The chronicle=news., 1913-03-07

away from tho true sporting scnti-
ments which first framed its d"s'i-
nica until now predominates dcstr"
to please. with tho mighty dollar
prompting this intcresct.
Yes, baseball IL II show business:
with nii the friils Of tho show busi-
moss, save tn" hippodrOming rca-
turc. So far tho powers have been
able to guard against hipnrodrominE
by keeping tho OrEanlzaiion's ranks
free from the contamination OF ruth
leses promoters. Many Of these have
tried To break In. Some hav. sue
/ ceedcd. But II IL to the credit OF
baseball that none was permitted to
| last very long.
If there had existed any doubt
whatever NJ TO tho great stress mod
| ern magnatcs lay upon advertising
this present season should have very
dcfinetly settled the point. There
arc any number Of instances to point
tho way the wind IL blowing. One
| does not have to stir ont OF tn" great
| metropolis to find any number ~
convincing examples.
First and forcmos, there was the
| Frank Chance deal through which
Frank Farrell gained for his iail.cnd
l
leaders Of all baseball tine hut an al
tha, would have been cheap ~
| double the price. I doubt II baseball
mosuls ever fully appreciated thr
3alue OF press agency boior" III"
Peerless Lenders nam" was first
mcni inncL In connection with the
New York Americans. The sinc de-
otrd 10 the dcvclopmcnis Of this
'asr by the metropolitan Journals
imply turned green with envy Nth"
'iuh owners of rival cities.
Here was a club that hal finished
wOchcsOnc last, behind u lot of
cams that had very littic cllgg. n
vas team that had loads Of hard
rck with which to contend In 1917.
= IL true. bot fans looked ~ re-
ruiis. not aiIhIs. Tho New Yor,:
tmcricans had degrncratcL intn
'mc' hin. NJ n sad joke to cyeryon"
'Wt Frank FARRELL. II was In joke Ia
iiin. who had put up the money with
ut hone of immediate return. Tr
I'D to Farrcll's wo"s the rival Giants
Won n p-nnani mud nut u ,ucli u
zane fight against odd. tiai ,hcy
'amc on: or the world'so series with
- much glory ny if icss none. than
he Roaton Rcd SoS.
Mr. Tarrcll opened tn" winter sc1-
on under serious handicap. Thc
:iants drew tho s,r'nd heads. III"
liRhlaudcra the Egatc note. Ant
hen one morning the nHws ir,ac1
hat American icaIrc powers w"""
ngiinc for Frank ChaacH P~oh'h .
'nkNowinply Frank Farrell hri pul'
d the creates, advertising CON 'f
.asehall history. Every one all over
| ha country went 10 tho story. The
moro II was discussed the better IL
'dvertisinG possibilities grew. Spcc-
ilation was rife. Could Tho American
eaguc sAcurc tho waiver cOrs"n, of
he National league club prcsiAcnts-
Would Murphy stand In the way"
Would Chance really come to New
York IL he had tho Opportunity: Wns
"a wrong IN the head as Murphy In
inuated: And thousand other in-
l iuicrics. These were threshed out
1 It length to the exclusion Of all else.
Why. tho champion Giants In no
ime were playing second fiddle.
Conditions played right into Far
-ell's hands all the wav. Charles W.
Murphy had framed a dramatic situ-
ition by the manner In which he dis
posed Of Frank Chance. The country
was with the Peerless Leader and
1 opposed to the autocratic club pfcsc-
dent Murphy had jumpcd onto
Chance In very unsrori smanlikc
manner. lie had struck while the
/ nan who brought him four pcnnan;4
and two worlds championships In
'even years and never finished low
n than third. was down: while hc
was confined to n hospital cot as tn"
.esult OF n serious operation. And
finally when Chance did agree to
- la,
II publicity that never once ended
,ntii the Peerless Lender arrived
from the coast to take tho local helm
n fact the buzz hasn't subsidized yet
,or is IL likely to un,il Chan"" has
had every opportunity to vindicnic
| ,is managerial abilities in Dan John
son's circuit.
In connection with this same
'huncc deal II may be mentioned in
,assing that what appeared tn" first
-eal break In luck seemed 10 hav"
tarted tho wav OF Frank Farrell.
BEFORE Frank Chance was secured the
| Hilltop club president effected an
'greement with President li"mstcad
| 4 the Giants to utilize the Polo
.rounds for all local American lea
lic games this scnson. u was there
ore rather a disappointing dranght
or the Giant management to sec tn"
ival getting so much boosting when
he two clubs should share the same
ground. So McGraw bidcd hi, time
n anticipation of some counter.
The opportunity came with the
,rofessiOnalizing of Jim Thorpe. thu
wonderful Carlisle Indian school
tar and hero of tho Olympic games
NcGra~ sneakcd in while several
Zig league scouts were napninr ut
The tepee of Glen Warner aud scCir-
III this wonderful athlete for tn"
Giants. Now while he will not admit
II. there is little doubt that McGrnw
It first figured seriously on the In
lian's baseball ability. He may have !
VI course. but Il il moro than likely |
hat Mac realized the advertising |
'alue OF Thorpe. Here was man in |
whom the whole world was inter
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