Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-04
FRANK CHANCE HAS SOME
SOUND IDEAS ABOUT THE
TRAINING OF BALL CLUBS

, him il will tell on his arm. for he will
have that much less OF his resources
10 draw on.
here are. OF course cases where
pitchers takn advantage OF This len.
iency and loaf But IL Is not hard TO
! pick out the loafers from the ones
who are sincerely trying TO condition
themselves and the loafar will hear
from me in no uncertain terms When
| find a pitcher Is loaIirg on me I map
out his work for him and make sure
that he follows instructions. But I
must say that have had few cases OF
that kind. and find that on the whole
the pitchers will get themselves into
shape without instructions from me,
for they know that their success In
the season depends on themselves
1T is, of course. impossible TO fol-
low out the same program with new
players as with the regulars. The re-
Cruits are an unknown quantity, as a
rule, for the records made in the
minor leagues do not mean a great
deal to the manager of a major league
club. They of necessity have to be
put through a more severe course OF
training in order that he manager
can find out quickly what they can
do and decide whether he wants to
keep them or not. This must be learn.
ed before the club starts its reguIar
season and salaries begin, because re-
crutts are a big expense, and man.
ager does not want to carry hem nm.
less he thinks they are good enough
to be Of use to his team. For that rea.
son ! put the rockies, as they are
called, through a pretty stiff course
from the outset As soon as decide
| do no. want certain player let
him take things easy until | make
some disposition Of him, and when
find a player | want to keep treat
him like do the regulars.
His System Won Four Pennants.
Il think from experience that this
system Is the best = II. was with this
system that trained the Cubs, and
they won four remnants for me.
when the Yankees returned from
bermuda last year they were as well
trained as any ball club that ever
went to the barrier, but they struck
some sudden changes in the weather
when they reached New York and
were practically wrecked before the
season opened. / believe the methods
adopt put player on q keen edge
without firing him out. and the only
chance take Is in the weather that
prevails when we get north again.
But you have to take chances In base.
ball as well as other things IN life.
II have been asked repeatedly what
| think are the chances for the Van
KEGS this year, and | will say this.
that IL the club gets some good breaks
in the luck and does not run into mis-.
haps such as disabled the PLAYERS last
spring we should get into the flrst az
vision. The Yankees are 4 greatly
Echanged club from the one / started
last season with Last year we
started with poor bali club and with
most OF. the pitchers disabled In some
way or other.
Has Star Pitching STAR.
Heating started good. but soon
went bad Caldwell did not round i'm
to form until August and WARRIOR new
er pitched good game all season.
Shulz also had trouble with HIS arm.
This year 1t appears that the pitchers
areal going to be in good shape. IN
which case will have a star that
VIII compare faVorably with any In
the league.
The hitting on the club Is not as
good as l would like to have. But we
nave made some valuable additions I'm
speed, and base running will not be a
lost art with the Yankees this year.
This. speed with the pitching star
should make up for much that the
club lacks in hitting and, as I have
said above. if the club gets some good
breaks we will let them all know
we are in the fight and finish in the
first division
Last year when | took charge OF
the club the players did not care
whether they won or not But I think
l have instilled in the club a fighting
spirit, and a club that fights its way
along will always make things inter-
esting"