The Washington herald., 1913-06-24
By WILLIAM PEET.

THE story recently published that
had asked President Ban johnson TO
use his influence with Connie Mack for
the purpose of obtaining one or more OF
the Athletics outfielders is lie"
IT did see johnson in New York
short while ago, but the subject Oh pay
ers was not mentioned
IT am not looking to any manager In
the American League to help my CLUB
suy time you ask a rival manager to
hand you over a player 1t Is the same
as If you gave him two tens for a nVe-
THE New Yorks may finish in the sec
ond division ard In last place, but you
will not hear me squeal, and you may
uuote me as saying so; neither will ask
any American League manager TO help
me-"
Frank Chance, former Cub pilot. now
manager of the New York Americans,
made the foregoing statement TO the
writer during an interview last night
MY pitchers went badly at the start
and the club did not show much hitting
strength but h I'VE made few changes
and will institute more before the sea-
son closes do not think the New Yorks
will finish in last place." Chance added.
For years a National League player and
manager, Chance who is thoroughly
qualified to talk on the subject: was asked
point blank If the brand Of baseball In
the American League was faster than
the baseball played in the parent organ
ization.
II cannot see much difference" stated
Chance Il belie-e that the American
League pitchers are better than those in
the National League but outside or that
there is little TO choose"
Asked why it was that this season the
games played in the National League
IL IA
American, Chance replied: up to this
year it was just the opposite-American
League games were hustled through
quicker than the games played in the
National. 1 cannot explain it. I reckon
it's just one of those things. q
In discussing the umpires of the
American League, Manager Chance said:
You may put me on record as saying
that of all the umpires / ever saw In
my life Silk O'Loughlin is positively the
the worst.
II don't go around crying about the
uu1pires as a rule, but OLoughlin is the
limit. Some of the decisions he has given
against our-club have been the limit. I
believe that SILK must be going blind.
Owing to the rain yesterday the ball
game between the Nationals and New
Yorks had TO be called off, and instead
of double-header today, only one game
is booked.
Today's battle will start promptly at
3 o'clock in order to enable the New
Yorks to catch the 6:25 train for Boston.
Joe BoehIing is slated to work for the
Nationals and he will be opposed by
Russell Ford.
It was learned yesterday that four
new recruits had been signed for the
New York team. Of the American
League. They are: Dan Costello.
first sacker, from Mount st. Mary's
College, Emmittsburg. Md; A. Will
Jams. catcher, from Galveston, in the
Texas League; Tom Hanley, southpaw,
from Manhattan College, and Jay Rog-
ers. catcher. from Richmond. of the
Virginia League.
According to a dispatch from Philadel-
phia last night, Connie Mack and John
Shibe visited Jack Coombs at the Hotel
Strand, in Atlantic City, yesterday. and
spent considerable time talking with the
big pitcher. Coombs is taking on weight
fast at the shore, having tackled on eight
cen pounds since landing in Atlantic