The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-17
Chance Suggests
Novel Name for
New York Club

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-President
Farrell OF the New York American
league club. received 4 letter from
Frank Chance. the new manager, yes
terday. in which an important sug-
aesIian is made. While on his way
back 10 California Chance wrote.
"Wouldnt it be n good idea to call
cur Team the New Forks Instead OF
the Highlanders Yankees, Htlltops'
Hiumen or Kiiics? McGraw's men
nave a copyright on the nickname
Giants. ana they deserve it, for they
have accomplished hig things in the
National league. They always viii
he Giants in the fun sense Of the
word. Therefore in calling cur team
the New Works we are not apprOpri-
ating something that doesn't belong
( to us.
THE nicknames H,ghlanders. Yam
KEGS and the others are meaningless
in cities outside Of New York they
attract no attention. In fact. think
that this nickname business in base
ball has been overdone. We are GO
ing to try TO bring New York 10 the
top Of the heap In the American
league and We will have New York
on our uniforms 1 hope the news
parers and the baseball public will
call us the New Yorks IN future. also
that We Will he worthy Of the name"
Threatened with suit for dam
ages, Charles webb Murphy, owner
Of the Cubs. has just made q state
ment 10 a Chicago newspaper and
also TO President Farrell, Of the New
Works. that he never at any time
said that Frank lie hoy Chance was
mentally or physically tncapacitated.
Murphy. ia letter IL Farrell. which
was received yesterday. congratulated
/ the New YORK club on the engage
ment Of Chance. ard said that he
was sure that the former manager
Of The Cubs would prove al "ener-
! getic, conscientious. capab ole leader"
Amy stories purporting TO come from
me stating that Manager Chance IS not
In good physical or perfect mental
trim are absolutely untrue, writes the
. Chicago nagnAte. Such stories are
not only cruel hut unjust to Manager
Chance and myself"
When Chance was in Chicago last
week he said that he had heard Of
stories said tO have been circulated Ivy
Murphy and he added that if he could
obtain certain alleged evidence he
would bring an action against Murphy
for S100 00o damages. This threat was
made 10 several personal friends. and
was not intended for Murphy's ears.
But I'm some way il is reported that
Murphy received a tip that caused a
prompt. denial Of the yarn.
August Hermann. G. r. Ehhets.
James L CARNEY, Thomas j Lynch,
Barney Dreyfuss and other National
league men have been quoted as say
Ing that they never heard Murphy make
remarks rejecting on Chance so that
with Murphy's statement ana letter
duly recorded the incident, may be con-
Slacrcd closed
/ Johnny ENers. manager IT tbs G.hi-
caEo cubs. says he is In favor of in
crcasing the hitting by allowing a run
per 10 advance q base whenever a
pitcher gives free pass. no matter
what bases ara occupied, and by re-
Gucing the number of balls from -four
10 Three, The WHY one is quoted as
saying:
when Il tvirler deliberately passes
a heavy hitter 10 get n weaker one,
the fans are Disguised. Often in a
contest men will reach third and sec
ond with a strong batter coming to the
plate He is passed for a weak bats
man. Under The proposed rule this
would be abolished. should pitcher
purposely pass the strong hitter. the
man on third would ne permitted TO
score and the man at second go 70
third. The scheme Is To make the
pitcher put the ball over the plate and
encourage more practice for better con-
troll
Word also comes hot over the wires
chat Murphy. Charles Webb Murphy
approves. Can il be that the king
Of publicity IS running out of ideas
Why not go back 10 the old days and
pitch the ball over the plate, instead Of