The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-19
George Lachance
 Died Last Night
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 tions of Waterbury. It is a mat ter of coincidence that both men, giants in stature, gained fame as first basemen and played with championship teams. Both were
 remarkable hitters and chat over
 the stars of yesterday would not
 be complete without some refer
 ence to them! At the age of 21 years, Mir La- Chance familiarly known as1 Candy" LaChance made his debut
 in the big leagues. His work as an amateur in Naugatuck and Wa terbury throughout the state had
 attracted considerable attention and brought scouts from the major | leagues into this section to watch |
 him in action. From Naugatuck the deceased
 went to Portland, Me-, as a mem- Der of that city's entry in the old
 New England league. He started
 his career as catcher and served as battery mate for Fred Kiobe.
 dang, another Waterburian, who
 made the grade in the big show. A year later he was sold te the Wilkes-B Barre outfit in the Pennsyl- vania circuit. It was with this team that Candy" completed his stud les" and was graduated into the |big league. being acquired by the
 Brooklyn Nationals. His uncanny
 ability with the stick prompted the with the young giant at 1rst base. LaChance regular place in the Brooklyn lineup.
 From Brooklyn, LaChance went + to the famous Baltimore Orioles, the team which gave to the base-
 ball world such stars as John Nc. Graw, former manager of the New lnings of the Detroit Americans playing three years with the Orioles, LaChance was sold in 1900 to Cleveland and two years later to the famous Boston Red Sex. He
 was member of that team when lit won the worlds championship from Pittsburgh. Tn 1904, Boston lagain carried off first honors in the American league but no post series for world honors, was attempted
 owing to dispute.
 Nineteen hundred and four was one of the deceased's big years. He led the first basemen of the league
 with a fieldins average of .991 for 157 games. Playing with Boston in that year were Jimmy Collins.
 Parent, Criger, Dineen, Young, Givson, Ferris and several others whose names are still linked with the outstanding players of the big show over Q quarter of a century ago. In 1905 LaChance was sold to
 Montreal of the International lea que. He had been in the big show for nearly 25 years and time was beginning to exact it's toll. The fol- lowing year he played with Provi- lidence and next season found him Ia member of the Waterbury Base- ball club. old time fans, who made that long, dusty jaunt to Rockville,
 will recall many games in which Candy" LaChance was stil a pow erful competitor with youth. He retired from active participa- ton in organized baseball in 1908 and fer the next three years di- vided his time in umpiring and play ing an occasional game with fnde- pendent teams. He was a member of the Waterbury club, which played Bemi-professional ball for1
 in i930, "Candy" played with the veteran All-Stars in an exhib- ltion game in Boston. It was q gala day for the old "vets" who returned to scenes of former tri- umphs to play once more the old game for sports sake. Scores of young men now play ing the game are undoubtedly in- debted to some friendly coaching oh the part of the deceased. MT lIaChance was Q great admirer of Johnny Moore, a Waterville boy, now playing with the Chicago Cubs. Johnny was one of the many who was glad to receive a few pointers from the mighty Candy"
 Throughout the United States today press dispatches carried lconlments on tho passing of Mir La Chance. Many stories concerning his batting and fielding powers 1 were recalled and mention made of the part he played in making | the Boston Red sox the world's
 MT IAchance was an empioye of the Chase plant in Waterviile prior to his illness. He ia survived by his wife, Mrs Mary paIy LaChance. two. sons, 3eorEA J., and Charles H.. the late fer Of Naueatuck; one daughter, Gladys; four brothers. Frank Jv Charles J., Henry J., and AIfred J.: four sisters. Mrs Clara Loran- Eor. Mrs Thomas synott. Miss Ros-