The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-09

before. There were several gussses
at the amount. and the most con-
sentative was $4,000 per annum and
. per cent share in the profits. From
that the estimates ran all the way up
to $4,000 yeas and 5 per cent
slice.
Whatever the stipend, the mention
Of 1t today by President Farrell caused
Chance to change his mind in O. hurry
give up the idea OF staying out of
baseball for year and ask for pen
and ink.
The second conference between the
New York magnate and the Peerless
One began at the Congress hotel at
IL O'Clock In the forenoon. II wound
up In Ban johnson a office in the Fisher
building at haif-past 2. Ban himself
arose from a sick bed 10 be In at the
finish.
Newspaper men had been notified
that there would be something doing
at Z: so, When the scribes congregated
In Mr. Johnsons outer Office Presi-
dent Farrell escorted Chance from the
room and said in vibrant tones:
Boys, l present to you the new
manager OF the Yanks.''
The boys remembered the new man
ngeI,a face and finally recalled MIS-
name chance immediately composed
a telegram to his old West Side team
mate. Clark Griffith, as follows:
Il am In a good league at last, ana
I'll be fighting you"
Then the bunch went downstairs for
refreshments, Later Mr., Farrell SUD-
mitted TO the following interview:
Where are the Yanks going TO
tram"
ASK tho manager"
who is going to be your short
stop"
ASK Chance"
Is your outfeid to be the same as
last year. before the cyclone struck
IT."
confer with the Peerless Leader"
AS a matter Of fact. President FAR
ren was smiling SO broadly that he
could not compose his mouth for a
long sentence. so the question, ana
some more. were hurled at the r. L.
Well" said Chance. we are go
.ns:$to train In, BeEmuda. It's a forty
~, v*i0vr ride. frosn New sffrsk, ~ s's,at.
We win itave New York abrst 0Sffe
eth of February. We will remain IN
Bermuda until the first week In Aprii.
ard then will so directly back to New
York by boat
II am going back home Saturday. but
vii, pack up In little while ana plan
10 arrive in New York In time Tor the
American league meeting, which is 20
Ice held on February nth. I'll stay IN
the big town from that time until we
start South. -.
"Mr. Farrell has given me the clubs
reserve list, and that's about all
know concerning the players, except
What I have learned from hearsay.
mfr. Farrell and the other Ameri-
can ieaguers have treated me royalty.
and I will give them the best ] have.
Here a scribe interposed: Yours
eoinr 10 see q lot OF Ed Walsh this
year,
Don't talk about IT," replied Chance;
awe already seen enough OF MIN 70
nut a hundred gray hairs In my head,
and don't know what win happen 70
me IL have to think about him IN
TWENTY-FIVE games per season"
Another scribe spoke up: Have you
ever seen Joe Wood or Walter john
SOM
what do YOU want TO do' Discour-
arr me right ut the start"
Someone dropped oorsolng
we-d about Russell Ford ana Han
Chase.
i've seen Chase play second base
on the coast said the r. L., and
he looked good in that position. re
may play there, too he added. srnil-
ing. .sas I'm not at all convinced that
7 can't play frat base myself"
President FARRELL finally managed to
ray:
''r'm happier now than have been
since brest'ng into baseball. ! think
We have the greatest nnanager in the
country and know he will put the
hghting spirit into our club.
And when we come out here In May
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