New Britain herald., 1915-01-01
SALE & TANKS IS FINALLY CLOSED UP Rapport and Huston New Faces in
 American League.

announcement of tbc sale Of the Hanks came five hours lat but at p m. yesterday afternoon Big Ban gave the big deal a final push, and it stuck fast. .. t...
 Frank Farrell delivered his answer ata11 o'clock, when new hitch cropped up. but shortly after i o'clock Farrell accepted the last of | of Ruppert and Huston, and the deal was officially completed. Ruppert aud Huston are now in full charge of wfhe club, though the final papers will not be signed until Saturday.
 Colonel Jacob Ruppert, Jr., is president of the new Tanks and Cap tain Tillinghurst Huston is secretary treasurer. Wild Bill Donoyan, form erly of Detroit and manager of tho Providence International league champions of 1914, is playi.-g mana ger, while the business manager of the club is to be considered later. . While Jim Price has denied that he has been offered the position and says he does not know whether he would accept it if it was offered to him, the tip is still hot that the choice for business manager lies between Price and Harry Sparrow, John Mo- Graw's bodyguard.
 Each Own Half of Stock :. Ruppert and Huston purchased the Yankees on a fifty fifty basis, and control the entire stock of the club, taking over all the stock in the Greater New York Baseball Com pany formerly held by Frank Farrell. Bill Devery, Tom Foley and Abraham Elkus.
 Neither Farrell, Johnson, nor the new owners would say what was the price paid for the club. After the conference, Frank Farrell said II got my price, and am satisfied to re- tire. Now, let som ebody else do the 7 worrying"
 However, it is unlikely that Farrell and his associates received a half million dollars for the club, and the price is believed to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $45o,00o. II cannot tell the price, said Captain Huston, 'but I do not think he had anything put over on us We went into this with our eyes wide open, and we paid what we believed the property to be worth"
 Under the conditions of the deal, the Yankees are to take over Rehg of Boston: High and Pipp, of Detroit Berger, of Chicago, and Miller of St. Louis. However, they are to get sev- era1 players later on, in either trades or sales. According to Johnson, Dono- van will be given a list from which lme-e may be able to select a certain mum Der of players.
 The training camp has not yet been selected. Ban Johnson said Frank Farrell had selected a place in Flori- da, but the new owners have not yet made any decision. Huston feels kind- ly inclined towards Texas, and has a pet idea to take the team camping somewhere.
 Real Estate Not Included in Deal.
 The new, owners will take over the 1ld Yankee offices in the Forty sec ond street building tomorrow The club has a lease on the suite until next May, and Huston does not know at this time whether the lease will be renewed
 The Yankees will again play at the Polo grounds next season, but both Ruppert and Huston are in favor of Immediately building a new plant. Nc site has at yet been selected, but Ban Johnson says 1t will be on Manhattan Island. The site at 145 street and Lenox avenue is being conside cred
 
 = of land in Kingsbridge has not yet Peen rejected. He did say positively however, that the deal does not in- |clude the real estate.
 Ban Johnson was very jovial ovcs the selling of the club, and paid q great tribute to Frank Farrell, the re- Hring club owner. Ban said Farre1 was heart broken to dispose of tho club, and declared the league regret ted to lose him, but that a change 1T New York was absolutely necessary Frank Farrell made a most desira \ ble club owner" said Ban, "and W, all loved him in the American league fought hard against the numerous ob stacles, which cropped up during hi twelve years in the organization.
 Farrell and Huston Fans.
 However, I feel that the new bloc, will do the game a lot of good, no enly in New York, but in the Aneri Ian league and to all baseball. Thes men are both genuine fans The love baseball, and they are not buyin this club so much as a business enter prise, as much as their love for tn .<game.
 1T also think New York will hay splendid team next year. though tn >netroplios had far from d bad ba club last year."
 Huston, however, says he is nc looking for championship team ne, season, and says if Bill Donovan ca build up q fighting first division i }hree years, the new owners will L perfectly satisfied.