New Britain herald., 1922-10-10
HUGGINS CAN KEEP
 MANAGERIAL JOB
It's His if He Wants It, Says
 Colonel Ruppert

New York, Oct 1o.--official denial that Miller Huggins is 10 lose his job as manager of the Yankees and un- ofhcia intimations that there will be a thoroughgoing shakeup in the ranks of the team were the chief happen ings of an otherwise quiet world series aftermath yesterday,
 The Giants met at noon in the club house and voted on how the winning melon should be cut, the result being that each full share will amount to s4,40o, The Yankees held similar fnancial conclave, but these moneyed events took second place to the dire rumors floating about concerning Huggins and his managership.
 Later in the afternoon Colonel Jacob Ruppert, part owner of the American team, put the quietus on the reports by saying that the job was Huggins' to take if he wanted.
 If Miller wants to manage the Tanks next year." the colonel de- clared, the position will be there waiting for him. I've heard reports today that Eddie Collins is to be ob- 
 placed at the head of our team Naturally, Collins would be distinct addition to any club, but l repeat what said before-Miller Huggns can manage the Yankees again if he wants to-
 May Not Care to.
 However, there still remains a ques- ,batl <o manage any more baseball teams In the last two years his health has been bad; it has been better this sea- son than last, but the fact remains that Higgins is not well man and undoubtedly would welcome a grace ful way in which he could retire from the Yankee managership. More over, his family has vigorously op- posed his staying in baseball because of his poor health
 Opinions Evenly Divided.
 Baseball men were evenly divided yesterday on the question of Higgins remaining here. Some predicted that he has managed his last game for the Yankees. They declared that the fail- ure of the Tanks to win even one game from the Giants was the last straw, and that the element which has bitterly opposed Huggins and worked against him will now finally prevail. Other critics took the view that a manager who had won two success sive pennants could not very well be released, even despite his failures in world series.
 T don't see how these reports orig inate," Colonel Ruppert continued, in discussing the case. We are very much disappointed in the work of the team, but Huggins has done the best he could'
 Do you contemplate any changes in the team?" the colonel was asked.
 "Well, at present no deals are being considered" he replied, but that doesn't say that we wouldn't make any if the chance came along If the team can be strengthened, we'll trade any man on the club. The only re- ouirement is that we get better man in a position than the one we let go"
 Does that go for Babe Ruth?" somebody spoke up.
 "Well trade any man on the team if we can strengthen the team Col. Ruppert repeated. He added that he thought Huggins health, while deli cate, would be good enough to keep him at the helm.
 During the day a report came from the West that Eddie Collins and Dick Kerr were to come from the White | Sox to the Tanks in exchange for Aaron Ward. and Bob Meusel and a sum of money. Other rumors had Carl Mays and Babe Ruth figuring in the trade Collins was mentioned this | summer as a prospective Yankee, but both clubs quickly denied the truth of the rumor. .... Take l. -...
 Ruth May Be Disciplined.
 By persons close to Yankee head | quarters it is firmly believed that sev- eral members Of the present team will be missing when the first day of next season comes along, Babe Ruth, it is declared, will be severely disci- | plined, not only for his feeble show ing in the world series but also for |
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