New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
BlOw for Yankees
When Chase Strains Leg
Narrowly Escapes Broken Bone
in Blocking Off HARRISON at
Second Base.
CHANCE WATCHES HIS MEN
New Manager Does Not Play in
First Practice Game in
Bermuda-Cree Makes
Fancy Catch.

| Hamilton, Bermuda. March s. Hal
Chase suffered from his own enthusisn
in the first practise game IT the season
! for the Yankees on the cricket field here
/ to-day. lie strained his right lex so badly
/ in trying TO block off HARRISON at second
! base in the third inning that he will be
out Of the game for at least two weeks.
on the word of a physician According 10
/ Frank Chance. Chase only escaped a
broken leg because Of "A brace he WIS
wearing.
The accident cast some gloom over the
camp, for the reason that Chase was
working hard to familarze himself with
second base, where Chance has about de
! cided to use him this season in an effort
| to strengthen what has been a weak point
on the team for several years He also
wants 10 make room for himself at first
| base If he finds himself in condition TO
| play the position, where he helped the
Cubs win four National League pennants.
|
and much discomfort this evening, but
was reasonably cheerful, and insisted that
| he was i'm such good condition that an
| enforced layoff of few days would not
| prevent him from being ready for the
opening of the season, if only the leg re-
| spends to treatment.
Frank Chance did not play to-day, but
watched his men carefully and did "A lot
! of coaching He also Kept Harry Woltcr
| out of the game. as he wants the hard
| hitting right fielder to go slowly for a
few more days. Chance thinks that by
hardening up the muscles by degrees
there will be less likelihood of the leg
which Woltcr broke last year from belns
affected from any undue strain.
The regulars defeated the second team
| in "A six-inning game by "A score of 60 J.
II was lively tussle with the players
| shooting the ball arounn the diamond In
way TO indicate that they had prOiited
by the work of the last few days. The
| game was really closer than the score in
| dicated as Birdie Cree robbed Martin Of
a home home by remarkable catch, with
two runners on the bases cree, by the
| way, was as livery az al 'il'hti, anu
! Chance watched his work without being
able To cover his show of satisfaction.
The batteries for the regulars were
Davis and Caldwell, pitchers each going
three innings, and big Ed" Sweeney.
| catcher. Fisher and Paddy Green, the
recruit for Iiolyoke. pitcned for the sec
| ond team. with Williams behind the bat.
Both Davis and Caldwell appeared to be
| I'm midsummer form. The Williams Col
lege captain of last year made good i'm
preston, while Caldwells burning speed
| made Sweeney vince on two or three oc-
| cCsions
The regulars scored two runs in the
second inning, two in the third and four
| In the fourth. Green was fairly bonn
barded i'm the last named frame when
Cree and Sweeney slammed out three
! baggers, while Bert Daniels made IA
double to add To MS discontinue. Cree's
| hit was screamer and Chance smiled.
The second team scored its only run in
the third inning on a pretty triple by
Fisher and passed ball. AS said before.