Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-08
BELIEVE CHANCE
 IS OPERATED MAN Fans Point to Men He Has Released and Who Have
 Since Become Stars.
LOST $25,ooo ON HAL
First BasemaI, Considered Worth S2J,OOO, Traded for Pair of "Neyer. duzzers"- Players He Discarded
 Better Than YankS.
(By Frank G. Menkc.D

cctime of the Cubs, has been greatly overrated, in the opinion of the fans who have scrutinized his record since he took hold of the Qalkees in the winter of 1913.
 The Tanks finished seventh last year, only II points ahead of the eel lar champions. They have made a showing this year that is only a trif- file better than ia 1913 and the chances are to 1 that they won't finish better than seventh.
 This situation has caused many of the fans to look back over Chances career as manager of the Cubs, and the longer they look the dinner around Chances head because the Cubs won four pennants and two worlds championships while he was at the helm.
 In tossing bouquets at Chance, as a manager, many of the fans over- looked the fact that Chance inherited a real ball club when he took over the Cub reins. For several years before Chance came, Prank 'Seeley
 
 years Seeley hustled around getting new material and rebuilding the old Cub machine Just when he had perfected it he was deposed and Chance stepped in.
 Chance, while manlager of the Cubs, had under him such men as Steinfeldt, Miner Brown, Ruehlback, Evers, Tinker, Overall Slagel, Pfeis- ter, Lundgren, King, Holman, Sheck- ard, Moran, Taylor. and dozen other wonderful players, both as to me- chanical ability and brains. What manager couldn't lead such a gang to the highest honors in baseball? That old Cub crown, with a deaf, dumb and blind manager could hace bone out and copped the laurels back in 1906, 1907 and 1908. They didn't need managing. They managed them selves. They won, not through any strategic generalship on the par; of Chance, but through sheer ability.
 Chances real test as manager came when he took charge of -Ae Yankees. And. from all that has come to pass then, instead of beter- ing Yankee conditions he has messed them up in horrible fashion. He has hired and fired with amazing rapidity, and he has made some glaring blunders in judgement.
 Chance, as manager, of the Yam kees, placed the "all in" stamp on Outfielder Birdie" Cree. He sold him to Baltimore last spring for $25OO. He saw the error of his ways before the season was half over and bought him back at just double the price he got for him.
 Rlepfer, promising looking pitch CT, was on the Yankee roster last year. Chance looked him over pro- nounced him unfit. He was sntc to the Pacific Coast league. Kelpfer's owner there has just refused $lO,- 900 offer for him from an American league club. He wants more and he'll get more. A half dozen clubs are said to be bidding for the youth.
 Chance canned Harry Wolter, an outfielder. He declared that Wolter's legs had gone back on him-that he had slowed downk. Wolter is near the top in base running and run get tig in the Pacific Coast league, is batting like streak and fielding in sensational style. He runs like a deed. He probaly will get back into the big league next year.
 Derrick, shOrtstOp, was pro- nounced flivver by Chance and shooed off to the minors. Derrick, short time ago, was old to the Cincinnati Reds for $10.000 and is called one Of the best shortstops in the league.
 "A half dozen pitchers that Chance canned have been doing wonderful work in the Class A minors and it seems sure that some of them will be back in the majors next season. Daniels. Wakeman. Gilhooly. Chal- nell, Midkiff and few more that Chance let go have been hitting over 300 in the milors and fielding in sensational style.
 Hal Chase, in 1913, was regarded as one of the greatest first basemen the game ever has known. A half dozen of the big league clubs were after him when Chance decided to sell or trade him. Chase was regarded as worth at least $25.000 in the open market. Chance let Chase go to the White Sox for Borton, a Ieverwusser, who long since has gone back to the minors. and Zieder, only 'ordiary second sacker. who since has jumped to the Feds. Par value of both was only a little more than the waiver price.
 Chance, in his two seasons as manager of the Yankees. has had about 100 men under him. Owner Farrell has been over ready with the dough bag when Chance wanted a player. Chance had full charge of the running of the team. The selec- tions of the regulars has been entire ly up to him. What has he done! KeDt bunch of mel that are good only for sevnth place at best. and let at least dozen stars slip through his hands
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