The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-11
FOLLY OF CHASE
MAY GIVE STAHL
JOB AT FIRST
Feared Great High
lander Is Doomed to
Outlawry.

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Will 1t be JAKE
stahl or Hal Chase on first base for the
Hlghlanders next season?
That is the question agitating the fol
lowing OF the New York American
League Club at present, for stories from
the coast are pretty straight that Griff' 5
sensational young first-sacker has fool
ishly played a sufficient number Of
games with the outlaws to get himself
into bad oIOr with the National Com
mission.
Chase is the most finished player who
has ever been a member Of the local
Americans. and at the same time he IS
one Of the most fo0lish-off the diamond,
not on. Unthinkingly, he does many
things that he would regret were he 10
give them a second thought, and it has
been 50 in his conduct out on the Paci-
DO Slope. where. more for the sake OF
playing ball than for the amount of
mon6y ne is actually receiving, he has
allied himself with a jerk-water league
that is under the ban Of organized ball.
COINED by Native Sons.
In his native State Chase has many
friends and advisers who want to keep
him there, and they have told him that
the National Commissions warning as
u blacklIsting is a bluff, and that he
viii be reinstated on account of his Won
derful ability as a player. Yielding to
arguments OF this sort. Chase has
hooked up with the outlaws. who desire
10 have him stay as an attraction and
are willing to promise him almost any
thing Great on promises are the men
-
is Offering inducements 10 native sons
but Danny Shay Of the Giants can tell
that in the carrying out Of their prom
ises they are not quite so magnificent
Dan was on the slope for some time
after he received leave OF Absence from
the st. Louis National League Club,
and, like Chase, he listened 10 the voice
Of the tempter. The Californlans prom
Used him an interest IN a cafe. as they
are promising Chase, and the best Shay
got was a share ia a cigar store that
failed to produce anything like the rev.
enues he expected When he showed
desire TO climb back into The band
wagon OF organized ball his little cigar
store was taken on his hands at bar
gain price and Shay for his year and
half spent on the coast did not receive
as much as If he had been drawing his
salary from the Cardinals.
Gives Stahl an Opening.
AS vet there has been no action taken
by the National Commission in regard
to Chase and Stricklett. but the Big
Three Of Baseball soon viii come to-
Cether and make an example Of the OF
tenders. Ban Johnson. no matter how
much ne would regret losing a player
of the caIiber of Chase from his or
runization, could hardly swing Garry
Hermann and Harry Puiliam TO his
side in case he found extenuating cir
cumstances for the actions OF the young
Californian and his minority opinion
would be of little value to Hal except
as a souvenir.
When Stahl was acquired by purchase
from Boston, Griffith contemplated
Ilsing the colIegian either in the outheld
or behind the bat, for Jake Is at home
in both positions. When ne was al the
Tfriversftv Of Illinois Stahl was both
catcher and outfielder, and the Boston
Americans used him in both positions
when thew had him. He did not play
r~st base until he went TO washington.
Griffith wants hard-hitJipg DackslOp,
Who can catch almost all the games, but
The chances now are that stain Will play
FIRST base. unless, of course, Chase gives
IN his Affiliations with the California
outlaws and makes some reasonable eX-
pianatiOn of his actions.