New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
Saws $4,000 Handed to
Farrell Was Part Pay
ment for Yankees.
OUTCOME OF SUIT
MAY AFFECT SALE
Hitch Likely to Arise II Cour'
Declares O. b. Contracts
Null and Void.
II, HEYWoOn BROUN.

The weeks o. watch .u' waiting when
Oerc expended by press and pun. &c IN
getting the Yankees sold have MOI o'eu
= vain. CAPTAIN Huston arrived rom
Chicago Yesterday and ~ once den'cH
the story that me and Colonel kCppcIl
merely possessed S1O.oo' option TOT
the purchase Of the club.
"Thc $4,000 was handed oNcI no..
for an option. but as part pay moh''
explained the captain. .-
There is one contingency, hoWcN cl'
which may compllcate the sale o. 'uc
club. Captain Huston admitted tnat no
Judge Lands declared ail contra'tn "
organized baseball null and NoIH q
hitch might arise IN the completion OF
the transfer OF The stocH OF '"'
Yankees.
ar the PLAYERS contracts were no
good" said the captain. 'i don Know
Just what we'd be- getting Tow our
money.
81 guess there's NOT much chance OF
that happening he added.
Captain Huston found tho SUIT in
Chicago q dIycrtiug performance.
There was some mighty good lalA-
inr" he said. "but nothing came out
about the reserve clause on drafting
cr any OF the rest OF those things ma,
or auz other fsu didn't know. Ano
think that this IS enough TO sh0"
he weakness o. the case brought by
the Feds. After all. the general pubic
Is the court Of last resort. and - the
public thought that baseball players
were a lot of slaves being cNploiied
by owners for profit 70 Wouldn turn
out TO see the baseball games.
Robert r Ward. owner Of tho Tip
Tons. beat the captain into town by a
few hours. lie did not care 10 com com,
mcnt on the Chicago suit. as. he SAID, y
think il would be the hcigh; Of impro-
priety for nc 20 discuss this case while
10 is still before the court
Mr.. Ward said that he was constant
Is receiving reports from New England
that a number Of club owners ~ the
minor leagues wanted TO ION rcd
cral League organization. 1--WE arc not
weaving these men away explained
the owner OF the Tip Tops. They are
coming to us OF their own voIuon.
The report that Milton stock may
iump TO the Fedora League rather
than Join the Phillics is worrying mem
beers Of the New York Giants mucn
more than William !. Baker, the owner
OF lut lui4ouSiP"'" -'"N'N''~'
club.
"If Stock doesn't come McGraw viii
send US somebody else said Mr. Baker
Yesterday. That is Why the Giants are
worrying.
George Niltse's chances Of becoming
= baseball manager viii proDaDly De
settled this week. The New York state
League meets on Friday, and Al that
time a decision will be reached as 10
the proposed transfer OF the Jersey
CITY team 20 Syracuse. 4 unanimous
vote by the State League clubs VIII be
necessary 10 make the transfer posi-
Bile.
The athletic council Of Dartmouth
has nut first class shortstop into the
market DIV declaring hat Fletcher Low,
star sbortstop Of tho Green nine last
season. Is a professional Low played
during the sumner with tho Progres-
siyes Of Beverly Mass. During the
college season be hit .S5s tor twenty
five games.
Considering IT'S uea4uess. Boston
shows surprising ignorance OF some
Of the institutions Of New YORK Writ
ing in "Thc Boston Globe j. C..
OIeary says IN describing a hunting
adventure In Georgia: SAN crane
must weigh about 225 pounds. but CoDO
took him on his back, A. the same time
carving mis- own gun and ammunition,
and packed the load distance Of sew
onty-fve yards" OLcary must nave
sam Crane and Bozeman Bulger con-
fused IN his mind.
The Boston Braves Will 20 south
earlier than ever TINS season 20 as 20
yet IN shape for their annual sprint
I'm July and August
If want Go see every player on the
Cleveland team a hard loser Says Joe
Birmingham. IT Joe gets ms wish he'll
have fcarfully unpleasant lot OF tray
Cling companions this season.