The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-01
HAL CHASE S men
At HOT SPRINGS
YANKEE MANAGER AND SCORE
OF BASEBALL PLAYERS READY
FOR PRELIMINARY WORK.
NEW TRAINING METHODS
LONG WALKS, GOLF, GYMNASIUM
WORK AND BATHS WILL occu-
PY PRINCIPAL PART IN PRO-
GRAM WHILE IN VIRGINIA.

Especial to The Richmond Nirg1nian.)
HOT SPRINGS. VA, March L.
Manager Hal Chase and the advance
guard of his players arrived here
Wednesday from New York. Jack
Knight, Ray Fisher and Bert Daniels
came with their young leader. They
were given a warm greeting by Pres
ident Frank Farrell OF the club. vino
arrived here Monday.
In addition to Chase and his three
companions named above these men
viii show up at the Virginia health
resort:
and Joe Walsh pitchers, Russell
Ford. Jack Quinn, Jim Vaughn. Jack
warhop. Dutch Revelle and Caldwell:
infielders, Earl Gardner, Wilbur
Roach, Otis johnson, Eugene Elliott
and Roy Hartzell and outfielders, Bir-
die Cree, Harry Wolter and Charley
Hemphiil.
New style of Training.
II is the present intention of Man
ager Chase to keep balls and bats
under lock and key while the men
are in Virginia. They are going to
take the baths and spend several
! hours each day In well equipped
gymnasium. They will take long
they care for that game. getting out
of bed at sunrise and retiring early.
Regular meals consisting of plain,
wholesome food, will be set before
the ball tossers, and late suppers will
be scratched. This course of train
ing is expected to take off superfiu-
Gus flesh, timber up the muscles and
perfect the breathing apparatus at
the same time putting the digestive
organs in good working order. At
the end OF two weeks therefore Chase
will take his men to Athens, where
they can jump into hard practice
without delay.
The Highlanders' manager doesn't
believe in too much practice before
the players are physically ready for
il, and he says that with four weeks
before the opening of the American
League season the men will have am
pie time to perfect team play at the
bat and in the field. He has a fair
line on the material in hand and says
he will not waste much time in eX-
perimenting. He Is well satisfied with
the pitching. catching and outfieid de-
partments, declaring that they cam
not be improved upon.
Question of Infielders,
The problem TO be solved Is the
selection of the regular infieiders.
Chase Of course will cover first base,
where ha Is in class by himself.
Jack Knight Is sure OF a position, but
whether ii will be second base or
shortstop remains to be seen. Knight
vans to play second base. but SO does
Earl Gardner, WHIP was recently pro-
nounced by John HcGraw the most
natural infieider he has ever seen.
If Gardner comes ep the scratch
Ia haft H.. *-{x o
ago 1t will not be surprising II Chase
assigns him 10 the keystone of the
diamond. in which event knight will
return to his former duties at short
field. Gardner. when in shape, Dis as
fast as lightning. and Is too clever a
hitter to warm the bench.
Roach and johnson.
1t seems probable that Roach will
remain on the substitute list and that
Otis Johnson will not only make a
strong bid fer shurtstop, but also win
make a hard fight for third base.
That position will be a bone of con-
tention. as Hartzeii and Elliott, the
new man, are going to demand rec
ognition. The final makeup of the
infield. therefore, will depend upon
Chase's Judgment.
Arthur Irwin. Mike Bergen and
Charley Farrell, the veteran coach,
will leave here Saturday for Athens
to take hold OF these young players
Catchers, Williams, and Russell;
pitchers Ablss. McGraaer and Bur-
bank; infielder. Litschie. and outfieid-
ers. lube, Bailey, kaan ard Mcclure.
Harry Lee. the teams trainer. who
arrived at Athens yesterday, tele-
graphed the home Office that the
grounds are in splendid condition and
the accommodations for the men are
ready.