New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
HAVE DECIDED TO
BUILD UP NEW CLUB
Ruppert and Huston Name Those
Who Have Proved Failures
Buying Many Youngsters
By JEROME BEATTY.

Probably 'hc most elaborate scouting
svstcrl n baseball mas beer operated by
the Yankees. and the new owners have
set out 90 build up bali club out o;
GOOD Youngsters 20 replace The bao
veterans they bought.
"Are Won satisfied with Donovan as a
manager Colone Ripper; and Captain
Huston were asked IN the Yankee OIL
"Wo are" colonel Rupert replied
firmly. Gle has done as well with that
mediocre team as any one else coNld
have done. Next season. though, we
viii give him better material. and We
confidently expect better results.
Captain Huston admitted that ne was
rot entirely s6tisted when ne round
what he and his partner had bought.
we knew we were not getting q irst
-Isss hall foam In the Yankees" he
said. "and We fully expected 20 nave
-, us!t some time before We had pen
=. winner. but" he repeated the
word. emphasizing it-"but we we're
told that the pitching staf equa!led
tLet OF any other .eam in the American
t4ague. and particular stress was lald
unon the sbil.ty>of several players.
"It didn't take us long, though. he
continued. "to learn that the pitchers
were tho weakest part OF The outht ara
that several Of the alleged stars were
stars DO name only.
"For instance 90 he was asked.
well. McHale. Cole, heating, war.
ION and Brown. They have been OF
,1rost NO benefit 20 rs. All combined
won only seventeen games. or not quite
four each Sweeney, the catcher. and
Cree. ortfelder. were sore disappoint-
rrer,s. and several others did not come
M 10 expectations You ask what was
the matter with the Yankees How
could the Yankees have other than q
bad season when FIVE pitchers, one
catcher and one outhelder proved dis
NAL failures. 90 say nothing OF other
Donovan" said Colonel Rupert.
did wen TO finish fifth. re had poor
pitching. bad catching, an outheld that
couldn't field and an infeld that didn't
fit up 20 expectations
The new owners, instead Of finding
shat an they had 20 DO was 70 sit back
and watch their club win games,
learned soon after the season began
that they must be up and doing and
building an almost new club before they
could expect results. Other clubs IN
the American League were going 10 aid
the Yankees. but all that was done was
90 sell them Pipp and High.
Ban Johnson" said Cantain Houston.
"has worked hard 20 help us, but he
has been able 20 90 little. We hed a
chance 20 buy Murphy from the Ath-
,etics. but Donovan did mo- think
Murphy would strengthen thc CLUB.
We could have bought Baker, but only
~ price higher Shan ever was asked
Tor any other player, and we rejected
'he offer as being out Of ali reason.
Against good advice we offered high
price for Baker. but 10 wasn't enough.
We were given no chance 20 buy barry
jackson or James. GOOD players who
we're sold 20 other American League
clubs.
eve have concluded that the only
way 90 build Up q strong team rs 70 Sc
cure youngsters from the minors ana
develop them ourselves, and We are
acting along those lines
The owners were asked about the
long term contracts held by some OF
the players VINO proved of no value 10
the Yankee this year
How much money did YOU throw
away because YOU had 90 retain on
you- payroll worthless rlayers?'
About $50 900 last year said Cap
tain Huston "Thirty-dve thousand
dollars 10 men who have not earned
their salt Heating and Cole were out
on account OF injuries contracted out
side Of baseball before we bought the
club. but We paid them just the same.
Next year we viii pay about 1900 10
men who will not play even one game
with the Yankees.
Long term contracts az excessive
figures have hurt the club. and good
many players who are signed up and
who viii draw large salaries viii not
Doc in Yankee uniforms next year
"Min sou name names" he was
s.kcd.
Sweeney. Cree. Brown. Daley. Kcat-
ing, NcHe'e, Warhop. Cot'rell and one
OF two others wil not De with us next
year. To such men as Fisher ana Cald-
we'll. however. men whose ability as
not been impaired by long term con
tracts. DO is o. pleasure 90 pay large sal
aries. wish wc had more like them.
Among the new pitchers signed by
the Yankees for next year are Noc-
ridge. picroy Russell, Triple. Biodgett.
Brady. Nartle. Ross and Vance as fine
bunch OF youugsters SIS has been
gathered by amy major league team.
catchers; Arecon and Cable. irieldcrs.
and the new outheldcrs age Brown. Lay
den. Miller hendryN and Gi.Looicy
Donovan is delighted with the new
men. lie expects 20 have a hard-hit-
ting Outdeld that viii be one OF the
fastest IN the league, and he hopes 20
ADD 10 the hitting power Of the inheld
before next April. Ills battery talent
looks great. he says
Captain Huston and Colonel Rupport
arc having LOT Of fun rebuilding then
team. Their relations with other mig
mates have been most amicable. an,
they haven't had much trouble In hand
Ing their men.
Il had heard a great deal about bal
players and how hard they were 20 ge
along WITH said Colonel Rupert. "bu
tnst hasn't been our experience. Can
tenn Huston and myself have employ
great many men In our buSinesse,
and we haven't found baseball PLAYER
any diferent from other high elias
artisans
CAPTAIN Huston settled himself in nj
chair.
"Whcr." he smiled. are you go;n
70 ask the question about the me-
park! ."
We insisted that this was 20 be on
story about the Yankees that wouldn
mention the park But 20 make h
legal interview. We agreed 70 print an
deuials that might be handy
'Dcny. then" said Captain Huston
-'hst the Giants raised ihc rent on IA.
They didn't"
Consider 10 denied
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