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Show CHANCE SAYS HE DID NOT ASK HELP "The story recently published that I had aaked President Ban Johnson to use his Influence with Connie Mack for the purpose of obtaining one or more of the Athletics' outfielders Is a lie. I did aee Johnson a short while ago. but the subject sub-ject of playeru waa not mentioned. "I am not looking to any manager In the American league to help my club. Any time you ask a rival manager to hand you over a player It Is the same aa If you gave hlni two tens for a five. "The New Yorka may finish in the aecond aec-ond division, and In last plare. but you will not hear me squeal, and you may quote me aa saying ao; neither will I ask any A merit an league manager to help me." Frank Chance, former Tub pilot, now ma nager of the New York Americans, msde the foregoing statement In an Interview In-terview "My pitchers went badly at the start and the club did not show much hitting strength, but I have made a few changes and wit Institute more before the season closes. I do not think the New Yorks wll finish n last place." Chance added. |