Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-13
PRAISES THE NEW MANAGER
No News to Give Out, but Many
Trades in the Air.
HUGHES WILL COME BACK
Work of the Big Four Foot Ball
Teams-Racing at Aqueduct and
Pimlico-Bowling Battles.

President Ban B. Johnson of the Ameri-
can League arrived in Washington last
evening. his coming being a surprise 70
everybody, including the directors of the
local club. Mr.. johnson left Chicago last
Friday evening and went to Boston, then
TO New York and will leave Washington
for Cincinnati this evening. where the ma
tional commission is slated for session
this week. There was nothing of impor-
tance to bring Mr.. Johnson east but he de-
cided on a swing around the circuit to as
certain how the club owners of the dif-
ferent cities felt about trades and get a
line on the outlook for next season.
When seen by an Evening Star reporter
today at the New Willard Mr. Johnson said
that there was absolutely no news to give
out.
There are of course" said he, many
trades in the air of ball players, but 1t is
difficult to say whether any of them VIII De
consummated. AS far as he negotiations
have gone IL is impossible to give out names
of players or clubs. Everything VIII prob
ably be held up until the meeting OF the
American League next month ana theh
when the owners and managers get TO-
gether there may not be a trade made
Every manager and owner of club In
the American League has become wise 10
the fact that trades that look well In the
summer and for this reason everybody APP
pears to be going very slow in the matter
of transferring the players from one CLUB
to another
President johnson spoke very highly of
Manager Cantillon. and said he was sure
the exMilwaukee manager would make
good" in Washington.
When asked about the status of the Tom
Hughes case Mr.. Johnson said 1t was up
to the national commission, but that he
thought by the payment of fine the
pitcher would again return to the Ma
tionalS.
President Johnson was very bitter against
Jimmy Callahan for bringing suit against
the American League. but said that the
ball player evidently had bad advisers and
that the suit was in the nature OF a joke
as far as it's strength was concerned.
Callahan wrote to me the latter part of
August. asking for information as to how
he should proceed to get reinstated in the
American League" said Mr.. Johnson. Il
read extracts of his letter to Messrs. Herr
mann and Pulliam, and they decided that
IL Callahan would sell his Chicago club and
apply for reinstatement that his case would
be taken up IN proper order. and perhaps
heavy fine would be the only penalty in
fiicted.
Il told Callahan this and he laughed at
the proposition. saying that he might make
a fake SALE but that he had too much
at stake to sell out. Without further pro-
ceedings in the matter, Callahan then went
to Detroit with the Chicago club, but, OF
course, was not allowed 10 play.
las matter of fact, l do not believe
that Callahan has any idea of being rein
stated. he made fully $4,000 out of his
club last season. He is certainly an enemy
of organized base ball and entitled to the
limit in the way of punishment. When
ever any of the clubs under the national
commission desired to punish a player for
breaking the rules through a suspension
fine, Callahan would wire him immedi-
ately offering an engagement and all
through the season he played several men
under assumed names. who belonged to
either American National League clubs.
Tom Hughes had hardly been suspended
an hour by the Washington club before he
received offer from Callahan, and SINH
lar cases could be cited. Under these con-
ditions Callahan can hardly look for par
don from the national commission. and he
will not get any better treatment in the
law courts"
President Johnson met the directors of
the local club last night and a most en-
joyable conference resulted. the Washing
ton club being congratulated over the ac-
quirement of Manager Cantillon, and the
outlook for next season.