The Detroit times., 1913-10-27
CHANCE RETAINS
ONLY 10 OF HIS
26 SPRING YANKS
Began Getting Rid of Old-Timers
and Taking on New Men Month
After Seasons Start
ONLY LELIVELT AND
CHASE ARE IN MAJORS
Peerless Leader Took $50. 900
and Bought a Raft of Young
sters for Development

or the twenty-six players who went
TO Bermuda with Frank Chance last
spring. only ten remained on the New
York Americans pay roll when the
season ended. This proves the asser-
ton that Chance, when he took hold
OF the team, had such inferior mate
rial that complete reorganization
was necessary before the =. l.. could
lay the foundation for II winning ball
club.
Chance made no mistake in getting
rid Of the undesirables, for with the
exception Of Hal Chase and Jack I.eli.
league company. OF the ten who were
retained six were pitchers. In Der.
muda Chance began the campaign
with these men:
Pitchers. Ford. Caldwell. WARRIOR,
Heating. Fisher, Schulz Davis. Me-
Connell and Hon: catchers, Sweeney,
Williams and Sterrett; infelders,
Chase. Hartzell Derrick, Young, Mar
Tin. Priest, HARRISON. Stump. Barry
and Midkiff; outfielders Cree. Wolter,
Daniels and Lelivelt
Before the American league season
WIS Oiui finance DeSdn ~
use the pruning knife Hon was sold
To Lawrence, Young TO Sacramento
and Barry TO Jersey City. Then Der
rick was released TO Baltimore. while
Martin. Priest, Davis and Williams
were turned over to Rochester. I.eli.
welt and Stump were traded To Cleve.
land for Peckinpaugh. HARRISON was
returned to Atlanta and Sterrett was
sold outright to Venice, Cal. Chase
went to the White Sox in exchange
for Borton and Zeider. while Midkiff
and Daniels figured in the deal for
Maisel of the Baltimore Orioles. Nc
Connell was allowed to 20 to the
Browns by the waiver route, while
Borton failure. was assigned TO Jer-
To replace these men. Chance au.
thorized the expenditure of more than
$4,000. His first purchase was Catch
er Gossett for whom $4,000 was paid
10 the White Sox. AS Zeider was Grip
Fled. Jack knight was seanrad from
Jersey City for $4,000.
With both Sweeney and Gossett on
the hospital list. Smith, the young
Italian backstop. was bought from
Kingston for $500. The New Yorks
paid $4,000 TO Jersey City for Pitcher
McHale, $4,000 to Baltimore for
Maisel and $500 10 Montreal for Gil.
hooley. The price paid to New Lon
don for Outfielder Holden was $4,000.
while the Houston club of the Texas
league received a total of $4,000 for
Harry Williams, REYNOLDS. Whiteman
and Rose. Luther Cook was secured
from Austin for $4,000 and Boone. the
Dallas shortstop. cost $4,000. Dodc
Criss. OF Houston, Was sold to Chance
for 81, 500. while the same amount was
spent for King Cole, drafted from Co.
lumbus.
Sweeney. Ford. Schulz. Caldwell.
Warhop. Cree. Heating. Fisher. VOL.
ter and Hartzell are still in the en-
plcy of the New York Americans, but
IT is generally believed that before
next season Wolter. Cree, Ford and
possibly WARRIOR will be sent to other
fields. Chance intends to further
strengthen the pitching department
and the outfeld. Gilhooley and Cook
are practically sure OF regular out
field berths. while Chance will make
no changes in the infeld that finished
the recent campaign. There will be a
star outfelder added to the clubs
roster before New Years and also o
pitcher OF national reputation. The
task Of building up the team has heen
something that only Chance could ac-
complish and the end is not yet.