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Frank J. Farrell

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He was born around 1866. Farrell was involved in New York City gambling, and owned pool halls and a casino. At one time he was the partner of William Burbridge.

In 1912 he fired Harry Wolverton as the manager of the Yankees. On January 29, 1915, Farrell and Devery sold the Yankees to Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston for $460,000.

Farrell died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, of a heart attack, after recovering from a bout of bronchitis.

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