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Show SEVEN GOOD MOVES MADE Farrell Putting His Club on the Top Rung-Some Rung-Some Great Deals Seven big things In a row have been done h Farrell since the close of the 1912 season toward putting his club on the top rung. First there was the signing of Arthur Irwin, his veteran scout, as business manager Irwin, a most s-ipacioiis fellow, who managed the Glaritq in the 90s and is chock full of knowledge on all phases of the national l-une should prove of, tremendous help in his new capacity both to Farrell's end of the work and i to Chance. Second, came the signing of Frank Chance, which concluded one of the greatest baseball deals In history. Third, was the agreeing, to train at Bermuda on the grounds i used so successfully by the Jersey dtj club last year and which met the" Inspection of Irwin most favorably. favor-ably. Fourth, came the clinching of the agreement to allow his team to plav in the Polo grounds, sharing the time with the Giants. Fifth, is his offer for Napoleon Lajoie. made over the head of Manager Birmingham, straight to the ownership of the club, offering Lain the Same money ' he has been receiving Instead of the cut that the Cleveland club contemplate contem-plate this deal may go through any day now. apparently, despite any de-I de-I nials that may he made, and It would insure B tlrsl caliber inlield all around to the N' w Yorks. Sixth, came Farrell's Far-rell's suggestion, doing as Frank Chano asked, that the team no longer be called by the niciningle.-s names I of Highlanders. Yankees, Kil'les, Hill-toppers. Hill-toppers. etc.. but that 'hey be known simph as the New Yorks a ten-strike ten-strike idea par excellence. And now I seventh in line we have Farrell's buying buy-ing of an interest In the Jersey City club. What w ill be No 8 in line" ii ii should be the signing of somebody some-body like Frank Baker, Bobby Byrne 'or Harry Lord for third base ihe team would not be weak In a single depart -I menL |