Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

Maybe Chance has told the man going
up to try the hit and run on the second
ball. The batter slips this signal to the
man man on the base In this manner the
the batter. And since he and the pitcher
are almost on a line. you can see that
the whole process is sfmplified.
There is another advantage in this
method. 1t makes it all the more difficult
for the players on the opposing teams
to catch the signals. The men playing
have about all they can do to field their
positions. They have neither the time
nor the opportunity of watching for sig
nails. But where the signals are coming
from the bench there is no reason In the
world why the enemy should not catch
them. The men sitting on the bench OF
the enemy have the best opportunity. for
all they have to do is to watch the man
who is giving them.
Chance also is broad manager. and
this has won him the enduring friendship
Of his men.
Except In rare instances, he does not
send = man to the plate with .ironclad
instructions. He tells you to do the I'M
expected. and that If you believe you
can catch the enemy unawares to do
it. That is the reason that the Cubs
pull off, plays.
Appreciates Moves.
If you fail in what you attempt there
the bench. 1t shows that the manager
has confidence in your ability to think for
yourself The fellows naturally appreci-
ate this and as a result the manager is
exceedingly popular with the players.
/ have played under the playing man
ager and under the man who manages
from the bench, and I can't for the life
of me see where the latter is nearly as
effective as the playing leader.
Selee was bench manager and eood
one when he was in his prime. Yet he
was never part Of the play as Chance fs,
and the reason was because he was NOT
on the field. Even after the ball Is hit
the playing manager has an opportunity
of instructing his players.
He can tell where to make the play.
It's utterly impossible for a bench man-
ager to do this. Again, the playing man
ager at a critical stage of the game. and
especially II he is playing an infeld Do-
sition. as Chance does. can issue instruc-
tons to the pitcher, telling him what and
where to pitch. He can do this IN
natural manner and without attracting
the attention of the crowd.
Mack Is Handicapped.
But, if Connie Mack wanted to do this
he would have to stop the game and send
some player to the diamond. That pro-
cedure never did any pitcher any good.
Saw that there is a man on second or
third and that a dangerous man is up
I have heard Chance tell the pitcher to
make the batter hit bad one. and if the
man at the plate refused that it would be
all right if he was passed. Mack could
not do this. 1t would be too complicated
for signals About all he could do would
be to signal the pitcher to pass the man.
Connie Mack may have exec ie.It jug
ment in the selection of his pitchers and
in appraising the value of his men, but
am confident that he has nothing on
Manager Chance in this department of
the game.
The Chicago man is an adept at pick
ing the man who is right Time and
again I have known the fellows to pick
a certain man to pitch and Chance would
select some other. But he usually picked
the right one, and there is absolutely no
doubt in my mind but what he will pick
the right ones in the big series.-Chicago
American.