The evening world., 1913-01-20
Unreasonable Weather Makes
II Setm Perfectly Proper to
Discuss New York's Great
Baseball Prospects.
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n0oAUsE Of the unusually warm
X weather wo have boon having
- practically all winter and also be
cause Of the many important trades
aaA deals made one can't help thinking
mere Ostsn Of baseball than II custo-
mary at this time Of the year. Ordinar.
lily W would still be thinning Of Zee
hockey. basketball. billiards. pocket bill
lizards. checkers and other harmless
sDests. but the coming baseball season
peemisss to b Of such extreme import
ancs locally that . little comment now
may not 50 amiss.
Was there ever another city % for
tunate ~ to have such great leaders a.
Frank Chance OF the New York Amsri-
oans and John MoGraw Of the oian07
II Q city boasts Of ono really compstsnt
euids II " considered mighty well on.
And Just TO think we are 10 have repre-
sont us In the major leagues the coming
season two pilots than whom no greater
ever cavorted on the diamond.
Although II probably wouldn't BE- .
seed thing for Baseball TO have two
major league clubs OCCUPY the same
grounds year In and year out. still rs
no4 half bad to think that during the
coming season both tho HishiAndsrs Tor
New FORKS. a. Chance wants them
called and the Giants are 70 alternate
1t the same beautiful and roomy Polo
Grounds. II one Of these clubs doesn't
supply the fans with . chAmpionShip
article Of bail Il 10 . cincn that the
other will. And wouldn't II b . ntting
climax to the season to have the two OF
them hsht Il out for the worlds base
saH exceptionally!
OF course. Il aimoss seems out Of
reason to expect Chance. who Ia hardly
aiouaintsd with the ability Of q player
- the team. 70 develop . club that
viii nuish higher than the hrst division.
but such Ghings have been done. and
Chance y such . wizard at performing
diamond miracles that maybe he'll per-
fern this one.
Who would have dared predict that
Ozark 0rimth could have taken the
parennial tailsnd Senators and not only
had them up In the ngx during the
nut managed 20 land th0m in second
piaoc at the hnish! And the majority
Of fans feel inclined to think that
Chance has Just a. good. II not better.
material TO work with than had the
"Old For At Washington.
Charlie Ebbets and his Dodgers. by the
way. should not b overlooked. The club
win ~ housed at new "mihion dollar
plant. end may b In their new sur
reandings Manager Dahlen may be able
TO inspire them to make . night for the
Natisnai League pennsnt.
- DDIN NoooRTY will be seen in
action IN this city on Wednesday
- night at the Fairnont Club. whsn
his opponent will be Freddie Hicks. q
battisr who has given all the best mid
dlevSights In the country more than
thsy we're bargaining for. McGoorty
hasn't battisd since he fought Mike Obj
beas In their memorable hasco In the
0Aydsn. Hicks has heard that Ac0oorty
~ IN the best Of form for this bout.
s1A Z Tie report y true he declares
thAS ~ viii make . show Of him.
Nooocrty 10 expecting 70 clinch .
match any day with 0lbons for . TWEEN
ty-sound bout before Jim Coffroth's club
. The Coast The contest may be held
. o. Patr.ek's day. when both Of them
SuAG - b. full enough Of the hghtins
sulrlt % their ancestors to make . bat
tis vel worth Witnessing.
Ths Oshkooh boxer says that II ne
iAt abls 70 Close negotiations with Gib-
O0O III saaA for Paris. whore he has
- ppo0aooA q match With the winner
e - Elaao3 aoks bout.
~0oAAl0NY IT, greatest -unnins
Ssat q ~ ktnd sver performed II
IN esgnty was that Of HAnnsl
Eses1smaansa. the great Finnish runner
- olynSse Asro. at the gamee Of the
l0NyUos A. \ ct the Seventy -tirst Resi-
nsae Asassy. Starting from scratch
WolA 1la5y 0m4th. the American ten
mup cAanviea. ana giving one hundPe<
q ~ ~ sannsrs In this part Of tn,
ss0ey - - three ana . half minutes
hsad1oao. 10 saiiopsd homo . winner II
IL tsn-miis road race. covering the dis
tAnes n the phsnomsnh time of 81 min
utee aaA = seconds. The American rec
sr1 Ses the distance 10 63.N ~. held b
0sesSs Bonhas. but owing to tho fac
nat there y some doubt about the cor
rect measurement Of the roads tn
yhn's seooed viii probably be ignored
H beat Smith. the champion. by min
utos and = seconds.
DAIoss the coming outdoor seaso
cleess Koishmainen 10 certain to Great
many sew records that will prohabi
remain on the books for years-if no
RriffOn Takes