Evening star., 1923-02-22

~ JOiih WI dN
T wish to make it emphatic that
my associates and myself will
take no orders from any one in
planning moves to Strengthening
the Boston club. i would not have
considered for one moment n re-
turn to the game II was not to
act purely on my own initiative.
am back In base ball because i love
the game and because KY physi-
clans have told me I could do So"
Chance Has Right Idea.
Far from being dismayed ut the
job confronting him as pilot of the
tail-end Red Sox, Frank Chance is
going about the task in a spirit that
promises to largely overcome an
tipathy of Hub fans to the club
owned by Harry Frazee. Chance
has no illusions regarding a pennant
or even landing in the first division,
but is confident he can give Boston
fans team they will feel like root
ing for.
1T is not SO hard to work with a
nine like that as it is with one of
which a championship is expected
says Chance. where they look for
a pennant. they look for pennant
base ball every day in the week, but
where they look for ball club they
may look for nothing more than a
fight, and that is what we are going
to give them. A good, fighting team
leads to something better, and I'm
going to try and give Boston team
that will put out the best that it can
all of the time"
That's exactly what DOME Bush
will try to do for Washington fans
with the Nationals. The midget
and the Peerless Leader have much
in common this year.
Grin's Rockies Baking.
With Catcher Pete Lapan added
to the list of players signed to
Washington contracts there now
are only three outside the fold
Pitcher Dad Hankins, Pitcher God
frey BrOgan and Third Baseman
Bill COnrOy. Hankins' home fs In
Tampa and there is little doubt
that he will be lined up when G.
Grifiith reaches the training camp
next week, but there In some Ques-
tion about the other two, and more
important, prOspects.
1t will be recalled that BrOgan
last fall refused to come to WASH
ingtOn for n preliminary inspection
because the Charleston club Of the
Sally League refused to give him
share OF his purchase price. 5000.
In addition to demanding that his
claim against Charleston be, ad-
tusted, BrOgan has informed Grif-
nth that a recent illness has left
him in poor condition, SO that the
little sOuthpaw who "resembles
Dick Kerr" as at pitcher and "may
prove another Charley Jameson
with the bat.1 may be conspicuous
by his absence when the roll ts
called at Plant Field next Thurs
day.
ConrOy's case unquestiOnably has
to do with money. Although Presi.
. dent Griffith makes IL q rule not
to discuss for publication financial
arrangements between the club
and Its players the failure OF Com
roy to hop aboard the band wagon
can mean only one thing, that he
is demanding more coin OF the
realm than he is thought to be
worth.
Grin contends that NO player is 4
hoId-out until he refuses to show
up, signed, Mt the time designated,
which In the case OF Conroy In
March z. In view Of the fact that
Wade and Hollingsvvorth, his team
mates at Minneapolis, accepted
terms with little delay, ConrOy's
refusal to sign indicates HIS de-
mands are unreasonable for q
rookie who has yet to demonstfate
league. He and Evans arc regard
ed n the leading candidates for
the third base job and GriR will
be keenly disappointed II he fails
to show mp, but his only comment
ON the subject In that the terms
submitted to Conroy are Anal. "He
can take 'ena or leave 'ena.n says
fSrfR