The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-18
CHANCE CALLS SEVEN
MEN TO HOT SPRINGS
Caldwell. Heating, McHaA
Ford, Sweeney and Cree Re.
port on February Is.
COACH DAILY IN CHARGE
John Pieh, New Pitcher, Signs
Contract With New York
American Leapuers.

From Glendora, Cal. came a Telegram
from Frank Chance. manager OF the New
York Americans. to President Farrell
Yesterday that made u stir at local head
quarters. Chance outlined the frs,
move Of tho 1914 pennant campaign. lie
asked Farrell to send the clubs veteran
coach. Tom Daily. to Hot Springs, Ark.
in time TO take charge OF seven players
on February Is. DAILY. once the star
catcher of the Chicagos under Capt. An.
son. was signed recently to assist
Chance In developing young players. also
the pitching corps. and at the Springs h.
will assume command over these men.
Pitchers Ray Caldwell. Ray Heating.
Martin McHais. Russell Ford and zach
Warhop, Catcher Ed Sweeney and Left
Fielder Cree.
Farrell telesraphed these men yesterday
70 comply with the p. LIS first order OF
the year, and there Ia little doubt that all
Of them will be on hand. Coach Daily
will SEQ to It that the men tako tho
baths and do lot of tramping over
mountain roads for two weeks. The
pitchers will toss the ball about almost
without overexertion, and both DAILY and
Sweeney will wear tho big mitt Chance
believes that the soJourn Mt the Arkansas
health resort will benefit the pitchers,
particularly Warhop. who had q lame
arm practically all last season.
Heating can spare some Of the flesh
he IL carrying now. while Caldwell and
Ford. whose arms were bothersome early
last season, can have good boiling out
McIIaie probably needs reducing, and 30
do Cree and Sweeney. Coach DAILY will
leave the Springs with this squad
on February %, 80 that tho men can re.
port with the other players 70 Chance
rob Chap
will leave Los Angeles for the Texas
camp on February %. Hotel &C
commodatiors FOR more than thirty men
have been engaged at Houston. Chance
Is confident that these players will be
ready for practice during the nrst week
In March:
Pitchers-Caldwei Fisher. Ford. Keat-
ing, Schulz, Warhop, King. Cole. Cooper
Rose. Pieh. Mcilale. Criss, Cooney. I.
Brown and Thompson.
f'atchers--Sweeney. Rogers, Reynolds
and Gossett.
intisldorr-H. Williams. Quinn. ZeiJer.
PeckinpauRh. Maisel. Boone and Hartzell.
Outfelders--Channell. Cree, Walsh.
Holden, Gilhooley. Cook. Eschen and Wo.
ter.
With Chance Coach Daily. Trainer Bar
rcts and Business Manager Irwin Their.
will be thirty eight In the party.
John Pieh, the study right hauaci
pitcher who was purchased from the psy
ton Central League club last summer. BE-,
signed for 1914 with the New Nur
President Farrell received Pieh's coutrsr'
yesterday. II had been mailed In Mad
son. Wis, While Pieh pronounced "p"p
didn't have much of Il chance TO dist hay
his pitching skill after joining IT.,
Chancemen in September. h" earned fame
by making a three Dagger with the base
filled In game with the Athletics 't
Philadelphia the first week ~ octoh'-
! This timely waliop not only enabled 'h-
New Yorks TO win. but also got them
out of last place.
i'leh Is ~ years old. lie stal.ds 4 f.-
/. inches in his socks and tips the DE! .
ut 100 pounds. With the Dayton ciup
last year he took part In thirty-thr,e
games, winning nineteen and losing ten
also tanning l64 men In 262 Innings. Ia
winning percentage he stood eighth. Wit
.655. Coach DAILY will devote consider
able time In this fellow. who has speed
! and curves. also plenty OF nerve, hu.
needs experience To gain control.
President Hampstead OF the Giants U.u
not receive any more signed contracts De-,
the mail yesterday, but he said that h.
had heard some good news from t.s
agents who are IN the West trying .
round up McGraw's regulars. Hempstes
| sent contracts TO Mathewson. Meyers,
Shafer. Snodgrass. Wilson and Fromu,"
who are In California, last Tuesday. ani
he expects TO hear from them all 'h.s
week
| Russell Ford has gone To Atlanta, ,iA
| from his winter home in Canada. THIS
dsposes OF the wild rumor that h. In
tends to visit Chicago to talk Fedora
League terms with Tinker Ford. II ,.
said. hasn't relshed the story that Chance
] would trade him II possible and ho {.
, anxious to show the i. l.. that hc can
| pitch AZ we'll as ever.