New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-11
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OwnerS, Managers and
"Eans" Greet Frank Chance

is pretty sure to be back and az good a.
over"
This managing team ie not hard il
YOU know how to 20 about it. ne dc
clarcd IN commenting upon his previous
experiences. u have always found that
4 - tho bad hall players that make all
the trouble i'm "a club The good men are
easy 10 handle II has been my practice
20 give every man an even break and
then II he turns on mo 10 get rid of him
as quickly a. possible | think If a man
ager plays himself il has a good effect on
the team II is easy for manager
TO sit on the bench and tell 4 PLAYER what
10 do Tho man may disagree with him
and want to do II his own way. But If
the manager gets out and does something
himself the player Is pretty likely to
follow suit whether he thinks II right or
not"
The question OF trades and deals was
brought to Chances attention. but he de-
Clarcd that there was none in sight
You won't catch me trading player
whom ! don't know anything about.
am liable TO give away a peach for q
lemon should like to buy this fellow
Bcrgcr If tho White SoN do not want him
have seen him play and he looks good
| to mo"
The new manager seemed to he much
pleased with the prospect of training III
| Bermuda The reports he had heard OF
\ the place were good and he liked the
idea of staying in one place aud not
| jumping around the way the other teams
do I'm the South lie declared that fire.
qucntly player arrived home 20 start
| the season in worse condition than when
he went away. on account Of the poor
food that was served in the Southern
| hotels
Fed Sox May Repeat.
/ Chance was a little aversc To picking a
pcnnant winner in the American League
next season. as lac has never sccn .hc
| leading Contenders in action. He liked the
Red SoX for one reason. though. They
! have tasted the fruits Of victory and will
/ long for more Of the diet.
/ "A team rs pretty apt 10 repeat he
said. "al other things being equal. Win
I ming a pennant puts lot Of confidence
! i'm the mon. They are full OF ginger and
] pep, q il1 fndl dddcG 10 inclr idiuiHi ADJ
! ity makes them hard to beat \ third
! peunant in a row IS another proposition.
| McGraw Will tel YOU that the first two
| are easy enough. but the third one comes
! hard. as the novelty of victory wears of
! Such was the case with the Athletics last
! Year Tho men lose little Of their in
| tercsi and slow W without realizing it,"
! In discussing National League affairs
! Chance declared that both Tinker and
! ENerS were as smart aS they make them
and both would be good managers. He
added
l The Cubs ought to be q first class team
7 next year. The dca with Cincinnati was
/ a good thing for both clubs. Tinker Will
/ have a harder task than Evcrs. Tho Reds
/ were not naturally a first division club
! last season earnings their place largely
| because Of q sensational start Tinker
! will have To do as well this year or he
/ harshlv criticised by the fans | think
/ he will succeed. however.
! There may be little uncertainty
about the pitchers of the cubs. Cheney Is
star of the first magnitude. but he has
"a bad leg that is likely TO cave in any
{ ming streak. and all of a sudden give way
and have 10 lay up for two or three
weeks. thought Jimmy Lavender was
| going to be star last year but ! must
| say that could never make him ont. lie
! had all the stuff and brains to make a
! good pitcher. and | won't say he didn't
: have the heart. But he used 10 get 50
/ down in the mouth after every game he
/ lost that he looked as If he was beaten
| before he stepped into the box when !
| asked him 10 pitch the next time