The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06


 best pictures of Chase ever printe
 New York, August 5.-(Special.) )-Hal Chase. greatest first baseman that ever wore the small glove, has made good as manager of the New York Yankees De- spite the fact that the Tigers and Ath- etics appear to have the pennant race between themselves it is. no fault of Chase's that his team isn't right up with the leaders. Knockers claim that poor management is keeping the Tanks down, but forget it! A bad break in luck plus nnumerable injuries is the cause.
 In the short time Chase has had charge of the Yankees he has displayed rare judgment when the team has been in tight quarters, and he has handled his pitch CTS in masterly fashion. And let me add right here, the poor showing of his hurl- CTS have kept Chase to a great extent from turning out pennant winner. But he has done the most and best he could with his heaving department.
 When Chase succeeded George Stallings as manager last fall reports from the Yankees at that time were that the team was in more or less of a disorganized state, and no doubt the reports were true. There could not be united in play when the managership was chaotic question. l It will be remembered that when Kid Elbertfeld took up the reins of mana gership immediately after Clark Griffith was deposed, the bottom fell out of the whole structure and the team went all to pieces, There was grave danger that such would be the case last fall when Chase was unexpectedly put in charge.
 But Hal took hold of the situation with Q firm hand and not only kept the teaT: intact, but held his players well in hand, and not only prevented a disruption, bur got better playing out of his team than before the sudden change in leadership. And he came right back this year and Is getting out all there is in his talent. Although Chase is still a young fellow he is not yet gS years old-there is more in him than some people want to De- lieve He takes his office seriously and fully appreciates the importance of the position. He knows that he is having the opportunity Of his life and he is leaving no stone unturned to show himself worthy of the great confidence placed in him.
 Chase is the youngest manager in the big leagues, but he is resourceful, knows baseball thoroughly, is a good judge of players and human nature and is a strategist. And to me he looks like . Lorn leader His players have all the confidence in the world in his ability as leader as well as player, and jump at the work to fulfill his orders, And he is be- loved by everyone who knows him. A more popular player or manager never l lived.
 l While Chase doesn't appear to have ans' chance of winning the pennant for tie local American league fans this season. believe his prospects for winner next season are most bright.
 Unlike most great baseball players, Chase did not get his start as a pitcher Although~a a left-handed thrower, he broNe | into the game as a third baseman. oc- casionally shifting to short. That was with a schoolboy team in a little town or | the Pacific coast called Alviso. When bu' l h his folks moved to Los Gados, where | Chase soon earned the regular berth al | third base on crack semi-professional team that was cleaning up consistently from all the big clubs in California. 1 He thought heap more of baseball than he did of his studies and one day informed his teacher that he was going tJ handle a baseball for a living and thGs he saw no use of handling histories. aritt.-
 netic. geogre phy, etc, and the tutor very promptly told him that he needn't come to school any more.
 But Chase was soon back in school again, for one day the athletic trainer --ol Santa Clara college saw him perform or the diamond and within few weeks Chase was attending the California uni yersity. And, while he played on the ball team and took part in other branches oi sport, Chase didn't take the shower bath course'' alone. He was student as well as an athlete.
 | For two years he was the star inieldel 1 of the college team, and when his folks | moved to Victoria, British Columbia, tp | seek their fortune and Hal was forced to | go along with them AS soon as he ar- | rived in the Canadian village. he organized team and-taught them the great na- tional game of the States. Chase was forced to do the catching for the team ara did all the backstopping without mask or protector
 But after year in the Canadian coun- try he Ionged to return to college and finally induced his father to send him hack to Santa Clara, where he played even Letter than when first there. Jim Morley. who is one of the biggest baseball men on the Pacific coast. was tipped off that Chase was ripe for the professional leagues and went out to the university to watch him perform.
 Tn a flash Morley saw that Hal had the makings of great first baseman ard