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. BOUCHER.

JUST because marry olnCldlT mas
sold Lee Magee, former manager of
the Brookfeds, to the New York
Yangees, it is not to be taken for
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
The 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 McGraw is said to have made
offer for ten Federal Lcaguers. mclud-
ing Kauff, MaGee, Eousch Fred An.
Gerson, and Bill Rariden. Sinclair has
declined to talk business. iigurirG Ipon
taking thern along with him ii he pGr-
chascs the Giants. The eXorbitant price
asked by Hampstead has held up
negotiations, bat when the Giants
IHagnate discovers himself unable to
set men tc strengthen his team hc may
"@cide to accept the terms offered ny
4JoSsrs. Sinclair Gatnoy. and Davis.
The sale of Magce IN the YanEves is
accordingly thought Ivy many to ue a
club swuns by Sinclair upor the dome
nf one Harry Hampstead.
Lee Magee was purchased yesterday
by Captain huston from Sinclair Dy
means of a long distance telephone
talk. Huston was in Cincinnati AID
fal L.
cd the situation ever before and Rad
only to complete the bargain. 1t Is be-
lisved that Huston paid something IKE
the Federal League last year.
Magee will probably tc sent ia tie
orthcld for the Yankee. battling
YGatnst ,1i,jrs HiEh: H. Gilhoolley' HerdryX:
lel'th. He formerly played second Drse,
first base. and the putflcld for the 81.
louis Cardinals before jumping to the
felder. but he, is. very good eariener,
thGugh nc will hardly set tho Th"res
HbaZe
The latest Yankee is Leo Hoernsch-
rueicr. native of Cincinnati. He is
twcnty-siN years old and a printer by
trade. holding membership card in the
International Typographical Union He
Is reformed "EanGster' and gradu-
ate OF a reform school. being sent there
when a lad for being mixed up in some
kind of a scrap. Getting out he went
into baseball, finally landing with the
Cardinals.
Swinging around the big league cir,
cult. MaGec saw quickly the folly oi
hts trough neck" ways and changed
them overnight. He Is now a polished
Young man, filled with knowledge Of the
world. and one of the most ambitious
dumb about Magee That was show
when he saw the nccesSitv of giving
himself the nom de diamond of Lee
MaEee. That was his first step and ht
has been hoppinS inward ever since.
Manager Griffith today EXPRESSED him
self as pleased that MaCec was oh
tanned by the Yankees. though insist
ing that he himself would not have
"Magee is the best PLAYER in the Fec
ranks explained the Old Fox. land II
bound to help the Yanks. He is a littlt
hlF%er than Foster fast on his feet anr
aggressive all the time. He's a gooC
ball PLAYER"
Sir Robert Groom, who once twirlet
back TO the bushes. His rame is sal,
to he on the waiver list sent out b,
Fielder Jones, With Sir Robert soc,
A BridyTrll. Larue Kigby; Pei p5ake
Herbert, charlie Watson. and Hughe!
Miller. " 'lett was formerly with tn,
Detroit Ii ars.
Jimmy Callahan, the new manager q
the Pittsburgh Feds, is after jim
Vaughn. pitcher Cy Williams, out
fielder, and Jimmy Archer, once III,
coUntrys leading backstop However
Hoo Tinker Is said to have down al
offers for Vaughn and Archer. ~,
may do business Tor Williams aud Eil
Fischer, an inficldcr, though, both q
whom may be found with the Pirn te
before many days have elapsed
.
The long draEgcd-Out negotiations 70
the Cleveland Indians has attracte,
the attention of many ftnanciers VIII
have had thcir say concerning the val
ne Of baseball holdings. It is general
believed that big league frunres
cost too much money and that Ball
Weeghman g. Co. win have 10 wait "a
a long time to get their money back
The new owner of the Cleveland clu
will get for his money bunch of tail
end players, some debts, large owe;
head expenses and acres of worries
The bankers committee has asked S57t
roo for the Somcrs' interests. There
no certainty that tho Indians will clim
into the first division within five year,
Indeed many will bet they won't. IN
Johnson has windilv promised "assis'
ance" in the way Of players. Seems I
me he also said not long ago that III
financial assistance ~ Soncrs. one Of
the founders of the circuit" Yes. nm
the league offered to lend him Sl0O.Ni
a much too small an amount 10 4
Sof,lcrs any good Whoever buys tt
Cleveland club will have his hands ia
for many days
II Is said thn' Chos trr Thomas, 4
'aoet"' cst"h"r. is due for slid