American League; Joseph j..
Lannin. owner Of the Red SoX; Frank
Navin. Of Detroit. Robert Hedges, OF
81. Louis: l.. S. Bernard, vicc-president
Of the Cleveland club; Ben s. Minor, of
Washington, and C. A. Comlskey, OF
the Chicago Americans.
Clark Griffith caught Comiskey at the
end Of the conference and talked over
possible trade between the Senators
and the White SoX. Comiskey was anX-
ious TO get Eddie Foster the third
baseman. and Clyde Milan, the crack
outfeldcr but he offered nothing SUI
fciently tempting TO induce Griffith TO
hand over his stars.
Hans Lobert, third baseman Of the
Philhes, rs reported TO be dickering
with the Feds. If he hops 1t is believed
he will be assigned 10 st. Louis.
Dick Rudolph announced yesterday
that he had signed new contract witn
the Boston Braves. According TO the
wonderful little pitcher from The
Bronx the new agreement calls for an
advance in salary and is for a period
Of two years. II contains no ten-day
clause.
Johnny Evers is at home TO visitors
at the Hotel Somerset. For the hrst
time since his illness he sat up yestcr-
dav The doctor says that there rs no
reason to believe that the little second
baseman will feel any effects from his
illness by the time the baseball season
begins.
Charlie Comiskey has announced
that the White Sox will start training
on February 70. which makes 1t ap-
parent that the American League is
not going to copy the stand OF the Ma
tional League in the matter Of curtail-
ing the preliminary season. The Amer
lean League, therefore. will have a
three weeks start on its older rival
but judging from the results Of the
last worlds series IL needs 1T.
The new demands of the baseball
PLAYERS fraternity specify that a re-
leased PLAYER must receive money for
a parlor car seat in addition to his
transportation back TO the club from
which he came. Yes, but who Will pay
for the taxi?
"Red" Smith, Of the Braves, who
broke his leg just before the world
series. has written 10 a friend IN BOs-
ton TO say that the plaster cast has
lust been taken off the injured limb
and that il has set perfectly. He be
lieves he VIII be ready 10 begin the
season.
James Gilmore, the Federal League
executive, stopped in Toronto yester-
day. but denied that his organization
intended 20 place club there. He
said that the move had been consid-
cred, but that il had been dropped on
account Of the war.
Eddie Collins need not worry about
his lob. Rowland says: 81 consider
Eddie Collins the most useful player
in baseball to-day
Clark Griffith is in Chicago and 50
arr Colonel Rupert and Captain Hus-
ton, which may be the foundation for
the rumor that Walter Johnson will be
with the Yankees next season.
Clarence Rowland's first oficis' act
was 70 sign a player from the Three-I