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Show I CHASE'S PASSING TIMELY EXAMPLE New York. July 12 The passing of Hal Chase from New York should furnish a very striking object lesson to the profession of organized baseball. base-ball. It should Impress upon the playing fraternity the value of sincerity sin-cerity of purpose I Chase left New York without one regret from fandom It Is true that he has made friends here during his eight years of service But not the stoutest of these would attempt to argue that his denature waa a mis L' take on the part of Frank Chance The enemies that Chase has made since the beginning of the season and they are legion ercultod in his downfall They were out (It is to be regretted i to Jeer at the fallen Idol of his local popularity. Those loyal few who tried to encourage Chase when he made his flrtt appearance with the White Sox In this city did 60 fully convinced that Prince Hal had absolutely outlived his usefulness useful-ness as a New York asset-One asset-One of Game's Greatest Few there are who heartily wish Chase 111 In his new sphere. There have been too few ball players of his caliber. Never again, perhaps, may there ever be such a brilliant first baseman as this native son when he was In his prime. Chase waa the quickest man, mentally and physically, physical-ly, that ever donned a spiked shoe. He had as great prospects as Ty Cobb or Joe Jackson. But he was cursed I with too much temperament. He 6lmply could not remain steadfast In B the purpose to give his club and bis H manager the best services at his com mand. For brief periods he would I outshine the brilliant Cobb or the I serious Jackson; then he would lose I interest apparently and slump off IDS' ID-S' to mediocrity. I New York faadom Is Imbued with H the Impression that Chase 'laid B down" on Frank Chance His work with the White Sox In this city went far to explode that theory. It is rea-I rea-I sonable to auppoBe that be did his very best against the club which, to HI his mind, humiliated him If the H best he showed here Is the best that Is In him. Hay mav have been wrong 1' Judged. The secret lies In the H fact that he has gone back ; gone back H so far that he la but a shadow of his Hi old self. And if thiB Is really so, Hal HI Chase has overlooked the golden op Hi port unity of shaping the most nota-HJI nota-HJI ble career of diamond history. Hj Be that as it may, the truth re-H re-H mains that Chase never did himself H Justice even when he wan Now York's . popular Idol Ho waa not alwavs true to his employer, to his club or to him HJ&i aelf Hie whole career has been Hk 'blighted by acts of dlaloyalty. In HJhl 1908. when the team was a hopeless HK I tallender and most needed him, ho PL Jumped his contract and went to the HVV coast j play outlaw baseball. He was HT j prompted to this action because Kid B j, PI': JSlberfeld, a personal enemy, waa te-1 HJ i f I HL ' J HL lected as manager tc ieed Clark Griffith That was the first Intimation Intima-tion Chase gave of managerial ambl Later, nt the expense of George Stalllngs who proved his worth despite de-spite the obstacles connived by Chase Hal gained the goal of his presumptions. presump-tions. He was made manager of the club In 1911, and within a season disintegrated dis-integrated a pennant possibility Into near ruck runner Because he refused re-fused to take himself or his duties seriously Chase passed up the opportunity oppor-tunity of a life time. Integrity at that time might have spelled for Hal the success of a McOraw or Chance New York Spoiled Him. Doubtlesn the fault does not lie entirely at Cbase'e door He came lnt othe league a mere hoy and at the same time the most remarkable performer ever seen on a diamond. So great was his natural proclivities that he was the superior of all rivals the moment he made his debut. For him there had been no painful strug gles through the minors. He was the greatest living genius of his craft, and ft6 such commanded the admiration admira-tion of all managers and veterans grown gray In harness. The adula I tion of New York's millions, the loud acclaim of every city he visited, no 'doubt turned the bead of the youth Everywhere he went ho was made so much of that It was but natural for him soon to regard himself as of IU- perlor clay New York spoiled Chase |