New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
YANKEE PITCHERS
GET THEIR ORDERS
Chance Directs Five to Re-
port to Tom Daily Early
in February.
WILL TAKE BATHS AT
HOT SPRINGS FIRST
After Two Weeks of Limbering
Up They Will Begin Real Work
on Texas Diamonds.

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on Texas Diamonds.
Frank Chance has issued orders TO mis-
new coach, Tom DAILY. 10 arrive at HOT
Springs. Ark. on February Is, and to take
charge Of seven members OF the New
York Yankees
The players who have received "oro
from Chance 10 report to DAILY are Rus-
sell Ford. Ray Caldwell, Jack Warhop'
Raw Heating and Marty McHale, pitch
ers: I'd Sweeney. catcher. and biroie
cree. outfelder. They will take the ba'hs
for two weeks. also climb the mountain
roads nearby and on March l will arrive
AZ Houston, Tex. to join the other play
crs with Chance.
The signed contract Of John Pieh, the
big Dayton, Ohio pitcher, was received
by Frank Farrell yesterday. 1t was
Pieh's three-bagger with the bases full IN
a game with the Athletics in Philadel-
phia at the flag end OF the season last
fall that finally pulled the Yankees out
of last place.
Pieh is twenty-four years old. feet
inches tail and weighs 100 pounds. With
Dayton in the Central League last year
he pitched in thirty-three games, WIN
ming nineteen and losing ten. He struck
out 1914 batsmen in 262 innings. He signed
his contract I'm Madison Wis.
At the National League meeting here
early last December Fred. Clarke and
Miller Higgins got together and COM
pleted deal by which Hank Robinson, a
southpaw twirler was transferred from
the Pirates to the Cardinals. whole
month passed before Hank was apprsed
OF his sad fate.
Robinson is spending the winter on a
farm down in the wilds of Arkansas
many miles from civilization, where the
sporting section of a newspaper is great
rarity. And so Hank went along merrlly
for weeks, doing his farm work, entirely
ignorant Of the terrible blow that had
been dealt his baseball ambitions.
Two weeks ago Miller Higgins. man.
ager Of the Cardinals, decided to get IN
touch with Robinson, and get his con-
tract for 1914. He sent terms TO the pitch
er by special delivery, but this was I'M
productive of an answer.
Higgins then tried 10 reach him by tel
egraph. but this, too. failed. He then got
Robinson on the long distance telephone
late last Tuesday and suggested a salary
which he thought would be satisfactory
10 Robinson.
WHO gave YOU authority TO sign me?'
demanded Hank" in righteous indigna-
ton. Whereupon Higgins undertook to
break the news as gently as possible. The
shock staggered the hurler for a moment
but, once recovered. he agreed TO terms.
Dee Walsh, the young shOrtstop, has
been released by the St. Louis Browns to
Montgomery
When II comes 10 seeking injunctons
Charley Ebbets has nothing on the Fed
eral League. c. c. Madison. attorney for
the Kansas City Feds is quoted as say
ing that he will apply for injunctions TO
prevent Bud Williams and George
Baumgardner from playing with the
Browns.
The pair handed their signed contracts
10 Robert L. Hedges last week but Mad-
son intimates that they previously signed
with the Kansas City outlaws
"Cy' Rgler. the National League UNI
pire. whose road has not been bed of
roses, has taken a liking TO Governor
Tener. his new boss Believe me-" says
ICY" there won't be any more petty
foolishness in the National League. I've
met lot of important baseball people,
but Governor Tener is the class OF them
all. He will be a ruler, but square one,
too"
Bob Fisher. the shortstop released by
the Superbas 10 Toronto, Is another
player reported TO have signed with the
Federals who is still loyal to organized
ball. Bob has agreed TO the terms ofereo
him by the Maple Leafs and will sign
shortly.