The New York herald., 1921-12-15
HUGGINS RETAINED
AS YANKEE LEADER
Signs Contract for Fifth Sea-
son as Manager Of New
York Club.
by DANIEL.

Will tHe idHheeS last season, VIII nave
the pleasure OF being their manager
again next year. Huggins had another
long conference with Col. Rupert and
Col. Huston yesterday morning and
they finally came to terms and signed
the papers. 1t is understood that Hug
gins held out for two year contract,
but the owners of the Yankees refused
OF commit themselves for more tnan
one season. So Higgins it will be for
the fifth year.
AS soon as Higgins had got that
proposition off his mind he went into
spirited debate with a couple of fellow
managers He sought out Tyrus Cobb.
who arrived here yesterday morning.
and had a few words with him In re-
gard to Veach and Ehmke, who are
wanted by the Yankees. However. it
became evident that the Yankees were
not willing to give what Cobb wanted,
so Tyrus broke off negotiations with
Miller and took Hughie Duffy. manager
of the Red Sox. into a quiet corner for
q chat.
1t developed that Cobb was after
Everett Scott the Boston shortstop-
and that Harry Frazee and Duffy were
NllllnR 10 lTdue MN IL llty Could get
Veach and Ehmke-and a bit OF coin.
Cobb wanted TO trade Veach for Scott
on an even basis. but Duffy charac-
terzed that offer as ridiculous. Now
that Cobb faces chance to pry Scott
loose from his lacklustre surroundings
the chances favor his giving everything
that Frazee wants.
When Frazee gets veach and Ehmke
there may be another deal of consid-
cradle interest to Yankee fans. Frazee
would need a shortstop and the Yam
KEGS have Johnny Mitchell. Veach still
may get to the New Yorks.
Yankees After Lewis.
We learned yesterday that the Yam
KEGS had made big offer for Duffy
Lewis, now manager of the Salt Lake
City club of the Pacific Coast League.
We understand that Coils Rupert and
Huston offered four players and some
casi--and that they had run against
difficulties in their endeavors to get
waivers on some of the players whom
they want to send away. Lewis was in
conference with the owners Of the Yam
KEGS yesterday, but no definite action
was determined upon.
Lewis was with the Yankees two sea-
sons ago. having been, obtained from the
Red Sox. Last season he was traded to
Washington with Mogridge for Bobby
Roth, outfielder. who now Is bothered
with bad knee, Lewis. got off to a
poor start and was released to Salt Lake,
where he proceeded to get into great
condition and hammer the ball to all
parts of the coast. He compiled an aver
age far above the 800 mark--hit as well
| as 400 at one time.
Scouts say that he was just as fast
as he had been three years before. IF
lewis is as good as all that he could
I IN the bill out in left field for the thirty
eight days during which Ruth and
Meusel viii be under suspension.
Ed Barrow, secretary OF the Yankees.
announced yesterday that the club had
purchased Bobby Tecarr, left handed
-itcher from the Jersey City club Of the
| International League. The price was
| $4,000. Tecarr won 20 and lost 20 last
season. and worked in ten other games
! with club which did not distinguish
itself in the first division. lie IS a local
product and has been in professional
ball for only two years.
Bodie Goes to Coast
II developed that old Ping Bodie. who
was released to the Red Sox by the
Yankees last season and refused to re-
! port to Duffy. had been released to the
Vernon club OF the Pacific Coast League
Chick Shorten. the outfelder who was
sent by the Red Sox to Detroit, yester-
day was released by COBB TO the Browns
Cobb asked for waivers on the pinch
hitter. TO take Shorten's place Cobb
recalled Bob Fothergill from Rochester.
Connie Mack sent an emissary to
Frank Navin and informed the Detroit
Llx.l
baseman, was on the market.
"Well, that's interesting. Dugan is a
great player---when he isn't running
away. What does Mack want for him?''
asked Navin.
"Oh. he says he would take Neach
Ehrnke and Bobby Jones" replied the
emlssary. who happened to be Bob
Turner.
'well. that's interesting" replied
Navin. 'I would not give any of the
three named for Dugan"
That was interesting too. Maybe
Navin was exaggeratlng.
There was mighty little doing In the
National League section OF the player
market. John McGraw was busy all day
at the meeting. Wilbert Robinson was
| willing to talk business and did talk
with George Gibson of the Pirates.
The Pittsburgh club, according tc
! Barney Dreyfuss. has four deals in the
making He Is carrying on negotiations
with Brooklyn for zack Wheat, with
Chicago for Chuck Deal and with San
Francisco and Salt Lake City. There's
an inflelder by the name of Kamm at
Salt Lake whom Barney wants.
Dreyfuss denied that he had accepted
Joe Schooner, third baseman, from
Louisville, which is peddllng the former
Giant at the modest price of s3O,0OO
LET McGraw do It," said Barney.
Browns Give Eleven for one.
The ST. Louis Americans announced
one of the most peculiar trades In the
history OF the game. They acquireo
Babe Danforth pitcher. from Columbus
OF the American Association and gave
In exchange eleven players. six of whom
were delivered Immediately. Two more
are TO he delivered before the 1922
season opens, two more before the 1923
season and one before the 1924 cam
paign. This is the first futurity deal yet
recorded and is due TO the fear Of the
! Columbus club that the majors may do
as they threaten and lock tho doors on
the non-draft LEAGUES.
The Browns who are sent TO Colum-
bus, there 20 be managed by Clarence
Rowland, ore Emilio Palmero, pitcher
| ,..o ,,ttf, tha Eiopte Rov Sanders