The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-04
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CHANCE HAS PLAYERS
WORKING IN BERMUDA

NEW YORK. March 3.-Frank
Chance has been in Bermuda just two
weeks today and has done enough ex-
ercising, in the open air to strengthen
his belief that he can cover first base
regularly for the New Yorks during
the American league campaign
Chance has spent an hour each day
running around the Hamilton cricket
field. about three laps to the mile,
over soft, grassy turf that affords the
desired results. The Peerless Leader
in this way has gradually strength
ened his legs. a form of training that
every New York player must undergo
before Chance will begin putting the
men through the usual batting and
fielding stunts.
From the moment Chance arrived
in Bermuda he began framing his
rules for training. Finding the wealth
er more suitable for bail playing than
anywhere else at this time of the
year, he quickly reached the conclu-
sion that the work of conditioning the
New Yorks should be done by de-
grees. He realized that the men
would try to accomplish too much
as soon as they got into their uni
forms, so he spent the first week with
Roy Hartzeli In arranging a syste-
matte plan of action. When Hal
Chase's party arrived there last Mon
day Chance told the men to spend
the rest of the day sightseeing and
in Kidding themselves of sea legs. At
10 o'clock last Tuesday morning the
players were at the cricket field. jog
ging around a beaten path for near
ly thirty minutes, Then Hartzell
Iobbed up some easy pitching and
each man took several turns at the
bat, after which Chance ordered all
hands to the hotel for lunch and an
afternoon of leisure. On Wednesday
the players logged for more than an
hour. After that Chance and Hart
zeil did some fungo hitting with the
others running after many long fly
balls. Pitchers Ford. WARRIOR. FISH
er and Heating were allowed to
make short throws from the infield
positions. The practice. all told,
lasted three hours. 1t was not until
Thursday and Friday that the pitch
ers began to use their arms In the
Then Chance had his first on
portunity to look them over. He
worked both Sweeney and Sterrett
alternately behind the bat. and al
lowed Chase TO field some sharp
grounders at second base. Incident
ally Chance put on his big nitt and
handled thrown balls at the first cor
ner in way that surprised the on
lockers.
The Peerless Leader regards his
pitching staff as formidable. and it
will not be surprising If he carries
Ford. Mcconnell, Caldwell. WARRIOR,
Schulz. Heating and two other box
men all season. With the pitchers
right Chance believes that half the
battle will he won. He ia banking
on Derrick to cover short field regu-
larry and will hold Hartzell in reserve
for the third base position, providing
Priest and Midkiff do not come up
TO expectations. Chance already feels
confident that Sweeney. Sterrett and
Williams will provide the necessary
strength behind the bat. He is ex-
tremely anxious to learn how Cree
and Wolter shape up in the outReld.
and probably he will find this out
by the first of next week.
All OF the sixteen major league
teams will be at the training camps
this week. The Giants will have all
Of their men with the exception of
Shafer. Snodgrass and Marquard at
Marlin. The New Yorks will be hust-