Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-19
cFRIES WITH DODGERS STARTS
plJ[TI ppHTI les ON TURNING POINT OF
SEASON IN PENNANT CAMPAIGN
,roran's Men Must Bolster Play Against Brook.
''rr lvn to Repeat in National League Race-Hal
Chase Explains His Case
BY CHANDLER d. RICHTER

to make trouble between Manager Herzoe
and himself
Chase also insisted that he never had
trouble with any manager but Stallngs, and
that 1t is utterly Impossible for a man with
pride or any degree of refinement to play
for Stallings and retain his self-respect II
is easy to see that Chase despses the
Braves manager and he attributes half his
trouble In baseball to reports which he
claims Stalllngs circulated about him when
both were with the Yankees.
The former FIRST baseman, who is now
playing wonderful ball In the outfeld also
says that he was taken back into organized
ball not because of his worth as player
and drawing card, but because an investl-
cation OF his case proved to the satisfaction
Of the National Commission that he was
not so much in the wrong in jumping as
other players who went to the Feds
II don't mind what the fans or scrlbes
say about me and my disposition, so long
as they do not try to stir up trouble for
me at Cincinnati. Scribes have had a
lot Of fun riding me as a trouble-maker,
but I never had trouble with any manager
but Stalllngs and no player can play
under him and retain his self-respect,"
said Chase.
'Herzog and / get along we'll together
and l can see that he is surprised. He
was looking for trouble and prepared for
IT, out ne nau Deen nlSleu ike tne IanS.
The fans in Cincinnati have treated me
royalty and SO has Mr.. Hermann, and 1
am going TO repay them by playing the
best ball of my career Herzog Is the
ganest manager In the business. He is
a fighter from the word go, and You can
bet we are going to be in the race at
the finish.
No Trouble With Grif
about this trouble-making idea. / wish
you would ask Clark Griffith IL l am q
trouble maker. Griffith and 1 got along
splenddly because Griff Is a man and
treats his ball players as men. My
trouble started under Stallings and l made
no bones about the fact that l did not
like him and did not want to play under
him.
"As for my jumping the White Sox. 1
did only what any other player would have
done under the circumstances My reputa-
tion had preceded me and a few people
proceeded to make life miserable for me.
made up my mind to stand for 1t, no
matter how hot It grew until I saw sone-
thing that convinced me that l was to be
traded to St, Louis.
IL do not like St Louis as a baseball
town and did not want to play there. II
had refused to go and there was no other
league to Jump to, they probably would
have allowed me to retire from the game
from which / get my livelihood ! did the
only thing possible under the circumstances
and jumped to the Feds, who treated me
royalty.
my ambition always has been to play
with a pennant-winnlng team. 1 never
came close to the mark but once and that
was in New York. This season | honestly
believe we have great chance in Cincln-
natl The breaks have been going against
us and we have not been hitting in the
pinches. but the hitting fielding and pitching
strength Is there We are not very far
back and the race Is only half gone. LOOK
out for the Reds and, believe me, Hal Chase
is going to do his part and there VIII De no
trouble, as much as one or two of my
friends would like to see 1t.