El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-21
Puffs From the Fans Hop Pipe

~ RANK CHANCE will direct the
I e destinies of the New York Ameri-
- cans in 1913 if Frank Farrell is
/ successful in his negotiations TO get
+ the peerless leader out Of the National
league. Farrell steadfastly asserts
that he has made no Oyertures to the
( deposed leader Of the Cubs These as
seruOns fan in line with a policy 10
Keep the matter Of negotiations as
( secret as possible. That Farrell has
preached the matter to Chance. and
preached 1t in no light vein. comes
Z from the peerless leader himself. When
ausk went TO the coast after his
fight with Murphy he told a close
friend that he would surely be in New
/ York next season If he could get out
/ of the National league. He said that
Frank Farrell had made him a gener-
( Gus offer, one that would more than
. compensate him for the ignOminy OF
1 his dismissal from the Cubs
y Roger Bresnahan has returned to
st. Louis. Not to interview the St
Louis management though. explains
Roger; just personal business-which
may cover a multitude of things. He
announced that he has received offers
I from three National league and two
American association teams for his SER
vices as catcher. The Cubs, Pirates
and Reds are after Roger.
Eddie Douglas, the Irish bantam
weight had his nose broken in his bat
tie with Young Libbey in New York.
and the referee stopped the contest in
Douglas nose was broken in the sec
ond round, but he gamely continued.
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sam H. Harris theatrical manager
says that he is negotiating for the
purchase of the Philadelphia National
league baseball club.
Pitcher Ford. Of the HighIanders. has
had three seasons of remarkable re-
verses In 1910 ne led all pitchers with
20 victories and six defeats, in 1911,
with his team in sixth place. his record
was % victories and IL defeats. teing
Joe Wood In 1912 Boston finished
first and New York last And while
Wood led his league in wins with IS
victories, Ford led in defeats with q
upsets-
The only slow thing about Jean
Dubuc, of Detroit is his delivery. Jean
wants something more than popular
1ty for the good work he did the past
season and flashed a demand on Hugh
Jennings for an increase so quickly af-
ter his contract for the season expired
that Hughey said he wanted time to
think it over. Dubuc threatens to quit
unless he gets what he wants.
The Reds have a training camp all
% ready at Mobile. but no one TO train
them
Fred SnOdgrass has been offered the
role of Mr.. Bones in a minstrel show.
There are those who insist that Fetch
er and Nerkle. also of the Giants are
better qualified to fill the bill
Manager -Evers has the promise Of
Manager NcGraw, given last season to
take his young brother. Joe. south on
the training trip next spring. If Joe
proves TO be a star the Cub leader
may regret having turned him over to
the Giants.
Bill James. who win cast his for
tune with manager StaIings and the
Boston Braves next season. win sue
coed Joe Wood as the idol of Boston
fans next season. He is said to possess
as much vaDor as Smoky Joe. in addi-
ton to which ne has a splitter.
Mike Gibbons. the st. Paul middle
weight, has started for New York with
his manager, Eddie Reddy. where Glib
bOns viii meet Eddie AIcGOorty i'm a 10
round bout on December :. Gibbons