The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
FRANK CHANCE SENDS
REGULARS ON JUNKET
Hartzell Placed at Keystone
Sack, Which May Mean
Retention There.
BOONE BEARS WATCHING
Peerless Leader Stays Behind So
He May Watch Young
Short Fielder.

HousroN, Tex. March Tho an
nouncement to-day Of the iineups for the
first and second New York teams shows
use the veteran Roy Hartzell at second
base at the first part Of the season at
least Hartsell was assigned to the key
stone position Of the first team which
will visit Beaumont Saturday afternoon.
Here's the batting order Of the regulars
Maisel. third base; CHANNEL. centre
field: Walsh. left field: Williams. first
base; Hartzeii. second base; Peckinpaugh.
shortstop: Gilhooley. right field: Gossett
and Rogers. catchers: Cole. Cooper and
Schultz. pitchers.
This team will be handled abroad by
Arthur Irwin. Chance will remain here
with the colts for a game the same af-
ternoon In order to see how the young
sters behave under real fire. The sec
ond team will 20 to bat In this fashion
Boone. shortstop: Quinn first base
Eschen. left field Sullivan. second base
Rudy. third base: Reynolds and White,
catchers; Pieh. Hutchinson and Brown.
pitchera
The Chancemen were forced to idleness
all day because OF heavy fainstorm last
night The weather was a trine cooler
than before and II was still cloudy. About
noon the wind veered to the south and
the town for.caster promised clear skies
for the week.
While Chance said that he wished to
stay here to size up his raw material
Saturday. there 10 q slight bunch among
these who have the peerless leaders con-
ndence that he wishes to study young
Mr. Boone In particular. Frank has said
hat ~
valuable men In the club II he could hit
around eco. lie 10 nothing short Of n
fielding phenom. n Boone happens TO
d'eplay average batting form in the games
OF Saturday and Sunday no one here
would be at all surprised to find him
assigned to the short field next week.
That would necessitate a shift OF Pechdn-
pauEh to second. In which position he
did his best work for Cleveland.
To-days ,ayoff left oil of the athletes
very sore and stT. A few minor casual
ties were reported by Doc Barrett, COM
mander Of the hoS,,.ai corps Cooper,
the RICH; handed Rube Waddell. has a
carbuncle the size OF a goose egg on the
back Of his neck. King Coles right ankle
is still somewhat painful which gives
him fine excuse to tote his gold headed
cane. CHANNEL has misery" In the
small OF his back. which he has dag
nosed as lumbago. but which the trainer
says is nothing more serious than a
slight strain.
The Federal League. which appeared
two weeks ago as willing to pass Ed
Sweeney out OF its calculations, evidently
has reopened negotiations with the vet
eran backstop OF the New Yorks In
answer to telegram from the Peerless
Leader instructing the catcher TO report
In Houston Immediately. Sweeney wired
from Chicago late yeste rday afternoon
that he was SIN undecided as to his
course. He said he expected to confer with
ban Johnson on contract matters and II
an amicable settlement could be reached
he would notify Chance at once.
Il wish to know At once whether or
not Sweeney Intends TO play for my club
this year" says Chance III he does
not we'll have to select some one else for
the heavy role in backstoaping. There are
one or two Of these young catchers who
are likely to give Ed lots OF trouble 1.
he does return, but none has had as much
experience AS the veteran.
sweeney hit well for ME last season
Gossett 10 as good a b1ckstop and thrower
ms any one in the league but In the game
last summer he failed TO hit well enough
to justify his selection as first catcher"