Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-04
DONoHtE AND DAVIS FOR CHASE
Trade Slated Between White sOx and
New York


"Jiggs Donohue and George Davis Of the
White Sox will be traded for Hal Chase,
the sensational first baseman OF the New
York Highlanders," says the Chicago inter
Ocean. Davis will act as bench manager
of the H~ighlanders, something they need
very badly at present and his personal
popularity In Gotham will go a long way
toward making him successful in that
somewhat p~erilous, nerve racking position
that finally got the goat of Clark Griffith.
This story has come out of New York
from sources almost unquestionable, and
yesterday was common talk among the
White SoX players, who are Inclined 10 give
II credence. The trade will benefit both
teams, although many think Jiggs Dono-
hue is impregnable in his present position,
but men who are near to President Charles
A. Comiskey are inclined to think differ
emily.
1.-The Old Roman is not at all pleased with
the manner in which his team is playing
this year, as is shown by the fact that he
suspended Lee Tannehill for seven days
without pay because OF the third baseman's
failure to run out a missed third strike in
the ninth inning Of Thursdays game when
proper playing would have enabled the Sox
to tie the score of the game they lost.
Comlskey is one of the hardest losers in
the business and will not tolerate headless
or indifferent work for the slightest frac-
"Comiskey Is always willing to overlook
mechanical misplays when he knows the
player is trying to do his best, but the Old
Roman will not tolerate lack of head
work and slow thinking. The whole White
Sox team, with the exception of Manager
Fielder Jones and a few others, Is play
ing q lackadaisical gam as is shown by
the manner in which the Senators have
nosed out the, SoX in two of the three
games of the present series.
'Jiggs Donohue Is not playing his usual
sparkling game this season. He Is playing a
good game, but It Is not the sensational
article that gave him the name Of the
greatest fielding first baseman in the major
leagues during the last seasons. Jiggs
seems to have lost his old time snap and 1t
T. - l. nU.AaA tho ARNnEAaatnn a
change would DO him a world of good.
George Davis, one of the greatest players
the game has ever known, Is practically
through with the playing end. He has run
his race as an actor in the diamond strug-
giles and from now on his part in baseball
will be confined to the use OF his knowledge
Davis is a strategist and knows
base ball from every angle and from top
to bottom. He has long been known as the
brains OF the White Sox infield and MS
headwork In pinches has often won games
for the South Siders. He is getting old and
stiffening up and II is certain he is now
In his last season as a ball player.
Davis played in New York when at the
zenith of his base ball career. He lives
In New York and is immensely popular IT
that part Of the country. with his persona
popularity and great knowledge OF the
game, 1t is thought he will be without al
equal as manage OF the H~ighlanders.
Base ball critics have decided that hlC
Mberfeld is a failure as manager on &C
count of his temperament and lack OF con
troll. 1t was known that he was only {
makeshift when Frank J. Farrell appointed
him manager to succeed Griffith. AS &
shortstop and player Elberfeld Is a towel
Of strength, but as a manager he is an GU
and put failure.
New York wants a manager so badly tina
Farrell is willing to give up ChaSe to ge
a manager, and as he will get a star firs
baseman In exchange the trade look
mighty good TO him.
"From the Comiskey angle 1T looks lik,
an even trade. Davis will be of no value Z
the SOx on the bench, as Fielder Jones VII
manage the Sox team as long as ne want
the job. It is not F1elder's fault the SoI
lose games they should win. This will
eliminate Davis from the EQUATION and vii
make the trade practically Chase for Dono
hue and that is about as even as any trad
"Whsn New York got it's place in tn
American league in 1903. Comiskey volun
tarily gave up Clark Griffith to put n
game on its feet in. the stronghold OF tn
for a manager TO lead them out OF tn
wilderness OF defeat into which the team
has strayed. There Is plenty OF good has
ball material In the HiRhlanders and man.
well informed base ball men picked ther
10 win the pennant this season. For som
unaccoutable reason the bottom droppe
out OF the team when II started its frs
eastern trip and Clark Griffith worrie
death. The result was Griffith retire
| from the game and the team went all {
pieces and stopped only when II struck tn
bottom In the race
mated until the end of the season, but
} r. a safe bet the men will change place
I when the season of 1909 oUens and tbs
: Manager George Davis Of the Highlander
is the man to put that ball team on its fet
once more"
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