The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-12
|RINCE SATISFIED
WITH YEARS WORK
..rIess Leader Leaves for
California; Lays Plans
for Next Year.
1EES HIS YOUNGSTERS
.terial for Pitchers, Infield-
Is and Outfielders Good;
Possible Speaker Trade.
EES HIS YOUNGSTERS
By w. j, MACBETH.

.
nv YORK. Oct. 11.-Frank Chance
'completed his first year as an Amer
, league manager. and at the present
! il speeding westward to the orange
~ OF Giendora. Cal The peerless
3pfr did not tarry for the world s
N which Is now being waged between
Giants and Athletics Hc Will be
1 next spring for a new deal Of the
a and hopes TO do better than he did
Nd Inaugural year in the Ban Johnson
must be confessed that the popular
ol Chicago cid not finish as we'll in
Id have desired. But his American
be debut was far from being a fall
aiong any lines. Chance found a
"a OF ball PLAYERS utterly made
e and, unfortunately. so far spoiled
being allowed TO play as they
ed that he could not teach them
Methods. Some OF the men were
good performers under George
I|nes. who took them as youngsters
lenght them the game, But in the
rIm of the Big Chiefs departure. and
had known The two best-Iiarry
|er and Birdie Cree-never responded
b the accident that put them out Of
Mission early In 1912.
nee Cleans House.
|ance had 10 clean house and he
|sd at the ground floor. He realized
with the possible exception OF a
IA few battery men nobody on the
would ever amount 10 much as
rured by his standards The only
|of the erstwhilc regulars who fin
4 the season as such was Cree.
nee dug up for himself an entirely
'Inheld, several looking catch
md a few pitchers OF promise.
b Is satisfied that II he gets fair
Alng. next season the Yankees VIII
hall their games That would sure
||ace them among the first four at
Chance Is very much delighted
! the late performa nee of Ray Cald-
who could not get going until the
% was practically concluded Marty
NE, from Jersey City, seems TO
The punch all right AL Schultz, the
|1paw. has had very good first year
\ the added experience, there Is
y reason TO look for him TO blossom
real star before the end of 1914.
FISHER, the hardest working tosser
ihe big ring. would have won the
rlatsd with a club OF pretension.
<elI Ford, one OF the greatest disap-
Enfpts Of the year for Chance,
pa only flashes OF his one-time brill
"a He was good In periodic spasms.
H4f hang on and he may be traded.
H With King" Cole and a few
4 young brands, are expected to be
IQIoyement over the pitching legacy
2ch Chance fell heir last spring
l|shed With Infield.
H1ce, before leaving for home, ex-
*ea himself as pretty well satisfied
Villains. the new first baseman. who
|4'rY fast for a big fellow and who
al the earmarks OF an embryo
IT. Ieider he is confident will put
T1fillnR game at second base. The
|er captain o! the White Sox has not
Pgained his health since the oper-
q on his celebrated bun!on. The foot,
f'er Is as good as new. which after
tne main issue. Zeider returned
+e game thoroughly out OF condition
rs Just hitting his stride when the
Seckinpaugh Will hold his own at
enoststop position when surrounded
'lhrt players. His hitting has been
~ We surprises OF the season. On
rim he displayed this season he
.'o % the best short fielder that ever
ts1 Icr the kiltles. II is reasonable
I9ppose that ne will improve with
q eSper!ence. Malsel looks Ike the
az third. Certainly he IS one OF
-tstest men In the game and appar-
sure fielder
.no9ley batted over 800 IN his limited
~ and has all the necessary speed
.'eke an outfielder OF the highest
fls only apparent weakness is a
"nnt weak throwing arm. His
y makes him very vaIua Bile asset.
SIs Strong run,or that Tris Speak
ny come here before long-in fact,
~ was printed that he has been
I #ca TOT Cree, Sweeney and Cole. The
pas ia,ied to substantiate the rumored
comes on very good authority.
ser tnat one Of Connie Mack's
sood outflelders will be seen In
Hse UNIFORM next spring. II such Is
<ase, Chance should have a we'll
oseo aBEregation and be the posses
=. world OF speed.