New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-01
FRANK CHANCE SETS
DAY TO START EAST
will Meet Frank Farrell In
Chicago Next Tuesday to
Talk Business.
SUCH is THE LATEST WORD
Buck" Weaver, of White Sox,
Changes from Right to Left
Handed Batter by
Hard Work.

Frank Chance. the prospective man
ager OF the Yankees. is coming East
Word came from Los Angeles last night
that the former manager OF the Chicago
Cubs, whom Charles Webb Murphy tried
L. humiliate by ieleasin him 10 the en-
cinnati Reds for the waive price of $3.50.
would leave his home a. 'ilendora, CAL
On Saturday. TO meet Fl. Fa'eH own
or OF the Yankees, in 4. 'a Janu-
AIRY I.
Chance was credited .KinE the
announcement himself, - Unless ne
has been M quoted once something
definite may be hnOwn g. II IuesudH
evening
In all probability, Mr.. I. q will leave
here on Sunday to meet &. .nce in en-
cago. where ne Will SHAKE haHus with him
for the first time and make him formal
offer TO take over the reins In an effort
10 drive the Yankees 10 an American
League pennant Mr.. Farrell wants
Chance. and no doubt. in his usual gem
srous way, will make him an offer which
will insure his signing contract 10 man
age the team.
John Hcydler. secretary OF the NatlohaI
League. has discovered an error IN the
official pitching averages. which were IS
sued a few weeks ago. The record OF Art
rromme. pitcher of the Cincinnati Heds'
should read. Games won I6 lost H.
instead of 10 lost. for percentage OF al
The change advances Fromme s'ahui"9
in the records from twenty-ninth place
% twenty-seventh.
Fred W. Walker. the University OF chi
caco uitcher who had trial with "
hmbus last fall has been released ne
called 10 make an impression in fast COM
eany.
"Euck" Weaver. shortstop of the Chi-
caao White Sox. has changed from 'is''
~ a left handed batter while plaElis u"
tho Pacific Coast this winter. In any
case he has so advised Jimmy Canaha''
,,,o,acer of the team. on whose susses-
ton he made the change.
Weaver says it took two mol'"s "
hard diligent work TO get the same ire
dom of swing left handed that he hau
right handed. but that now he reefs iiio'e
81 home and is getting better results
ovon Rush. of Detroit: Bob Bescher' 81
Cincinnati. and Germany Schae'er VI
Washington. have accomplished the same
change as Weaver in past years. ana eat"
hos become a stronger batter as a lett
handler
renort from Cleveland SAYS that jim
paekettc. a right-handed pitcher OF the
Mans. seriously injured his pitching arm
ON christmas Day. when "a firecracker eN-
nlodeJ i'm his hands 1t is possible tHa'
he NAV NOT he able 10 pitch next season
orvie overall. the former pitching SUR
Of the Chicago Cubs. has applied 10 inc
txa,ional Commission for reinstatement
toverall quit the Chicago cubs at the ehd
of the season Of 1910 and went into bus'-
ness In California. He is playing oaI Oh
the Coast this winter and is anxious 10 Es'
back into organized baseball
Word was received from St Louis yes
,erdav 10 the effect that the Missouri
Athletic club proposed playing game
Of water polo under the ola America"
mics which have been discarded by the
Amateur Athletic Union. In view oil tnls'
Jai,cs T.. Sullivan, chairman OF the Ma
:, .... registration committee, sent out the
ing telegram:
NV, been notified that the Missouri
., 10 play water polo under rules
d. ,rled nv the Amateur Athletic Union.
ION November is the Amateur Athletic
Union adopted official water polo rules,
and all games sanctioned must be played
under these rules. otherwise contestants
will disqualify themselves"
The water polo rules adopted at the last
annual meeting were the rules under
which water polo was played at the last
Olympic games and the rules under which
all sanctioned games must be played IN
future
The New York State Athletic Commits
sion will hold its next meeting at it's Of
fees. No. IL Park Row, on January 8. al
2 o'clock. Wednesday is the regular meet
Ing day for the commission, but, owing to
ihe fact that a meeting was held last
Tuesday, Wednesday being Christmas
DAY, IL was expected by some that a
meet would be held yesterday Such was
not the case, however, the commission
having decided not TO meet between De-
Cenber 81 and January 6.
Barney. the Office boy. says the opening
Of the baseball season is now only one
hundred day IT,. ..,ri,..
sounded 5i,
James r. Tam. 'ss been re-ensaged
as manager ot Inc Albany club OF IN.
New York state League.
NOT CLEVER TACTICS.