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Show oo HAL CHASE TO JOIN FEDERALS Chicago. June 16. Hal Chase, first baseman of the Chicago Americans, expects soon to bo playing with the Buffalo Federals. Reports that Chase had decided to abandon organized ball were confirmed confirm-ed by him last nicht He said he would give President Comiskey of the Chicago club ten days' notice that he would leave the club the ten days notice being supposed in law to permit per-mit his leaving as a club, according to contract, has a right to dismiss a player with the same warning. President Comiskey of the Chicago Americans declined to comment on the case, saying he had not been told by rhase that he was going to leave the south sidp team Chase is the first player of the ! Chicago Americans approached by the Federals, it was said. Dan Davenport Joins Federals. St. Louis, June 16. Pitcher Dave Davenport of the Cincinnati Nationals Nation-als signed a three -year contract with the local Federal league team yesterday, yester-day, according to Willis Johnson, business bus-iness manager of the St. Louis team. Johnson said details of Davenport's contract or that of Armano Marsans, the Cincinnati outfielder, who jumped I to the St. Ixmis Federals Sundaj would not be made public. |