The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-20
Deal Can Be Put Through II Ban
Johnson Is Sincere in His De.
sire to Give New York a
Strong Team.
BIZ BOzen0n Bul0ev.

IF the American League magnates
were sincere In their expressed de-
q sire to give Frank Chance and Frank
Farrell q he ping hand. they will soon
have the opportunity. The Highlander
leader had barely lit IN California be-
fore he began making overturss to get
former Manager stovall out Of his trou-
bles at at. Louis and give New York
q real first bRseman.
II Is now up to the league leaders to
bring some pressure TO bear on Col.
Hetges and Branch Hickey and make
them turn loose a man that they have
Inundated and DO not want. On &C.
count Of the troubles arising out Of the
deposing Of Stoval as manager OF the
Browns. Col. Hedges Is quoted as saying
that he will neither release Stovall nor
lot him play on the club. During the
recent series of games between the
Browns and Cardinals. that broke up
In q row. Stovall came to the bench In
uniform and was ordered away BY
Hickey. When he tried II again his
locker was broken into and his uniform
taken away. At the same time the new
manager will not or. rather. has not.
given Stovall his release. This 10 one
Of the matters that the Baseball Play
srs' Fraternity proposes to rake up At
It's next meeting.
Stovali 10 q corking good nrst base
man. and IL Just the man that Frank
Chance needs. II q satisfactory ar
rangement can be made with the st.
Louis people II Is very likely that he
will be q member Of the New York club
next season. Col. Hedges has not de-
cided what he will do In the matter. and
Il may be necessary for the other mag
mates to straighten out the tangle at the
coming meeting In Chicago.
THREE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
ENOUGH.
Despite the fact that the main body
Of the Giants are OF on their trip
around the world there are others still
with US. A team was to have played
at q town up the Hudson hast week a.
the New York Giants" but whom It
cot into action the fans wero very
wroth over the fact that Arthur Wilson.
Grover Hartley and RUDE Schauer
were the only bona fide members Of the
New York, club in the Nne-up. II IL
true Cy Seymour was there ana he 10
Q near Giant. but those fans wanted
the whole works.
he MAY COME BACK A REGULAR
or GIANTS.
This world tour OF the Giants. by the
way. may turn out TO be . real oppor-
tunity for Jim Thorpe. In the hrst
gans at Cincinnati the famous Indian
cioute6 the ball for three clean hits
out OF four times up and was . real
hero. Jim needs a lot of practice In the
outfeld and this 10 a great chance for
him. In foreign countries he 10 OK
pected TO Be the biggest drawing card.
Met Rube Oldring. Of the Athletics.
on the street yesterday and ne says he
has that 5000 In prize money nailed
down 80 eight that he won't be able to
get II loose for two or three more sea-
sons. RUDE has nothing to look forward
to now but that dinner to be given the
Athletics by the people Of Philadelphia.
| Oldring u q product OF the Bronx and
| has always regretted that he couldn't
be on local pennant winner % that
his home folks could pull Tor HAM.
And now we are faced with the try.
Ing situation Of football players moi
being permitted to write for the news.
papers. This time. however. the read.
ers OF the sport pages are managing
to get along without any noticeable LOST