New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
Chance and Farrell Watch the
Recruits Shut Out Jersey
City Team.
HAL CHASE ON CLUTCHES
Midkiff Plays Third Base IN a
Way to Make the New
Manager Chuckle
in Glee.
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Hamilton. Bermuda. March 11.-Frank
Chance, the new manager Of the Yankees.
snd Frank J. Farrell. who pays the bills.
looked on with feelings almost of amaze
ment here to-day as a team made up
largely of second string players. some Of
whom. at least, will wear a New York
uniform this year. dashed through a
sparkling nine-inning game without a
single error.
The Jersey City Shelters. of the Interna-
tional League. who also are training here,
were the victims of clean coat of the
vhitewash with which most of the houses
down here are covered every so often
under local ordinance. The score was
20 .. a regular forfeit score, but the
runs were real and made by the help OF
eleven singing hits
Hal Chase who was injured on Satur-
day, hobbed out 20 the field on clutches
and enjoyed the fun. Most Of the other
regulars lounged about after some snappy
work in the morning. and applaude1 the
work Of the youngsters. There was plenty
20 applaud. too and back Of il a feeling
that nobody was sure of his job with such
fielding and hitting going on by just raw
recruits.
Midkf was sensation at third base.
He scooped up four groundeIs like a
Charley Herzoc and shot the ball to first
In a way 10 make Chance grin broadly.
His batting eye was trained too as a
single and clean two-bagger bore wit
ness.
Malcolm Barry played first base in the
most approved style The yOungster was
with the Brockton team last year ana
Arthur Irwin thinks he has chance 10
stick. Others thought so. too. after the
game. as he lined out four safe drives in
four times at bat. one Of them being a
double.
Pen" Young. Of whom great things are
promised was not far behind Barry, with
three hits He played shortstop and COW
cred lot Of ground. He looks and acts
like a natural ball player. and is quite
likely TO keep Claude Derrick working at
ton speed 10 earn the regular berth.
Mcconnell. WARRIOR and Russell Ford
did the pitching for the recruits. and did
il in midsummer form. Ford was par
tcularly effective in the three innings he
/ was on the mound. lie struck out three
j men and did not allow a single runner TO
reach first base. IT was a hot. dry day
and the pitchers cut loose with speed and
some curve balls. Chance remarked to
Farrell: Well have pitching staff this
year II nothing else" II looks, so. too.
The Shelters were reinforced by two
New York pitchers-Schultz and Hoh-
while Viebahn tried his wares for three
innings. and was found for FIVE hits ana
three runs in the fifth frame. Tee ala
the catching for Jersey City. while Will
Jams and Sterrett took turns behind the
bat for .he Yankees
Frank Farrell was highly pleased at the
work Of the players and more particu-
larly with their condition and spirit. He
said while walking back TO the training
quarters:
THE men look further advanced to me
now than they did three weeks after the
season opened last year II was nothing
but rain. rain. rain in Georgia last spring
with the players tossing the ball about
under the little Grandstand. II is like
June here to-day. and Chance tells me
that hardly a minute has been lost since
the men arrived The Yankees will he
ready when April 10 rolls around. Any
body can see that with half an eye. Bet
ter vet. perhaps. Chance has inspired the
men with some OF his own spirit and that
helrs."
The score By innings Of the game tins
afternoon was as follows
Y H. +.
Yankees II q % u
Jersev Cfty.e o o . o @ q 0"
Ea,tericy-Tankees. Mcconnell. WARRIOR
Ford Williams and Sterreu. jersey CITY
Schulz Niebahn floff and Te.