New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
Can't Agree on Manner III
Which Their Men Shall
Be Clothed.
HUSTON PREFERS
WHITE AND BLUE
Harry L. Sparrow Made Business
Manager-Maiset Calls on
wild BilF' Donovan.
By HAYWOOD BRoUN.

BY HAYWOOD BRoUN.
With s manager chosen. training
camp all but picked, The use Of the Polo
Grounds practically assured and the
majority OF players signed, II would
seen, ss Il the Yankees had provided
for the future. but as matter OF isct
80 ipnDortsnt factor IN the building
Of the team still remains 20 be settled
So weichty is this problem that unless
A. is solved soon the Yankees cannot
even take the field. let alone make
decent showing IN the American
League.
CAPTAIN Huston en6esvor~d 70 over
tome this hitch Yesterday, but without
success The fact OF the matter IS thst
as vet the Yankees have no uniforms:
and will have none until the owners OF
the club can agree on the colors when
their men are 70 wear. The taste OF
the captain runs strongly 20 white with
trimmings OF Columbia blue. tie was
dissuaded only sitter he had been IN
formed that such q color would run
faster than Fritz Mslsel.
Rslkcd i'm his one wish. the captain
was i'm no mood 10 travel further IN the
spectrum, and the question Of the uni
forms has been put of for later discus
sion. Bill Donovan says that all colors
are alike 20 him, as long IS the team
isn't yellow.
Fritz Msisel, champion base stesler
OF the American League. came up from
Baltimore yesterday 20 see has new
manager and the new owners Of the
Yankees. After a short talk with Cap
tain Huston the little third oasemsn
expressed himself as entirely SATISFIED
with the incoming secretary-treasureI
OF the club. .:-L.-
fine man" said Msisel "but," he added,
critically, "Ill bet he'd have lot OF
trouble In stealing q base
One hundred stolen bases is the marx
which Maisel has set for himself next
season. He figures that he VIII nave
no trouble in setting such marx II ne
can hit Just a few points higher than
he did last season. when he was cred
tied with seveuty-four thefts.
"As matter Of fact said Nalsel,
e! got more than that last year. Inc
scorers missed about four on me.
10 behooves the men IN charge OF me
official averages. therefore, 10 keen the
closest kind Of watch this year. They
must keep their eyes on Malsel before
he starts 20 run. for nobody can see
him once he swings into his STRIDE Tor
dash ahead.
Joe Kelly. late manager Of the To-
ionto club OF the international league
conferred Yesterday with Captain nus
ton and Bill Donovan. He is being
considered for the JOB Of scout for the
Yankees.
Little Jack WARRIOR is the father Of
still smaller child. Il lour informs,
ton is incomplete) has already showed
surprising ability al throwing us bot
tie across the room. There is some
thing in heredity, after all, for the
child uses nothing but an underhand
motion.
Ball players may come and 90 but
none will ever take the place OF blll
Donovans bird dog jeremiah. He
earned his name because OF ms dismal
howls Yet, the bowling OF jerry mo
one ever calls him JEREMIAH has ITS
uses. lie takes much OF the work of
he shoulders of Donovan, for II mem
her Of the home club is called out at
first Jerry bsrks a protest
4 poor decision at second or third he
satirizes with a somersault, but II a
Judgment Al the plate fails 10 suit, the
dog gives one despairIng yelp and plays
dead. So carefully has Jerry been
trained bv his master that he always
gives the home team a bit the best Of IT,.
Only boo one respect has the teaching
Of Donovan proved fruitless. The dog
mas never been able 10 grasp fully the
rule about an lnfeld fly.
Harry l. Sparrow will be the BUSH
ness manager Of the Yankees. HIS APP
pointment was announced by Captain
Huston last night, after q conference
with Colonel Rupert. Mr.. Sparrow is
close friend Of Captain Huston and
also OF John McGrsw. He is thorough
" familiar with baseball and served
as business manager OF the Giants and
the White SoX on their trip around
the world. IN the appointment aver
ages the Yankees still rank 1000.
Although Bill Donovan IS not in "a
vor OF spring series with the Su-
perbas, there 10 still lighting chance
FOR such set OF games. When the
clubs met IN 1918 they shared more
than $4,000. Such an argument for
me continuance OF the series will be
hard 90 oyerturn.
Clark Griffith is out with the state
nnent: "The conteuders in the American
League for the pennaut this season are
going to be. ] believe. Boston, the Ath-
ietics. Detroit and Washington. ! put
Washington in fourth place merely
through modesty." lfClarks modesty
rs the only obstacle between the Scna-
tors and the topmost ruug Of the league
ladder. Washington has the pennant as
good as won.
Mr.. and Mrs John McGraw, Mr.. and
Mrs. Christopher Mathewson and Mr..
and Mrs. Hans LobCrt will sail for Ha-
Nsna tomorrow. Mr. McGrsw will take
along that "chest or golf implements
I'D Reulbach and Charlie Ebbets went
into conference yesterday touching on
contract for next season, and there
seems 20 be little doubt that Edward
will be starting games for the Brook
Ign Nationals again next season.
Harry Lord, who quit the White Sox
ia midseason last year. plans 20 rejoiu
the team this year. lie hopes TO play
at third base.
No manage will ever swap thinner
man for bull terrier for there never
was dog that could growl with Heinie.
Lawrence Ball Club Sold.
Boston. Jan. 10. The control Of the
Lawrence Baseball Club Of the New
Ingiaud I ggpup Igg sold today by