The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-10
PURCHASE OF
BRAVES GIVES
FANS SURPRISE

New York. Jan. 1o--AThe sale of the
Boston Braves by Messrs. GAnney and
Davis to a group Of Boston bankers
headed by Percy D. Haughton, came
as > great surprise to baseball men
In this city
Z In the present disturbed condition
of the national game the sale or pros
pective sale of several National and
American league clubs has been re-
ported and discussed from many an
giles, but the Boston club was never
seriously mentioned in this connec-
ton.
It was said here yesterday, how
ever. that the decision of ATessrs. Calf
ney and Davis to retire from baseball
was not due to any. loss Of interest
IN baseball, but rather to the fact that
the time and money necessary for the
ously interfered with their other bust
ness interests
Percy D. Haughton. who has been
named president of the Braves, is
more noted as a football player and
coach than a baseball man, although
an undergraduate at Harvard in the
late sos and captained the Crimson
team OF 1892 49,
OF late years Haushton has divid-
ed his attention between the coach
ing of Harvard football teams and the
Boston Stock Exchange. His sue
cess year in and year out with the
Crimson eIevens has made him one of
the most famous of football coaches.
Since he took charge, in 1908, the
Cambridge levens have played sew
enty-three games in eight years, of
which sixty -four have been won, four
lost and I'VE tied During this period
Harvard has scored LEAP points.
against opponentss 172-
It was Haughton, in fact, who lift
ed Harvard from the slough of foot
ball despond and gave the cam bridge.
e1eYens a succession of victories over
Yale its greatest gridiron rival. Since
eight annual games against Yale.
while two were scoFeIess ties and Lone.
a defeat. Within the last two or three
years Harvard with an established
system has been able to rum up large
scores against the Blue Beginning
IN 1912 with 20-to-o ictory. Har-
ward followed a. year later with a. Il 81
to-5 victory and won by Sc to in
1914 and by.41 to o last fall.s 81
In addition to these victories over
Yale, Harvard under Haughton's
coaching has won a majority of the
games against Princeton, and de-
feated Michigan, as well as several of
the stronger southern college elevens
and the leading teams Of the east.
Boston, Jan. 10-Another baseball
surprise was sprung Saturday when
the Boston National league club was
sold to Percy d. Haughton, the Har-
ward football coach, and Arthur c.
Wise of the banking firm of AIillett,
Roe & Hagen of this city.
No ink1ing of the proposed deatJhad
leaked out previously, and that
Haughton was considering entering
the baseball field as q magnate was
something entirely new to the local
fans Haughton viii be elected presi-
dent Of the club at a meeting to be
held some day next week and Wise
viii be chosen treasurer. Walter e.
Hapgood Will be continued as secre-
tary Of the club and business manager
of Braves Field
CARNEY paid $4,000 for the club
In 1872 The sale price Saturday was
not made public, but rumors are cur
rent that he received 100000 for his
stock With the transfer of Calf
ney's holdings also went several small
lots owned by various men, including
Robert H Davis of New York,
director. A few shares owned by an
estate are still to be purchased. Calf
ney and Davis remain owners of con-
troll in the corporation which built
and owns Braves Field, and as this
is under lease for thirty-three years
to the Boston club they will draw
down a fat rental for its use.