The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-12
BY, John B. FOSTER

i New York. N. T., Dec. 1.-THE
long expected has come to pass.
Colonel T. L. Houston today form
ally announced he il ready to sell
his interest in the New York Yanks.
1t is generally believed that Col
onel Rupert, who bought the other
half Of the American league club
from Frank Farrell and William
Devery, will buy Houston's share.
Neither would say exactly what the
price is to be, but It will be in the
neighborhood Of 81, 500, 900:
It has been known for some time
that Houston has wanted to get out
Of baseball. The writer stated sew
eral weeks ago that the sale Of -
certain major league club was pend
ing" Today's formal announce
ments from Houston. and Rupert
confirm this statement.
There are other reasons besides
these which Houston gave when he
Informally told about his :. plans
Monday night. It il perfectly true
that Houston is rather tired Of the
business which ownership Of = base
ball club brings. But 1t is also true
that he has chafed under the fric-
ton that has existed for some time.
The owners have not infrequently
disagreed, not in any unpleasant
way. but they have disagreed,
nevertheless, regarding Miller Hug
gins as manager. There has been
disagreement also regarding certain
policies Of the club. Rupert has
always backed Higgins. Hodston's
getting out means Higgins is solid
ly intrenched.
The International league has de-
cided at its annual meeting to be-
gin the season Of 1928 on April IL
and to end it Sept. %. with q sched-
ule of 1913 games. That is all the
circuit needs. Many Of them will
be doubleheaders. The latter are q
heritage of war times when theJ
were played so that the populace
would think its dollar was not de.
preciating.
The Rochester club wants ,tG
know why Jack Dunn has not dis.
posed of three star ball players as
he agreed to do. Only one has beer
sold, the Rochester folks assert
Dunn countered by asking why
Rochester didn't 60 out and get her
self some players. and it took pour
ing of crude petroleum on the
troubled waters by President Toole
who ended it all by saying thai
Dunn has all winter in which to sell
those three men.
Dunn Rejects Offer.
i Dunn admitted that the St Louis
club had offered him $4,000 and
three players for Boley. "a mere
! scratch of the match" haughtil,
spoke Dunn. 1t takes more thar
SIS, 900 to get rise out of the Bal
timore manager these days.
Long Branch has been added II
the circuit of. the New Atlantic
league. To be more accurate, thu
former owner Of Long Branch ha!
declared in and will locate wher,
the locating seems likely to beal
the most fruit. 1t may be Lont
Branch-and then again it is mos
probable to be Paterson. N. ].
| The Rochester club wanted Il
begin the season April II, but thu
remainder OF the league couldn't SCI
1t that way. There Is too mucl
snow In Canada for early sprinl
openings. Commissioner Landil
talked to the league today, and from
now on he will give each of tn
other leagues their daily dozen.
The man with bucolic tastes ant
a love for'the pastoral will wondel
at the choice of Chance as manage
Of the Boston American League
club. News of the signing o
Chance was discounted last weel
when it was stated positively b.
several prominent baseball foil
that, although they had not "seel
the papers" they knew Chance haa
been chosen. The fact that Chanc
had said he was weary Of filling tn
soil and cultivating grape vines
and sighed for the raucous voic
of the Ump and the mutterings o
I the multitudes, was hint enough 70
!any one.
i Chance has left a beautiful hom
in the San Joaquin valley, in Cali
J, fornia, where any man who ha
gone through the baseball mill a
J, Chance has. should be perfect
happy to spend the rest of his days
He is leaving the growing crops an
the clinging grape vines and tn
flowers for the Gathering trolleys
the -honking taxis and the sire
voiced fire engines OF the big city
where he hopes for peace and com
fort. It's strange world.
| What success Chance will hav
is still another thing entirely. H
has been. 80 long out Of the game
and SO has the Boston club. It vii
be case Of old friends meeting.
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