El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

YEw YORK, Oct. Il Frank
~ Chance has completed his first
= year as an American league
manager and is speeding westward to
the orange groves of Glendora, Calf.
The peerless leader" did not tarry Tor
the worlds series. He will be PACK
next spring for a new deal OF the carQs
and hopes to do better than he did In
his inaugural year in the Ban Johnson
circuit.
It must be confessed that the popular
idol of Chicago did not finish so Wen
in the race as many of his well wishers
would have desired. But his American
league debut was far from being a
failure along any lines. Chance found
a bunch of ball players utterly mad
equate and unfortunately so far spoiled
in being allowed to play as they
pleased that he could not teach them
his methods. Some of these men were
very good performers under George
Stallings, who took them as young
sters and taught them the game But
in the interim of the big chiefs de-
parture the D. is advert these men
forgot all they had known. The two
best-Harry Woleer and Birdie cree
never responded from the accident that
put them out Of commission early in
1912.
Chance Cleaned House.
Chance had to clean house and he
started at the ground floor. He real
of limited few battery men nobody on
the club would ever amount to much as
measured by his standards. The only
one of the erstwhile regulars who fin
Chance dug up for himself an entirely
new infield, several good looking
catchers and a few pitchers OF promise.
He is satisfied that if he gets fair
pitching next season the Yankees viii
win half their games. That would
surely place them among the first four
at least Chance is very delighted
with the late performance Of Ray Cald-
well, who could not get going until the
season was practically concluded.
Marty McHaIe, from Jersey City. seems
to pack the punch all right Al
Schultz, the sOuthpaw, has had a very
good first year. With the added ex-
perience there is every reason to look
for him to blossom into a real star be-
fore the end of 1914 Ray Fisher, the
hardest working tosser in the big
ring, would have won the great major
ity of his games had he been associated
with club of pretentiOn. Russell
Ford, one of the greatest disappOint-
ments of the year for Chance, showed
only flashes of his one time brilliancy.
He was good in periodic spasms. He
may hang on and he may be traded.
These with king" Cole and a few 9TH
er young brand are expected to be an
improvement over the pitching legacy
TO which Chance fell heir last spring.
Satisfied With His InfieId.
Chance, before leaving for home, eX-
pressed himself as pretty well satisfied
with the new infield. He thinks lot
of Williams, the new first baseman,
who is fairly fast for a big fellow and |
who bears all the earmarks of an en- !
bryo slugger- Zeider, he is confident !
will put up a rafting game at second |
base. The former captain of the White \
SoX has not fully regained his health 4
since the operation on his celebrated !
bunion. The foot, however. is as good !
as new, which after all is the main 4
issue Zeider returned to the game /
thoroughly out of condition. He was |
tain rang down There is no doubt |
that Peckinpaugh will hold his own /
at the shortstOp position when sur |
rounded by smart players. His hitting 1
has been one of the surprises of the !