The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-09
RUPERT SEEKS
NEW YORKS,BUT
HASNEW RIVAL
indianapolis Owners, Smith
and McGill. Bid for
Local Club.
CONNIE MACK MAY BE
TEAMS NEW MANAGER

President Ban Johnson of the American
League announced last night that the New
York American League club may be dis
posed Of in the very near future to Col
Jacob RUPERT. Jr.. Of this city. Friends
Of the Colonel. including August Herr
mann and julius Flcischmann. have been
active in his behalf for the last month
Mr.. johnson said that negotiations were
dcadlockcd for the time because or DIFF
ference Of opinion as to the value of Mr..
Parcels homeless club. but that he hoped
for a settlement Of these differences before
The end Of the week.
II also was learned last night, though
str johnson would not admit the TACT,
that a new syndicate has entered the held
with = NOR. favorable offer. Tho principal
hackers Of this movement are william
Smith and James McGul. heirs of Pitts
burg Phil and owners OF the Indianapolis
American Association club. Like Rupert
Nessrs. Smith and McGlll have assured
Mr. johnson that they are prepared TO
build a modern plant for the New Yorks
if successful in their negotiations.
"Now that the news has leaked" said
johnson last NIGHT Il will confess that
my recent mysterious visit TO this city
was made In connection with the contem-
plated sale Of the New York club. I will
say further that only a difference OF opin-
ion to value has kept the proposed deal
I'm the AIR. | have cverv reason TO believe
that Col. Rupert would prove an excel
ient addition to the American League and
20 organized baseball. Mr.. Farrell has set
his price on the club. lie is only awaiting
favorable reply before closing"
johnson would not discuss the terms OF
the contemplated action. but club owners
of his circuit were more talkative. They
established the fact that Frank Farrell
wished 100000 for the property-which
IS represented only in franchise and play
ers-and for the prospective purchasers
TO assume the liabilities of the club. Here
IS where the hitch has come. Runor has
81 that the management is rather heavily
involved-to the league as a whole. to va
rious members of II and for a portion of
last years rental.
Capt. Tillinghast H. Huston OF Havana,
who represented the interests OF Col. Rup-
pert. who is At French Lick. Ind. Is re-
ported interested as a minority stakeholder
in the contemplated purchase. Col. Rup-
pert was introduced to Ban Johnson and
Joseph j. Lannin of the Red Sox on No
vember IS by William ~ Fleischmann
August Hermann. who is a personal
friend OF the Colonel. arranged the inter-
view. As feeler it is said the Colonel
League could guarantee John J. McGraw
as manager. This OF course. as every one
with organized baseball knows, was an
absolute iuposslbility. Col. Rupert had
agreed in case he became an American
League club owner TO build a 100000
stadium for the New Yorks. The location
OF this is plot of ground at the northeast
corner OF LvnoN avenue and 145th street
reached by way of The Bronx subway
The COlOuelS dpsipns nnop -JOhn kye-
Graw, II is said. were appeased by an
ofer OF Connie Mack of the Athletics as
a substitute. The visit OF Ban johnson
and Charlie Comiskey To Philadelphia last
sunday is supposed TO have had this end
in view. Connie who controls the Phlla-
delphia Americans, is not 50 popular as
he once was there In spite OF repeated
gennaut successes the team has not made
great deal OF money. II came out on
ahe wrong side last year, though II figured
s-incloriously to be sure--in the worlds
series with the Braves Com!skey and
johnson are supposed to have dug up
man with money to assist Uncle Ben
Ghibe in the purchase OF Macks stock so
chat he would be at liberty to come to
New York.
The sale OF Eddie Collins to the Chicago
Americans Is reported To be in keeping
with the prospective switch OF Connie
Mack to this city The Shlbes were eager
10 recoup their losses and agreed to the
Collins sale for record sum. Jack Dunn,
who was successful al manager of the
Orioles. an Athletic farm, is supposed to
ne in line as Macks successor in the
Quaker City. That Mack was seriously
considered as prospective asset OF Col.
RUPERT In the local enterprise was the
general gossip OF well posted baseball
men yesterday afternoon, when the pre-
mature announcement OF the sale OF the
New Works was made.
You can bet all you like" said George
p. StallinGs, the miracle man OF the
BRAVES and former leader of the local
americans, that Mack will manage New
York next year"
That Ban johnson himself planned gil
6antic enterprises for a New York uplift
IN American League affairs he himself
confessed last night.
Il had intended Collins for New York"
said he, but unforeseen happenings
altered the original plans" Ban inti-
mated that Collins's transfer TO the Windy
City should greatly offset the activities OF
Charles Weeehman and Joe Tinker in
signing the great Walter johnson
In spite OF the premature publication
OF the proposed sale of the New York
Americans, which Mr.. johnson opined
might affect the attitude OF the absent
Col. RUPERT, the executive OF the Amer-
can League was still hopeful OF a salts
factory adjustment before he left town.
And he intimated that in all proba bility
he would depart for the Windy city some
time to-day or tonight.
Nothing definite has been done or can
be done until the present owners recede
somewhat from the price asked" he said.
~ believe a sale would have been effected
mad there been no premature leak OF the
news. All | can say now is that ! am
hopeful"
In the meantime, II all accounts are 10
be credited, the presence Of a rival cor
poration in the field may hasten action
on the part OF cob RUPERT and his col
leagues This we'll known capitalist has
not had the field to himself so far. Cohan
q Harris, the theatrical promoters offered
S350.000 shortly after the close Of the sea
s'n, but backed gracefully away when
they heard the demand for half a million
Harvard Celebrates Its victory.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec s-The Uar
ward undergraduates held their celebration
of tiarvard's So to football victory tw,
weeks ago over Yale NJ the Harvar,