The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
RED SOX SALE
FIRST OF CHANGES
Readjustments in Major League Circles
Expected to Follow--Lannin's Price
Said to Be a Compromise.

New York, Nov THE sale of the
Boston American league club, within a
month after the team had won the
worlds championship, is thought by
many close followers of baseball politics
to mark the first of number of changes
and Establishments in major league cir
cles Former Pres j. j. Lannin made no
secret of the fact that the Red Sox were
for sale and if rumors and inner circle
gossip can be accepted at face value, sew
eral other club owners are just as willing
to dispose of their holdings but lack the
frankness of Lannin.
The president of the Boston Americans
placed a price of S750,000 upon the club
early in the present year and, it is under
stood, was offered and refused 100000
Under the circumstances the sale of the
Red Sox, while the glamor of the worlds
series victory was still fresh, at $675,000
appears in the light of compromise.
Judging from past results and attend
ance figures at Boston the new owners
made an excellent deal when the value of
the club, franchise and park property is
taken into consideration.
The Boston club entered the American
league in 1901 and since that season has
won the junior league pennant five times
and the worlds championship three
times In the l6 years the Red Sox have
finished fourth or better every season ex-
cept in l906-7-S and 1911 The average
position Of the team for the full period
works out as three and one,fourth. Fur
thermore Boston has always been noted
as good baseball town, supporting its
clubs with consistency whether winners
or losers.
Harry Frazee the new head of the club,
while young man, has always been
close follower of sports and is far from
being a novice in the promoting line. In
addition to his many theatrical ventures,
he has backed several sporting events of
more than ordinary prominence including
the heavyweight championship bout at
Havana, Cuba, when jess Willard wrest-
ed the title from Jack Johnson As a re
suit he does not enter big league base
ball circles without preliminary training
Because of his close knowledge of the
trend of the American public,
Frazee should prove valuable addition
to the roster of baseball magnates.
With the growing prosperity Of Cuba,
has developed into one OF the
leading sports of wealthy Cubans and
the Havana Yacht club races are now a
fea ture of the season. Many of the anna
teur yachtsmen feel that they have out
grown the Sender type of racing craft |
and orders have been placed in this coun-
try for several of the larger racing |
Yachts. When these are launched it is /
hoped that some of the American Yacht |
owners may be induced to visit Cuba and |
participate in series of international |
races If the outcome of these races
warrants, several of the wealthy Cuban |
enthusiasts may combine and challenge |
'or the Americas cup within the next |
lew years.
The new plan for the intercollegiate
ennis league among eastern colleges has
been outlined as follows
"The league embraces Yale. Harvard, |
Princeton Pennsylvania and Cornell. l.
Each team will play each other team in
he league a match of at least four men.
our singles and two doubles; If possible,
six-man match will be played. These
matches will take place in the spring of
he year, and an intercollegiate league
banner will be awarded the
eading team at the end of the season.
The league will be under the auspices of
he Intercollegiate Tennis association and
will have the captains OF the league
cams as an executive committee. It is
elieved that the league matches will in
rease collegiate interest in tennis and
i've a definite purpose to the spring
ia tches"