The evening world., 1914-12-16
No Chance of Giants Allow
ing Their Star Pitcher to
Join American Rivals.
Bv ROzen0n BilUev.
STORY that had sporting ed
itors reaching for the telephone

n itors reaching for the telephone
and scribcs on the jump yes.
terday afternoon was rndely upset
by the sudden appearance Of Chris
TOPPER Mathewson In person.
Rumor had It that the star pitcher
Of the Giants was to be the surprise
promised by Ban johnson In the way
Of a new manager for the Yanks.
First It came from Chicago via
French Lick Springs. and the fnish-
Ing touches were added in New York
to the effect that as q reward for his
long SERVICES Matty was to be AL
lowed to take the new Job.
1t so happened that Matty came
downtown for the nrst time in
month to do some Christmas shop
ping. and-Bing! vent the yarn.
mot on your life" he said. 4
have O contract with the Giants that
has two years to run and l am aot
ambitious to be a manager. even II 1t
could be done. For the next two
years will be pitching for the Giants.
and IL l am able to continue after
that will probably make q new
contract"
1t Is true. nevertheless. that the
prospective purchasers Of the Yanks
inquired Of men In organized base
ball II II would be possible to get
Natty; but John McGraw explained
to them the impossibiiity OF such a
move.
I'VE would look fine." said McGraw.
with q laugh. allowing Matty to go
to the American League and be the
star attraction for a rival team in
the same park. wouldn't we? l am
willing to go long way to help any
body out. but I'm not going to give
away my ball club. Seriously. l know
that neither Rupert nor Huston ever
thought they could do such a thing.
They were Just asking questions for
general information"
| 81 would like to see Capt. Huston
and Col. Rupert have all the luck In
the world" said Mathewson, after
having been told how much excite
ment the mention Of his name had
caused. but there isn't much chance
Of my ever being with them under
salary"
Capt. Huston Ii on the way to
French Lick Springs and, upon leav-
, Ing, promised to bring back Col. Rup-
pert and the Yanks as a Christmas
present. There are q lot OF details
that must DO explained to Col. Rup.
pert. II was learned. before the stock
! can be allotted. The Colonel and the
~ % oil ha at
but will allow q few friends to take
I one third Of the total.
II everything Is satisfactory when
the Captain reaches French Lick II
10 understood that plans will made
Immediately to begin the building Of
1 a new ball park at One Hundred
' Forty-fif Street near Lenox Avenue
Part Of the ground there 10 undel
water. but this can be filled In easily
At that kind of work Capt. Hustot
: Ia right at homo. Being an exper
d engineer as we'll as a contractor h
. would At In nicely with firm abou
A to erect o stadium.
In tho meantime Frank Farrell i
70 sitting back and taking things easy
= He saws there 10 absolutely no reasol
= for his going to French Lick.
J, "They know what ! want" sal
u Mr.. Farrell. land when they ar
ready TO pay my price l will be RICH
on the fob waiting for them"
, John Foster got the signatures q
d two new players to contracts yester
day. They are Flanagan. q pltche
!. from Muskateen and Ed. Hallowa'
an infieider. Dick Kinsella recon
mended these boys. which Is evidenc
that they must have something, Inc
"a will report at Marlin for demonSra
= ton.
~ "Wsll," said Harry Hampstead yes
!. ..r6sy. 81 hope they Eet this big De-
V sstsiS1 soon. Thea W can talk abev
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