New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-15
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT.
Frank Chance to Play with
Yankees ON Opening Here.
DERRICK'S HAND IMPROVING
Nav Be at Short on Thursday,
When Team Gets Home
from Boston.


! Frank Chance is not likely 10 take his
place at first base for the Yankees until
the opening of the American League sea-
son in this city ON Thursday. lie talked
with Frank Farrell over the long dis
! lance telephone from Boston yesterday
and said that Barrett. trainer of the team
( had advised him to keep out of the pres
cnt series with the Red SoX rather than
run the chance Of aegravating the STRAIN
of the muscles of his leg
! Chance also said that Derricks hand
was so much better that he, too. might
| he able TO take his regular place at snort
field when the Yankees face the Senators
at the Polo Grounds for their first APP
pcarance here on Thursday lie added
/ that Hal Chase and Harry Woltcr had
discarded their ankle braces and that he
expected 10 have a whole team ready
when the day came for him TO make his
/ first bow 10 a New York crowd
The sale Of tickets for what may he
called Frank Chance day here opened
with a rush yesterday AT the Offices of
the Yankees. no. $50 Fifth avenue. \
steady stream Of fans" filed past the
/ ticket sellers all day. Indicating "A record
breaking attendance If the weather is
! clear and warm. The sale will he con-
/ tinued at the clubs Offices to-day. to-mor-
row and Thursday morning W TO the noon
! hour.
Honus Wagner il still nursing A slight
injury and did not line up with the Ri
rates yesterday Noix. who is working so
hard To i'll the shoes OF der captns.
did not have a thing to do in the field.
but drove ont three safe hits IN ive
times at bat.
The baseball standings look as II they
had been hit by a tornado and turned
topsy turvy. The Giants and Yankees
hold last place secure in their respective
leagues.
Milton CChck'D Brandon. once with
the Pirates and recently released by the
Kansas City club. signed a contract yes
terday with the Jersey city Skeeters.
The ST Louis Browns have released
Schwenck. Il Southpaw twrer. 10 the
Saginaw club of the South Michigan
League.
Charley Doom, the auburn haired leader
Of the Phlies has released Reilly.
/ catcher. to the Trenton club OF the Trl-
State League: La Longe. also catcher.
to Buffalo. in the international League.
and Miller. first baseman. To- the Mon
treal club Of the international League.
There is a growing suspicion in Amer
can League circles that Carl Weilman b.
some pitcher and the ST. Louis Browns
some" team. The lanky southpaw came
back after his victory In the FIST game
against the Tigers on Thursday and beat
4 the White SoX Yesterday by holding them
TO five hits. y record OF three games
won out OF four is better than the Browns
have had for several years Under the
/ leadership of George S;oval they aIc
/ likely 10 make lot 90 trouble.
Wcilman's rise 10 fame has been sud
/ den. From obscurity in the Blue Grass
League he became recognized As one 81
/ the leading left handlers I'm the game in
less than thee months last GEAR. H.,
/ pitched two one-hit games against the
/ Cardinals last fall in the city series.
! Besides Neiman. Stoyall has two clever
pitchers in Hamilton and Baumgartner.
/ Allison. Mitchell and Leyerenz also should
/ be heard from.
President Chaplin Of the Rochester club
/ of the international League announced
yesterday that the following players had
/ been suspended: Akers. Barrows, Clarke
q ...I 4
Rapp were released Internationally
! once more the denial is made that Nike
Donlin once captain of the Giants has
been released by the Phillies TO the Min
neapolis club. Billy Locke SAYS he knows
nothing OF IL. but Minneapolis paper
has played" ii all over the sporting page.
Red. the Bat Boy" the "a nous mascot
OF the Chicago team. who last winter de-
clared that he would quit the Cubs and
Join the Yankees with Frank Chance.
seems to have experienced change of
heart. lie is still keeping bats for the
Cubs
! Jimmy Callahan. manager of the Chi
cago White SOx, has asked FOR waivers on
Eddie Ciccotte. the knuckle-ball pitcher
secured from the Boston Red Sox last
summer.
The Boston Braves have released Cecil
Thompson. young pitcher. 10 the Jersey
City Club Of the International League.
Bob Mocha, of Milwaukee, and Jack Dill
lon. of indianapolis. have signed articles
for "A ten-round boxing contest before the
South Side Athletic club, Of Milwaukee
on April Is. They will weigh in at 100
pounds
Dick Curley wants to match Willie
! BecCher with either Leach Cross or Joe
Rivers Curley Will also consider Young
| Brown as An opponent. so Billy Neumann
should not go begging for action.
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