New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-22
O,s Story Says Home Run
o. o,ter Will Come to the
Yankees After All.
MOTHER TALE GIVES
KAUFF TO GIANTS
I'm B. Foster, However, De-
,i,, Benny Has Signed Con-
,ract-Cubs May Get Him.
p, FRANK ONEILL.

,.uor, and rumors Of rumors re-
Eng baseball were rife along
s-,1v,y yesterday afternoon. Chief
Is th,ss were that J. Franklin
',,., would be sold to the New York
r,,t,.., and that negotiations had
=, r.op.nsd for tbs sale Of the New
~, Giants to Harry F. Sinclair.
/, ,l,O was said that Benny Kauf,
i. .TV Cobb Of the Feds" had signed
,,.v,.r contract to play with the
s,,u starting next season. To be
-. thsr. was no way Of verifying
49,, little vhisperings, but they added
-. ,ovs Of the winter league life.
-ssrs Is perhaps more foundation 70
a.. s,ksr story than 70 the other two.
~ va. received from Chicago last
=. that Charley Comiskey, owner
-. White Sox, had discontinued ne
- ,,ions with the Home Run King
- Trappe. and that Captain Huston,
-, oVner Of the Yankees, had taken
~ nd where Comiskey left off. Hus-
T.. il prepared 20 make every reason
M. fort TO secure Baker, for heroic
...s,ros must needs be adopted II the
,,,s,es are 10 be lifted from the rut
n isfsat into which they have fallen.
c-s,. PRESSURE has been brought 20
la. On Comiskey TO drop negotiations
~ the erstwhile star of the Ath-
f-,,s The complaints caused by his
-rrr up stars in the effort to bring
\, psnnent to Chicago have been many
ii loud. He snapped Joe Jackson
r,tv from the Yankees, who were will
= 20 pay a great price, and for
vSle It seemed as II he would get
s,s,r Syndicate baseball" was the
hides. name applied 70 Comiskey's sc-
IONS
HOw greatly Baker would strengthen
d, Yankees, providing that he has lost
.,rs o. his speed and strength, need
10. be gone into at great length. Bat
I'M over the charmed 300 mark was
Characteristic of his rather than an
l,cgired habit. He had the uncanpy
mack Of smashing out q long drive
st Ehen a drive was needed, and was
.s,ly feared and dreaded. Billy Evans,
&c o. the best umpires In the major
lAEu to-day. has said that If Baker
IA; the speed Of Cobb he would lead
d, Georgia Peach down the stretch
. Tie batting championship.
\ Baker joins the Yankees he will
istilsss be placed at the far turn. and
IHtI Niisel, the star of the team,
tiitsd to the outfeld. The question
siY suggest itself: "Why ruin a star
TT! saeker TO risk developing a fair
t-adsrP There are many prece-
trn Tor such a shift None is more
is7sls than the case of Tommy Leach.
Pisburgh. and was rated as one of
r' best in the game. He shifted 10
2, ostheld and won fame there as
VEL
81 Il may be with Maisel, and there
: euse 10 believe that it will be.
inn has the speed, the arm, the eye
~ al that goes TO make the star out
,atsi, He IS picking up in his bat
y al the time. too.
'tass negotiations between the Feds
10 organized baseball were we'll under
',l Aauf called at the headquarters
Y he Giants and affixed his signature
% ave-yesr contract at wartime sal
w In time OF war Benny Is no doubt
i'spaFing for peace. Alack and alas
1n such good news should be so
i-sfy discredited. John B. Foster,
ise:iary Of the Giants, declared that
Ai11 had signed no agreement, nor
.'sld the chance be given him until
- entire controversy had been set
.rdsf the old baseball law, which
90 ..s me reserve clause binding, Kauff
~ revert 70 the Giants. They pur-
.I'.sa him from the Indianapolis team
. ne American Association. Tech
ssaly the player belonged 70 that
so0sisf outfit, but before ne ever even
!. .', q the uniform he hoped blithely
I 1s REDS. Last summer, as is known
~ the Giants induced KauR TO sign
~ them. He reported, but never
kslso' since the Braves protested him.
Ss-u nen Instituted suit against the
"a. FOR bonus OF $4,000, which he
.n % have received il he signed a
ss.1Raei. ], was said yesterday that he
=. aFeed 70 withdraw that suit and
un The entire matter II he could
~ play here.
",sssone as the little outhelder
;, ,,-le o., II 10 a matter of doubt II he
~ ~ and with the Giants this year or
one time 70 come. He is under
! "a; /. 70 the Brooklyn Tip Tops, and
!, probable that George S. Ward will
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