New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Miller Higgins Has His own
Ideas About Hal Chase.
SPEAKS OUT PLAINLY, TOO
Insists Left Handed Player Is
Badly Handicapped at the
Midway Station.

Miller Higgins, manager OF the 81
| Louis Cardinals-who has played second
| base. and played it we'll for severa'
years-does not believe that Hal Chase. "A
| left-hander. can make a success AT the
midway station. He is quoted as saying
"A left-handed second baseman cannot
act as the middleman i'm double plays ana
| attain the same results as a right-hander'
no matter how fast he may be. on the
! force play at second. when the ball is
/ delded by the shortstop. the left-handed
second baseman must turn around com
| pletelv to make the throw to first with
fast man going 10 first much depends
on the middleman I'm the double killing.
1T will also be hard for left-handed
second baseman TO field slow hit'ground-
ers Just past the pitcher. A rlght-hander
can snap up the ball on the run and, by
a quick underhand throw. get it TO first
without setting himself. \ left-hander
/ will either have TO set himself or turn
completely around. ! do rot believe that
| Chase will make good at second
! Higgins winds up by saying that Chase
can make good In the outiield. 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.
Jimmy Sheckafd the veteran outhelder
OF the Chicago Cubs wore rubber shirt
\ and a couple OF sweaters in his first work
at Tampa. Fla. on Monday He is au-
thority for the statement that Jimmy
Archer. called by many the best catcher
/ In the National League. is determined to
/ force Murphy 10 meet his demands or
give up baseball for a year.
Zach" Erhardt. the former in1elder Of
. Columbia University. got homesick a
few days ago and deserted the Washing
ton Senators at their training camp in
Charlottesville. VI He experienced a
change OF heart few days later. and
wrote to Clarke Griffith. begging Tor a
pardon. The leader Of the Senators. how
ever. declares that he does not need Er-
hardt and viii not relent
Joe Tinker manager o. the Cincinnati
Reds. is worried over report that
Charles Victory Faust. the noted ink
dispenser. now a FREQ agent through
failure OF the Giants to send him con-
tract prior 20 February Will join the
Reds at their training camp In Mobile
IL is said that he has instructed the po-
Ice to watch out FOR Faust and head him
on.
So good a Judge as Jack Joyner. who
! }.
Whliney with such success in England.
f. authority Tor the statement that John
r. Fers American jumper Highbridge
has ROYAL chance 10 win the Grand Ma
tional the most coveted OF sreeplechasc
stakes
This Information came In letter from
Preston Burch. who is training the for
eign string OF George EustfS Highbridse
viii bee ridden bv the American JOCKEY
r. Williams which will make his per
formauce doubly interesting To sportsmen
81" i1ls side OF the Atlantic
Vincent Powers who few seasons
back was one 81 the best fat riders in
this country has become one Of the hest
7 'cross-country boys m France. according
90 Bufch. n" wrote that Powers was rid
ing for EHoch Wishard and Eugene Leigh.
and that there were few stceplechase
Jockeys who had anything on him
through the field" II IS probable that he
also viii have mount I'm the Liverpool
+ Grand National
/ Mayor e VI. Cox OF MiddletoWn. presi-
dent of the New York and New Jersey
/ Baseball League. announced yesterday
/ that he had called meeting OF the di-
rectors OF the league To be held this after
noon AZ , o clock AT the Hotel Cadillac
At this meeting. II was said. "A constitu-
ton Tor the newly organized league viii
be adopted and possibly "A pla wing sched-
ule drawn up. Long Branch Will he for
/ mally admitted To the league To take the
place of Long Island city. which has re-
| SignsC.
John \. King has been appointed racing
secretary OF the New York State Fair and
/ Fred Upton starter.
/ The junior metropolitan track and field
meeting has been awarded to the Far
! Hills Athletic club at Far Hills. y. j.
I The date will be June IS