The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-24
Especial 10 The Times- Dispatch.l

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New York, February 2S.-Franll
Chances thirtoon battery men sailed
yesterday morning FOR bermuda. The
supcrstitious neeu have no fear about
the ''hoodoo' number, for Il party of
newspaper men went along to swell
The crowd far beyond the spell of any
link.
Aboard the tossing boat is the main
nope OF the peerless leader for better
things i'll the local American League
situation. Chance has always believed
that championship team must be
built UP around good pitchers and
cstchcrs. His policy has always been
10 hold the score of tho opposing teams
10 a minimum. one of the oldest max
inns of baseball says that il takes runs
TO win ball games.
Chance will have ten pitchers and
three catclcrs under the watchful eve
on the little british island. Save by
records, none OF these is known to him
lie has seen none OF them in uniform.
except Ed Sweeney, who practiccd "A
nit with the Cubs last spring when he
Was holding out for more money from
Wolverton.
did not sec much of Sweeney"
said Chance before he sailed ;; veel,
ago. but what did see Impressed me"
lie IL big, strong fellow, and from
Whdt every one says, he is a finished
catcher or the pitchers | know lit
ne, save what has been tipped TO me
since signed with Mr.. Farrell Rus
SCH Ford told me while he was visiting
Nailfornia that the lnging corps
shonld equal anything in the ms Tor
lcaSues IL properly handled If his
DEMONSTRATIONS are correct will hay,
no cause to worry. | will guarantee
mat will get all out, OF the tossers
iha' there is ia them"
Chah'c mas hVe veterans 10 begin
Win MI OF them are right flanders
Russell Ford is recognized as the hes,
OF Inc lot, despite his disappointinp
i"Tn IN 1912 He Was the sensation of
me league in 1910. his first season
winning twenty-six games ana losing
pm! SIN He slumpei q little the fol-
living season. but yet won two-thjrds
~ ms games. His record last year w,s
'Huch better Than that OF his club Ford
was handicapped from the start of
i"s' year lie rounded into condition,
'ery SLOWLY ana had To go along for
nearly two npnthS..without Sw.cnrv
MS only TeifahIc battery mate. Toward
hu OF me season Russ seemed to
nave TeEained all his old-tiIue cff.r
'iNchcss lie pitched a game a-nins,
me Giants toward the end Of mo son
son mat called forth unstlnted ,r.isa
on -hcGrhW Ford is the only pitch
before the public who can break his
-, .'''c! 10 rlBht or left at will
nc uther veteran pitchers arc Rav
lSher Kay Caldwell, Jack Warhop ana
'torst McCouncll. WARRIOR is ~
tahlest il'tie fellow you can possibi,,
El"c, ne has AN uude!handod do
tNcN 'hat IS the most puzzllu, sine.
me days of Joe McCiinnitv Warhe,,
lever was bad pitcher. bui sbo,,I',
ne a crHckajack this yeRr. l'or,n.ri,. ,'..
Weighed only rs pounds I'm Got,t,'..
nm iIo mas taken on nearly tu.rt,'
ave pounds since The close of m. ~
Noh' OF nc is not fat Ills extra 81,
5000 muscle, ana Jack 4, sure ia,
"' Wiz give the bes, OF Ills co,urs.des.
IuH i"i pitching hcnors l'ishcr
"ciI hnd Mcconnell are an BIG m,
~ McCcnucll stands six feet ,t,..
.N'hes I'D insight. ana though sli,r
VIZ h'd tough. Both he and Ir,sf,
hc Sp;inaIi uitchors AIcCo,,nclI
ppSbessed of terrific speed wi,cl o.
mixes nicely WIN puzzInr chanro
Pact ifc starts hiy delivery .,va,
nNer his hcad. mus puttinp ,h. ~
- :" olSI mot dlsadvantagc IA, caId.
veil laiIky footer - nn. ~ ~
.N, curve pitchers IN tho circuit. Jbs
@I' IlH'Ss "ecIar" that his fas, haII
as W'Chtn as ihat of smoky lac
"poo raIa"cli Womb Lave leon :,
,hnd pitcher the pas, two seaAous Ind
"o t'heh pr"rsr caro- OF himself
me hve recrui, pitchcrs arc rt.,
non Al schulz, radd Green -,
'<caung and George Davis Au 80.
,,reen have had . Trial or tho nm,
-LoIt pltchcn MS iirSt prot. aeional ~,