El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-07
SINCLAIR MAY
SECURE GIANTS
Federal League Angel is
Reported to Be Dickering
For the New York Club.
BY SAM CRANE.


VIII the Giants be sold. IS still
live issue and a very pertinent one 10
New York fans, Notwithstanding the
many denials from the headquarters
in the Fifth avenue building that there
is mot a chance"
Harry Sinclair who has been in the
baseball spotlight most prominently
ever since the peace proposition has
been the center Of attraction Tor ran
dom. is due here soon and doubtless
the oklahoma oil king VIII not De IN
our midst simply for pleasure
The hen is on the nest and she Is
not setting on an ivory door knob
Mr.. Sinclair is coming with the os-
tensible purpose and with money
enough from all reports TO purchase
the Giants. the New York city franchise
of the National league now held by the
Metropolitan Exhibition company and
the big plant that includes the Brush
stadium and the 80 year lease. with
Polo grounds.
Not only has Mr. Sinclair interested
some Of his wealthy western friends
in his plan TO purchase the Giants bu-
a syndicate OF New York men of finan-
ciai solidity and love Of the game have
been induced to take a hand in the
scheme and there is no doubt at all OF
the money being ready to swing the
deal
Lloyd said To BE Willing.
Ashley Lloyd. treasurer Of the club.
is said TO be willing to dispose OF ms
holdings. and as he IS the adviser OF
Mrs. John T. Brush, who owns the
majority Of the stock. this is consid-
cred significant that she is not averse
to dispOsing Of her interests
That treasurer Lloyd is complacent,
to say the least. means a whole lot.
and will probably result in the sale OF
the club
found his position as consenial as ne
would wish Baseball IS not president
Hempstead's hobby He has tried TO
,,-s-m ID to the game, and has made
commendable efforts TO grasp all the
complicated angles that 2 man occu-
pying his prominent position should
but he is not John T Brush. and he
MI Hampstead has been purely a
business man and has not the dis
position or the nature TO take up the
sporting end that is necessary 10 ca
ter to the baseball public that requires
a lavish expenditure to strengthen a
losing team
The Giants finished last in 1918. and.
as New York fans demand a winner.
which they are entitled TO and fully de-
serve by all past records OF Polo
grounds patronage president Hemp
stead has not as far as can be per
ceived. done anything to pull the Giants
out OF the lOWly position in which they
finished last season
He is. therefore. apparently not IN
touch with local lovers OF the game
That president Hampstead and man
ager McGraw were not working
plainly evident 70 those close to the
inside workings Of the club
Must Strengthen Team
Nov. as Ban Johnson and Garry
| Hermann said to me last year, John
| McGraW is the biggest man IN base
/, ball That is acknowledged by others
| besides those two most prominent mag
mates in the game
8IcGraw must be given the oppoT-
! tunity 10 strengthen his team tall
NcGraw doubtless has made mis-
/ takes; no man or manager IS immune
from that McGraW. under John T.
Brush. never failed TO have winner
And Why
simply because Mr. Brush appre-
ciated McGraw's worth and allowed
him a free swing There was confi-
dence and team work between them
McGraw knew the game and Mr.
Brush did nOt-the playing end And BY
ways winners and the biggest money
makers baseball ever saw
The same result can be obtained now.
but not without cooperation by presi-
dent and manager
New York city without strong
team OF Giants cannot be expected TO
get patronage that viii enable oivl-
dends TO be declared
The officials OF the Metropolitan Ex-
hibition company have been supinely
slow so FIR since peace has been de-
clared in making efforts TO brace up
their tail end team. The New 7 Ork base
ball public is voicing It's displeasure
and Will. therefore. welcome the ad-
vent OF Harry Sinclair, who is known
to be progressive and liberal as the
new owner of the Giants-unless the
present owners get a move on and show
some speed.
Everybody is talking about it.