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Show CHANCE HAS CONFIDENCE By W. J. Macbeth. Hamilton. Bermuda, March 26. Frauk C hance's New York Americans rill b in perfect physical condition for the opening of the season Upon tills happv circumstance the lv--i Leader banks heavily for an impressive impres-sive btart in his new field. I feel." savs Chance, "that the trip here has added about five years to I my life. Before I came I was very j dubious about my playing future. 1 thought it would take a lot of sheer force and grit to enable me to stick ; out through the training campaign But I found It was for easier for me to reduce than at any lime I first assumed the management of tbe Cubs "This Is a wonderful condlton. I must say. for I was not an loo sure of my legs It was my legs that bothered both-ered me mostlv the past several years. When 1 returned to California last; fall thev were BO far Improved that I felt a' well man for the first time; in three seasons I have satisfied; myself that I shall be able to get at top speed all season, if I meet with no accident Hard for the Veterans. "It becomes more and more difficult, diffi-cult, year bv year, for a veteran to round out to shape. 1 o not believe that I should have been able to accomplish ac-complish such wonders with mysoll at any other training camp I have over vlsted." Chance is so delighted with his own condition that be cannot possibly see why his team will not face the harrier har-rier in better shape than, any be ever managed. "If the climate and cricket grounds' , have done fo much for me." said he. 'what Bhould it not accomplish for the rest or the bovs' I nm ,ne onlv veteran, vou njighl say f"1 ,n'' whole squad My team is composed entirely en-tirely of youngsters. Why, 1 have noi been forced to drive them a bit and thev are all as far advanced as most teams after they break training. I expect to take the club back to New-York New-York in mtdsensofi form Good Start Means' Much. I "I realize that a good start will I mean a lot to us Take the Giants last year. Thev got off winning, hung on to Cincinnati and, once having shaken off O'Dav's Reds, were never beaded. The team slowed up toward the end. but already an overwhelming overwhelm-ing lead had been established ' Now let mo gel out llk the QI-ants QI-ants did and tbe rest of the Amen- can leeague clubs will have to go some to beat us If I knew the rival luls better I should not be so anxious anx-ious to jump out into the lead But I realize that 1 will be handicapped until my club has played at least tbe series with every opponent. A good start would tide me over this treacherous stretch of games." |