The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-06
ENCOURAGING WORDS
FROM FRANK CHANCE
Trainer Barrett Brings Back
Prophecy Of p. L.: "Fifth
Place or Better"
NEW YORKS SIGN PITCHER
"Give Back Our S15.OOO," De-
mands Mckeever Of
Hermann.
NEW YORKs SIGN PITCHER

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Chances orange grove in Giendora. Cal.
Barrett called on President Farrell at
the clubs offices and had some private
messages TO deliver from the p l.. The
good natured trainer said that he had
been entertained royalty by Chance, who
is In magnificent health this winter and
soon will pack his trunks for the hike
Fast. Chance, according to Barrett. VIII
decide very soon when to ask his pitchers
to begin exercise at Hot Springs. Ark.
perhaps about February L.. but the
New York manager hasn't made mp his
mind yet whether he will join his box
men at the Springs at that time or delay
his departure from the coast until the
last week in February in time to arrive
at Houston. Tex, on March l.
"Chance IL very hopeful" said Bar
rett. "and he told me lust before left
to say that " the pitchers stand up the
New Works will finish fifth or better. lie
is enthusiastic over Maisel. Gilhooley,
Jimmy Walsh and other speeders and he
is confident that King Cole will prove to
he one OF the best pitchers In our league.
Chance thinks that Xeider viii improve
lot and that Williams. the big Texas
first baseman. will BE- n fixture.
II saw Mathewson. Meyers, Shafer and
other Giants in California They hadn't
heard thing about the Federal League
when I talked with them. Shafer didn't
say WOTu ABOUT uOt Ii thc
spring. That is an old story out there.
There are many players near Los An
geles and some lively games can be seen
on Saturdays and Sundays. Chance has
taken on twenty pounds since he left
here last October. He never WAS in bet
ter condition and he Is eager for the COM
ing pennant race"
Lynn Brown. whose nickname Ia Nip.
a crack semi professionl pitcher OF the
Buffalo city League, signed a New York
American League contract yesterday.
Brown comes from the same baseball
school which graduated Schang OF the
Athlt< les and Archer OF the Cubs. In
fact Schang caught Browns delivery sew
eral years ago. One OF Chances scouts
saw Brown pitch six winning games for
the First Wards last fall The youngster
was noticed BY other scouts. but he prom
ised to wait for an OFFER from Chance
Brown is a right handed pitcher. feet
loia inches tall and weighs i75
pounds lie is 81 years old and
has been pitching for numerous up state
teams for the last three years. With
the East Aurora team in 1912 he pitched
AN eighteen inning game against the
Depew team. winning to I and letting
the enemy have only three base hits
Brown has been ordered to report to
Chance ut Houston OF March l.
II Joe Tinker sticks to the Federal
League. despite threatened court proceed
ngs by tn. Brooklyn club, there Will
be a fine old row over the possession OF
the $4,000 certified check which &. II
Ebbets recently handed over to Garry
Hermann. In the absence OF Eb-
bets Nice-I'resident Edward j. Mckeever
OF the Brooklyn club says that the Gin
cinnati club must return the check IL
ipk fails RrODklNn that
the orig nal agreement signed by Ebhets
and Hermann stipulated that $4,000
should be paid to the Cincinnati club,
which. in turn. should give $4,000 TO
Tinker for signing with Brooklyn. the en-
tire deal to depend on the latter con-
tingency
''In order to simplify matters We paid
$4,000 to Hermann and kept $4,000 to
bs handed personally to Tinker" said
Mckeever yesterday. I'VE bought Tin
kers release with the understand
lng that he would sign with us. II he
remains with the outlaws the aeal as
arranged will not be completed and we
viii ask the Cincinnati club to return the
money"
Hermann already has taken different
view OF the matter. He hns been quoted
as saying that the Cincinnati club will
not return the money. inasmuch as the
brooklyn club had fair chance to sign
Tinker, but allowed the player to get
away. Hermann attempts to show that
Tinker was ready to talk business with
Ebbets, bat MAS ignored.
In view of these conflicting opinions,
therefor. ii looks like "A sure thing that
tn case will be reviewed by the Ma
tional Leagues board OF directors II
Tinker doesn't return TO organized base
ball. In that event the BrOo!ilyn
club will pin it's case to precedent set
by Hermann himself in order TO re-
cover the long green.
Last August Hermann, acting for the
Cincinnati club. bought the release of
Pitcher cy Morgan from the Kansas city
American Association club for $4,000
suot cash. When Morgan reported to tho
Reds II was discovered that he was sdf-
ferlnR from II crippled salary wing.
howl OF protest went up from Hermann
and the Cincinnati directors, and the Kan
sas City club was asked 10 hand back
the coin The X. &. people, how
ever, argued that the deal had been
made in accordance with baseball laws
and the Reds demand, therefore, was
turned Gown.
HERMANN promptly appealed to the
National Commission. of which he is chair
man. and the case was reviewed by Herr
mann, Johnson and Lynch, with the
result that the Kansas city club was Or
dcred to return the money to the Gin
c,nnati club, at the same time taking
MptFtii bd'N "i'HSN' q ''''hNA s''hA
The latest rumors from the Federal
League camp involve the names OF Pitcher
Yingling OF Brooklyn. Centre Fielder
Tommy Leach of the Cubs. Catcher Ar
thur Wilson OF the Giants. Outfclder
Carey OF the Pirates and Pitcher Robin
son Of tho Cardinals The Feds declare
that Yinging will sign with their Baltl
more club, that Leach will manage the
new Pittsburg club, that Tinker may sign
Wilson for the Chicago Federals together
with Carey and Robinson. President Gil
more has made q statement that as soon
as members OF the Fraternity are re-
leased from their pledges after the hear
ing before the National Commission In
Cincinnati to-day thirty men will jump
TO the outlaw circuit.
Otto Miller. the Dodgers catcher says
that Manager Robinson recently offered
him an $500 increase In salary for this
year. Miller also declares that he will
accept
Dcecher OutpOints ShuRruc.
Troy. n. Y. Jan. 5.--Wllie Beechcr OF
New York and Young Shugrue Of New
Jersey fought ten furious rounds hero to-
night. Beecher with his ageressivcncss
clearly earned tho victory althnuuh Sim.