The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-25
CLAIMS HEATING WON'T BE MEMBER
 OF 1916 YANKEES

ss New York, Oct 25-CoIone1t Jacob Ruppert and Captain T. L. Huston. who bought the Yankees last winter are not any too tickled with their bargain, but, good sportsmen that they are, they're going right ahead to turn their liability into an asset
 Probably the most elaborate scout ing system in baseball has been op- erated by the Yankees, and the new owners have set out to build up a ball club out of good youngsters to replace the bad veterans they. bought
 Are you satisfied with Donovan as a manager" Colonel Ruppert and Captain Huston were asked in the Yankee offices yesterday
 We are,'. Colonel sRuppert replied firmly. '.He has done as. well with that mediocre team as any one else could have done. Next season, though, we will give him better material, and ,W confidently expect better results. :
 Captain Huston admitted that he was not entirely. satisfied when he found what he and his partner had bought
 2 first class ball team in the Yankees, he said, land we fully expected to have to- wait some time before we had a pennant winner, but''-he- re- peated the word, emphasizing it. ssbut we were told that the pitching staff euuaHed that of any other team in the American league, and partic- ular stress was laid upon the ability of several players.
 -sIt didn't take us long, though he continued. tsto learn that the pitch CTS were the weakest part of the out fit and that several of the alleged stars were stars in name only.
 Tor instance ?'' he was asked.
 Well, McHale. Cole, Heating, War hop and Brown. They have been of almost no benefit to us- All combined won onlx IT games, or not quite four each Sweeney, the catcher, and Gree. outfie1der, were sore disappoint- yslents, and several others did not come up to expectations. You ask Yankees? How could the Yankees have other than bad season when five pitchers, one catcher and one outne1der proved dismal failures. to- say nothing of other dere1icts?''
 Donovan said Colonel Ruppert,. pitching bad catching. an outfeId that couIdn' field and, al dnfeld that didn't hit up sta expeetat7 5nssss
 we have eoncfu fs the only way to build up a-sfrong- team is to secure youngsters from tne minors and develop them ourselves, and we are acting along those Hhes-',
 The owners were asked about the long term contracts held by some of the players who proved of no value to the Yankees this year.
 How much money did you throw away because you had to retain on your payroll worthless players ?'
 About $35,000 last year, said Captain Huston. sThirty-five thou sand dollars to men who have not earned on account of injuries con- tracted outside of baseball before we bought the club but we paid them just the same. Next year we will pay about $21, GOO to men who will not play even one game with the Yankees.
 Long term contracts at excessive figures have hurt the club, and a good many players who are signed up and who will draw large salaries will not be in Yankee uniforms next year.
 Will you name names 2,' he was asked
 Sweeney, Cree, Brown. Daley, Heating, McHale, SfWarhop. Cottrei1 and one or two others will not be with us next year. To such men as Fisher and Caldwell, however, men whose ability has not been impaired by long term contracts, it is a pleas nre to pay large salaries wish we had more like thern.''