The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-13
RUPERT OPENS
PURSE To GET
SUCCOR
Nearly Quarter Million Already
Spent for New Yank
Faces

The New York Yankees are
spending real money for players to
bolster the team that has been the
biggest bust of the 1925 campaign.
Not so long ago 1t was said that
Colonel Rupert was ready to
spend $25O,000 for new faces in his
lineup. The colonel since then has
found that a quarter of million
will not be adequate, More than
$500. 900 already has been spent,
$4,000 going for just two men
and the task has not yet been COM
pleted. The expenditure win pass
the $500, 900, mark by the time GER
tain deals in the Pacific Coast
League are completed.
The raid on the Coast League
has been started with the purchase
of Tony Lazerre, the big Salt Lake
shortstop, for $50, 1000. Lazerre,
who is the home-run king out yon.
der, was born in San Francisco, but
his parents are importations from
Italy, all OF which should make Tony
highly popular with the sons Of
Sunny It in New York.
Not so long ago the Yankees
bought Mark Koenig. also short.
stop, from ST. Paul for SIS, 900. part
of which may be paid in players.
Since then Rupert also has ac-
Quired Durocher, still another short.
fielder, from Hartford, for $40, 900,
payment of which is subject to the
youngsters showing a satisfactory
line of wares when he reports at
st. Petersburg. Fla, next March.
Only a year ago Durocher was a
sandlotter in Springfield, Mass.
The Yankees already have bought
nine new players. In spite of the
fact that with Wanninger they
will have four shOrtstOps, negOtla-
tiOns for Hal Rhyme, the San
Francisco shOFt-fielder. still are
being carried on.
It Is understood that Koenig can
play third base as well as short.
In addition thera is the prospect of
converting Lazerre into an out
fielder He is six footer, weigh:
ing about 100 pounds, and may
prove too husky for. major league
duty between third and second. A
list of the new players follows:
Player. Pos. Bought from. Price.
Lazerre, S., Salt Lake. $50 900
Koenig, S., st. Paul. ....... $4,000
Durocher, S., Hartford. -. 10000
Luebbe, c., Omaha .......... $4,000
Marquis. p, st. Joseph. 49,. 10000
Pacobs, p, Saginaw. 10000
Love, D., st. Joseph. ....... 10000
Gilbert. 3D., st. Joseph. ..... 10000
Wernke, D., Hamilton (Ont). 5000
Total .................. 5000 900
OF course, some of these pur-
chases are conditional. with the
Yankees guaranteeing certain sums
for the right to look the players
over until April Is or May Is, 1926.
Part of the purchase prices In some
instances will be made up in play.
ers. The LaZerre deal was made on
straight cash basis, as Bill Lane,
the Salt Lake owner. has been get
ting little at his box offices and
needs the money badly.
Lazerre should be q fine draw.
ing card around the American
League circuit, for he is said to
be a player with color. He is by
no means a polished fielder. But
he can hit He has a pair of big
shoulders and he puts them be-
hind his drive with the result that
he is hitting for 1885, with thirty
six home runs to his credit.
Duffy Lewis couldn't do much
with the temperamental Tony last
| season, but Oscar Witt, who re-
placed Lewis as the Salt Lake man.
ager, has been giving the big fellow
| a bit of your Uncle Robbie's "salve
| II YOU ooh better in your clothes,
| mtHl feel bette lillE US
! TONER'S TEL THIS