Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-09

New York, Dec. s.-Although the
National and International League
adopted several important resolutions
at their annual meetings today, the
American League, represented infor-
mally in this city by President Ban
johnson and several of the club mag
mates. furnished the baseball sensa-
lions of the day. 1t was the junior
league executive who formally con-
tirmed the deal which Eddie Collins,
the Philadelphia Athletic star second
basennan from the Philadelphia to the
Chicago club and who stated that the
American League was negotiating Tor
the purchase of the New York club
by Col. Jacob Rupert, prominent
brewer of this city.
Athletics Disinterate
Following closely upon tna request
FOR waivers of Pitchers Bender, Plank
and Coombs and the jump of the first
Two pitchers to the Federal League,
the rapid disintegration of the famous
Mack machine stunned even those
closely allied with the business end of
the game.
! President Charles A. Coniskey of
the Chicago club. who closed the deal
with Collins, said he had signed Col
Inns OF a ffve-year CONTRACT after
agreeing to pay the Philadelphia ciue
b cash sum and giving Connie Mack
the right to select one or two players
from the White Sox roster. From an
other source it was reported that Com
iskey gave the Philadelphia club $780,
400 for Collins release and agrees to
nav the same sum to the second base
man during the next Ave years.
i Deal Excellent One
The deal was considered an excellent
one from an American League standpoint
since IL gives the Chicago club one OF the
stars of the game to all weak spot in
the White Sox lineup at time when the
Federal League is preparing to wage
bitter contest for Chicago patronage dur
ing the season of 1915. Close followers
Of baseball in Philadelphia gave 1t as
fheir opinion that the release of Collins
Nv Mack was In line with the reported
1olicy of the Philadelphia club TO reduce
expenses with a point in line with the
gate receipts and the general American
League plan to readjust the strength of
various clubs.
The New York Affair
THAT such a movement is underway was
ahown by the premature breaking Of the
story that President johnson and other
nnagnates were trying to interest new To-
dal capitalists in the New York Ameri-
can League club. Since the trouble which
developed between Manager Frank
Chance and the present owners of the
dub other American League magnates
dave been endeavoring to arrange new
alignment in this city.
President Frank Farrell and William
8. Devery, the principal stockholders, are
$500. 900 on their holdings. 1t is under
stood that Col Rupert requested friend
to investigate the possibilities of the club
and that the latter reported that 1t ap-
peared to be a good business PROPOSE
tion although the asking price was high.
II is understood that Col Rupert has
offered 100000 for the club and agreed to
erect now stadium
President Johnson, while he did not
deny that the American League was
negotiating with Col. Rupert stated
that the deal had not been consum-
mated and might fall through. The
name of T. l.. Huston, a former Unit
ed States army engineer, who made
a fortune in Havana harbor work,
also was linked with that Of Col. Rup-