New-York tribune., 1917-12-28
Miller Hugglns
Seems Doomed
AS Santa Claus
,J.,.d to Present Fans Here
With Bundle of New
Ball Players
Bv Louis Lee Arms

By Louis Lee Arms
No, In his heart Miller Hugg'ns,
.o,, manager Of the Yankees, had
.i.,rsd 20 enter New York like a Santa
-. With a bundle Of new ball play
=, his capable back. Christmas has
,sod conc. thank-well, anyway, Mr.
g---;ns is s,ll in the West in quest Of
.-.ss5ts for Che patient Nank fans, who
:. 60 used 90 unexpected delays that
-. natter Of celebrating Christmas
-. sbout july 8 viii not cause any
,,vsusl commouon.
ris said now that the only thing that
..,5s between DerriH Pratt, second
...,nsa OF the Browns. and the Yam
-, is the 81. Louisan's promise TO
-..A5-aw the SANDER suit which he
!, Sled Jointly with Shortstop Lavsn
.-,;,st Phil Bail, the Mound City mill
s,.ire or thorcabouts, who went into
,,.sbau for romance and the love Of
ne game.
Ball Stirs Up Trouble
yr Balls regular business IS manu-
.e,ur.ne ice machinery, and IN his OF
,.rrs he sort Of balances the tempera-
y-, by running the Browns. One day
,,a summer when it looked as though
As rood Browns were going 20 lose all
.,,,h s.. Louis without murmur, Mr..
psn Is alleged 20 have cast asparagus
"a e few rilc tomatoes ~ some OF ms
sSev ps;d stars He said they were
ssying down." IL is charged.
GSt Louis newspaper man overheard
ur Balls steam heated yoole and ne
.,.ilod the whole works into the trSt
10 columns. The rich ice manufact-
rrsr was awakened early the next
-orning by the plaintive bleats OF
sander suit. A pretty Kettle OF hsh.
In 10 that time 10 had never been
lresmed that any members OF the 81
louis Browns ever had the nerve 10
rad the morning papers. II only goes
% show the cardinal error brshch
giekey made in insisting on college
.rsd players.
The compliments were DR.. John
laysn. University of Michigan, IA, ana
Derrill y. Pratt, A. B., University OF
Alabama. 10. Here were two college
red athletes, sent 20 school BY fond
urtnts with great expectations OF
rillisnt futures. and that they turned
UT 70 be members Of the -. LOUIS
Browns was in no way the ISuIt OF
heir bringing up, nor should II De heId
ior 8 moment against the respective
parents.
81 the cruel words Of the rleh zee man
ui.eturer. and Messrs. Pratt and Layan
dropped into the County Clerk one
on their wav TO the Browns abattolr
ana ~ompleted q sneppy double play
IsTsn to Pratt TO Bali-for 100000.
Ban Johnson Foiled
Did the rich ice manufacturer emit
,srrifc yelp? You're Wilbur Wright
he did. Ban Johnson came running
}owu from Chicago 20 fix things up, but
se found the ST. Louis Browns repre-
grtatives of the Michigan and Ala
anna alumni o couple Of hard boiled
syrs. The refused 10 withdraw thelr
nit. Their feelings were deeply
vounded. Both being members OF the
Prohibition party, 10 one could geI
lem across 4 table and pour any YER
tsl marshmallows into their ears; Dig
Ran hurried back TO Chicago and lett
The rich ice manufacturer 10 olg MN
sell out Of the bottomless and Prohlbl-
ton pit. ,,
Pratt and Lavan insist still they are
esing through with their slander SUIT
and il is said that is all that stands
between Pratt and the Yankees. Lavan
already has been traded 70 Washing
ION. II Pratt will stage a Damon ana
Dorgan with the rich ice manufacturer
and call all suits of he viii be allowed
he privilege Of becoming one OF Ieddy
Shouts's regulars.
But Pratt's soul was laid bare by
he cruel words OF the rich ice man
yiaeturer, and il is said that the wound
must be stitched together with thou-
sand dollar bills.
| And does the rich ice manufacturer
still love the game? Eugenla, get away
from that horses head!
At any rate, Pratt has done nothing
yet A wire 70 the writer last night
declared that he had failed 10 come 70
terms, indicating that there is a hen
tn.p
Steve Evans, the all-time comedian
0. baseball, is wintering in Cleveland.
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