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Show CHANCE CANNOT DEVELOP YOUNG PLAYERS mi mil in iinnmipn -! Frank Chance, Manager of Chicago Cub. "1 think that the lain Frank Hole wna the beat team manager and Frank Chance the bent flcat haMenmn I ever played undor," eald Johnny Kling. manager of the lloaton Wardinen, or-cording or-cording to a New York tiewHpnHr. j "Kelee really made the Cuba chain plona. Ha developed I'hanre Inlo a drat bam-tnnn, dlacovered Kvera. Iteul-buch, Iteul-buch, Tinker and Hrhulle. and gave n.e the flrat opportunity to ratch behind be-hind the bat. Helee waa a natural Judge of plnylng talent. Iln wnan't a bt.HJoxer on the bench, but an even-tempered, even-tempered, fair minded critic of the mlatakea made by hla playera. Had ho lived be would have received nil the credit for the greatnoaa of the Cuba Inatead of Chance. "I don't believe Chance can pick up and devolop young player, but be know bow to make the men placed In bl care play ball, lie la a atrlrt dlaclpllnarlan and a great field general. gen-eral. A a flrat baaeman and batter he waa at the top of tho hoap and act a winning eiample. "Chance boa alwaya believed In I alapplng on fine for boob play I retiK-inher one day he fined King Col $:0 for poor pitching Cole wna aa mad aa a halter, and turning ' to Chance he cried: "'I'm going to quit the team and go Into the navy!' "'If you do I'll give you :.00 and remit the fine!' replied Chance, earn-eatly, earn-eatly, and Cole decided to remain with the Cuba. "Fleldor Jonea, In my opinion, waa another great bunehall leader, lie knew how to drive hla men. We had a great team when the While Sol, called the hltleea wondera, bent ua In a fall aerloe. a lent that waa entirely due to Jonea' pluck and pugnacity. Too bad Jonea quit baaebnll, for he would have kept the White But alwaya al-waya near the top. "You're got to hand It to John Me draw, too. He keepa the Otanla hue tllng and that wine gamea. MrOraw haa made baaeball In New York, and la entitled to all the pralae be receive." |