Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
BASE BALL MOGULS
RE|NSTATE CHASE
National Commission Lenient,
as Yankees Star Had
Been Badly Advised.

NEW YORK January 30-Hal Chase
has been reinstated by the national COM
mission. BY Monday at the latest the
crack Yankee first baseman will be once
more i'm good standing. The commission
decided his case by mail. and each man
OF the triumvirate was favorable toward
giving the reca :citrant infielder another
chance All that remains now is the fine.
AS vet the commission members have not
been able to decide on how much TO tax
the misled contract jumper.
Ran r. Johnson's views are awaited by
Chairman August Hermann before max
ing his official announcement. Harry e.
Pulliam has written his views to the Gin
cirnati mogul. Johnson is at present
hunting In the wilds. As soon as he Is
heard from the case will be a matter or
past history. Mr.. Pulliam would not
intimate yesterday whether the hne
would be large or small. In fact, he mas
no idea, outside of his personal opinion.
In all proba bility Chase will draw quite
a severe reprimand
Case Now Up to Ban.
Chase will be in good standing by
Monday said Mr. Pullam. 1T is now
all up TO johnson OF course. l mean in
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in good standing till his fine is paid the
commission. but that is easy. Every one
on the commission was favorable to his
case. His explanation pointed out some
very eXtenuatng circumstances that we
could not overlook When these are I'M
derstood by the base ball public l am
sure there will be no cause for censure.
We played no favoritism. We thought
he should he given chance.
Chase's desertion of the Yankees when
that team was hopelessly demorailzed
caused one of the greatest sensations OF
a year of sensations His was the most
grave breach of all base ball law. He
violated a two-year contract with the
New York Americans to Jump TO the
California State outlaws. He LETT
without a word of warning. when MS
team most needed his services.
Chase Badly Advised.
But it has since transpired that Chase
was badly advised by certain New York
parties. one of them a newspaper man,
who had grievances against the Yankees.
In his letter to the commission Chase
showed clearly that he had been tam
pered with by outside parties. On every
occasion this clique filled his ears with
gossip until he himself believed he had
some fancied grievance. Chase was not
himself the last few weeks he played for
New York. He was very ill. and this
showed in his work. Once or twice the
star first-sacker got banning for his
apparent listlessness.' This helped the
conspirators along.
At a conference one morning they
bundled him onto a train and struggled
him away to the coast without letting
the club know that he had deserted. OF
course, Frank Farrell was very resent
full at the time and intimated that Chase
would never be tolerated here again. But
when ne learned the true story of the
plot and found Chase had been made
but a stoOlpigeon of other enemies, he
relentcd. Indeed. it was Mr.. Farrell's
earnestness in behalf of Chase that in
fiuenced the commission to give him a
hearing.
Youth more than any other thing IA
vored the Yankee star. His conduct had
always been of the best up to this time
When it was pointed out to the commits
sion that others had influenced Hal to
make the break, the commission decided
to show leniency. Now he has learned
lesson. Chase should be henceforth
even a greater player than he formerly
proved himself. He will look out for Hal
Chase in future.