The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-21

He then will announce plans for next
season and later will begin sending
out the players contracts. 1t is said
that McGraw's plan to send Beals
Becker to Indianapolis in part pay
ment for Goulait, the young pitcher.
has been blocked by the Cubs and
Cardinals, which have refused TO
waive.
Chance Coming East Soon.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Frank
Chance told a responsible n.an in LOS
Angeles on Wednesday that he would
come East after the holidays for "a
conference with President Farrell. of
the Highianders. Chance said that
he had been detained at home be-
cause Of private business; that he had
received several kilograms from Far
rell, but no terms had been named.
He declared that he had no idea what
kind Of a contract he would be asked
to sign and knew nothing about Ber-
muda as a training resort. he dad
not hint that he was in doubt about
returning to baseball as a manager.
but he did say rather plainly that he
had no idea Of playing again. The
story that Hermann may not turn
Chance over to the Highlanders after
all is a joke. Hermann and Farrell
have private arrangement which
was made a week ago lat Monday
at the waldorf Astoria before Farrell
left here to attend the league meet
ing. The assertion that Farrell can
not open negotiations with Chance
until the peerless leader has been for
malsy released by Hermann is equal
ly absurd. c. w. Murphy permitted
Joe Tinker TO negotiate with Herr
mann several weeks before the big
Cincinnati-Chicago deal was accom-
plished. Tinker accepted Herrmann's
offer OF $4,000 a year on November
2sth. although Tinker's release by
Chicago was not promulgated by
Pre- idert Lynch until Wednesday.
There 10 no hitch over Chances trans
fer to the Highiandera
indians Dsspoil Dodgers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.--Announce-
ment was made In Newark yesterday
that the local International league
club had exercised the optional agree
ment which 1t had with the Brooklyn
club for the purchase of Pitchers
Cy Barger and George Bell and Catch
ers Bob Higgins and Harry Smith
the latter now manager of the team
and that the four players mentioned
now are the property outright OF the
Indians
II was announced further that the
Indians also have bought from the
Brooklyn club Jack Dalton. OF last
years champion Torontos. Bert
Tooley. Harry Myers and Rollie
Atchison. Myers 10 considered o star
outfielder. besides being q hard hit
ter. Atchison Is a southpaw who won
eighteen out OF twenty-four games
! with the Montgomery club OF the
Southern association last season
Hishiandsrs Sign Ssmi-Pros.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2G.-The High
ianders have signed three semi-protes'
sionai players well known hereabouts
/ They are Finley and orion. inneioers
and Martin, pitcher. Finley was
member Of the crack Edison team ias
summer, while Orton did most OF MI
piayinx over In Jersey. Martin also Ii
familiar figure to local semi-pr.
fans The trio will get thorough
| tryout and will accoSSpany the squat
South on it's first spring training trii
under Frank Chance.
Hsydoek Doss Murphy's Work.
! PHI ,ADEr .PHIA. Dec. 2o.-The
new committee on track atnieiics
The University Of Pennsylvania has Sc
lected Thomas Hayoock. the torhheI
star quarter mile runner. to coaci
the track team during the winter a.
substitute for Mike Murphy, VINO u
i'll In the South. The appointment
Haydock Is only for the winter season
an il Ia hoped that Murphy will hav'
recovered his health to such an exten
that he win be able to take up TN
work after the weather Is warmer
when a permanent assistant may d
selected for him.