The Washington times., 1913-06-01
SIuggers and TwirIers All
Slump When Frank Chance
Takes Charge.
By SENATOR"

With the Yankees losing steadily,
clinging with a death-hke grasp upon
last place, there is much acrid criticism
of the peerless leader, Frank Leroy
Chance Some New Workers profess to
be sceptical of his talents as baseball
general, pointing to the individual work
of the players last year. and declarins
that IL Harry Wolverton could not prove
a leader for such men. Chance snouio
But have you looked over the work OF
the Yankees this year? Have you seen
what the stars Of last year are doins
this year?
Throughout the winter we listened
with yawning ears to the tale OF the
truly remarkable hitting strength OF he
Yankees outfeld. Jack Lelivelt finished
the season with a batting average of
as2 Harry Wolter had reached 800
or SO the season before and. with his in
iured leg fully recovered. was expected
10 repeat Birdie Cree. another slugser'
walloped the pill for 1889 In 1919 Bert
Daniels. the best base runner on the
team. hit for 274. That was In lsl!.
Let's see what they've done In 1913.
Birdie Cree is now leading the team
at the hat. He has managed to shove
IN his average to .2s7. hardly enough
for a really good infielder. Roy HartzeH'
looked upon generally as q consistently
hard hitter, is slamming the ball now
for -26 and Is second to Cree. Ihen
come. Harry Wolter. with %. Young
Midkiff. promising inneider: e., is snnS nI.,nS
for .240. Chase is down to .2SS. sweeney
ar 242 and Daniels can't get over 2le
LACY I,eliyelt was the worst failure or
tho snring in New York. Finishing the
season of 1912 with .3o2. he was expected
10 pull the irons out OF the nre many
times this year. The best ne couio uo
in "a New York uniform was to hit Tor
Sis and so Chance traded him to
cleveland for Roger Peckinpaugh. last
infeIder I,eIivelt will now be the
Mans pinch hitter. He was absolutely
of no use to the Yankees
In the face of such performances Dy
tho men most touted to burn up the
ieap,e is IL any wonder that Chances
task assumes greater proportions daily
He was given to understand that Ford.
Warhop. Caldwell. and Mcconnell were
the nucleus of one of the best pitching
STATS In the league. Only now has
Ford rounded to- Caldwell and McCon-
nell have sore arms. the former not
having pitched a whole game yet. Nc
ConneIl started well but pulled up with
a bad arm. Jack Warhop injured his
arm and has been Of little service.
Nothing Dut the pneHoinehai sh'"his
of Ray Keating during the first month
of the season has kept the Yankees In
sight of the team ahead. 1t has been
one continuous story of exploded repu-
tations among the Yankees. and II Is
doubtful II half a dozen Of the present
roster will be working for Chance In
another season.
The St. Louis Brownies, one Of the
scrappiest teams in the American
T,eaaue. will be here tomorrow morning.
coming from Cleveland and arriving in
time 10 take in the afternoon double
header between the Mackmen and the
Grtffmen. The next day they open
four-pame series here. and the fans
are going to be shown a strangely snap
py outfit.
Until StovaIl was suspended Tor three
weeks, the Brownies threatened to dis
rupt the calculations of the experts.
They were winning steadily. hammering
the best pitchers in the West and field
ing remarkably well. GLOOMY Gus
Williams. Jimmy Austin. Jack john
ston, and Derrill Pratt were being head
lined every day for deeds of valor while
tho tvirling Of Weilman. the long-leg-
ged southpaw, threatened to make him
a national figure. Then came the Sto-
vail trouble and now the team is run
ming a bit slowl.
The Brownies will show several new
players while here. Sam Agnew. the