The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-10

change in leadership. And he came
right back this year and is getting out
all there lie In his talent.
Take Office Seriously.
Although Chase is still young fell
low--he IL not yet % years old--t1ere
is more In him than some people want
to believe. He takes his ONCE seri-
ously and fully appreciates the impor-
lance OF the position. He knows that
he is having the opportunity OF his
life and he Is leaving no stone un-
turned to show himself worthy of the
great confidence placed in him.
Chase ~ the youngest manager in
the big leagues, but he is resourcefI1l,
knows baseball thoroughly, is a good
judge Of players and human nature
and IL q strategist And to me he looks
like q born leader. His players have
all the confidence in the world IN his
ability as leader. as well as player.
and jump at the word to fulfill his
orders, And he Is beloved by every
one who knows him. A more popular
player or manager never lived.
While Chase doesn't appear to have
any chance of winning the pennant for
the local American league fans this
season. believe his prospects for
winner next season are most bright
Started At Third Base.
Unlike most great basebar players,
Chase did not get his start as a pitch
er. Although left-handed thrower,
ne broke into the game as a third
baseman, occasionally shifting to
short. That was with the schooIboy
team in a little town on the Pacific
coast called Alviso. When but "A his
folks moved to Los Gatos. where
Chase soon earned the regular berth
at third base an q crack semi-profes-
sional team that was cleaning up con-
stantly from all the big clubs in Cal
ifornia.
He thought heap more OF baseball
than ne did Of his studies and one day
informed his teacher that he was go
ing TO handle a baseball for a living
and that he saw no use of handling
histories. geography. arithmetic, etc,
and the tutor very promptly told him
he needn't come to school any more
But Chase was soon back in school
again. for one day the athletic trainer
of Santa Clara college saw him per-
form on the diamond. and within a
few weeks Chase was attending the
California university And while ne
played on the ball team and took part
In other branches of sport. Chase
didn't take the shower bath course"
alone. He was student as we'll as an
athlete.
Star at College.
For two years ne was the star in
fielder Of the college team, and then
his folks moved to Victoria, r. c.. to
seek their fortune. and Hal was forced
to go along with them. AS soon as he
arrived In the Canadian village, he or
ganized team and taught them the
great national game OF the states.
Chase was forced to do the catching
for the team and did ali the backstop-
ping without mask or protector
But after year in the Canadian
country he longed to return to college,
and finally induced his father TO send
him back to Santa Clara, where he
played even better than when first
there. Jim Morley, who Is one of the
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coast was tipped off that Chase was
ripe for the professional leagues and
went out to the university to watch
him perform
In a flash Morley saw that Hal had
the markings Of great first baseman
and signed him on the spot for his Los
Angeles club. Although Chase had
never played that position. he was
only too willing TO try, and went out to
make good In his new position with
plenty OF confidence.
chase Pulls New Stuff.
The diamond In Los Angeles didn't
possess a blade Of grass, and when
Chase went out to practice the flrst
time on 1t he played nearly out in
front Of the right fielder
Say, there, young man. you are
playing first base. not in the outfleld,
yelled Morley at him.
Well, I am playing in the right
spot, believe" replied Chase.
Yes, but II you don't get closer to
the bag every man will be turning
hunts into hits" warned Morley.
mo, they won't" responded Chase.
II can beat them to the bag and get
there in time to take any fielder's
throw"
And Chase proved that he could. To-
day, as result. he covers a heap more
ground than any other first baseman
ever did
1t was in 1904 that he played with
Los Angeles, the yankees drafting him
at the end of the season Papers the
country over boosted Chase to the
skies and much was expected OF him,
therefore, when he arrived in the big
city. There were few who believed he
could rival such stars as Pop Arson,
Charley Comiskey and Dan Brouthers.
They insisted on being shown, and IT
took them just about six months to be
convinced that Chase was In a class
by himself when compared to other
firstsackers, past or present.
At the end OF the 1905 season he was
the talk Of the baseball world and one
of the greatest drawing cards in either
the American or National leagues.
The way the yankee first baseman
shuffles around the bag is not alto
gether graceful he appears to have an
awkward way Of handling the ball, but
he always does the right thing at the
right time and seldom makes mis-
take
The only place fielder can throw
to lose Chase's always in the-way
mitt it seems Is for him to throw the
bali over the grandstand, for Hal
sure digs them out OF the dirt, pulls
them down when they are feet over
his head and gets them at either side,
no matter how far out they may be.
Yes, he Is, without doubt. the great