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Show ji CHANCE SNAPS HIS FINGERS AT HOODOO Chicago, Feb. 14. Superstition continues con-tinues to lurk in the mind of Manager Frank Chance of tho Chicago Cub baseball team. Since winning jthc first National league championship in 190G Chance always has maintained that tho number "thirteen" has been his lucky charm. k The day for getting away from here . for West Baden, Ind., is February 20. Chance saw an opportunity to try his lucky charm again the thirteenth day of the month and has decided to start from California February 13 for Chicago. Chi-cago. He wired President Murphy ho would depart from his home on tho "hoodoo" date, and arrive in Chicago Friday, the 17th. Somo think that even reaching a city on a Friday morning morn-ing is bad luck. Chance doeB not agree, and for that reason arranged his departure accordingly. President Munphy shuddered at the combination, but wired Chance to, "come on at your own risk." Chance .'' , in his wire to President Presi-dent MurphVtoday tliat Pitcher Mor-decal Mor-decal Brown and his wife wilLaccom-pany wilLaccom-pany him to Chicago. "Brownie Is looking great," added Chance in his telegram. From that It can be accepted the three-fingered star will report in excellent ex-cellent form. |