Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-23
HEAD OF N.Y.TEAM
MAKES STATEMENT
Frank ]. Farrell Denies That
Chase Has Been Appointed to
Supersede StaIIingS

NEW YORK, Sept 22.--The vapor of
gossip that has surrounded the quar-
rel of Hal Chase, captain of the New
York American league baseball teail'
and George T. Stallings, manager, was
cleared today by a statement from
Frank j. Farrell, president of the clup'
Stallings was in conference with Far
rell today in obedience to telegram
summoning him from Cleveland, and
took the opportunity of making grave
charges. He accused Chase of with
holding his best services on the neld
and of quitting when he was most
needed.
President Farrell thought the charges
so grave that he took the first train
for Cleveland, where the club now 49,
to make a complete investigation.
Stallings wanted to accompany him.
but was refused permission. II the
charges are sustained, Farrell said
that there will be no place Tor Chase
on the New York team. or, in his opln-
ion. on any other team. If they rail-
he reserves the right to deal with
Stallings as he thinks fit. He denleu
that Chase had been appointed man
ager of the club
President Farrell made the following
signed statement:
"In response to my calling him TO
New Ork, GeOTBe 4. otoiAiieS u
peared in my Office this morning TO
give his version of the reported trouble
in the New York American league cluo'
of which he is manager.
ITO my surprise, Stallings made
grave accusations against Hal Chase'
first baseman of the team, and its
captain. Stallings charges that Chase
has not been giving his best services
to the club and that he has been
guilty, in baseball parlance, OF laylhg
down.
mo ball player can afford to have
his reputation and the reputation or
his club smirched by such charges, and
I have decided to go at once to CleVe-
land. where the team is playing, 10
make a thorough Investigation OF
Stallings' charges, and II l find they
are true l shall lay the entire matter
before the national commission ana
ask that Chase be punished. owe
such investigation to the public ana
the players.
"If Chase is guilty of Stallings
charges there is no place for him on
the New York American team or any
other team, in my judgment. If ne Is
not guilty, he should be promptly
cleared of the charge.
"If Stalllngs fails to prove his
charges against Chase it is up to me
to deal with Stallings as l see hit, as
Chase Is too great a ball player 10
have his reputation blackened py such
charges
There have been recently many
misleading reports about my club ana
a change in it's manager. desire TO
say now that George T. Stallings IS
still manager of the team; that While
he is here in New York the club is IN
charge of my secretary, Thomas DAVIS.
and that l have not appointed Hai
Chase to manage the team to succeed
Mr.. Farrell started for Cleveland to-
night.
CLEVELAND, Sept 22.-Hal Chase,
when shown the Associated Press dis
patches from New York in regard to
complaints against him by Manager
Stallings, gave out the following state
ment
"This trouble has been growing for
some time. The first real break came
in Detroit when our club came west.
At that time l was not feeling well.
I was troubled with dizziness when L
started to run, and asked for a leave
of absence, which was granted by Mr..
Stallings. l started for New oYrk and
the papers the next morning carried
stories to the effect that I had deserted
the team.
"The climax came in the first game
of the series at Chicago, which our
club lost. With Daniels on second
and myself at bat, the signal was Civ
en- for the hit and run. 1 swung at
the ball, tipped foul which the
catcher caught, Daniels having start
ed for third was easily thrown out.
That evening me of the baseball re-
porters told me he had an interview
with Mr.. Stallings to the effect that I
was laying down on the team.
''Mr. Stallings later verified the state
ment and admitted that he was quoted
correctly. OF course such events could
not put me in pleasant frame OF
mind"