The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-01
DUFFY HAS MADE
BIG DISCOVERY
Finds That Frank Lange Is
0ut6elder and swatter as ,
Well as Pitcher

DULY OF the White SOx baseball team
has made a big discovery. He has
found q new heavy swatting outfielder.
Tho White Sox leader didn't 60 out
side Charles A. Comiskey's ball lot
to get the new fielder, either. The
latest find" is Frank LANCE, pitcher,
who has been with the team for some
time.
Not long ago Silk O'Loughlin, vet
eran umpire, who is a pretty good
Judge of a ball player. told this same
LANCE there was no pitcher in the
world who had more than did he IL
he would get control. Others have
been impressed by Lange's attain
mente and have complimented the
Badger state lad In similar fashion.
Then came a great change in Lange
all Of q sudden. Something went
wrong with his pitching arm at a
time when he was rounding into the
best condition Of his career. LANCE
was unable to pitch a full game on
the last eastern tour of the White
Sox. Every attempt to pitch caused
intense pain.
Manager Duffy, who had counted
LANCE among his winning assets, wat
alarmed at Lange's condition.
Duffy started LANCE against the Ma
tionals in the last game Of the recent
series in Washington, but he did not
last. two innings. That was the final
test. LANCE could hardly raise his
arm for the preliminary wind-up and
his face showed visible signs Of dis
tress. That was convincing. Mana
ger Duff ordered the young slabbist
to make a pilgrimage to Youngstown
to consult the wizard Of b~onesetters
known In the baseball world as Bone
setter Reese.
After his visit to the macca Of all
ing ball players Lange reported his
arm was "helped a great DEAL" The
impression was given that Lange
would appear in M Of the games
against the Detroit Tigers. It is
known that southpaws are toothsome
eating for the greedy Tigers. LANCE
was the slabbist that Pilot Duffy
had chosen to take that crippled jun
gle band over the bumps OF defeat
Has Not Pitched Full Game in Month.
LANCE did not appear against the
Tigers. He has not pitched a full
game in the last month. His absence
from the mound has set the fans to
asking whether this lads career as q
ball player is to be cut short.
If Lange's days as q pitcher are re-
ally over, owing to trouble in his
pitching arm, such as a twisted ltga-
ment or something akin to 1t. then
are his days as a ball player over?
II LANCE. in his first trial since the
injury to his b~readwinner, makes a
failure In an attempt to come back"
then he probably will be- coached
along as an outfielder because Of his
ability to hit even in the pinches.
LANCE was out chasing balls in
batting practice at Comiskey park
yesterday afternoon. Hard hit drives
and high flies were knocked in every
corner of the center garden. Lange
raced around In true Ping Bodte fash
ion and accepted every chance that
he could reach. One screaming drive
to right center looked the part Of an
exceptionally difficult chance. LANCE
made a long sprint for the ball and
caught 1t with apparent ease Had
that catch been made in q game 1t
would have made LANCE q hero for q
day at least.
II Frank LANCE discovers he is per-
manently injured and that his days
as q pitcher are over, the White Sox
would retain him in all probability as
q pinch hitter and utility outf1elder.
and herein lies the latest discovery
of the White Sox officials. One thing
is certain and that is almost any team
would like to have LANCE as a fielder
and batter.