Show PEERLESS LEADER GIVES I OUT HIS HIS- BATTING ORDER Wolters to to- Lead Off Chase Chasa Second and Husk to Clean Up Hamilton 1 Bermuda March arch 1 ej j the folk bock back In the thin U. U S. S A. A at ae ar I Impatiently watching for harbingers harbinger er of spring and the tho approach ch of tn the base base- bre- bre ball bali bal season down In this balmy clime h have ve already aly been apprised o oC of the tho lineup Frank Chance intends Intend to put on the tho field wh when n the Yankees Yankee open the season a month hence Manager Men Man eager ager agel Frank Leroy 10 gave ga us the tho first tint Intimation of or th tho Yankee array for tn th opening of oC the campaign when hen he up his forces in tho lie first practice game gam ca of ot tho year ear tho the other oilier da day There ma may possibly be bo one ODe change made that time but It Jt Is hardly is-hardly likely 1 for Chance has ha a a pretty fair line on hi hi hirelings and knows the possibilities of ot each at this early carly stage After the first championship game cam am the Yankee box score will wil read red down Wolter cent center centor r field Chase Chue second base Chance Clice first base Cree loft fr field Priest t. t third base Ce LUvel rl right ht field Martin shortstop Sweeney ey catcher Wan hop pi pitcher t Wo tVa ma may err crr In the selection of or Mar tin Un at shortstop Claude Derrick i Is serving a a. a torm torn In the Infirmary Innar and If ho he does toes not recover in in-i time Martin will be found prancing around the Derrick Is cue leading leading- loadinG candIdate candidate can can- for the tho beat between n se second ond and third bases He lIe le can fill til that job acceptably wo we arc are sure Connie Mack says sag he can and what the tall tal tactician clan cian says sas should be gIven Jen eon sider tion ton Mack Is not accustomed to making tusk mak tusking mak ing InS rash statements and Derrick was not let KO go o from the Athletics because of ot any lack of oC ability but because becas Connie was compelled to make a deal that would strengthen other ther departments depart depart- ments of f his team team Chance lined up his first frt team Inthe in inthe Inthe the aforementioned fashion In th tha in-f in augural clash between the regulars regular and rookies After the perspiring workout Chance Informed ye e scribe that he lie was a tul fully satisfied with ih the W way the t team am shaped up He lIe declared he lie could notee not see ee where he could Improve c on the tue lineup He lIe said sali he expected to switch swich th the batting order around until he ho found the most effective combination Chance assured us of oC one thing th that little Jack will wi be bf entrusted with lh tho the honor of pitching the Yankees to the first victory of ot the 1912 season on opening da day He looks like a a- a world world- beater boater and If he shows anything at all allIn allin al In warming up for that occasion it will wi be Little Lite Jack in the box Just as assure assure a sure as the game Rate is played has hoa astounded the native 1 with his peculiar and mystifying underhand un un- delver delivery In Hops has I worked 1 v VI II VII added poundage enables him to shoot the ball ban across across- across the plate at amazing speed Wan hop has filled fied out twenty pounds since last season Five of ot the tho seven field old positions ari am are Incontestable There here promises to b ban beart bs be an art interesting fight for tOT the permanent occupancy of shortstop and third base bue There are three candidates for lh the task while four tou others other are battling dal dally daily to earn the third base berth Chance Is sure to start the season at first base H He has two capable understudies understudies under under- studies In Charley Charle Sterrett Sterrett the te Princeton Princeton Prince Prince- PrIne- PrIne ton lad In-al who can play first as well a as ashe ashe he can catch catch which which is above the ordinary nary nary and am our old friend Childe Chlde Harold Chase Though Chase now noW prefers to toI I Jn linger er around second base he will wil b ba be shifted to the initial sack at t the first signs of ot Chance slowing up No o one disputes Chances Chance's right to play first If it I ho lio is physically able to do so therefore therefore there there- fore first t base Is settled Chase Case has hns no contemporary trying t to oust from th the second base Job Chase has started to pIn play second and he intends to stick there there until he is forcibly ejected |