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Show FRANK GHANGE-ACAIN GHANGE-ACAIN WANTED IS Gi CHIEF Deal for Peerless Leader to Replace Joe Tinker Is Likely to Go Through This Time. By H. M. WALKER. By International News Service. LOS ANGELES, Doe. 1. Despite the vigorous denials of the Chit-ago National officials that they wore seeking the services of Frank Chance as 1017 manager, man-ager, the truth is out at last and the facts reveal the Cub magnates to be in a position where thev " have asked the ''Peerless Leader" to name his own terms. .1 oh n F. Powers, owner of the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast league, returned a few days ago from Chicago. While in that city he wan called upon by Messrs. Weeghman and Armour of the ( Much go National league club. In so many short, words they told him that they wanted Frank 'ha nee to replace Joe Tinker as manager of the Cubs, and asked Powers to arrange the ileal. A consultation be! weyn Powers and Chance was held this morning, at which time the details were carefully gone over. Chancci left for the Tijuana race track, and late tonight Powers sent a telegram to Weeghman naming Chance's terms for a two-year contract. Up to Chicago. The deal is now back in the hands of the Chicago magnates. In all probability prob-ability they will lose no time in ac-cepting ac-cepting Chance's terms and closiug the contract. Powers made public this information at a conference with local sport writers at the Los Angeles Athletic club tonight: to-night: "Frank has been anxious to go back to Chicago for a short term just to show the public that his failure with the New York Americans was not a jiiatter of his personal ability, but more a question of chaotic conditions among the club owners.' said Powers. Asked what he would do regarding a new manager for the Los Angeles club, Powers stated that it would" take him several weeks to put his finger upon the right man. New Angel Manager. 4I have two prospective managers in sight, both of them .being with the major leagues now, ' ' he said. ' ' One thing sure, 1 will get a man who will he enthusiastically en-thusiastically received by the Los Angeles An-geles public. ' ' A few weeks ago it was reported that Chance had named $2o.000 a year as hiv lowest figure to manage the Cubs. Powers said he had no idea where this story originated. "I am not asking .'2o,000 a year in the telegram being sent tonight,'' said the Angel owner, ' but we are ask in g 3 good big sum. one that will make it well worth Frank's while to give up his ranch for two years and yet back into the big show spangles. ' |