New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Frank Chance 10 Use Secret
Agents to Find Players.
NEW PITCHER FOR GIANTS
Frank Smith to Get a Trial I'm
der John j. McGraW at
Marlin Springs.

Frank Chance will organize new sys-
TEN for discovering young players FOR
the Yankees from year 10 year. lie IN
, tends TO enlist the services of secret
agent in each of the minor Leagues. The
| agent may he club owner manager
or umpire but his identity VIII not DC
p, disclosed II viii be the duty oil each
agent 10 look over the playing material
i'm his league. and if he finds players that
give promise it Will be his duty to com
municatc with the club at once.
Chance will either look over the play
ers himself or have paid scout q" So
II player is purchased the agent VINO
recommends him viii receive certain
sum. whether the player is retained or
| not and the New York club Will pay an
extra bonus if the player makes good
in the American League.
! Chances system means that the entire
minor league field will be covered ana
/ that it will be unnecessary 10 hire two or
| three scouts to travel all over the United
States and canada from April TO October
in search Of material
| George Mcconnell. the elongated pitch-
or. of whom much is expected this year.
sent in his signed contract 10 the Yankees
/ yesterday. and HARRISON. too. joined the
ranks for "A trial in major league circles.
! HARRISON is = shortstop lie was with
! the Atlanta club of the Southern League,
/ last year, where he made an excellent
record.
/ h.. far
pitcher 10 his staff YESTERDAY when the
signed contract of Frank smith, right
/ handler from the Traverse city club. OF
the Michigan State League, arrived at
/ the headquarters of the Giants smith
/ played on the same team and is friend
/ OF La Rue Kirby. the youngstcr who
! was tried out at the Polo Grounds last
+ fall Kirby led The league last season,
/ with eighteen victories and only thrcd de-
/ fcats. bat Smith turned in a card OF
eighteen Victories and nine defeats. being
tied for seventh place on the list lie
showed enough stuff" TO warrant "a trial
F by McGraw at Marlin Springs.
McGraw who wound mp his vaudeville
career in Chicago on Saturday night was
J expected at the Offices of >thc Giants. In
, the Fifth Avenue Building. yesterday
but did not appear lie will he on hand
to-day however 10 consider various mat
. tors in regard to the spring training trip.
He viii have less than three weeks 10
make all preparations. as the men VIII
start South the middle of February.
/ Danny Coogan. who has coached the
Cornell baseball team for five years. but
who resigned when Dr. Al Sharpe signed
/ a contract last spring. viii Try to build
I'D a winning nine for Bowdoin College
/ this year.
! Jim Thorpe. the all-around champion
and versatile athlete of the 'arlsl"
. Indian School. has been entered for the
running high jump at the Pastme Attn
lcuc club games on January y
1 rad Jones. the former Yale football
star. has been named "a coach Of the
Exeter School football eleven.
Colonel Hedges. Of tho st. Louis Browns.
has beaten Colonel Etbo's. Of the Brook
iIyn Supcrbas, in race for a pitcher The
twrlcr is II. f. Schwcnck. q loit-handcr.
who made an cnviablc record with the
Schuylkn Haven College last season.
Both" Ems youngstcr who had
trial at first base with the Chicago White
SoX last fall, has been turned over 10 the
Milwaukee club, of the American Asso-
citation, as final payment for Ray Schalk.
the young catcher. Tho Milwaukee man
agomcnt. however. Is not satisfied. hay-
ing expected either Babe Borton or
Jack Fourier. high class players. II has
made it, demands known. but James Cal
lahan says it can keep on demanding.
1t is ridiculous on It's face. and would
be bclittling myself to answer" said
/ Hughie Jennings. leader of the Detroit
Tigers. after reading Of the charges made
against him by Davcy Jones, the out
| fielder released 10 the Chicago White SoN.
| Charley Murphys ignorance Of the rules
regarding drafted players has shown it,
self once again. Murphy tried TO send
George Yantz. a drafted catcher, TO the
/ New Orleans club. of the Southern
League. without informing John Farrell,
| secretary of the National Association.
Yantz has been ordered back to the CUBS.
Last winter the National Commission pre-
vented Murphy from sending Jimmy Law
ender to the minors. What Lavender did
for the Cubs last season Is well known.
and Murphy was thankful.
| slim" Sallee the eccentric sOuthpaw
twirer of the ST. Louis Cardinals, has
forwarded his signed contract for next
| season with a promise To be good
| Frank Marquard brother Of the
! famous pitcher of the Giants. was refused
enlistment I'm the United States Navy be
cause Of being hat-footed Frank has
made name for himself as pitcher on
the sand lots of Cleveland.
BAN STILL ON FOOTBALL
Hopes at Columbia Dashed A.
ter Rumors Are Denied.
Columbia University was stirred up for
| "A while Yesterday when IL read in one of