Evening star., 1914-12-27
DEAL FOR YANKEES
TO CLOSE MONDAY
Prospective Purchasers Have
Initial Conference With
Owner Frank Farrell.
ARE GIVEN AN INSIGHT
INTO DEALINGS OF CLUB
New Owners to Take No Active Part
in Conducting Clubs
.t
Affairs.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The star. ~
NEW YORK, December 20
The deal for the sale OF the New
York Americans took great
bound forward today when for
the first time President Frank
Farrell, the owner of the club.
was called into the proceedings.
Up to this time Mr.. Farrell has
had nothing whatever to do with
the negotiations. President Ban
Johnson OF the American League
having been given an option or
the club. After the meeting in
Chicago, after President Johnson
had assured the probable BUYERS.
Jacob Rupert, jr., and Capt. r.
l.. Huston, that they could expect
the full cooperation of the Amer
ican League club owners. the op-
ton was turned back to Mr.. Far
rell so that the final negotiations
could be conducted by the owner
himself.
Today President Farrell met
MIR. Rupert and Capt Huston at
the Automobile Club, and long
conference was held. That the
meeting was entirely satisfactory
is the opinion of friends of the
parties concerned, although no
definite statement was given out.
The three men will hold another meet
ing Monday morning, when it is ex-
pected that the transfer of the club will
be made Today's meeting, it is under
stood. was taken up with discussion of
the details of the clubs affairs. M.
Farrell, it is stated, showed the pros
pective buyers just what business the
club has done since the club first came TO
the hilltop, years ago.
Are Given Information.
The new buyers also were enlightened
on Just how much it costs to run a ball
club, and in fact all of the inner side OF o
the clubs business was explained to the
men who want to buy.
Capt. Huston said: I'VE met Mr.. Far
rell today and talked over the clubs
affairs, but all that we can say at this
time Is that we made very good prog
reSS with the negotiations and will meet
again Monday. 1 don't think II would be
fair to Mr. Farrell to say anything more
about the matter now, but 1t will be an
nounced at the proper time. ! must say
this however that from fi1e first n he
lieve that Mr.. Farrell has acted very
fairly in this matter
Among other things that We're discuss
ed at today's conference was the proba-
bility Of a new park for the Yankees. Mr..
Farrell gave the prospective buyers his
views on that subject, and told all about
the site he had chosen at Broadway and
225th street. where work on the new
park was abandoned after the property
had been filled in and graded.
After considering all the data on the
clubs affairs which Mr.. Farrell fur
nished, friends of Capt. Huston and
Col Rupert said it was more than
likely that the sale would be COM
pleted Monday morning.
In the event of the sale being made.
It is not probable that either Col. Rup--
pert or Capt. Huston will take any very
active part in conducting the clubs
affairs, as both men have such eXten-
sive business interests that they coufd
not afford to give up their time to base
ball affairs. Ruppert's brewery bust
ness here and Huston's contracting
business in Havana demand all of their
time.
Manager to Have Charge.
1t is understood that If the club is
sold, Col. Rupert will be elected presi
dent, hut that Capt. Huston will hold
no office, only serving on the board OF
directors. Tho plan is supposed to be
to elect as vice president Some proIni-
nent base bail man, who will be nonli-
nal head OF the club. The vice presi-
dent will have full charge of the clubs
business affairs. while the base baH
end of the business will be given over
entirely to the man who is appointed
manager. Both Col. Rupert and Capt
Huston are strong in the belief that
the manager should run the club with
out any outside interference, as they
know enough about base ball to realize
that the best managers in the game
have been given a free hand in carry