New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-02

| field judges.
Chance cabled from Bermuda just be-
fore the Yankees sailed yesterday that he
expected 70 have the men practice to-mor-
row afternoon on their arrival here. They
will use either the Polo Grounds or Ed
bets Field, whichever Chance selects. The
team IS expected TO reach Pier A. North
River, tomorrow morning about 10
O'Clock.
The automobile arrangements as agftcu
upon with Police Commissioner Dillon LOT
the games in Brooklyn. with the Yankees
OH Saturday and with the Phillies on
April 9. for the special opening OF the
National League championship season,
! are as follows.
All automobiles will proceed along Bed
ford avenue enter Sullivan street ana
thence west TO marble rotunda entrance
at the corner of Cedar Place and Sullivan
street; then continue along Sullivan street
/ TO Washington avenue and park on Nal
I hone street between Washington avenue
/ and Rogers avenue.
After the game all AUTOMOBILES VIII
enter Sullivan street from Bedford ave-
nue. and proceed west to the entrance.
| As each car arrives at the rotunda an
attendant will hand the owner a check
with number thereon. and after the game
the same attendant will take up the
checks and make announcement as each
car arrives at the walk.
| Speaking OF the Athletics on the eve
of the pennsnt lace Philadelphia criuc
| says:
| Despite the fact tie Athletics got
quite a setback in the last week OF 'le,i
training trip. the Old Sport never sa"
/ them look better this early IN the sea
son. Physically. the regulars appear 70 pc
right to a man. The work OF the ihncld
| ali through the trip has been as last ~
ever. and there rs apparently no way In
which tho outfeld can be hooked up
| wrons. no matter what Manager MACK
| final selection may be. Last wear, IL VIII
lie recalled, q part OF the slump OF me
! former champions was attributed To tho
/ uncertainty in the outfcld after TN" IN
4 fortunate accident TO Captain Murphy
an uncertainty which prevailed untl
| Walsh and Eddie Murphy were secured
| from Baltimore. This year there Is no
chance Of a slip-ur in The outer garden
! even II Danny Murphy is unable 10 re-
sumo his place in right. The bulk OF
the CATCHING will develop upon Thomas
! in case anything should happen TO either
Of them. Schange. the youngster. has az
the earmarks OF conner. but VIII need
another year in the minors Plank
Coornbs and Bender look right, and each
| declares lie is right. and rs Houck ana
| Brown are OF the improving kind. the
/ Mack men are pretty well fortified IN the
| box Then there Ia "A chance for one or
| two OF the youngsters coming through
! Pennock, WyckoR and Bush have shown
something. and burning by his work
! against Louisville Is entitled To consldcrd-
( ton. So far the team has not been hit
ting up TO its form. But that need occa-
/ sion no alarm at this stage OF the game
When they have the chance 10 look over
/ the real thing they are bound To get
I agoing.
Charles Webb Murphy is never at 4
loss TO say something which will get his
name In print. He announced in Chicago
Yesterday that Orval Overall. the pitcher
who would cinch the pennant for the
Cubs" would sign a contract this week
overall maze his last appearance in
Chicago uniform i'm the worlds series in
1910. After that he refused To sign. but
kept himself i'm condition by pitching in
| weekend games around Los Angeles.
Johnny Hayes. who is directing the
twelve-nile road race i'm Hudson County.
y. j.. on Saturday. said yesterday that
most OF the distance runners had entered.
/ including Hannes Kolehmainen. the flying
Finn: Louis scott. Of South Paterson :;
/ Castor Strobino. who won third place in
the Olympic Marathon in Stockholm last
summer Harry Smith. the ton-milc cham
pion: Billy Rozette. the winner Of the
Brooklyn-Sca Gate Marathon: Harry Jen-
sen. who ran second Johnny Reynolds.
the Yonkers Marathon winner in 1909 ;
! Johnny Stack. Of the Bronx Church House.
and j. j. Mcnamara OF the irish Amer
lean Athletic club.
The race will start i'm Union Hill and
will cover n twclve-mile course over the
Jersey Boulevard and through Jersey
City, Hoboken. West IIoboken. Union Jill,
North Bergen End Weehawken.
Joe Tinker. of the Cincinnati Reds. has
released Jack Frost TO the Montreal club
Of the International League
| Word comes from the coast that Claire
| Patterson. an outfislder. drafted last
/ fa1l by the 81. LOUIS lSrONnS IRON YAK
| land is dead in that city from tubercu-
| losls which followed typhoid pneumonia
contracted last October. Patterson was
one OF the best PLAYERS turned out by the
| Pacific Coast League and was expected to
shine in the ma jors. but he never report
| cd 10 the Browns. He is survived by q
widow and a child.
Matty Mcintyre. the veteran outfeldor
of the Detroit Tigers and later the Chi
cago White Sox. has signed with the
Providence club. OF the International
League.
The baseball "scribes" OF the Eastern
Association have formed an organization
modelled on the Baseball Writer'S Asso-
citation OF America.
Nine big days doomed up before the
fans" One few away, and then there
were but eight.