The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17
CHANCE ADMITS THAT
CALDWELL HAS GONE
But New York Manager Says
Errant Pitcher Will Play
Here or Nowhere.
DOUBLE HEADER TODAY
Washington's One Day Visit to
BE Busy One-Fielder Jones
to Join Federals.
DOUBLE HEADER TODAY

For tho next several weelts Frank
chance and his New Yorls will furnish
Greater New York all Of Its major league
entertainment The team. which has lust
completed Its most successful road trip
OF the past several seasons. returns TO
the Polo Grounds this afternoon TO en-.
gage in double header with the scrappy
Washington team.
freak In the schedule placed Clark
griffith and his pugilists In this city for
one day only. The local management has
grasped the opportunity of making I'D an
earlier postponement In a bargain day
for blue Monday. The date is a schedule
break really. arranged so that the Amer
lean League clubs might take their time
In shifting from the West to the Fas, TO
began another intersectionai series
Cleveland will lead the attack OF the
occldentals Tomorrow.
II these Western clubs prove as easy
for Chances men as they have through.
out the past six weeks New York may
be at the top of the second division be-
fore the team Is called upon to take the
road again. New York won eleven. lost
five and tied one OF It's home games with
the West on the last invasion OF the Polo
Grounds, Returning the visit OF these four
rivals the Peerless Leader was able TO
snare eleven OF twenty games PLAYED
This makes grand total OF twenty-five
victories and fourteen defeats In the last
thirty-seven games with Chicago. Detroit.
~. Louis and Cleveland. New York won
two or three games In Boston the latter
part OF last week. so that the club has
won twenty-four and lost fifteen Of Its
last forty games
RIVAL managers have come to look upon
the New Yorks as n pennant wrecklng
aggregation The Chancemen knocked
the White Sox of their feet at a time
when they threatened to overhaul the
Athletics. Chicago Is now down In the
second division. They also stopped st.
Louis and broke squirt OF the Tigers
lhelr last escapade was to snuff the
waning hope OF Boston. Chance says he
would have won at least three more
games on the road II Slim had behaved.
and that he would probably have passed
st Louis by now
Caldwell has jumped me-" Chance said
last night. "He sneaked of while We were
In Boston. do not know whether he has
gone to the Federal League but do know
that he VIII not play with the outlaws
caldwell was signed TO a contract from
which the ten days option OF release clause
had been removed. Furthermore he sold
the New York club an option on his SER
Vices for 1915 for a stipulated sum He
IN virtually bound 10 my club for next
season. and he will play in New York or
nowhere. j am sure he will be glad TO
come back, and he'll find no brass bands
awaiting him. He would he one OF the
greatest pitchers In the country II he had
sense enough TO behave.
Certainly New York will miss Cald-
well. Yet think the team has improved
m Yssh mast l. 4. a..
very nicely without him. Roy Hartzell
will be ready 20 start again tomorrow, he
thinks. and this will add hitting strength
The team Is playing good baseball and Is
imbued with the desire to finish In the
first division. Caldwell could have placed
Ms there. but We will try even harder TO
get up without the services OF trouble
makers"
Chance had not decided las, night upon
his pitching selections for this afternoon.
though he stated that Warhop would prob
ably be seen In one game II depends
largely upon Grifflth's box representa-
tives.
According 20 dispatches from the West
Fielder Jones IL to succeed Miner Brown
az manager OF the 81. Louis Federal
League club. Jones is well remembered
as the willy leader OF the White Sox hit
less wonders that figured so prominently
in baseball eight or ten years ago. Jones
brought out Ed Walsh, the greatest spit
bail pitcher Of all time. In 1906 his light
hitting club spurted from seventh posi-
ton to worlds championship In much
the same fashion that George Stallngs
has been tearing through the National
League the past few weeks. In 1906
Chicago set n record OF nineteen consecu-
tive victories. Jones's White Sox beat
the Cubs that season in the worlds series
TO the utter amazement of the sporting
world
Fielder Jones was one of the greatest
outfelders OF his time and retired in his
prime to engage in business in Oregon. II
Is said that he has made a fortune in
real estate and timber For several
years he was president Of the Northwest
ern League. retiring voluntarily less than
n year.a
Sevefal American League clubs have
tried In vain TO secure Jones as man
ager since he quit Comlskey Fielder
always demanded the privilege OF invest
ing heavily In club stock before he would
consent to talk bushes.