New-York tribune., 1922-10-12

The midget manager is only f1y-t
weight. as nearly everybody knows.
The Paying Colonels are both heavy
weights, viewed from an. angle. Hug
gins yielded to superior force and
signed articles. There was a ghostly
trampling in the hall outside the room
as the parade of phantom managers
who we're picked to replace the Yankee
leader formed column of squads and
obeyed the spectral call ITO the rear,
march,"
1t really wasn't fair to Frank Chance
to kill him off as quickly as that, but
there he was, No 3 man in the rear of
the first squad in virtue of his nom
ination for the position which was not
open just few hours before Huggins
signed "them papers" The Peerless
Leader was in good company, how
ever, with Mike Kelly, Bill Carrigan,
Babe Ruth, Eddie Collins and other
such notables to march with him out
into the gathering night.
There would have been no hurry to
have the Dusty Miller affix his sigma
ture to the contract except for the
fact that there seemed no other way
TO kill the rumors that the Yankee
skipper was about to be publicly hanged
by the Paying Colonels for his share in
the debaele at the Polo Grounds last
week. Says Cap Huston to Colonel
Rupert, my throat is getting dry
saying No TO all these rumors. Let's
Hquidate this matter with little ink.
Of course, due to my exertions at the
series, Pm little tired and can't do
the heavy work. You carry the ink
and I'll carry in Higgins" No sooner
the club went in search of the writing
fluid, Cap clamped his iron boiler
firmly on his forehead, picked Hug
gins off a couch in the back room of
the Yankee office, folded him once, put
him in his vest pocket and carried him
off TO his fate at the Commodore.
Huggins Has Fine Record
Messrs. Rupert and Huston wish it
made known to a palpitant public that
the worlds series taught them that
something was wrong with their ball
players, and not their manager. They
"point with pride" to his record since
he came to the club in 1918. "Wild
Bill'' Donovan left him an inheritance
consisting of half a dozen fair ball
players and sixth place in the league
place in 1918, to third in 1918 and 1920
and to the top of the American League
these last two years. "If this be fail
ure, make the most Of it," say the
Yankee colonels.
1t is no secret that some of the ath-
letes on the local pay roll are due for
series of sharp shocks this winter.
The owners were not particularly
elated by the lack of pep on the part
of some Of their stars. Last summer
there were rumors of a trade with the
White Sox, involving Aaron Ward and
Carl Mays. 1t was said that Huggins
was to acquire Dickie Kerr, the little
port-sider, who is at present under
suspension for playing independent
ball. A significant feature is that
Huggins was asked recently whether
he thonght Kerr could be seinstated.
and the Yankee skipper piped up
must have been giving the matter some
thought to answer in that manner, for
the question is slightly involved.
After Kerr had broken off salary
negotiations with Kid Gleason he
started to pitch semi professional ball,
but very suddenly and mysteriously
stopped it. The alleged reason is that
he was quietly informed that il heH
kept to the straight and narrow path
and avoided bad baseball companions
he might get back into the b3g league
with the Yankees. Kerr would be all
the more welcome, since the recent
release Of Frank OiDoul to Boston
leaves the Yanks without lefthander.
Local fans are displaying more or
less interest in the trade between the
Tigers and the Red Sox in which Del
Pratt and Rip Collins were sent to
Jungletown in exchange for Howard
Ehmke, the pitcher who hurls the bali
with wind-up like bologna bender;
Carl Holling, rookie twirler, and Dan
Clark, youthful inficlder. It Was
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