The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10
Percy Haughton in Control,
Stallings to Be
Kept
PRICE IS NEARLY
HALF A MILLION
Harvard Football ch
Buys Boston National
League Club

Boston, Jan. l0.--Percy Haughton, tn
famous Harvard football coach, Satur
day became president of the Boston Ma
tional league baseball club. Associated
with him as head of the Boston men il
Arthur c. Wise, member of "A Boston
banking firm. The new president an
nounced he would retain the services OF
George T. Stallings as manager OF the
club and that Stallings would nave abso.
lutte charge OF the playing end of the or
ganization Walter f. Hapgood will con-
tinue as business manager.
The announcement OF the sale of the
club, which two years sago won the
worlds championship after sensational
season, was surprise to sporting cir
cles. The Braves had not been on the
market, and until within few days
President James e. Gafrney and Robert
+. Davis of New York, the owners, had
fully expected to retain control during
the coming season, according TO a state
ment issued by Mr.. Gatfney.
Unoflicially the price paid is said to
be close TO half a million dollars. The
club was bought three years ago by Mr..
Gaifney for SlS7 900. The new Braves
field, at which the last worlds series
was played, will not be included in the
sale. A lease, the same length as that
held by GaiTney, was given the new own
ers. 1t will be for 80 years.
Mr.. Gaffney's statement said: THE
Braves have not been in the market and
/ had no intention of selling a club with
which ! fully expected to win the Ma
tional league pennant in 1916 until a
few days ago, when the initial over
lures were first made But when | dis
covered | could secure a price on the
stock that would net me a substantial
profit | could not down the proposition.
Although ! no longer have financial
interest in the Braves, they will always
be the ball club that will be the nearest
my heart-the team / shall always root
for"
The new president also issued state
ment in which he declared it would be
his policy to maintain the highest stand
ard of baseball at Braves field. While
his statement made no direct reference
to his probable action in regard to his
severing his relations with Harvard uni
versity, as football coach, it was an
nounced that he ''would devote his time /
to the club and its interests in the flu
ture.'
The statement continues: 81 shall
strive to give the patrons of the game
exactly as high and, if possible, even a
higher standard of baseball at Braves
field that they have been accustomed
to witness in the past. | have always
been keenly interested in professional
baseball myself and welcome the oppor
tunity offered of becoming financially
and actively identified with the older of
the major leagues.
ut will be the policy of the new own
srs, as it was of President Gaffney, TO
strengthen the Braves wherever and
whenever possible to the end that the
Braves may again participate in the
worlds series of 1916"
Mr.. Haughton also gave out a copy
# telegram which he sent to Man /,
ger Stallings at Haddock, Ca, after Mr.
iaffney had wired the news of the sale !
# the club. The telegram said; Hope
'ou viii not be much disappointed in
ransfer of club. Feel confident that with
our cooperation we can make a suc-1 :
ess."