New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01
Price Paid Not Made Pub
lie, but Is Said To BE
About 100000.
FIVE NEW PLAYERS
ADDED TO TEAM
I'm Through with Baseball;
I've Had Enough is Com
ment of Frank Farrell.
Nv HAYWOOD BROUN.

Sold,
The New York Yankees we're pur-
chased Yesterday by Captain I'll huston
and Colonel Jacob Rupert Frank Far-
rel was the seller and Ban Johnson
acted as puller-in. The price paid was
not made public, but IL rs belevcd 10 DC
about 100000. wild blll Donovan
the former Tiger, who led ProVloehcSe
10 the pennant IN the lnternS'l N2I''
Icaepe last wear. will manage the Yam
Ices The team will play al the folo
Grounds this year, but IN 1915 II VIII
have a park of its own, probably on the
Mot al I.enox av and i45th ST., oorder-
ing on the Harlem River. ~,
Rehg. of the Red SoN; Pipp and High
Of Detroit; Berger, Of the W hlte SoN,
and Miller. Of ST. Louis, viii be ADDED
10 the team Immediately, and there is a
possibilitv that several other American
League PLAYERS may be acquired. One
of shese, according 20 Captain huston
i a star Of the FIRST magnitude, Dut LOT
the present his name Vii be withheld:
Colonel RUPERT will De president OF
The club and Captain Huston VIII be
secretary and treasurer. framing
camp. business manager, color OF the
PLAYERS stockings and the musical pro-
gramme for the opening game are still
10 be selected. Either y arhop or King
Cole will pitch.
"Sold" Many Times.
The Yankees have been sold many
times during the last few weeks, nut
the sale yesterday was dennlte ana
complete. In fact, IL was unanimous
In other cases when a sale was made II
was discovered later that Farrell did
not know anything about it, that Hus-
ton had not heard of 1t, or that Tom
Davis stood in the way. There was no
dissenting voice yesterday.
To trace all the sales of the Yankees
would be tedious, but il is worthy oil
remark that the honor OF selling the
club fo- the first time falls TO a New
York baseball writer. Joe Villa, OF the
Evening sun" handed the club to the
Wards, Of Brooklyn, way back IN DC
Jack RYDER. of Cincinnati, made a
sale 10 Hynicka, a fellow townsman, on
December 2. but the next day attention
was directed 10 Colonel RUPERT aho
Captain Huston. On the afternoon OF
Decembec s il was announced that the
club was as good as theirs. Ohl!
few minor details remained 10 De set
tled, according TO the rumor.
With a typical German love OF THOR
ouphness Colonel Rupert applied hlm-
seif 70 those details. and 542 hours and
10 minutes later the deal was settled.
During the progress Of these negoua-
lions the club was unoficially SOLD IN
French Lick Springs and Chicago II
was VIRTUALLY sold" a score OF times
Laggard to the End.
The deal was laggard to the very end.
Ran Johnson announced on Wednesday
tbat a definite decision on the deal
,yould be HANDED out at IL a. m. yes
;erdav morning. II was 4:02 p. m. when
Captain Huston appeared at the head
~ the grand staircase OF the hotel
Wolrott "Boys," he said. we've bought
Tho Yankees" One of his friends
rushed forward to meet him and, grasp
inc the captair by the hand, SAID; Al
low me "a be the first one 70 oner you
mn heartfelt condolences. My deepest
sympathy goes out 10 you
Frank Farrell was the next one 10
anpear. "Yes," he replied TO those VINO
onizzed him, "the sale has been mace
I'm perfectly satisfied with the al
engagements. I'm glad it's done; IL
means a lot Of worry off my back.
well" remarked bystander, tney
wild pitched you out OF one penhaht'
Farrell nodded. II Jack Chesbro had
not delivered that ball high and out
eiSe far over the head of the catcher
the Yankees would have won the Amer
;can League remnant in 1904. And that
nennant' marked by the difference Of a
single game, might have made the club.
"Do YOU think you'll ever take fiing
Al the game again ?" Farrell was asked.
"No." he answered. Pm through
with baseball. I've had enough.
Ban received visitors in his suite.
THE new owners will build within two
wears" he said THE site will be on
Manhattan Island. Outside OF the fact
that Bill Donovan will manage me
team / don't know anything about the
plans Of Colonel Rupert or Captain
Huston. make it a point never TO
interfere in the affairs Of any club.
The New York club was admitted TO