Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-25
HARDER TO REoRGANIZE
THAN TO MAKE CHAMPIONS.
Constant Vigilance Needed to Keep
Cubs in the Running, Says Chance.

The reorganization of a champion
ship baseball team is one of the hard
est problems a manager must solve,
says Frank Chance. L know this, FOR
I have just reorganized the Colts. l
have had more worry keeping the Cubs
in the running since they became
champions than 1 had making them
champions. It is a delicate thing to
Friendship cannot interfere. Although
player may be a managers best
friend. it is not good business to keep
him if he is falling down in his work
and injuring the teams chances.
4 have been fortunate in rebuilding
the team in getting young players to
step into the shoes of men who have
gone back SO have not had to try out
many candidates. OF course, 1 have
been looking forward constantly to the
Cub machine. Since have been man
ager l have watched constantly for
men able to make good when the time
came. Eternal vigilance is another
name for baseball success.
The acquisition of Sheckard com
pieted a combination that has kept the
Cubs in the running. Judgment f
players has much to do with a mana-
gers success. We have let players go
before they had chance enough to
prove their value and later they made
good with other teams It is hard 10
man will develop into great player.
Some say i was lucky in picking up
youngsters like Zimmerman. Doyle and
Safer, but it was not all luck. Good
judgment and constant coaching have
much to do with the success of these
splendid young players.
when / realized Harry Steinfeidt
could not maintain the pace required
of my players. ] looked for the bes.
man to fill his place. Jim DOYLE was
f1,> IL Of = Ia 4
one of the best young third basemen
in the country and is coming all the
time. Zimmerman can drop into any
infield position He is great player.
but he has been developed since he
joined the Cubs. Just now he is play
ing strong game at second in plac
of Eyers. and is showing the qualities
/ knew he would if he attended to his
work
I realized early this spring that I
was going bad and would have to drop
out of the playing end as the result
the bench ready to take my place 1T
| the proper time. Before using him,
| however, I sent Hoffman to first. MAX
| ing the trade with Boston in which /
| got Good, Graham Curtis and Collins
| for Killing. Kaiser, Weaver and Griffin
| l wanted Good to take Hofman's pla re
in the field. Holman is a great out
| fielder, but he has not had the chance
1 to become finished first baseman.
/ when I saw this combination was
| not going we'll. l shifted Holman back
| to the field and sent Safer to first. Now
feel the team is stronger than at
any time this year. I don't believe it
| is as strong as when it won the chan
piOnship few years ago. but it is the
making of just as strong a team. TIC
keep up the race it is necessary t.
| strengthen the weakest spot continu-
ally. realize sooner than the fans
| do where the Cubs weakest spot is
and begin looking for the best material
! to strengthen it. What success I have
| attained has been by continually look
| ing forward and providing for the fu-
ture as well as looking after the pres
ent. Every man on the team is now
able to play the game as I want II
played. and 7 believe we will win agar
this year although the race is goina
to be hard one"
OF the 10 trottars +bat have .ntaras