The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-12

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Tl1ero mast "" ""mct.,:i.. RI :crll,
wrong With TIE n~,e.s OF big 1eag :e
clubs. Now comes the an]pouncen.cn;
that Harry Ws.i~crton VIII be de.
i'"scl as IT," Lander nj III New York
year ccntra": with th" club. which
has another car to ra7. Owne.
Hrank Farrell is determined to have
y Winning club OH the hilltop and cvi.
IDENTIFY believes another change ir
management is necessary.
~Nyol"erton was hailed as a woade,
lasH than Il YEAR e by all of the
New York papers. Now he is d
failure. acc" :ag to these same pa
,cyifently arc under the illusion tina
IT takes hn, n single season for 4
manager to make good" and produce
"a winning clsb. However, any fair.
minded fan will differ with this opin.
ion.
Another season might see a decided
Improvement in the Yankees. due tc
Nolverton's master hand. However
no is not TO he given the chance to
make good.
In Cincinnati Hank O'Day was
|Eive7 but a single year to produce
Ia winner out Of Il second division club
He failed and will be replaced.
Frank Chance is to go because h.
failed to finish higher than second III
the last pennant race. and Roger
Ercsnahan also had the can attached
to his person. Surely there will b.
some tall doings in the big leagues
next season.
Davis MAY Succeed Wolvcrtcn.
Wolverton's successor is a matter
of conjecture. but 1t has been init.
mated that Harry Davis might he the
Yanks' new pilot. Harry would like
the chance of making good as a man.
lager.
Davis quit the Maps in Cleveland
because he was not accorded the
proper support of the club and the
having another try with the man.
reins.
Mike Donlin is another player
whose name has been. mentioned as
a probable successor to Wolverton,
but of these two Davis will un-
doubtedly get first choice. particularly
as it would require a lot of baseball
politics to get Donlin out of the Ma
tional league.
COrtrtt Receivers.
James j. Corbett. former heavy
weight champion of the world. has
recovered from his recent illness and
returned to his home in New York.
Corbett's life was despaired Of sew
eral weeks s when he was stricken
and taken to he Jefferson hospital.
II am glad to be alive" was Cor
belts greeting o the writer the day
he left the hospital. II thought I
was a goner for fair. but it takes n
harder punch than the one l received
by nature to put me out for the
count.
Corbett's one regret is that he
missed the worlds series. In talking
of this recently. Smiling James re-
marked:
You know | was to be the guest of
series. and l certainly would have
enjoyed sitting on the bench with tho
little Napoleon and mingling with the
BOYS again."
Corbett is the champion fan of thu.
country. SO he claims. He rarely
misses a game when at home during
n regular season.
Now that y onening date for m.
season Of 1919 has been set, let tn
fans prepare for the usual amount OF
newspaper ta'k relative to the merits
of the respective teams. April 10 is
the date. and 1t was selected at a
meeting Of Presidents Tom Lynch and
Ban johnson.
Next season will see nan changes.
in both %leas'rs. No less than six new
managers will take up the burden
thrown down by their less fortunate
brothers.
The football season will soon he
over and then hut a few short weeks
before the ball players will begin as
sembling for the annual spring train
ing trip. At least two of the National
league clubs will train in Cuba ana
this means an earlier start than
formerly.