Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
WESTERN BALL PLAYERS.
Reports From the East mediate They
Are Al Doing Well.

New York-Way out west In the
air Of California there must be a little
mlcrobe that makes the innoculated
play good baseball There IL a long
string Of California players scattered
around the east here and pretty nearly
every one 81 them IL giving Il good
account Of himself Just now. how
ever. there Is one tOsser with the
microbe IN his blood who is cover
ing himself with glory IN 81 varieties.
His name Is Hal Chase lie is the
first baseman Of tho New York Ameri-
can team. Chase comes from san
Jose. He went through his baseball
A b C's down where the prunes grow.
and Jim Rea and Johnny Mckenzie
wage desperate political battles. Chase
Is al present one OF the cleyerest BAH
players In the country. Connie Mack
says he Is the best FIRST baseman IN the
country and SIX OLaughlin, the IA
nous umpire. declares that none Of the
great old-timers dld any better work
than Chase Is now doing. Chase's In
fielding lately has been the delight OF
the fans.
Half the time he pops IN and grabs
q hunt that was really up TO the man
ir the box and gets away with the
feat. too. His play is keen and his
judgment Ike lightning snd he never
ovorlooks a trick At the bat Chase
has been one q the pillars of the
Yankees and his average IS up among
the headhpers Foxy base stealing
has also added 20 his laurels Alto.
gether. Hal Chase OF California Is
pretty able citizen IN baseball star
dom and the fans and magnates are
looking for still greater things from
him.
Keefe. another Californian. who has
been farmed out by Frank Farrell u
the Yankees 20 the Montreal team,
may be brought back 20 replace Moo
dies Hahn. the pitcher Of she New
York Americans Keefc was put up
with the Montreal aggregation for de-
vclOpment for one thing. and he has
been making good. 10 is understood
that his services have been strong
enough % get him consideration as
Hahn's successor.
Doc Meskiman who LETT the Pitts
burg team 90 come over and pitch
for Billy Murray's Jersey City outfit
has been performing in good form and
Murray says that any team thai goes
up against Meskimau's curves must
work hard to get On amy runs
Nordyke Is holding down his station
on the 81 Louis American team ana
has been doing such good work that
the Cincinnati aggregation has been
trying 90 buy him he has been offered
big money. but there Is q little COM
tract reposIng among the private pa-
pers 81 the ST. Louis magnate mat
keeps Nordykc from Leaving Missouri
for Ohio and they can't seem Go fix
up a trade.
ONE on McCLOsKY.
Any time old John McCloskey isn't
able 20 reel IN an entertaining base
ball anecdote he Is a sick man. re
has earned a reputation as q good
story teller. says the Butte Miner since
leaving Butte and he was pretty good
~ swapping les when here Mac
used 20 SIT in the Finlen and tell the
newspaper boys stories
The veteran manager says be never
viii forget the debut Of %. H. Pick
cring the Oinov phenom Along o.
90 Pick wrote down from The Illinois
farm 20 John az Houston. Texas.
| saving he was BAH player The
manager dropped Pick o. postal card
telling him 60 come 1n 40 his own
expense. thinking that would settle
him
Instead Of being hIunei. the Demon
/ Pick went south 90 the expense ~ The
| railroads Tie rugged his way on freight
| trains from Olrey. no., to Houston via
| San Antonio. something IKE lGl0 miles
| There 10 no record 20 show that Plgk
| has over been az electrician but when
| he reached Houston bis shoes were
wired % his feet The busted athlete
| hunted up the manager.
"Tm here" he said.
who are you7' Inquired John. AZ
| that time Happy Hoolran bad not
| started on his travels
90. H. Pickerilg Of olney. Nich-
! land county. M
"Whcre are you stopping
Here replied PICK
The interview took place On she
! middle % tho street
The nerve 81 that hobo rut him
IN rieht With me-" said McCloskey.
Il dug 70 half dollar and told