New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-11
TERMS OF CHANCE
CONTRACT A SECRET
Frank Farrell Gets Home and
Says His Ambition Has
Been Realized.
READY TO LEND ALL HELP
Owner of Yankees Asserts
That New Manager of
Team Is Now in
Fine Health.


Frank j. Farrell, owner OF the New
York Yankees. arrived home yesterday
morning from Chicago. and the smile
over getting the signed contract Of Frank
lie Roy Chance as manager of his team
had not yet worn off.
lie said plainly that the contract called
for three years. but that the terms would
not be disclosed. for business reasons. lie
also asserted that Chance had made no
effort TO hold him up and that the terms
agreed upon were mutually satisfactory
After getting TO his office he dictated the
following statement to satisfy the news
paper men who wanted story:
In securing Frank Chance my ambi-
ton has been realized. | am confident
that the completion of the big deal is ap-
proved by New York baseball fans. VINO
deserve the best that our American
League club can give. Chance has signed
for three years, but the terms VIII not .Le
disclosed for business reasons. That is
matter that concerns only Chance and the
New York club.
1t Is sufficient TO say that ! went To
Chicago TO sign Chance and not to disap-
point the METROPOLITAN baseball public. In
the negotiations Chance made no attempt
10 hold me up. The terms agreed upon
were mutually satisfactory, and Chance
already is enthusiastic over the prospects
He thinks he has some excellent ma
terial. and intend to assist him in every
way 10 develop a first class ball team.
Il am frank TO say that New York is
the only city that could have Induced
Chance 10 return TO the game. lie wanted
TO come here to prove that he could hold
his own with the other American League
managers He also realized that he had
worthy rival in John McGraw. OF the
Giants. who is an old friend, and before
ne left me yesterday in Chicago he SAID
he knew that he was about 10 undertake
n difficult task to cope with the Giants in
point OF skin and popularity.
Chance is in splendid health He has
gained twenty pounds since last season
and SAYS he is ready to make an agrees
sive campaign. lie will he here on or
about February 10 TO attend the American
League meeting. when he may complete
several deals he has under consideration.
but on the whole he seems 70 he salts
fed with the players already in hand and
is anxious to inspect them at Bermuda
before he decides upon radical changes,
IL such changes are necessary.
Chance does not claim that he will win
the pennant this year but he does believe
that he will give New York ball club
worthy of the name.
H. J. Uebner, who has no equal in back
stroke swimming. set new worlds
nNn
IN Chicago by covering the distance in
$50 As. The old mark was ! 80
Perry McGillivray won the one-mile
championship of the Central Association
If the Amateur Athletic Union in 2i:oS.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween Frederick Clarke. manager Of me
Pittsburgh Pirates and the Utica club OF
the New York State League. whereby
Clarke will turn over his surplus ma
tcrial TO Utica In exchange for an option
on the clubs players who are not Ora ftcd.
Tom Connery. who managed the Har:-
ford club Of the Connecticut League, now
the Eastern Association, last season, has
been appointed scout for the st. Louis
Cardinals.
Connie Mack is quoted as saying;
There is no more truth in the asser-
ton that the Phllies will play AT Shibe
Park and that the deal has ever been
proposed than II is fair TO say that we
will play in Camden. Why | have not
seen Mr. locke since November. and no
one ever onnected with the Phillies has
ever mad proposal of thi. sort. and
think that YOU will find that Mr. Bal
four is in no way connected with tho
syndicate that is going to purchase the
property of the club
The manager OF the former worlds
champions also nailed tho Davis yarn
and said that if Harry wanted to be
scout for the Athletics il was the
first that he had heard of it. and he
certainly ought to know something about
II. Davis has a good paving position
in business. and he seems apparently
satisfied" was the way Connie Mack
put IT,
Word comes from ST. Louis that John
Powell. the veteran pitcher OF the Browns,
has been released to the Louisville club
Of the American Association. Powell has
been pitching in ST. Louis most Of the
time since 1899 In 1902 he Jumped the
National League for the American
League and in 1903 the Browns traded
him TO the Yankees. He returned TO the
Browns the following year and has been
there ever since. Chrlsty Mathewson.
who has been with the Giants since 1880
succeeds Powell as the dean OF major
league pitchers"