The Washington times., 1912-12-18

When Charles Murphy. president Of
the Cubs. decided to dispose OF Frank
Chance a. his manager last fall. he
broke up one Of the finest little PEN
nant monopolies the baseball world
has ever known. Chance was mem-
Der of the famous baseball Arm Of Nc
Graw, Chance and Clark. whose busl-
ness was cornering National League
pennants, and occupying the first three
berths in the National League race.
with Chance going to the American
League. McGraw and Clarke may con-
tinue the monopoly by themselves. From
all present Indications the 1913 National
League race will be between these two
men, and It 10 not likely that the PEN
nant will get away from the trust for
at least two years.
McGraw, Chance and Clarke have
cleaned up all the pennants In the Ma
tionsl League in the last twelve years.
Each one of these great leaders has
snagged four championships. Clarke had
thirteen years in which to win his four:
McGraw copped his four In ten years OF
bitter strife. while Chance won four
nefn sInco n this s,s"i pennant monopoly was be.
gun. not one Of these three managers
has experienced the unpleasant sensa.
tion Of plotting 2 team to t. place ell IN
thin hs 'ssSne Ss g.: Hrss
last but he did not IT. taks up ths n. rsini ga.s
ten years Of 10Y on the Polo Grounds.
only one o!ant squad, ~ t,nished as low a.
fourth, the team OF 1907.
49, Clarke Fourth Only Once.
In his thirteen years in Pittsburgh.
Clarke dropped to fourth place only
once, this terrible calamity happening
to the Steel City team In 1901. Third
place 10 the lowest Chance ever finished.
and he was that low in only two years.
In his first year al manager OF the
Cubs 119O) Chance came home IN tmro
In Chicago with another third-place
Chance won two out Of the four
worlds series in which his CLUB took
part. His team made monkeys out OF
sss DssrSt sess team i got e% out Of
two series was q tie game and one VIC
tory. However Chances men had to
bow to the White Sox in 1906. and IN
1910 they were annihilated by the Ath'
Clarke lost to the Boston Americans
in 1903. and evened up in 1909 by defeat
Thanks 70 snodgrass and Merkle. Nc.
Graw's worlds series percentage !.
Ensle's f,y it would be .ss7. John, J.
won In 1905. defeating the Athletics. bu!
succumbed to the same club In iSii, ane
was defeated by the Red sox In 1912.
McGraw First Four Timse.
There is little difference between
Chances showing in the Nationa
League and the showing made by Nc
Graw. Whereas Chances average posi-
ton for eight years is LIS. McGraw'i
average for ten years 10 only slight,
higher at lS0. Tho showing Of Nc
Graw In 1909 is, Of course. not included
McGraw has finished first four times
second four times Tin 1908 tied for tina
position with Pittsburgh). third once
and fourth once.
whose average 10 over the two mark
but as Fred has been handling the Pi
rates thirteen years. his average coo
10 wonderful. Clarke has finished frs
four times Qncluding. a tie with tn
Glants). third three times and fourti
once.
It may be seen what little chance an,
Of the other dve clubs in the Nationa
League stood with these three wonder
fS ma. atSss Ps.m nSM % VT wt
crack at third place. unless Johnn
Evers inherits Chances position In tn
Pennant trust.
There IL not much difference in tn
systems used by these great manager
All of them were remarkable bal
players and are natural leaders. The
claim respect from their ball player
and get It. All three are fighters an
instill the hghting spirit Into thei
viii Start New Era. 8
There can be no question but tbs
Frank Farrell made tsn-strtke whs
he procured the Peerless Leader fer Il