The evening world., 1913-04-14
Great Reception TO Be Ten.
dered Frank Chance in Chi.
oago on May II 10 a Rebuke
to the Cub Management.

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"YHEN Frank Chance reaches Chi
w ca&o with hin Hnttoppsrs on
May II he win b given the
orestsst reception rendered any popular
athlete since Narius returned 20 Rome
aftsr walioping Carthage for the pen.
nat Mayor Carter Harrison and Gov.
Dunne Of the state OF Illinois head the
rsesption committee. and ali the notable
cttissas Of chicaGo appear somewhere
In The list c. Webb Murphy will b
prominently absent. He hasn't bssn in.
Ntcd to take part In the festivitiss
Even " he had been. c. Webb would
Dsseshiy ana important business taking
him 10 Oshkosh. wis.,. on that date.
The reception 10 Chance unoovsrs .
curious situation. Here 10 the leader OF
. Baseball team from an opposing city
invading clAnnish Chicago and being
greeted like . city-savinE hero.
In . way the reception must be re-
garded ~ . rebuke TO the Cub man.
agement. which practically forced Frank
Chance 70 sever his connection with the
Cubs and leave ChisGo. aftsrward 70 20
- bsttsr appreciated BY he smpieysrs.
vsr years the Cubs have been supported
~ the most loyal fans In fanAom. The
treatment Of Chance. howsvsr, has
caused . change Of spirit IN Chicago.
1aas reception 70 Chance means more
than Aopsars on the surface II means
thst The Seii fans Of the Windy city are
wenssoVlng their allegiance 70 the rival
ssaguA And they are doing Il openly.
neosQy and 3cyously. With every linton.
~ - the world Of letting the Cub man.
aeemsnt know all about Il.
Whatever the motive underlying this
reception may be. The whole thing 10 q
tremendous tribute to the personality Of
enx Chence and to the popularity Of
oaesoah What other object could On.
nst the attention Of scores Of Chicaso's
sesgese political and business men and
ssast them hustling . month ID advance
q che svsnt3
W. ILIAARp. the aititudinous white
w heavyweight. II In California
Jesse writes that he IL thinking
q letting Tom Jones make q few
matches for him. although he doesn't
io&sad to break away entirely from the
management OF his friend. Charlie Cut
W.
The main trouble. says willard. II that
~ hasn't been able to get matches
saeugh to keep him busy. He thinks
Jonss can hook him up with . bunch
g Assvyweishts and bring the coin
ssltinS In less spasmodicaliy. The biz
1o11ew 10 Weighing Just rs pounds
serlppsd. 10 keeping himself In good
shape and apparsntly has stopped
growing. ~ he still claims feet inches
- hts height He 10 going TO Join Vol.
oasts camp and do . little work-no,
- soaring partner. however.
willard shouldn't feel annoyed be.
eanse he hasn't had enough nghting q
Do. Had he stayed In New York. instead
Of hiking out to Chicago and the Niddl,
West. hs would have been busier thar
Q trafnc cop on Broadway. lie Wal
matched with One Round Davis Of Buf
faie, but for some unknown reason
probably good enough. gave Buffalo tn,
Go.by. For this oversight on the par
oe Ar. willard the state Athletic Com
misslon suspended him until such tim,
~ he has fulfiled his Bufralo contract.
" the giant really felt An anxiety I
night every niEht In the week he shoul
have come right back TO Buffalo. gon
the route with One Round Davis All
then taken the midnight train for Ne,
York City. Here. with Gunb0at Smith
Ksans. Rodel and \ bunch Of othe
hsavies fussing with the pugilisti
map. willard could have found employ
ment. oh. yes, and II remember rigfl
Jack Twin Sullivan II very anxious I
night Mr.. willard. As Jack weighs a
least half az much as the hard hit tin
giant and is within q foot or two @
NJ height. the result might have bee
intsresting. Among these big walloper
Jock Twin can stir up trouble like
peevish hornet In q boarding school.
u TOT O word from Jeffries. But
note In a letter from "vic" ths
the yellow tail fishing at Catalin
10 particularly good Just now. Was
time training and hghting? What
ehaAcsi
VVYHAT New Workers have seen I
w Johnny Kilbane's lighting abb
w uy. and what We have seen I
Joe Rivers. makes Johnny's chaliens
70 Rivers look like a Joke. Kilhane d
knock out Rivers when Rivers was
fea<herwsight. But II was only aft,
Q nip and tuck argument. Rivers 4
day is no longer a novice feather. lie
q Arst Gloss, experienced Lightweight
IT'S impossible TO imagine Kilba,
having any chance whatever with hi
Except the chance Of outrunning hi
and lodging out OF trouble. And he
nnNd a quarter mile ring IN do that IN