Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-12
CHANCES COMING
PLEASES GRIFFITH
Local Manager Considers For
mer Cub Leader Games
Brightest Star.
WILL MAKE NEW YORK
A GREAT BALL TEAM
Can Play First if Health Is
Good and Play Hal Chase
in 0utfieId.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

No one could be more elated over the
prospects of Frank Chance becoming the
manager of the New York Americans
than Clark Griffith The first thing the
Nationals manager did this morning was
to wire Chance congratulations Griffith
is Of the opinion that nothing that has
happened to the American League in the
past will prove SO beneficial as the coming
of Chance to New York.
Il do not hesitate to say that there is
no one identified with base ball, more
capable than Chance" said Griff. Look
over his managerial record and it will
compare favorably with that of any man
who has ever been in charge of a ball
team. AS a player he had few equals and
1T would not surprise me in the least If
he was as good next year as ever before
now that his health is reported to be all
right. Chance will make a winner of
that New York team. He will be a
great drawing card on the road. He can
play first as well as any one, and if he
decides to play next year he would make
ten strike by putting Chase in the out
field. 1 know that Chase can play the
outfield. l had him for several years and
when he has his heart in his work there
is no better ball player, no matter where
you place him. I only hope that Chance
will accept the opportunity to come to
the American League. 1t will be a great
thing for him and incidentally for the
league. Chance has been a credit to the
game ever since he broke into it,
The Detroit club asked for waivers on
Muilin last fall and secured them, but
that waiver does not hold good now, and
II there is a movement on foot to send
him to Cincinnati as part of the Corridor
deal 1t Is sure to be blocked by some one
of the American League clubs by refusal
to waive. Detroit did not want to get
rid of Mullin for the waiver price, but
asked for waivers in order to feel out
the other clubs and if possible make
some sort of a deal for him, in which,
however, it has not been successful to
date.
Ty Cobb was asked the other day by
an enthusiast in his home town whether
he thought he would gather an average
batting mark like that of Hans Wagner
or Larry Lajoie, and Tyrus said he hoped
so, but was doubtful.
The Dixie whirlwind has been in the
major leagues for eight years. All these
seasons have been spent with Detroit.
Larry LaJOie has major league career
that covers just twice as much time as
Tvs. Cobb must play i'm high base bali
society for eight more years to equal the
Frenchman's length of. service. and
Larry is not through by any means.
For, sixteen years LarryS average is
800
For eight years Tvs average is 1861.
Hans Wagner and Pop Arson are two
other great sluggers. Wagner's average
for all his years is .3i5, % points under
Lajoie's, and Pop Arson had a major
league average of .343 when he quit.
That represents Anson's major league
career.
II Cobb remains in the major league
eight years more he will have to average
better than 1851 for each of his remain
ing years in order to beat Lajoie's mark.
In 1905, the year he broke into fast
company, Ty got an average of 300. That
is the lowest he has had since coming to
Detroit. He batted 800 the next year.
and has been above that eyer since.
Ty batted 41O in 1912, and, Lajoie hit
for an average of 1888. But Larry is an
"old man. as the game sees him.