The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-28
BY DANIEL NJ. DANIEL
Times Special Writer

BY DANIEL VI. DANIEL
Times Special Writer
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Thomas
Austin Yawkey, the man Of the hour
in baseball. sat by an open window
overlooking a pleasant, green vista
on his plantation in Georgetown,
S. c., where he is spending the holi-
days. The interviewer, on snow
covered West-st in New York, gazed
across a gale-sWept Hudson, on
which rode ships going out TO sea
Over a thousand miles of telephone
wires, almost as if they sat again
in quiet corner Of the Yale Club,
they discussed the 1886 outlook in
the jor leagues, the future of the
game, the destinies Of a Boston
club into which YaWkey has thrown
100000.
I'VE have beaten the depression,
and baseball will enjoy its biggest
year since 1928" YaWkey said in re-
spouse to a series Of questions. My
faith in The game is unbounded. l
am buying ball players l will con-
tinue to buy just as long as anybody
offers men who might strengthen
the Red SOX. My willingness to
keep investing appreciate sums in
talent is founded not only on a de
sire to bring the World Series TO the
best baseball city in the country
but on a conviction that it is good
business.
Brightest Days Ahead
Don't let anybody tell you that
the greatest glories OF baseball are
behind us. No, I am not going TO
tell you that the game still is in
its infancy. But the biggest tri-
umphs Of baseball are ahead Of us.
A $1,000 900 World Series, with only
six games this past fail, was only
the prelude to great season n 1886
and still grander things when our
national prosperity really is re-
established
The 1885 season saw 20 per cent
increase in attendance and receipts
in both leagues. Times were i'm
proved, and we had two Corking
races. In 1886, industrial conditions
will be even better, and l am sure
that the races will be even more
interesting. In the American League,
our Red SoX will help to pep things
up. They will take the field with an
even chance against Detroit, New
York and Cleveland. Our personnel
will be as impressive as that Of any
other club. Yes, you won't go wrong
if you promise the fans a real con-
tender at Fenway Park"
Tom Has a Hunch
Did you mean to tell the base
ball public that you are ready to
announce the second half of your
deal with Connie Mack-the re-
ported acquisition of Roger Ora
mer and eric McNair in your
S4UU,UUo tIonooctiou?" the inter
viewer asked.
We'll, 1 do not know now" YaW-
key replied, He may make the
deal soon. I hope so, anyway. Al
least l have hunch ne will. No
papers have beer signed no monty
delivered. But I have 2 huuCh.n
We reminded Yawkey that three
years ago Col Jacob Ruprert had
predicto that there never again
would hs d 500 900 ball player. Of
course Yawkev came lIong and ex-
plodc1 oil that, fir by paving
Sl25000 for Lefty Grows and then
by giving s251d00 in cash and Lvn
Larry for Joe Croain.
W. there De another $25O.OOO
ball player? Was the Jimmy Fox
deal bigger than the Cronin trans
scion2 we queried.
No. You will not see another
S25O000 ball player. and the Foxx
purchase does not rank. financially. |
with the Cronin affair."" Tom came
back
! e Wants Radical Changes
mo man is worth $250.OO0 TO anv
club, as a player. I paid that sum
1br Cronin not because I had any
Yea that Joe possessed that value |
VI shortStop. But I knew that in
Jr then current situation he was
worth more than what l gave to
Clark Griffith for him.
Did Yawkey have any suggestions
for changes in baseball? Yes, he
did Il am for more radical 5ched-
ule. I boosted the new idea of four
intersection trips. Now, we ought
to go farther and have East against !
West in the opening games. We
ought to keep moving, not doing
things as they did them 80 years
ago,
Il am in favor of field days. But
only when there IS natural compe-
utlon-YankeeS against Red SoX. |
for example Werber against Chap
man. Say, Ben'S going to stay with |
the YankS after all, isn't he? Too /
bad the colonel wouldn't make a
deal with me, With Chapman and |
Werber maybe we would run him
ragged, eh?'
Did he vision the extension of the .
major League boundaries to Los An |
geles and San Francisco? Could he |
peer into the future and see ball |
clubs flying from ST. Louis TO the /
Pacific?
That's too far off to talk about.
and it may never come to pass" |
chuckled Yawkey. It's tough |
enough to keep some of the boys
on the ground right now"
Yawkey defended the major
league ban on transforming with
elimination Of trips to Japan. Too
much baseball. too easy life over
there, poor exhibitions which were
not up TO the standard or dignity of
our real game-al killed those jun
kets for the players