Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-23
WRIT INVESTIGATE
TROUBLE ON TEAM
Owner Farrell Goes to Cleveland to
Probe Stallings' Charges
Against Hal Chase.
BAN JOHNSON Is
TO TAKE A HAND
Report That Change in Management
Had Been Made Is Denied-Guilty
One to Be Punished.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 23.-George T.
Stallings has not been deposed as man.
ager of the Yankees, nor has Hal Chase,
captain of the team, signed to manage
the Highlanders next year, as has been
reported. Stallings arrived in New York
from Chicago yesterday morning and held
two secluded conferences with President
Frank Farrell. In these confabs Stallings
detailed the cause of dissension in the
Highlander ranks, and made the grave
accusation that Chase has deliberately
laid down" in his playing this season.
Farrell did rot fail to betray his sur
prise when Stallings informed him of the
state OF affairs.
The president of the Yankees declares
that he will make a thorough investiga-
ton and will punish the guilty party. If
what Stallings told Farrell in regard to
Chase is found to be true, Farrell will
place the matter before the nationa COM
mission and ask that the player be pun
ished. If, however, Stallings' statements
are disproyed. Farrell said that he would
deal with his manaser as he sees best
Will Confer With johnson.
Immediately after his afternoon con-
ference with Stallings Farrell wired Ban
johnson. president of the American
Cleveland. where the club is now engaged
in its final series with the Maps. Far
rell left town on the $50 o'clock train
last night and will meet the American
League boss this morning. There Far
reil and Johnson will confer with Chase
and thresh the matter out. Farrell feels
duty bound to go to the bottom of this
case for the interest of the public and
will let no detail escape him in order to
establish peace in the Yankee fold, which
has apparently been torn asunder since
the mutfny was first made public
Upon his arrival from Chicago yester-
day Staliings was asked whether he was
sim in command of the club. The Yam
charge. and that he did not intend to
quit under fire. IF Mr.. Farrell sees fit
Id dispense with my services he will have
TO fire me. as do not propose to resign"
said stallings, If am to continue to
il running the club
Magnate Opposed to Stallings.
stailings refused to divulge what trans
ir-red In his interview with President Ban
Johnson In Chicago Monday. 1t is said
that johnson is strongly opposed to STALL
irgs and would hasten his exit from the
.merican League II he could see his way
I. .car to do 50.
Before leaving for Cleveland last night
PRESIDENT Farrell issued the following
statement:
I'm response to a telegram from me
calling him to New York, George T. STALL
inss appeared In my Office this morning
To give his version of the reported trouble
in the New York American League club.
OF which he is manager. To my surprise.
Mr.. Stallings made grave accusations
against Hal Chase. first baseman Of the
charges that Chase has not been giving
his best services to the club. and that he
has been guilty, in base ball pariaIice. Of
laying down
mo ball player can afford to have his
reputation and the reputation of his club
smirched by such charges. and have de-
cided to go at once to Cleveland, where
the team now Is playing. make q thor
ough Investigation Of Mr.. StallinGs
charges, and II I find they are true !
shall lay the entire matter before the ma
tional commission and ask that Chase be
punished. owe such Investigation to the
public and the players.
II Chase IL guilty of Stallings' charges
there il no place on the New York
American League team for him. or any
other team. in my Judgment. II he is
Of the charges that he may stand VIM
dicated before the public. Mr.. Stallings
denies that he gave out the statements
printed In the last few days attributed
TO him or to the players on the club in
reference to Chase deserving the club In
midseason in Detroit. He also denies
that there was q row and mutiny in the
bus returning from the ball park In Chi
cago last Monday, as Chase never was
in the bus. but returned to the hotel in
an automobile with three other players.
Also that Chase never played with q
ssmi-pro team during the time he was
sick.
IF Mr.. Stallings fails to prove his
charges against Chase IT is up to me to
deal with Staliings as see At, as Chase
Is too great a ball player to have his
reputation blackened by such charges.
There has recently been many mis-
leading reports about my club and a
change in its manager. 1 desire to say
now that George T. Stallings Is still man.
ager, Of the team. that while he 10 here
IN New York the club Is In charge Of my
secretary. Thomas Davis, and that have
not appointed Hal Chase to manage the
team to succeed Stallings."