Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-07
CHANGE JOURNEYS
TO NEW YORK TO
START THINGS
Peerless Leader, Who Is to
Head Procession for Far
rell's American League Club
This Year, En- Route East.

on his way from Los Angeles 10
New York. whore he viii assume man.
agemeut og the New York American
League Baseball club. Frank LEROY
Chance. Peerless Leader" Is expect- .
"a to pass through Alouqucra1e this
evening on the santa re limited ar
irving az 5.35 o'clock and departing
a. .. Chance has been given "A free
hand BY the owners OF the New York
CLUB and viii be permitted to use his
own Judgment as 10 the best manner
TO work hts players Chance knows
personally only one man on the New
York club-Hai chase. famous first
sacker All the other players on the
club are known Ia Chance By reputa-
ton only. As announced By Chance
when IN Albuquerque several weeks
ago, he himself win play nrst base.
provided Chase can hold down second
" Chase fails % make good at second.
Chance VIII direct the club from the
bench. Chances plans for the team
have not maturcd thus far to any
great extent II has been decided TO
get the players into shape In Bermuda
and not return 10 New York until inn
modiaiely before tho season Opcns
Further than that Chances program
has not oeen outlined. Fans who ex-
pect the = L. 10 rush right In take a
new club, and the New York Amcrl-
cans ut that. and capture a pennant
tho first or secoud season will doubt
ieas be very much disappointed. About
al that Chance can be expected 10 do
this season Is 90 pull New YORK out
OF the cellar. The next season New
York may become a second division
team and perhaps on the third or
fourth try viii likely land some place
near the top OF the battlements where
muchly coveted pennants are dlstrlb-
uted as prizes 10 aEgrcgations that
have proved their worth.
Chance goes 90 New York az the
highest salaricd baseball man in the
history % the game Chances net
receipts salary and commission for
the next three years viii approximate
$500. GOO. New York can afford 60
pay the money but New York will
expect Chance 60 deliver. This year
the American and National league
clubs viii play In the same park
There Will be u baseball game between
the major league clubs ia Gotham
nearly every day II the American
league team takes "a slump aud does
not make q showing that Will contrast
fuvOrably with that made by the New
York Giants, Chance will come In for
considerable criticism. which how
ever. viii not Dee just until he can be
given an opportunity 90 build up the
club
The story 81 Chances acquisition by
New York after tho famous falling out
between the =. L. and Charles Webb
Murphy Of the Chicago cubs h. familiar
10 every follower OF baseball. Murphy
blamed Chance for failing 20 land the
cubs where he thought they should
have hccn landed last season. Chance
came hack strong with a charge that
Murphy had refused 10 permit him %
build up the team and cited many in
stances 10 support his contention.
Chance and Murphy went Ia the mat.
the peerless leader left the cubs with
out regret. going 90 his orange ranch
near Los Angeles with cash on hand
IN the sum 81 5000 600. an made in
baseball To humiiiste chance, webb
mancuvercd about and sold him for a
song to Cincinnau. Along came New
YORK. 10 mako a long story short
ln tho person Of Frank Farrell. pros.
l0ent ~ tho American League club
ana took chance into executive ses-
sion. when chance emerged he had
signed contract. with e prlEcely sal.
arv and income attached and was
again active In the baseball world
with an opportunity 90 laugh al
Murphy
Fans VIII watch with interest IA,
doings of the New York American
League club this season. because
Francis Leroy is the leader, and many
predict that he will do with New
YORK what he did with Chicago. build
up baseball machine that viii prove
ono of the wonders ~ the game. ex-
rceding the worth ~ the cub machin,
when u was Boa its glory.