The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-13
Higgins Declares
Hal Cannot Play
Second Station

Miller Higgins, manager of the st.
Louis Cardinals--who has played sec
ond base. and played 1t well, for sew
eraI years--does not believe that Hal
Chase. a left handler. can make a sue
cess at the midway station. He is
quoted as saying;
"A left handed second haseman
cannot act as the middieman in double
plays and attain the same results as
q right handler, no matter how fast ne
may be On the force play at sec
ond. when the ball is flelded by the
shortstop, the left handed second
baseman must turn around complete
~ to make the throw to first. With
a fast man going to first much de-
ponds on the middleman in the double
killing.
ut will also be hard for a left
handed second -haseman- To field slow
hit grounders just past the pitcher,
A right handler can snap up the bali
on the run and. by quick underhand
throw. get ii to first without setting
himself left handler will either
iy around. l do not believe that Chase
will make good at second"
Higgins winds up by saying that
Chase can make good in the outfield.
should Chance decide to play first
himself
II Miller Higgins had been playing
in the American league and really
knew Chase for what he is. skepticism
might give way more readily, Frank
Chance and Hal Chase should know
whereof they speak.
Zach" Erhardt. the former in
fielder Of Columbia university. got
homesick a few days ago and deserted
the Washington Senators at their
training camp in Charlottesville, Va.
He experienced change of heart a
few days later, and wrote to Clarke
Griffith, begging for a pardon. The
leader of the Senators. however. de-
clares that he does not need Erhardt
and win not relent-
Joe Tinker. manager of the Gin
cinnati Reds, is worried over a report
that Charles Victory Faust. the noted
jinx dispenser, now a free agent
through failure of the Giants to send
him a contract prior to February LIST.
will join the Reds at their training
camp in Mobile. 1t Is said that he
has instructed the police to watch out
for Faust and head him off.
In spite of the fact that he already
Is under contract to the Giants for
this year Rube Marquard is telling
newspaper TsSIl III california tnAL ne
will not play unless he receives big
increase In salary. II intend to visit
Marlin soon" MarQuard is quoted as
saying. ''and then 7 will tell McCraw
how much I want for my future SER
vices. II he refuses will take the
first train out of town and quit base
ball forever. I am worth at least as
much "a Mathewson and I don't In
tend to waste my time"
Long Branch has been selected aa a
substitute for Long Island City In the
New York and New Jersey Interstate
league. Sunday exhibition games at
Long Branch last summer were
profitable. II IL said. but whether week
day games at the Branch will pay In
class ID league remains to he seen.
Manager Evsrs. OF the Cabs, whe
believes In asserting hie auth Gritty. al
ready has had 4 run In with Heinie
Zimmerman. with the result that Zim
has been disciplined. In Chicago the
prediction Ia heard that Evers will
be compelled To give up the manage
tnent ct the Cubs to Roger Breana-
han befers Decoratiaa Day, Ii il
Risa said that Ohaneo'a old frisnda on
tho team have formed a troublesome
aiiaua which Is causing E3veFs sleep
lass nisAts, Archer again has refused
ia HisH with 9. w, Murphy unless his
new e6ntFaat calls fer a. 10000
saiaFH and . Ave years term.