The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-04
Col. Jacob Ruppert X Is One of Richest
 of Ball Magnates

Col. Jacob Ruppert, one of the lat
 est additions to the ranks of base ball magnates as president and prin- cipa1 owner of the New York Amer1- can Leageu team, will be years old tomorrow. Colonel Ruppert is one of the wealthiest men in baseball, hav- ing inherited a fortune from his father. Jacob Ruppert, ST., who died
 a few months ago The elder Ruppert was the founder of a. big brewery bus | mess with which Colonel Ruppert is closely identied. He took up the | Yankees largely as a sporting propo- sition, rather than in hope of profit, and the brown and foamy liquid
 which trickles down the threats of millions of Americans supplies Col | onel Ruppert with an income which would make any profits derived from his ball club mere pin money. When he formed a partnership with Capt
 T. L. Huston to buy the humble High 1 flanders, Colonel Ruppert was prepar- ed to stand a, deficit this year, but tast club has made such an unexpectedly fair showing that it is likely that the
 new owners will at least break even, and probably make a profit on their investment.
 Colonel Ruppert was born August 1 5, 1867, and has been manager Of the big brewery ever since he attained his majority, besides being interested in several other corporations. He
 gained his military title as a member of the National Guard, in which he | affiliated with Tammany Hall, and
 as a result he was elected to Con
 gress. serving four terms in that aug
 ust body-a distinction he shares.
 among baseball men, with President Tener of the National League, who has been not only 8. congressman. but governor of Pennsylvania. Colonel
 Ruppert has always been a live Wtre in sports, racing and baseball being
 his faVorites. His baseball partner, q Captain Huston, made his pile as
 contractor and engineer in Havana i Colonel Ruppert has admitted that when he bought the Tanks he ex- pected they would be taiI-enders for
 has been agreeably surprised and en-
 couraged by their ability to keep out
 of the cellar this year.
 l Of the other American League
 magnates, Benjamin Shibe. president
 of the Athletics, and Charles 4. Co.,
 miskey, of the White Sox, are the | only ones who made their money in l baseball. Shibe is a manufacture Of
 baseballs, and the Old Roman has: 1 been identified with the game as
 more than a quarter of a century.
 Joseph J. Lannfn, president Of the
 Red, Sox, owns a big hotel and much
 real estate Benjamin s. Minor, head I and several business men are asso-
 ciated with him in his baseball prop 1 erty. Frank J. Navin. the Detroit i magnate, has vast business interests 1 which largely occupy his attention
 but he is enthusiastic fan. EcblE1 Lee Hedges. the owner of the BrcNus l is banker in the Mound City, with plenty of money, which. however hasn't been able to buy him much of
 a. ball club. Charles W SomeEst the
 Cleveland clubs president has large interests. including real estate, coal 1 mines and hotels.
 J Byron Bancroft Johnson. the presi-
 dent of the American League. started
 his career as a reporter on a. Cincin- nati paper He was a rst class re- porter. too, and covered many big i sporting stories. including the Cor l bett-SulIiyan fight. but baseball was i his specially. He had about as much money as a reporter usually has when
 he conspired with Charley Comiskey, who was also broke. and matched out the Western League, which developed into the American League. thanks 60
 the financial assistance of Charles ".
 SomeFs and others