Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-30

= believe ne VIII nave TO WORK
any too hard with his New
yor, team this year, for he has
announced that he will syndicate
series of baseball stories during
rnr season.
For wears Frank Farrell owner
of the American league club in
Gotham. has been forced to suffer
untold financial and mental worry,
simply because he didn't have the
right sort of men managing his
athletes.
When he secured Chance, we
wee sure that he had finally land
Cd man who would pay strict at
tention to his job and give New
York fans a run for their money.
But the $4,000 per year, or what
ever salary Chance is to draw,
doesn't seem to be enough to sat
tsfy his hunger.
He is trying to gather more ma
zuma by writing stories for news
uapers Petty work for such a man
i'm such position, and here's hop
inc that Mr. Farrell puts the kibosh
uD it at once.
The following letter from the
Peerless Leader" well explains it
self.
Cub Ranch, Glendora, Calf.
January 25, 1918.
Dear Sir: Beginning with the open
ing of the training season | will write
a weekly article on baseball In these
articles l will discuss the game, cur
rent happenings and items, because
Of their opportuneness, will be of In
terest to fandom in general. l will
write in a straight from the shoulder
style and naturally will be in a posi-
ton to give my readers real. cold
facts. instead of having to make pre-
dtctions and pad my articles with
club house chatter" or Joe Miller
jokes about umpires. pep" will be
the keynote of my stories.
My wide experience, both as NAH
ager and player and my knowledge
of all angles of the sport, should give
my articles extraordinary value. |
am going to try to make my stories
side" features will prove fully as SEN
sational as the "inside" playing of
my worlds championship club.
The stories are my own. My de-
cision to issue them came of desire
to have opportunity to say in my own
way and in my own words, to the mil
lions of ball fans, just what l felt
like saying Ny name never was, is
Io bo
mand of any writer or syndicate, and
every story appearing under it will be
dictated by me. All business per-
tanning to these must be done with
me direct.
My series of stories will run
through the 1918 worlds champion
ship And in addition to this serv-
ice / will be ready at all times to
answer your requests for telegraph
stories on important current happen
ings There will be no charge for
such extra service.
"Do you want the exclusive use of
these stories in your territory?
Yours very truly,
FRANK l.. CHANCE.
a will leave California for the East
on February 2. Please reply, care
Stratford Hotel Chicago, to reach me
before February 8, if you are inter
ested."
WHILE Johnson and Al Palzer are
arguing over a fight in France,
the most logical claimant of the
heavyweight mpionship-Luther
McCarty-is beginning to talk real
business, through his manager
This is what William Mccartney
has to say about McCarty's inten-
lions (the wording is McCarney's
OWN:
Luther McCarty, worlds heavy
weight, will fight Bombardier Wells or
any other white heavyweight if suffi-
Gent indUcement in a financial man
Ier IS made for his services. Just
now he is engaged in theatrical work
h order to give his hands. which
We're badly used in the Palzer fight,
rest
also figure that in his present
WORK he will have an opportunity of
allowing the fistic fans of the country
an opportunity of becoming better
acquainted with the new champion
nave received offers of fights with
AedVyWeights of the country between
now and July 4. which, if accepted by
us. will net Luther 100000 | be-
"eve that, while we like the stage
WORK, we will soon give It up, for
Luther loves the boxing game and is
again inpatient to be back in har-
ness However he will not forsake
me tootlights until his hands are
Tong enough to enable him to do his
most effective work
We shall go through the North fill
our theatrical engagements until
N1reh u, when we will be in Co
..nhus, Ohio. on that date McCarty
"" he II years old and he insists
celebrating the occasion in the
'eIe. We have selected no man
'I his opponent; in fact, we have
never selected a man for Luther to
,"A except man who was regarded
J.. The public a better man than he.
ON McCarey is now in communi-
''.lon with Wells relative to
,.ainpionship bout on Independence
Jay, which | believe is the most de-
siable Of the many offers we have
.r1elyed. 1t should be a great bat
"r, Tor Wells is by far the most
ever Of the big men whom Luther
has not yet met He outboxed Pal
~s. IN their fight in Madison Square
1""H the lowan, with a chance blow,