New-York tribune., 1911-11-19
RUMORS OF CHANGE RIFE
New Manager Being Sought for
Yankees Is Report.
MURRAY MAY LEAVE GIANTS
McGraw Said To Be Dissatisfied
with Red and q Trade
is Expected.

the Yankees VIII nave q new IndudSti on"
the Giants q new right fielder Although
Frank Farrell may elect 10 give Hal
Chase another chance as leader or the
American League team. II Is reported un-
officially that another man Is being sought
for the position. II the arrangements can
be satisfactorily made, Hal VIII probably
be deposed Red" Murrays performance
in the worlds series came as climax 10
several seasons Of ffuitless endeavor with
the Giants, and McGraw is said 10 be look
ing for a new outer gardener
Fin spite of the assurances which are
given out at the headquarters OF the yam
keet that Chase will be reapponted. IL
has tleaked out that Farrell is securing
around for managerial material. The first
inklnk OF the expected change came when
Il wass ANNOUNCED that Woverton's record
as marfager Of the Oakland team OF the
Pacific Coast League was being looked
into Farrell wrote to friends in the Cail-
fornla organization asking for information
on Wolverton's ability. Whether or not
the Westerner will succeed Chase Is an
open question, but he Is undoubtedly being
considered.
While Hal. for the sake OF his pride,
would like another chance 10 make good as
n manager, il would not be such an awtul
blow to him to step out In favor OF some
one else. AS far as money goes. Hal mas
nothing 10 gain by being manager He Is
a star and drawing card as first base
man. and being i'm a class by himself can
command as big salary merely as PLAYER
as he could otherwise. Unless ne coGio
become as indispensable as Connie Mack
or McGraw. he has little to gain fnanciaiiy
bv leading the Yankees. Few even oil MS
greatest admirers believe that lie ls tenn
peramentally fitted to make great man
aeer He Is I'm the same boat as Ty Coop'
Cbrlstv Mathewson, Frank Baker anu al
tbe other bright lumnarles Of the diamond
whose playing ability alone is sufficient 10
hiring down a large financial remuneration
,,,,hou, tho added managerial Responsible
ties.
Hal had many big problems to cohteno
with in leading the Yankees last seasoii'
He was handicapped by more than H'S
share of injuries to players. But this i
sop,etbinp every manager has TO cohtenu
with and Hal showed little tendency 10
overcome the obstacles and go on winning
ike another Chance or a Jennings. AT the
very start of the season he taced pu~|i'
in picking an infield of superior worth ou'
of material above the average whlch lie
had AT his disposal. But he never iouhu
the solution, and after the season enueo
the nroblem was just as big as 1t ever was
Ie started of with a strong pitching stau'
sor,athine considered to be about half the
hattie in baseball, but he did not handle
his twirlers to the best advantage auu &c
result the efficiency of the corps was
seriously impaired.
Chase is one of the greatest players III
The game Assuming the leaders toga oiu
not se;,p. to affect his work around nrst
base, but many Of the patrons OF the PARK
were denied the pleasure Of watching MN
cover the initial sack. He cavorted around
I'm the outfield or some other position ana
sat on the bench during the latter part OF
tho season in order that Jack Knight might
no used at first, the only position wnich ne
seemed 10 be able to play to advantage.
Great a player as he is and with all MS
knowledge of the game. Hal does not seem
IN have the makings of manager OF eX'
ceptional ability. He could probably leao
the team again and give a good account
Of himself doing better than most man
ayers. but as for building up a pennant
winner which can meet the Athletics and
fight them to a finish he is hopeless IN the
opinion of most of the fans
Red" Murrays case is a peculiar one
and If McGraw ultimately decides TO get rld
of him the news will come as no great
shock to the majority of those who frequent
the Polo Grounds. The cry, Put Becker
i'm has been heard too often up around
Coosans Bluff In past seasons with cnar-
acteristic patience McGraw has stuck to
Murray through thick and thin. Red came
to the team with Bugs" Raymond in the
famous deal that gave Roger Bresnahan 10
81 Louis lie was a hard 300 hitter with
the Cardinals and the Little Napoleon OBJ
tanned him as a cleanup batter, placing
him fourth in the batting order. AS soon
as he began playing with the Giants he ieil
off I'm his stick work. In his three seasons
with New York he has never reached the
2Oo mark and has batted at about 30 most
of the time. He hit we'll enough to stay
with the team. but as a batter of excep-
tionsl ability and a cleanup man he was
a
came when they were needed. The num-
ber of times ne has fallen down as timely
hitter have been legion. He was the one
weak cog in the machine. After one or two
nj the first three men in the batting order
had got on the bases, Murray according
TO his position, was theoretically supposed
m bring them around, but he almost invari-
ably popped up a dinky little fy. Yet let
him come up with the bases clean and he
would often crack out two or three base
hit. His inability TO find the ball In a
crisis was never more emphasized than in
the recent worlds series, when he went
through the six games without making a
single safety.
In spite OF the admonitions, fines and
coaching of McGraw. Murray never learned
10 wait a pitcher out. He always comes 10
bat overanxious when there are men on
the bases. knowing his weakness in hit
ting at the first or second ball pitched, op-
posing twirlers seldom put the ball over
for him, and as result Red rapidly
gained a reputation FOR being useless in the
pinches During the middle OF the last sea-
son McGraw benched Murray for this very
reason, and for two weeks Becker had a
chance to make good as a cleanup hitter.
He proved 10 be worse than Murray. Beals
struck out three times with men on the
bases in one game. Murray was put back
In his old position and showed Improvement
in hitting for while, but he soon lapsed
into his bad habits. and the record in the
worlds series capped the climax.
As a fielder Murray is excellent. He COW
ers a tremendous amount Of ground and is
deadly on fly balls. Up until this season no
showed great weakness on ground balls.
but he overcame this fault. As a thrower
he was almost in class by himself. and
few outhelders In the game to-day have as
good an arm. As far as base stealing goes.