Show Basketball Teaches Speedy Player To Get Jump on Foes Says Chapman 1 BIRMINGHAM Ala Dec 27 Basketball W P has been a contributing contributing con con- on factor in developing some of or baseballs baseball's best base runners run run- I ners says Ben Chapman New NewYork I York Yankee outfielder r who led ledI th the American m league in base st stealIng steal steal- al I in Ing for two rears Ben m ma the assertion Thursday Thurs day as he t talked about th the semipro semipro semi semi- pro basketball tam team the Lahan Lahn Sp Speed Sped d Br lers that he is coaching coaching coching coach coch- ing In off oU hours from a brokha broker a age r irI ir i think k t I i I I basketball helps a a. a t i 1 s 's t J I baseball player more than anythIng anything anything any any- thing he can do during the winter winter winter win win- ter said Chapman as it is a game where you ou are on your toes every minute You get in a habit of getting the Jump on the other l lallow and md that is what you have to do to steal bases in any mans man's lea league uc Chapman said he noticed he wasn't getting away as s fast during during dur duro ing the past baseball s season and he believed it was v because he he didn't keep active l lest hist st winter The big outfielder c cannot play play- j t f I h I n basketball now due to his Yankee contract I Take Frankie Frish Kiki Cuyler Cuyler Cuy Cuy- ler leI and Werber Chapman said Every Everyone one of ol them played basketball basketball bas bas- and they developed eloped that natural alert attitude of b being ing on their toes Ben admitted that he was in good condition the best in two y years ars h he said and I would be bere re dy to go tomorrow tomorrow- And Arid the Yankees well well he thinks maybe they will vill split the world series mon money y next Oto Oto- ber j j- j f i |