Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
CHANCE GIVES OUT ADVICE
Former Peerless Leader Tells Young
American idea How to Be
an Athlete.
SAYS ANYBODY MAY SUCCEED

NEW YORK, March N.-Frank L.
Chance. who managed the Yankees for
a couple OF sad seasons, and before that
managed the Chicago Cubs, when they
were at their best, has taken up a new
occupation. He is now engaged in giving
advice TO young men who have ambi-
tions to become great ball players.
Chance has several things to say to
young base bah players Here is some of
the peerless leaders advice:
Remember one thing. boys. / am not
going to preach to you, although at
times may appear to be doing So
know that KID hates to hear his
elders moraliEing over some topic or
other that has to do with his play and
amusement. But + am going to give you
some pretty stiff lessons in leading
clean. athletic life, and these lessons
learned by what saw In looking over
the thousands of young players who
passed before my eyes while 1 was man
aging big league ball clubs.
suppose that II is the dearest wish
Of ninety out of 100 American boys to
become real big league ball players. That
is only natural. That was my earnest
wish when / was a big. awkward young
ster squeezed into a homemade uniform
about two sizes too small for me.
Physical condition Is the greatest asset
OF a professional base ball player. As
a matter OF fact, the same Is true OF
any person. whether he be boy or man,
no matter what vocation he may follow
through life.
A boy possessed of delicate constitu-
tion. who Is growing up into a fraii.
siokly appearing youth may become q
great athlete and a wonderful ball player
II he sets about 1t right, providing. Of
course. that he hes the natural ability
and inclination to play ball.
Temperance In all things is one Of the
keynotes of success of the modern hero
OF the diamond" II ball player leads
an intermperate life he doesn't last long
I'm the big leagues. He flames up like a
comet today, but tomorrow he's gone,
relegated to some bush" league, where
he either bitterly reproaches himself for
having thrown away his llfe's oppor.
tunity or else tries to shift the blame
from his own shoulders and unjustly &C
euses something else of being the cause
of his failure.
Good physical condition means good
health. Good health is founded on clear
living, and the average boy who follow
certain rules OF living can acquire good
health, even II he has the misfortune Il
be frail physically. Good physical condi
, ton is one of the most important thingr
in the makeup of future big league
star.
OF course. not all ball players ar,
strong physically. Some OF the creates
players that the game has ever known
have been far from robust.
Take, for instance, Johnny Evers
When Evers first came 10 the Cubs n,
was as thin as the proverblal rain. II,
looked anything but the great ball player
he was destined to become. In fact, hi
appearance was so much against hin
that it handicapped him at the start o
his career. and / know of enc manage
who declared that he was too small 4
ever amount to much in the big league
But Evers had an abundance of some
thing that many ball players lack II,
had a big amount OF nerve. and many
brilliant game he put up when ne wa
far from being what we call lin form
Evers. naturally, had 20 take prett,
good care of himself. He knew 1t, too
and was pretty careful not to abuse him
self in any way. There was just on
thing he would insist on doing which
: knew was harmful for him. He woul,
stuff himself with candy at all hours o
! the day OF night when II happened to b
within his reach. He was, and is yet, In
, ordinately fond OF chocolate. He woul,
eat pound OF It before breakfast II n
could get Il. and many is the time that
had to forbid him indulging his appetite
for sweets especially Just before an i'm
portant series with New York or som
other team which was close on our heel
for pennant honors.
One OF the first rules that the futur
ball player should lay down for hlmsel
is in regard to personal cleanliness