New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-06
YANKEES TO TRY
OUT new PITCHER
Chance Sees Berth in First
Division if His Twill
ers Stand Up.
THIS CHEERING NEWS
COMES FROM COAST
Barrett, the Trainer. Returns
from a Visit, Bringing Latest
News Of Manager.

LINN Brown. q professional pitch-
er Of Buffalo. signed contract to pls.
with the New York Yankees Yesterday
Brown pitched FOR tho First Wards in th'
Bison City last year. and attracted the
attention 81 one Of Frank Farrclrs scouts
His team was member of the Buffalo
city League. which developed many
stars. Including Wally schang. the great
catcher Of tho Athletics. and Jimmy
Archer. Of tho cubs.
I'm 1912 Brown pitched an Gig teen-inn'ne
game for the East Aurora team. which
was a memorable one I'm baseball happen
incs up the state. The Dcpew team OPP
posed him on that occasion. and was
beaten . TO T. making only three hits
Brown is twcnty-ouc years old. I'VE rect
ten and one-haf inches tall and weighs
Ia pounds He is right-hander. having
plenty Of speed and fine control consider
ing the shortneSs Of his career lie has
been ordered 10 report TO Chance al Hous-
ton. Tex. on March !.
Charles Barrett trainer Of the Yankees
arrived here yesterday from Glendora'
cal. where he spent the holidays win
Frank Chance. Barrett said that 'hahco
would decide shortly on the date Tor the
reporting Of his pitchers at Hot Springs
lie said that the manager might not leave
tho Coast until the last week I'm Fehru-
nry. when he would go direct To Houston
10 loin the regulars and recruits on March
!. Barrett quoted Chance as saying that
il the pitchers stand up the Yankees VIII
finish fifth or better.
Chance IS planning to have a team OF
speed merchants" added the trainer.
"He is enthusiastic over Jimmy Waish,
Naisel. Gilhooley and Peckinpaugh. and
believes that King cole will be one OF
his malnstays I'm the box. Chance Is III
fine health He has taken on twenty
pounds this winter and is BEGINNING TO
long for the ballfed again
Bill I,ouden. the infelder whom Frank
Chance was so anxious TO land last sum
mer. has been released by the Deuo',
Tigers to the Providence club of the IN
ternational League. Willard House the
Young pitcher. also has been sent 10 Inc
Grays by Jennings.
The Boston Braves will be made w
largely of Youngsters next season VI
the thirty-two players on the roster, only
one is over thirty years Of age. OTTO
Hess. the veteran southpaw. is thirty-two.
Bill Sweeney. captain and second pase-
man of the Braves. next 10 Hess the Old
est man on the team. is twenty-seVen.
Eddie Ainsmith. the star catcher of the
Washington Senators. was married last
week at San Antonio. Tex. TO Miss Graz
Bate. He is in Washington on his honey
moon. and viii remain in the capital city
with his bride until the Senators 20 south
in the spring
To rrove that he has been keeping in
condition through the off season. George
Mcbride. captain and shortstop Of the
Senator'S. who is wintering in Milwaukee
accented a wager on Saturday that ne
could run ten miles in two hours Nc
Bride won the bet easily. doing the as
lance In ! hour % minutes.
Us neitcI 70 it lliNt lii N4'iN' ''''-''
second in Rome" quotes Elmer Looer
the star outielder OF the Portland 'Ore.l
club. Lober is Of that rare species VINO
do not jump at an opportunity 10 go 70
the big leagues The Cleveland Maps
have tried TO land him on several occa-
sions. hut he has repeatedly refused &c
20. preferrins TO stay in Portland. where
he is hero with the fans
Frank J. Navin. president of the De
troit Tigers has mailed contracts 10 his
PLAYERS for 1914. Navin announces tina
~ cobb has agreed TO play for the same
salary that he received last season.
Tom Hughes the veteran pitcher' ma
been sold by Clark Griffith TO Los An
celcs. Of the Pacific Coast League. Th'
deal will stand only II Hughes is willin'
IN accent the salary offered him by tn
Los Angeles management
Having failed to put through dea
for a hard hitting outheldcr Crifhth III
Inmates that he may play baiindu'i
Acosta. the seventecn-year-old CUBAN
who warmed the bench last season req
larlv in the outncld next season. TIT
,ouncster is burning up the league dowI
IN cuba. where he is spending the WINTER
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