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Show FRANK CHANGE AGAIN WANTED as cue chief Deal for Peerless Replace Joe Ti Likely to Go Th This Time. By H. M. WALKER. By International News Service. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1. Des vigorous denials of the Chicago officials that they were seekit services of Frank Chance as 1917 ager, the truth is out at last ant facts reveal the Cub magnates to t a position where thev'have asked ''Peerless Leader" to name his o terms. John F. Powers, owner of the Tj Anjrele.s club of the Pacific Coast leagm returned a few days ago from Cbicagt "While in that city he was called upol by Messrs. Weeghman ami Armour of the Chicago National league club. In ' so many short words they told him that they wanted Frank Chance, to replace Joe Tinker as manager of the Cubs, and asked Powers to arrange the ileal. A consultation betweon Powers and C hance was held this morning, at which time the details were carefully gone over. Chance 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 accepting ac-cepting Chance's terms and closing 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 tho public that his failure with the New York Americana was not a -matter 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. "I have two prospective managers iu sight, both of them being with the major leagues now," he said. ''Que thing sure. I will get a man who will be u-' u-' tbusiastically received by the Los Angeles An-geles public." A few weeks ago it was reported that Chance had named $25.0U't a year as his lowest figure - to manage the Cubs. Powers said he had no idea where this storv originated. "I am not asking $25,000 a year in the telegram being sent tonight,'' said the Anil'el owner, "but we are asking a good big sum, one that will make it |