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Show HEAD WORK OF FRANK CHANCE HAS.' "X f I MUCH TO DO WITH CURS' SIICCRSS TT has often been wondered why Manager Man-ager Chance has been bo successful with the Chicago National league baseball base-ball team Some think It Is becauso he has boen fortunate In having such excellent material to lead. Others de-claro de-claro It ha3 been due to a wondorful pitching staff. Others give many other reasons except tho right- ono. and It Is only the men who work with Chance who can gfvo an Idea of why tho Cubs have won four pennants apd finished second twice and onco third since 1906 Possibly Johnny Evcrs and Joo Tinker Tin-ker are unable to explain the success of Chanco and his club because they have been with him so many seasons Their explanation Ih the same as the fans' that he alwajs has had a strong club. Plnjers who have been on other major league teams and worked under the direction or other famous managers mana-gers can explain better the reason for' Chance's success In the National league. Jerry Ppwns. utility Cub Inflclder, Is most enthusiastic over tho way the Cub team plajs bascjball. He haa had considerable major league experience, having played under Hugh Jennings of Detroit, "Red" Dooln of the Phillies and Bill Dahlen of Brooklyn. Not onq of theso men plays the game the way Chance does, according to Downs, The Iatter's own assertion gives an Idea of the Cub loader's versatility "I have learned more baseball and havo seen more real baseball played this summer than 1 acquired In-all the preceding years put together." ho said. "I played under Jennings. Dooln and Dahlen, but they do not compare wjth Chance In tho flnor points of the game. Evcrs and Tinker do not realize that, because they are so accustomed to his masterful methods, but jou itake a fellow fel-low who has been with a few Jther clubs and he can readily and quickly soe the difference. When 1 first Joined tho team I thought some of tho things crude, but after I saw tho results apd compared them with my own stylo I came to tho conclusion I was learning some real basoball "Chance's success. I think. Is due to the fact that ho makes his men play the game. From the way 1 Judge him he Is a general In evory respect. He seems to study- ovrry situation, during a contest and almost always appears to havo hl3 men do opposite to what they figure ought to be done. This la due to his diligence In studying the opposing op-posing pitcher and tho line or battle the opononts are presenting He wll Bwltch from a sacrificing gamo to the hit and run when least expected" and f nBJH vico versa There are many othai P BB points ono cannot explain that go a r long way toward bringing home' runv" p BAVJ Downs Is not the only one of the ( & Cbbs whQ la of the oplnlcm that Chaiici f B Is In a class by himself when It comes I to leading a team, J-Jwry Cheney, Jim- p BbYJ -my Lavender. Tommy Lsach and Tom h bVA1 JJpwney declare one doo not know ( BBpfl what real baseball ir-iwtll net la on th V H Chicago team for a month o'r moro P BB Even Leach, who Is considered -a otar r BB with a wide, knowledge of Hit, snort. P BBpJ says ho has seeri more Bclemfflc'play- l H Ing slnco becoming a Cub than lp all H tho years he was with the Pirates, L ' IBBpJ Tho fact tbat'.Chanci looii Shckard I M from Brooklyn. Archer from nufTaJriaf!, "- BBS er Jennfngs let hjm go, Btelnfeldt Jtroro H Cincinnati, Ovorall- from Cincinnati H M,oran from Boston ondjs now.devel- IBBpJ oping Salcr. and Zimmerman Into stan H of tho first 'water proves that he h a s manager of unequalcd ability. Jht, I fact that he has won four pennants and BBJH finished second .twice and third ooce In ' flVAl seven vnr demonstrated his capacity T I H to oulgendr.il men lke McGraw- and t J BB Clarke when .they were said to navj x superior tennis IBBpJ Johnny Evora paid his leader a, high , BVA tribute when he salo a more' darln:; BAVJ pjayer or manager never Jived, Ho said a player or leader nover pouc'sBe'd H more nervo nor took as many chances c IBYA1 In a contest or while" directing his team J H from the bench He added that his ) jH rnurageousness In fighting the opposl- , . tlon with clever baseball waa the secret i IBVA of his success ' BBS |