New-York tribune., 1922-03-18
Building Plans
For \ allk Park
Still Held Up
Estimate Board Postpomes
Closing of Bronx Streets
for New Baseball Ground
By w. ]. Macbeth

Sergeant Major Tuttle, of the cham
pion Yankees, is in temporary com
mand at Yankee headquarters. He was
oincer Of the day from shortly after
noon yesterday. The rest OF the office
force ran out on him fat There's not
anything approximating a colonel left.
Both the colcnels took it on the lam
under a cloud Of gloom that followed a
tidal wave of JOY. Shortly after noon
It was reported to Colonel Jacob Rup-
pert, the president Of the club, that
the sinking fund committee OF the
board Of Estimate, as we'll as Mayor
Hylan, had signed the papers author
iMnE the closing of a couple of streets
IN the bronx necessary for iinmedi-
ate work in construction Of the pro-
posed new home of the New York Amer
can baseball club, Colone! Rupert
phoned this glad news to his partner,
Colonel Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Hus-
ton.
Ten minutes later Colonel Til, who
was preparing for a fitting st. Pat
rick's Day celebration in honor Of the
triumph was called off a strangle hold
of the safe combination to hear the
worst. 1t appeared the first report had
heen slightly exaggerated. Not only
mad the Mayor and the committee not
signed the necessary papers, but thew
mad not even considered the petition.
To BE Delayed Fortnight
A Hibernian element of the com
mittee prominent in the st. Patrick's
Day parade refused on this gala occa-
SION to let such a small matter as
Babe Ruth's new target interfere with
devotion. SO the matter Of street clos
ing just naturally had to 20 over an
other fortnight.
Under the staggering blow of this
tent porary repulse our two battling
colonels sought the consolation of un-
tried weeping willows. Colonel Jake
first hand whether his ball club is
worth all the fuss. Colonel Til lit out
for Washington, d. G. He expects to
be back and sp for air some time early
next week. Til went alone in his woe.
Jake dragged Business Manager Ed
Barrow along for consolation, and at
the last moment shanghaied Gene Nc
Cam, too.
Gene is the manager of the Bridge
port club Of the Eastern League. He
wasn't bit coy about serving as part
OF Colonel Jake's travelling audience.
Gene hopes to snare few packages
of Miller Hugginss excess baggage be-
fore he leaves the land Of the pelican.
Ostensibly, our gallant colonel-presi-
dent seeks this habitat Of the elusive
shrimp for the sole purpose of view
ing the Sabbath battle between the
legions of Babe Ruth and Rogers
Hornsby. That is only part of the
scheme. The colonels wouldn't admit
that there was anything particular
stirring. But it has been learned from
other reliable American League sources
there is positively Setting hen on'
in the matter of that long heralded
trade or deal that would land an ex-
perienced outfielder for the Yankees.
Cobb May Give Up Veach
1t is intimated that Bobby Veach
will change uniforms before the new
moon, and that his new livery will be
mologrammed with the champion an.
Y" The story has it that Ty Cobb,
who is training in Augusta, is dis
satisfied not only with his recruit
pitchers, but also with his infeld, the
way it is constituted. If he can get
Norman Mcmillan or Johnny Mitchell,
with one good young pitcher, so Dame
Gossip has it, Cobb will turn over
Bobby Veach.
Colonel Til Huston was the emissary
that landed Babe Ruth for three years
at Hot Springs with 8 trick coin. AS
close as Colonel Jake got to the big
thrill was telephone connection from
New York. Colonel Jake loves his
thrills. Now, if they can only put
ever deal for Vcach while the big
boss is in New Orleans
Well, our colonels are as close as
crossed fingers, and they work on a
fifty-fifty publicity schedule.
AS to the closing of the streets in
the Bronx, it is small matter at best.
Simply means the cutting of a strand
or two of red tape. But it interferes
with the program of starting work on
the new stadium on April /. Now the
official O. X. must be held up until
that time, and it will require after
ward at least a week or ten days for
the lucky contractors to assemble ma
chinery and equipment.