The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-28
CHANCE TO QUIT
AS FIRST Stacker
Cubs Pilot Says He Intends to Become
Bench Manager-Luderus May
Succeed Him.

Frank Chance, manager and first
baseman Of the Chicago Nationals, IL
seriously thinking or retiring from ac-
tive service from bis baseball team.
The constant very OF directing the
club IN pennant races, added to the
strain Of being forced 70 cover the
initial sack. is the cause OF bis pro.
posed stand Whether be viii permit
the idea Of becoming a bench manager
to materialiEe depends wholly On one
thing and one player-if the ardent
Chicago fans will snnd for losing q
man Of his abilities and II Fred LII.
derus can make good in covering srst
base.
It does seem queer for Chance 70 en-
terrain the thought OF joining the
ranks OF Clarke Griffith, Hugh Duffy.
Hugh Jennings and Mcgraw as a
leader directing his men from the
bench. Re il going better this season
than &c the start Of any league race
for years. His managerial troubles
have not II any way interfered with
his becoming the best irst baseman
IN the league AS a fielder be always
ranked with the BEST OF them and ia
hitting eutelasaea many. he finished
the 1900 season with a good average.
ana II be continues hts present work
he will Eurpass It.
With werk like that It 10 doubtful
II the fans Of Chicago win stand for
bis retiring TO the bench He Ii too
popular player, ana the magnetic
force be has In drawing the people %
the games and getting the work out
Of bis men is wonderful There IL
something IN bis aggressive manner
that puts an entirely different aspect
on game when he is on first base.
He Is always fighting and never quits
until the crowd lows on the field aft
er the battle Is ever. when he Is in
there making the opponents worry
about what Is coming or his men
have tho same spirit.
Chance thinks that the days of the
playing manager are over. It seems
az IL he Il right. Years ago nearly
every manager IN the clubs In both
leagues engaged 10 the game. Now
there Is not one manager In the Amer
loan league who completes and only
four IL the National
Gust let me give you a little tip
The days Of the playing manager are
ever" said Chance "0f course that is
not saying or even initiating that
am through. II il not the sane now
as Il was years ago to play position
and conduct the affairs Of team The
crowds were not 20 large and the fans
end owners Of clubs did not demand as
much from 2 manager as they do new
New all 3 leader has to think Of Is
producing 3 champion tesn. TO do
that and cever position equally as
well as the star men ON your team are
becoming Impossibilitles. and It has
been proved by the manner IA watch
the playing managers have retired
from th8 bench III favor of other men.
II have thought about giving my pc
aition to some one else, but can
hardly Do II, as there win be howl
from all angles. Besides, getting
man te take The job and oil It the way
It should be Is another question hard
to settle. IN Fred Luderus ] think I
have found the best tirst sacIIer IL the
league when make up my mind to
give a definite decision on retiring
from active work he win be on the
jeb. He hes shown me sufficient TO
make him better than logical eandi
date for the position. ne Is q terrific
hitter and has improved enormously
n his tielding The way he gets ground
balls Is remarkable"