Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05

F noon, but; in the morning called dfat the clubhouse and packed up his ef- fleets. -r..-;
 Chase, 1t is said, took umbrage at an article which appeared in a New York paper on sAugugst .23 which criticised him for his seeming lack of interest in the teams welfare. intimated that he had the mana gerial bee buzzing in his bonnet and that he was sulking. :, There was day at American League park about that time when. Chase was jeered by some of the spectators for what ap- peafed to them to be indifferent work ----,e -7--'r- -7v---,''r---- = - ''--'-
 Among other things said by Chase was the following:
 T am not satisfied to play under a management that. sees fit to give out story detrimental to my char acter and questioning my integrity and honesty. Such a story. appeared in a New York Sunday paper Au> gust 23., I feel that, could not do myself justice playing under such conditions and therefore I have de- cided to quit. Ienever had manager ial ideas"
 Chase went. on to declare that he would not play ball under Manager Elberfeld and never would play ball for Frank Farrell again. He evi- dently had, very. poor idea of Elbef- feld's managerial ability.
 Frank Farrell regarded as 8 square sportsman and liberal em- ployer, gave out statement on the Chase matter Thursday which is quite as interesting in picturing his side of the trouble as Chase's is, and 1t does not show the recalcitrant first sacker in a very luminous light. Farrell's statement makes 1t appear that the motives which fmpelled Chase to quit were other than those which the latter named The state ment follows: @s .sss
 No one was more surprised than I at the action taken by Hal Chase have heard rumors for sev- eral weeks that negotiations were being carried on by the outlaw league sof California and Chase but have paid no attention to them. Mon day morning.. however, .sI : learned from most reliable source that Chase had written to a friend. who is a player in the American league that he would jump the New. York club and take one of the players with him as soon as he received hi salary on the first of September. Ar ter the game on Monday afternoon talked to Chase about this report fol some time. During this converse tion. Chase assured me that he wa more than satisfied with the treat ment he had received at the hand l of the New York club and gave mi his word of honor as man. that h. had no intention of leaving the Nev York club.
 When learned yesterda. that Chase had quit the club i'm mediately requested Manager Fiber field by telephone to see Chase with out delay and find out. whether m, information was correct. Chase ad mitted to Elberfeld that he was go ing and told Elberfeld he had n 1 grievance with him, but that he hal been thinking of going for lonl time and had finally made, up hi | mind to go. Elberfeld asked him t Egmeet me before he went, but thi I Chase refused to do owing to his pos itive assurances to me that he woul' not leave I have since learned tha Chase had told some of the player during the season of his intention t quit and join the outlaw league o California in the fall.
 'In order to overshadow this un manly action Chase tries to cast tn blame for the publication of the ar l ticfe on August 23 on the manage mert. This action can only be at | tributed to the influence and advic of some enemies of the club wh have put themselves in this position by. their own acts. Notwithstandin l Chases statement to me a self-ap ! pointed guardian of his has beel telling his associates and all his ac uuaintances that this was Chase last year in the east and that h would not permit him to play her again.
 Tn. the spring of 1907 Chase re fused to join the. club and threat ened. to join an outlaw league uflles 1 paid him $4,00G year. The NeN York club finally agreed to this sun and Chase signed a contract for thre years. At the end of the seaso 1907 Chase joined the outlaw leagu of California and played under a assumed name. I was notified b the national commission to stop hi playing in the outlaw league or would not be permitted to play hir on. the New York club. Chase is nored- this. action of the commisslo and continued to play, and, it,.iwa only through my continued effort that he was not. blaekklisted. H has repeatedly dsfied organized base ball and in this. way has cause f more trouble than any other ba player in the league.
 Regarding Chase's publishe threat to disrupt baseball in tn city would welcome any statemer he may see fit to, make
 1 Tn the matter of accepting term
 signing contracts and reporting
 the spring Chase has been anythin
 but tractahle. The first year ths
 he played with the New Yorks |
 was slow in reporting to Manage Grinlth in the south and backed an
 filled a good while before he fi1ail
 showed up. He developed whims this sort. on subsequent occasions, 1 r,ov k< sfrforrcd from Owner Fal