The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-16
MACPHAIL TELLS
YANK CHANGES
By GAYLE TALBOT

NEW YORK, Nov. lo-tH)-- Inc
Yankees held a stemwinder Of a
press conference in their plush
new offices today at which it was
(a) announced that George Weiss
was assuming charge OF all base
ball player operations within the
Yankee organization, and tb)
limited darkly that the All-Ameri-
ca Football conference would have
club in Yankee stadium next
season unless. the New York Foot
ball Giants changed their tune.
It was all very confusing, with
first Larry MacPhail, president OF
the baseball Yankees, holding
forth, and then Dan Topping, part
owner of the baseball Yankees
and entire owner of an orphan
football team, the "Yanks Of Bos-
ton," telling his troubles, and
Large segment of the metropolitan
| press trying to split them apart.
This being football weather,
Topping's discourse possibly was
the more important. He said, first,
that in his capacity as football
club owner he had just been CIV
en- permission by the Yankees to
play football in the stadium for
the next 10 years. This was not
surprising, considering that he
owns one-third Of the Yankees
(basebau.s
He said that, unless the football
Giants of the National League.
who plays at the Polo grounds,
gave his orphaned football team
a clear track on five of the nine
football Sundays in New York in
1946, that he would jump his pig
SINNERS into the new All-America
. conference, of which Jimmy Crow
ley is president.
1--WE won't leave the National
League if we can help it," Topping
, said. Pm talking with President
Tim Mara of the Giants now and
, trying to work something out. The
i. Allan erica wants us very much
and has made several offers. 1t
will not be a real big league, OF
course, unless it gets New York
. team. We should know something
within two weeks
It might be pointed out that the
football Giants, up to now, have
shown no disposition to surrender
!. any of their juicy, fall dates to
Topping's team. The consensus
was, after the meeting. that Top
ping, a very wealthy young man,
would be forced to toss away his
valuable franchise in the National
League and join forces with the
new gridiron group.
II think" said Topping, posi-
bly, foreseeing the inevitable,
THAT it will be good thing in the
long run to have two professional
football leagues. I'll guarantee
this much, that there will be pro-
football in Yankee stadium"
I MacPhail (wearing a catcher's
mask as an indication to the as
sembled writer's that he was
speaking in his capacity as head
of the baseball Yanks), then told
of Weiss elevation to complete
command OF all player personnel.
Weiss in the past controlled only
the Yankee farm operations.
This is my swan song" de-
clared the Maryland squire.
From now on when you want to
know anything about players, you
talk to George. He makes out all
contracts, signs all players, makes
all player trades. He'll consult me
now and then, hope, but I'm not
going to second guess him.
II understand that Joe Dimaggio
is in town. All right, he will talk
contract with Weiss-not with me.
It's up to George to tell you when
Joe signs his contract. From now
on, I'm just going to be president
Of the club
i MacPhail said the Yankees had