New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-13
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.

M, far short OF that sum, as Chance him
serf SAWS that he could not afford TO turn
8ou.p the biggest price ever offered to
tsssbsu PLAYER II seems like a lot of
money 10 pay for managing "a baseball
com, hut Chance will be worth every
nanny of u if he can restore the fallen
fortunes of the team. The fans" are
eckle They love baseball much. but
thew love winning baseball more, and It
was only necessary 10 visit American
League Park one week last season and
the Polo Grounds the next 20 be con-
WINGED that a contender in the peunant
race is absolutely necessary In this city
m arouse that interest which is the diff
ference between making and losing
money on the diamond. Mr. Farrell has
been experimenting with managers for
three years. but at last he mas secured
the services OF man who knows what
success Is and the path 10 reach it. This
means far more than dollars and cents
II the Yankees can oe carried along the
same road.
Much has been written and said about
Frank Chance in the last three months
and the history OF Charley Murphy's effort
20 humiliate him for some selfish rurpos"
Of his own. followed by the big deal
which sent Joe Tinker 10 Cincinnati TO
manage the Reds and brought the Peer
less Leader here is we'll known to all
followers " the game His qualifications
r,g,ager also are we'll known. and IT
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san wish them is that they VIII get II.
success is almost bound 10 ioHo"'
,..,.....,. oc IeTre-v nave been received
fan .a. r,sr few DAYS the burden Of which
has t.ar WHY 80 much mystery over tts
,.rr,g 81 -,, contract Frank Chance has
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among lhose HoO lO' '''",0
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II fl. rereraIIv understood that up 20
This time John ! McGraw. manager Of
the CENTS has been the highest priced
,ns,s,,or -, baseball with salary that
f. s..,l e., ho StQ o1o a vear Fred CLARK,
q, a.. DO. d. c,.ditod with earning
80 - ,,.,ilo q number Of mana
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t., - ~ clrb NcGray has proved
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Lightning struck twice In the same
placo last week One sporting editor,
John r Foster bv name. was elected sec
rots,,. ~ tho Nor York. Giants. while an
Other lanes Y Price. was named by
Governor Sulzer as the third member ot
the state Athletic Commission. This
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