The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-03
For First Time Highlanders
Have Legal Right to Nego-
tate With Peerless Leader.
BY BOzEMAN BULOER.

THE Highlander for the arst TN ;
ancs the sdsa WAs suggested have
= o isGal right TO negotiate wien
Franz Chance for the purpose Of s'M'
ing aim - manager OF the CLUB fo'
the coming season. All obstacles In the
way Of securing him were removed from
President Farrsli's path when he re-
csavsd Chances release papers from
President Hermann Of the Cincinnati
ciuA.
Last Friday the Hilltop management
was NOTIFIED by Ban johnson. President
q the Amsrsoan League. that oarry
Hermann. having received waivers
fson a ths Nationai Lsasus clubs. was
ready to transfer Chance. Tarren
mailed the customary check Of N'SV'
which Hermann duly acknowledged.
Now, eli Farrell will have to do-And
Il may provo the greatest stunt OF the
entire nsgotia tlpns-s 70 induce Chance
TO sign . contract They are sxpsc'so
70 meet In Chicago next Tvssday. when
FARRELL win tell Chance what salary hs
v willing 10 pay him to come To Ns~
Yort - manager Of his club-and then
Il will b up to the Peerless Leader to
soospt or reject However. the amount
OF money Farrell 10 prepared to oner
Chance 10 % large that Il 10 hardly an
ticipAtsd that he'll have the heart g
pass II UP. -
The Highlander have Sust received .
proposition from the city OF ban Juan
Porto Rico, which 10 like the pardon
that came too lAts. Tue Porto Ricans
who are real baseball bugs. Will hold 4
fair between Feb. . and March 4, ant
they have proposed TO pay the expenss,
both ways of the entire Highlands
squad, with q. 800 TO boot. II they will d.
their training In that city. OF cours
they want them for fair week. 40 N
big feature. but owing TO the fact tina
the Highiauders have practically con
cluded Ayrang ements for training In Der
m,ids they will have 10 turn dow
tho Porto Rican offer.
The Hilitoppers have been trying I
s,yn Tai Pendieton. the great Princeto
baseball and football star. but he come
out with the emphatic announcement
that he won't turn professional.
There 10 no chance of the Dodgen oper
ing their new park-Ebbets Freld--tw
days before the regular schedule start
Hear what President Thomas j. Lyncl
of the National League. has to say o
the subject:
There II not . chance In the wor'
for any such foolish plan goin
through" said Lynch, and YOU cann'
make me too stronE In saying 20.
THE Brooklyns viii not start the sci
son ahead Of time with the Giants or Il
. Philues. Other teams In this leASi
have rights. II 10 the turn Of the Boste
club 10 open IN New York this year. ar
Boston's right must be respected Il
, same a. any other team.
The major league schedules have bss
drafted In Aiken. q. c., and on the ds
called for by the schedule the Brook,
park win be opened. The idea OF havif
! the Giants open In Brooklyn was pr
a posterous. Where would the Phiiads
phia club have come In on that deal? n
|. Philiies are entitled to something. a.
II would be . nice thing to cut the
out OF one OF the finest schedule plum
that may come their way next seaso-
= ~ do not think Mr.. Ebbets was behii
4 this plan. though OF course II would he
q the Brooklyn and New York clubs
these clubs were able TO open Ebbe
= Vyad before the start Of the regul
. season. The season opens on April
anA 10 ganas can b played before tn
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