The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-09
CHASE PROVES A FAILURE
AT SECOND BASE POSITION
New York Experts Cannot See Him on Keystone
Sack-Toronto Club Plays Here Today.
Other Sporting News and Gossip.

According to New York baseball critics
who have been in Bermuda with the
Yankees. Hal Chase is a failure at Sec
ond base, and before the season is many
weeks old the Peerless Hal will be shifted
to some other position.
Among the six baseball writer's here
with the Giants during the past few days
two members of the fraternity reported
the doings of the Highlanders while the
club trained in Bermuda, and were sent
to Washington to cover the Giants-Na-
tionals' games. 1t is from these men
that the news leaked out regarding
Chase.
cit is claimed that on a slow-hit
grounder near. second base, or over to
his right, from the bat of a speedy run
ner Chase Is absolutely helpless, for the
reason that he must of necessity turn
completely around before making the
throw, and that nine times out OF ten
the base runner will beat the ball to the
bag.
The experts also state that the Peer
less Hal has not mastered the art of
tagging a base runner at second base, de-
spite the fact that such a play should
be easy for a Ieft-hander.
As the New Workers will be In our
midst tomorrow for the opening game
and Hal Chase will be found doing bust
ness at second base, local fans can judge
for themselves whether or not he is u
failure in his new position.
1t was surprising that the Nationals
did not ride Christy Mathewson, the
Giants famous twirler during yesta--
days game, for Big Six was anything
but right, yet Christy had our young
athletes eating out of his hand
Mathewson is veteran. and this
spring has more than taken things easy,
he did not begin to let out against the
Griffmen and served UP few curves. The
Southern and Virginia League clubs, which
have faced Big Six since the Giants left
Marlin Springs, have hit him hard and
often. The Griffmen may have been suf-
ferinS from mild attack of stage fright.
Joe Kelley'S Toronto club. of the In
ternational League. will be the guests of
the Nationals in the concrete coliseum
this afternoon for the final exhibition
game, and it is more than likely that
Griff will pitch Jay Carl Cashion, as the
Carolina curver needs the work.
As the American League seasons opens
tomorrow, it is quite probable that the
Old Fox will yank out his regulars after
the veterans have gone three or four
innings and play his youngsters, in or
der TO give the fans chance for one last
look at them before several hit the
trail for the minors.
With Toronto is Bill Bradley, the for
mer Cleveland third bascman who was
always a favorite in the Capital. The
Maple Leafs last year won the champion
ship of the International League and
will be in shape to put up rafting good
game.
Mrs. Robert Groom with Robert Groom
jr., the wife and two-year-old son OF
the Nationals pitcher. arrived in Wash
in Belleville Ill. The train pulled into
the Union Station only nineteen hours
late.
Johnny McGraw did not gain lot OF
friends by his umpire batting tactics and
the constant abuse he heaped upon Ray
Morgan during yesterdays game, and
the fans made it clear just what they
thought of him.
1t is true that Collilower the imp
may have missed strike or two when
the Giants were at bat, but he also
missed several for Boehling and Gallia
while Morgan's only offensc was in pro.
testing with Mcbride and others in the
sixth inning, when it was claimed tina,
Herzog interfered with our infieIders in
making a play on Meyers. McGraw was
evidently peeved at the licking the Griff
men handed him on Monday.