New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Frank Chance and His Yankees
Due Here This Morning.
ALL READY IN BROOKLYN
Diamond in Fine Condition
for Opening OF New Park
on Saturday.

According to the Royal Mail steamship
officials the Arcadian, on which FRANK
Chance and the Yankees sailed from Bor-
muda on Tuesday. viii reach Pier ~,
North River. at the foot of christopher
street, between 10 O'Clock ana noon to-day
II the Arcadiau is on time Chance mas
said that he will give his men lively
workout this afternoon either ut the Foio
, Grounjs or I.bbots Field.
The diamond at the Polo Grounds was
a triflc soft yesterday, but Chances men
can practise there il he 50 decides The
diamond at Ebbets Field. however. is IN
better condition. and when Chance learns
this fact he may accept the invitation OF
the Brooklyn club To- put the New YORK
team through course Of sprouts there
both to-day and tomorrow in preparation
for Saturdays game with the Superbas.
The new park VIII Ice inspected 10y
newspaper mon today Everything Is
ready. AMI President Ebbcts viii he the
host at a luncheon and will announce
/ final arrangements, FOR the opening games.
Shannon's 2ad Regiment Bard has been
engaged 10 give concert on Saturday be-
ginning at / 80 o'clock while the Yankees
and Superbas will begin play at . o'clock.
Frank Chance and his men will not BE-
idle on sunday. They will cross the North
River and play an exhibition game win
their OLD enemies i'm Bermuda, the Jersey
CITY shelters. The battle VII be waeed
at West Side Tark. beginning at . O'Clock.
The baseball game yesterday between
the Red son and tho University OF Illinois
recalled one OF twelve years ago in when
JaLo Stahl. nov manager Of the Boston
team. PLAYED in the outGcid for Illinois
against Michigan.
According to a note made Icy Deacon
Briggs. the official scorer. on the margin
Of the scorebook still in his possession
Stahl's "miserablc fielding was response
bic for the loss of the game.
ono week later. however In game
against Indiana University. Stahl maze
amends for his errors in tho Michigan con
tost. This time he was behind the bat
and in addition to catching perfect game
made two home runs. q double and two
singles out Of seven times IT bat
Illinois piled w thirty-iive runs ana
won handily. In the season Of 1901 St'hl
batted .Ii3 and folded $40
Eou Johnson. president Of the American
League. will issue an order forbidding the
ancient hidden hall' trick. according 10
George IIildebrand. ono Of his umpifcs'
The latter SAYS that Johnson is opposed I"
il because of a tendency to delay inc
game
Clarke Griffith. manager OF the Nashing-
ton Senators. has released Allen Sheer an
outficldor. 10 the Providence club. al the
International League and Bill Morcly' an
infielder to the Hartford cluo. OF IN"
Eastern Association.
Johnny Evcrs. manager of the Chicago
cubs. shares with Charles Webb Murphy
the belief that his team will be Ia tn"
thick Of the remnant fight throughout the
season. When it was suggested recently
that the cubs might H. content with third
place the Trojan almost exploded
"rhird"' he blurtco. why. I'd just as
soon run a crippled last. We have "A ball
club that will be in the fight from the
start TO the stretch. our team comparea
favorably with any IN either league in
,hc matter of defensive and offensive
strength. and before the trimming season
IS over We will have developed piichinr
stan that Will more than Dc able 20 bear
its share of the burden. II our pitchers
come through according To expeditions
ue will give New York. Pittsburgh or any
other club the fight Of their lives Ana
mark this-wcH rank higher than third
place. too.
Frank Nimno. a deaf and dumb in
fielder. who has played with scmi-profes-
sional teams around this city. has been
signed by Brockton. Of the New England
League. He was recommended by Jack
KIeinow. the former backstop of the Yam
| KEGS.
! Grandmothers will die. men VIII desert
| their wives. umpires will be Killed, the air
will be infested with the crack Of the bat,
ufc once more will be worth living ana
the fans" will dance in glee-just one
week from to-day.
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