New-York tribune., 1912-03-31

EarralI however. il bucking many obstacles
in preparing 10 build field for the YAM
KEGS up near Van Cortlandt Park. ana ~
is likely to be a year AT least before the
Hilltop grounds are deserted. Mr.. Farrell
had planned at first 70 have the New YORK
Central run a spur 10 the property, so that
earth and rock fIom the 42d street excava-
ton could be carried there direct FOR filing
in purposes. Owing 70 some misunder-
standing this plan fell through. but new
contract has been framed by which material
from the Lexington avenue subway ana
otner dggings will be carried on floats Up
the East River and towed through the
Harlem ship canal. where the rock ana
earth will be unloaded and hauled over
ten1porarv bridge across the railroad tracks
IN where the future diamond will be. II
Will take three or four months TO complete
the fob Of filing in, so that II is likely 10
be midsummer before the foundation work
can begin.
Ruroor has II that Frank Chance. man.
ager OF the Chicago Cubs, is angling for
Lefty" Leifeld, who is not on the best ot
terms with the Pirates. as az the present
time he is without the services OF single
left handed pitcher. The three southpaws
that Chance tried out in the South did not
come up TO expectations and have been re-
leased. which means that good left
handler must be found. as Chance Is TOO
shrewd a manager 10 undertake the ar
duous campaign without man with the
port-sde delivery. Word also comes from
Chicago that the in1eld OF the CUBS is al
most sure TO be made up Of Eddie Lenox'
the old Brooklyn player, at third; Tinker
ar short. Evers at second and Chance at
first
H. W. Ianigan. a baseball critic IN the
Middle West, says in the current issue Oh
The Sporting News" that he was mis-
quoted a few days ago in affrmins thae
"basebalTs one best bet was that the
Phillies would win the National League
pennant" He says:
II didn't mean to nominate the Philhes'
and as a matter OF fact did not nonll-
nate them What l did say was tnae
Charley Doom was in command OF the
best squad in the parent body Ihat
firmly believe. But that best SQUAD may
not be shaped into the best baseball team
lust as the best horse doesn't win every
race or the best fighter win every scrap
THE Phlllies may get bad ride. Doom
may have hard time getting along WIN
Herr Horace Hot-Atr Fogel. Alexander
Chalmers and some OF the teams star
voung workmen may crack. One or the
stars. and Otto Knabe is placed In that ist'
NAV pull something not according TO Chad
wick and draw long banishment Were
q magnate I would rather own the squad
Doom had in Arkansas Hot Springs thah
anv other In the National League, and II
had nv pick Of the sixteen big ones, that
A-No.-1 outfit of splendid Connie Macks
IS the only one I would select in preference
10 Master Dooins. Yes, the Phllies look
good. awfully good, but they must pull
lot 10 capture the championship. and WhlIe
like them to be there or thereabouts at
the finish, | think it fully even money the
Giants beat them out, and that price over
again that the Pirates show them their
dust"
Matty Mcintyre, one of the outhelders
with the Chicago White SoX, whose nome Is
on Staten Island, has been playing base
ball in Cuba all winter. and up to tbs
time has not reported TO his teom Or even
signed a contract 1t is said, however
that he will be on hand when the season
the players who have been training IN ins
South.
Connie Mack who has arrived IN Phila-
delphia with his worlds champions. has
already changed his mind slightly about
training in Texas. and now says that IN
spite of his previous statement it is quite
possible that he will again pitch his tents
be made Speaking of his recruits, he says
that he has two or three pitchers Of major
league calbre, although all of them need
lot of seasoning. Ii he has discovered an
other Jack Coombs or another Bender he
will be lucker than most managers have
been this spring, judging from all reports
Busting Danny McKetrick is evidently
unconvinced that Mike Gibbons is really
great fighter. In fact. McKetrick SIN
cherishes the idea that Jack Denning might
be able 10 beat Gibbons and send him back
to St Paul in mourning
Denning is quoted as saying Il don De-
lieve that Gibbons has any courage. II ne
had any nerve with him he might nave
knocked me out in the nth round but ne
stayed away and hddled around II GID
hons will cut out that ducking and feintns
and sidestepping and fight I'll knock him
out IN ten rounds.
II will be noted that Dennins failed 70
enioin Mike from hitting.
Young" Wagner wants 10 box Johnny
Kilbane for side bet OF 81 900 At the teath'
erweight limit Those who saw the clever
little Tommy Houck beat Wagner IN ten
fast rounds at the Olympic Club sever"
weeks ago. and later saw him strike MS
colors TO Johnny Dundee In the teather-
weight tournament last Wednesday Night
are trying 10 ind out just where he "ouiu
stand with the champion Kilbane declared
Dundee TO ee the man he would ooN u.
the lot. so there is little or no danger o'
Wagner getting his wish.
The National Baseball Commission ac'ea
favorably yesterday on the request o.
George Schei once OF the Giants. that 'h7
deal whereby he was transferred from ln0
Chicago club of the National League TO lho
Louisville club OF the American Assoclauo"
be revoked, and that he be declared a Tree
agent.
The request was granted on condition ,ha'
schlePs demand for a 500 bonus for sish'
ing with the Louisville club be not coi'''
piled with within three days after tno
promulgation OF the finding 10y the 'oI'''"'
sion. .htoys
services Is 10 be vested IL the Lous'"'
Club.