The Washington times., 1922-12-24

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again trained with the Giants. A
Then he bosieht balI club.
with Col. jacob Rupert, he pur.
chased the Yankees for S466 900
Asrly In 1915. That was eight yesrs
aSo. Today the Gap" G selling
out for sonsthing IKE 1850, 900.
His original investment was some
thing Ike S22e.0o0 With Colonel
Rupert he has spent aprroximate-
~ $4,000. 200. In building the Yankees
up to pennant strength, has seen
his dream Of an Immense stadium
~ . homo for the American LeaSue
in NSw York come true. and 10 now
steppiug out with . handsome
profit.
VALUES FRIENDSHIP.
TIN tired" the Cap told his
Newspaper friends the other day.
thought retired ten years ago,
when moved back from Cuba. but
I steppsd right into . lot Of hard
work when invested In the
Yanksss>
"Bessbali has been sood to me.
It has paid me q handsome return
which ! do not particularly need,
but, above all. 1t has been rich n
its associations. !. have made many
wonderful friends and they will
stiii be my friends even tf can't
give EN- anDual passes any more.
Baseball Is . clean sport. ] en-.
joyed II from every angie. I never
got over being q rooter and sup
pose I VIII be just a. nervous when
the Yankees are playing next sum-
sraD = = 49,
The new plant win require much
hard work to put II over, and per-
sopally ! don't feel equal to 1t. It
il . Job for younger men. ] want
to rest up for awhile"
Colonel Rupert was highly
amused at Huston's effort to put
himself in the DIR. Osler class.
"tIe's the youngest old man I
know" says the surviving colonel.
"He's got plenty Of energy left and
he knows how to get things done.
/ tried for weeks to persuade him
to stick"
Colonel Huston ID National Com
mander Of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars. In this capacity he Is
called upon to do considerable
travelling. One of his reasons for
quitting baseball at this time Ii to
give more Of his time to the affairs
OF the former soldiers. Z, The care
Of the wounded soldier 10 his hobby.
SOLDIER IN TWO WARS.
Colonel Huston served with dis
tinction in two wars. He went TO
the Spanish. American as a young
captain of engineers from Cincin-
natl. When hostilities ceased he
remained In Cuba. helped clean up
Havana and then went into the
railroad building and general con.
tracing business.
In ten years he amassed for
tune and came back to the States
to draw q long breath. Baseball
. claimed him within couple Of
years.
The "Cap's' entry into the world
kwar was characteristic Of him.
During his service in Cuba he had
served under Colonel Black, who
later became General Black. Of the
Engineers. When war was declared
on Germany the Cap telegraphed
General Black and volunteered his
services.
A few days later somebody asked
him ut the Polo Grounds II he had
heard from General Black.
II did" spake Huston, and what
do you think he's done? Why. daw.
gone him. he's accepted my offer
and I'm hooked"
There was no chance to keep
Gap" out Af the fracas: He raised
a company Of engineers In Cincin.
natl, refused q coloners commits
sion and within a few months was
overseas. The Cap" was fifty
four years old when he went 10
France. He had a brilliant record
there as q builder of railroads and
hospitals, and was personally com
plimented by General Pershing.
They sent him back a lieutenant
colonel. He had made many sacri,
fices to get to the front but he
/ came back moro vigorous than ever
and resumed his baseball duties.
THE JOHNSON FEUD.
Not long afterward the fight With
| Ban johnson over the Mays case
deveioped into a bitter feud. The
| two Yankee colonels refused TO De
bulldozed by johnson. They fought
him to a standstill and got the de.
cision. A year later they lined up
| with the National League and
helped to force the appointment OF
Judge Lands as high commissioner
| Of baseball.
on all issues both Yankee col
onels have proved themselves men
OF foresight and integrity. They
have been Q big asset to the Ameri-
can League and to baseball
The passing OF Colonel Huston 10
universally regretted. Baseball men
| who gathered here for the meet
ings this week paid him many won
derful compliments. They hope he
will return to the game soon. and
there's a rumor he will. IT wouldn't
surprise many people II he bobbed
up In Brooklyn or Boston.
Colonel Huston In a man who
needs problems to deal with, and
he knows how to deal with baseball
problems.
To his intimstes Gap" Huston is
n Iovable character. He has 2
rare personality that grows on
his friends. He is a good hater,
too, but ne hates openly and not