The Washington times., 1916-01-15
Oklahoma Oil King Thought to
Be Proving Folly Of Big
Figures to President Hemp.
stead.
Lee Magee Is Purchased by
Captain Huston for Amount
Said to Be Close to
$4,000.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.


Just because Harry Sinclair has
sold Lee Magee, former manager Of
the Brookfeds, to the New York
Hangees, it is not to be taken for
Il certainty that the Oklahoma oil
man will not yet become owner of
the Giants. Baseball men today in
the metropolis were unanimous in
believing that Sinclair is showing
Hampstead the folly OF holding to
his record price for 81 per cent Of
he New York Giants. The McGraw-
ties simply must be strengthened
out, and if Sinclair has sold his best
men by the time Hampstead comes
off his horse, the Giants will hardly
be benefited much.
John McIraw is said to have mad"
"tfer for ter Federal I."aqucrs in:lud-
ing Kauft, Magee, Eousch. F,"H An.
Lcrson. and Bill Rariden. Sinclair has
declined to talk business. iigurir- Lpon
,akins thern along With him ii he pur
chnses the Giants. The cyorbtant pric"
@Ikcd by Hampstead has held up
Negotiations, ult When the Giants
pagnate discovers himself unaC,e to
},ct men tc strcngth,,, his tram =" nay
'pCidc to accept the teams offered uN
]nssrs. Sinclair GnfIn"y. and DAVIS.
accordingly thought i'y many to ue I
cub swl.ns Uy Sinclair upOr TIE DONE
1t one Harry llcmpst' al.
Lee Magee was pu'ChHSe :"slclGlJ
~ CAPTAIN Huston from Sinclair W
iAeanS of q Ions Qis'ta nee len puOtr'
'nlk. IIustor WIS in L>rcinnpti AID
inclair II NGw York. TheV had talk;
only to complete the h, gain. It is tn-
lcred that Huston paid somethinE lkC
- 900 for the plnyei. who hit tor go in
the F.'leral League last year
" ssinst INST ii Hign tn" Ghoory n@S%>S "ntItns rI!,M
Miller. and Doc C"nK f"r r"gu'or
'elth; He formerly played s"cprd D"se.
louis Cardinals hefo'r itnlnin+ t. IT,.
l'eds. He is no Srcnt shHkes' ns N in
ielder. hLt he is very GoOd carcne'. I.
til( dsh he will hardly srt tn" Th"r.es
Hhlaze
TIE latest Yankee is Lc" Hocrnsch
u cicr native of Cincinnati III. Is
twcTtN.siX years old and printer by
trade. holding membership card in the
international Tvpo"raphiCal Union. He
Is a reformed "canGster' and a gradu-
ate OF a reform school. being sent there
when lad for being mixed up in some
kind OF a scrap. Getting out he went
into baseball, finally landing with the
t.rdinals.
swingins around the big league cir
cult. Maeer .aw quickly the folly OF
his trough neck" wavs and changed
them OVERNIGHT. He Is now a polished
Young man, filled with knowledge Of the
wc'rld. and one of the most ambitious
rlsTers in baseball There is nothing
dumb about Mageo. That was show,
when he saw IN" ncccssltv Of giving
htrscll the nom Dc diamond Of Lee
Mace. That w1& his tlrst step and he
las been hopping inward ever since.
Manager Griffith TO-DAY "Nnresscd him
elf as pleased that Macoc was oh.
tanned by the Yankees. though insist.
ing that he himself would not have
taken him.
Mace is, the rest Darcr in the Fec
,anks; explained !he Old Fox. "nnd is
ho'!nd to help the Yauks. He is a littIc
hiE ger than FuStcr fast on his feet am
aggressive AL the time. Hes "A sooc
hall PLAYER
Sir Robert Groom. who once twirl.d
for thc Grifflnen. Is dooincd 10 slide
lack To- the bushes. His nAmc is sid
20 hc ca the waiEer LIST sent ont h'
A Bridv Il, I.arue Eiro,.. Del p.1h~
.\rthur T. uchcr. E1gnl' Willctt Ernj,
Herbert charlie Watson. and HuGnr&
Miller: v lett was formerly with the
s'SNlOhN g.
Jimmy Callahan, the new lnannger q
he Pittsburgh Feds. is aftc, jim
N'aughn. pitcher; Cy Williams ont
fielder, and jimmy Archer, ouc. tive
rountrN's 'cading hackctop. How~vc:
Hoo Tinker Is said to hav" down -
offers tor Vaughn and Archer. Ht
,oay, do business tpr W!lli"ms and III
Fischer, an nficldcr, though. h"tn u,
whom may h" found with the Pirate,
before many days have elapsed,
Tho l"nG draEE"d.uut negotiations fu,
The Cleveland Indians has attracts,
the attention of many fjnanci"rs VII,
have had th"ir ray concerning N" N.'l
ne Of baseball holdings It is general,
believed that big ton-u. f.u'n.
cost too much money and that Ball
Neeghman s Go. win hu''" 10 wait tul
Ions time to Get their money back.
The new owner Of tie Cl"N elaud ci.u
will get for his money : hunrh of tai
head expenses ANA a'H"S 90 worries
The bankers coNIn'ittcc has asked S51t.
roo for the Somcr.' Interests. There J.
no certainty thai the iudj4rS will climi
into the .tirSt division Wjtnin five Yeas
indeed. many will bet they won't ,}a'
Johnson has windhv lmnmtscd "aaSia'
ance" in the WAY 0f players. Seems 1
me he also said not long ago tlnt IL
American Lea "" ""uid rush to III
financial assiStanr" 81 Son'"vs. ON" .'
the founders Of IN" "hc'lit.' Yes. IN,
the league offered to lend hir %lN,nF
a much too srrnll an amount Ia !
Somcrs any good. Whoever buys IT,
Cleveland club will hay" ms hands ~
for many days
I, l- ,ard ,h". rnN."r Taomas, e.
',1,t,r, ,y'r',.r - due for slid