Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-28
DOTNGS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
BITS OF BASEBALL WISDOM
By FRANK CHANCE, Mgr. Champion Chicago CUBE

, ally be dropped. Then some other
team will pick him up, and behold, in a
very short time the erstwhile discard
will be a star of the first order He
is most likely a rather sensitive chap.
who was "called" by his first manager,
and the insult, as he considered it, SO
affected his nerves that he could not
do himself justice on the playing field.
| always treat my players in the best
possible way, taking them to the pest
hotels, transporting them by the fastest
trains, \etc. No system of spying, to
see that they are not looking after their
physical condition, is practised and if
member of the team is foolish enough
to abuse himself, it is his own lookout.
He will suffer more by it than we will.
Do not think, however, that 1 am
inclined not to take things any too seri
ously. 1t has always been my purpose
to look on baseball as a most serious
business, which must be handled as
carefully as any other. and 1 expect all
my players to hold the same view that
1 do. And if you take the trouble to
question them, you will find that they
all do. 1 have always claimed that it
JuSL DIS IL IlOI HdIQeI, " SSl
out on the field, and cut up, as it is to
get out and play clean, earnest base
ball. l will never stand for any fool
ing and I expect the men to be ready
at all times to put forth their best ef-
forts.
A manager ought to have full power
when it comes to selecting the men,
bers of his team. Every man will have
certain ideas, and to carry them out,
will select certain men as the most
suitable. If he has the power to &c
out and get these men, well and good
but if there is some one, higher up, vino
can offer something Just as good" the
well-laid plans are likely to go to
smash, and that quickly.
Ballplayers are like any other men,
| they wish to have their efforts appreci-
ated, and the wise club owner will see
to it that they get all the praise that
is coming to them. Just as the owner
of large business will compliment his
employees, and raise their salaries. so
will the wise owner of baseball club
Since I have been managing, I have
played in the greatest luck, for 1 have
had in Mr.. Murphy, the owner of NY
team, man who is clever enough to
know when not to bother with our
affairs. I have always had full power
so far as running the team is con-
cerned, and when / wished for a player
l could get him, if he could be bought
Mr.. Murphy leaves things to me for
several reasons. He has confidence in
me, and knows from experience that I
i will work diligently. Then again,
suppose he thinks that if / We're not
capable of managing alone, l should
not hold the job. l often go to him for
suggestions, but l must say that he
generally listens by what l have to say
and let's il go at that.
| Managing a ball team is no sinecure,
and entails an almost endless amount
of work and worry, but when you meet
with success, the fruits of victory
| amply make up for all that has gone
before. The manager of a champion
team is looked on as sort of a hero
and popularity, While at times annoy
ing, is generally rather enioyahle