The Washington times., 1910-10-29
Murphy Will Try Hard to
Strengthen Weak Parts
of Team.
CHANCE WILL PLAY
INITIAL CUSHION
Griffin, Find" Is Expected TO
Bolster Up RetrOgrading Pitch
ing Department.

CHICAGO, Oct. 29-when disaster
overtakes a ball team luck has a lot 20
do with it. Had the Cubs been fortu-
nate at all in the worlds series the
pitchers would have been somewhere
near right.
But there is no use crying over split
milk. and it is the future that should
interest the real. fan.
The old Cub combination Will still
i've.
But Frank lie Roy Chance has taken
time by the forelock and has fortified
himself with a dozen Of the best per
formers in minor league company. al
Of whom he will try out thoroughly ana
endeavor to develop into major league
class
Chance At First.
The report that Chance will retire
from the first bag and become a bench
manager is absolutely erroneous, for by
the terms Of mis- contract with the Chi
cago National League club he has 10
be in condition to play until 1914 but
that doesn't preclude him from develop
ing any material he desires TO take his
place when he IS willing 10 retire 70 the
position OF beucu manager.
In jimmy Archer he has wonderful
. Substitute but Archer Is too good
catcher 10 take from behind the plate.
50 IL is that Chance Is gong to see
what ne can DO next season with VIC
tor A Saler, who played first base for
Lansing this season. and wound up the
season batting $40. Saler iS young
fellow. scarcely twenty, and over SIX
feet tall, and handles himself IN the
manner born He is a grand hitter,
and with little experience in major
league company should show some real
form. As a Chance Understudy he has
an opportunity to gain fame.
Likes Outfeld
It wouldn't be right TO predict that
the old guard Of the Cubs lineup
would remain next season, but it is
generally believed that Chance IS
more than satisfied with his in and
out fields. Davis, Of the Athletics. is
Years O4ucr Luau Chance, but the bal
auce Of Mack S inteld is much younger
than the Cub layout
IL may be necessary 10 patch some
where, and yOuhgSter be given
trial. In that event W. J. IlEertOn.
better known as Scottv, from Altoona
might get chance. lie is crac4>rr-
jack third baSemau, and WOUND up
the season with an admirable record
in the Held And he's some hitter. He
batted .325 on the season, and has a
record Of ten home runs, which Is go
ing some.
halls from Syracuse, y. Y, and who
was quite q star on the Louisville
team IN the American Association this
year. Phil COOney. who played the
season ont at Spokaue. comes 6cralded
as the greatest ever, while r. T..
Fisher, of DauVille, H., Is tOuted as
being a wonder inside the diamond
Along with zimmerman, these new
infielders viii battle for coveted pO-
sition on the regular lineup If any
changes are made.
One Outfelder Coming.
Chance is perfectly satisfied with his
outheld - Sheckard. Holman, and
SChUlte-with Beaumont as the util-
ity man, suits him down to the ground.
and FOR that reason not much atten-
tiOu was paid TO the gardens In the
selection Of recruits for next season.
The only outielder engaged for trial
is Harry Ball who halls from Adrian.
Mich, the home Of Frank Navin, pres
ldent Of the Detroit team. Nayin
didn't want him, having Cobb, Craw-
ford, Jones, and Mcintyre, and so
passed. him up, and Murphy grabbed
him on the recommendation Of Mana
ger Naudergriff Of the Adrian club.
When Chance found that he might
need Archer for work al first he con-
Cluded that his catching staff needed
attention. and next spring viii try out
a couple Of youths. They are Leo
Angemier, OF Paris XIV. and Arthur
l. Seweu, Of Lincoln, III.
The rest of the new crew are pitCherS.
II was the poor work Of the tWirlCrs
that cost the cubs the worlds series,
and everybody IS anNiOusly awaiting
the moment when other twiriers VIII
be developed Great things are ex-
peCted from I'cXen and Weaver. but IN
case either one or both Of them fail
down there Will be other young ma
terial TO develop.
or the four pitchers who viii report
HeNt spring only one OF them is a left
handler. and he is W. 3. Eirwan. Of
Fond du Lac, Wis. IIe IS n big pow
erfuI fellow, and possessed Of a world
OF speed. and really looks as il he
would stand the gaG- J. +. Cooke, ir.,
OF Peoria, originally halls from Ar
kansas. and was one OF those real
wizards in the Southern country. He
has an cuyiaoie record this season and
looks very promising.
Griffin a Find"
Possibly the pitching find Of the
season is J. L. Griffin. who worked
this season for Atlanta, Ca, in the
southern League. He is known as the
.-Irou Man i'm the South and earned
his nickname by pitching and winning
FIVE games in q week FOR the Atlanta
team, three OF them against New Or
leans. the club that won the pennant.
Then there Is that twirliug person.
O.. r. Clarke. from Waterloo, and
Ginger" He earned q great Teputa-
ton W the Three ] League this year.
and those who recommended him de-
Clarad that he viii certainly make GOOD
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