New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-10
YANKEES TO TRAIN
IN FAR-0FF BERMUDA
Frank Chance Approves and
Arthur Irwin Closes the
Lease by Gable.
WARRIOR SIGNS A CONTRACT
Joe Tinker Says Reds May Win
a Pennant if He Can
Get Mordecai Brown
and King.

Training grounds in Bermuda were
leased BY the Yankees yesterday. when
Arthur Irwin. the business manger, ad-
dressed a cable message TO the ISLANDS
closing an option on the Brunswick Hotel
at Hamilton. for the use Of the players
in March. As soon as word came from
Chicago that Frank Farrell had talked
over plans for the coming season Win
Frank Chance and ,had secured the ne"
managers approval OF training camp
in Bermuda Irwin lost no time In COM
plotting negotiations
The entire hotel has been engaged for
the Yankees. The club will take down
several cooks. and care will be exercised
20 have the food wholesome and simple
a training table will be established as
soon as the players arrive IL is expect
ed that the party will include fifty men,
made up OF players. trainers, CLUB oil-
cials. newspaper writer's and others. The
hotel is only four minutes walk from the
Hamilton cricket field, which has been
leased for a diamond.
The signed contract Of Jack Warhop,
the pitcher with the celebrated underhand
delivery, was received at the headquar-
ters Of the Yankees yesterday. Warhop
is wintering at Freeport, Ill, where he
began his professional baseball career in
1905. Later he Joined the Williamsport
club of the Trf-state League. stepping
from there into the American League, De-
troit buying him. His sojourn with the
Tigers was brief, the Yankees taking
fancy TO him. He was born at Hinton,
". Va, on July 4. 1884. In letter TO
Tom Davis. the secretary OF the club,
Warhop expressed the keenest satisfac-
ton at the engagement of Frank Chance
as manager. and said he intended 10 do
his share to land the Yankees at the top
of the heap.
III can land a battery that I'm after,
I'll think pretty well OF my ball clubs
chance in the National League race next
summer" So saith Joe Tinker, the new
manager of the Reds. IN an interview
with Sam Weller He added
1T is some battery, too | want to tell
you. II was largely responsible for the
winning of four National League PEN
nants in the last seven years, and |
think the pair has lot OF the old cum
ming left. This, combined with the ginger
Of lot Of my young fellows down there,
should make the Reds as great a ball club
as any OF them.
IF you haven't guessed the names Of
the players already, Ill tell you who they
are. They are Mordecai Brown and
Johnny King.
Of
vet but / have gained permission 10 offer
them a lot of money. and that's what
talks in this game. If | fail to land either
one OF them. / still think l have a strong
ball club, but / would like TO have that
pair Of veterans. ] think both still are
capable OF playing great baseball for sew
eral years
IL Frank Chance puts the Yankees near
the top and Three Fingered" Brown and
Johnny King help Joe Tinker land d
pennant for the Reds. Charles Webb Muir
ply will have more reasons to hold his
tongue in sheer modification.
II is likely that the case OF Jack OCon-
nor against the St. Louis Browns. set for
this month, will be moved up TO the early
part OF May OConnor is not in St.
Louis at present. and his lawyer has
asked for postponement OF the case.
Cliff Healey, a pitcher purchased by
the Detroit Tigers from the Denver club
Of the Western League last fall, has been
returned for more seasoning.
Jack Hayden, manager of the Louisville
club OF the American Association. is nego-
tlatng for the release OF Jack Powell. the
veteran pitcher Of the st. Louis Browns.
Eppa Rixey, who made something of a
name for himself as a pitcher for the
Thillies last season. has a brother named
Bill, who weighs 1855 pounds and stands
feet inches. almost as tall as Eppa- He
Is baseball player. too. and Charley
Doom is trying to tie a string TO his pitch
ing arm for future uses.
Eppa says he won't let his little"
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