The Washington herald., 1906-12-07
NEW MANAGERS IN COUNCIL
Cantillon, Jennings, aud "Chick"
StahI VIII Join MOguIS at Chicago.
sOn-IfarFy PuIIiam VIII BE RE-
elected Head Of the National.

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nounced as the successor 10 Collins as
the field head of the Boston team. None
Of these is a stranger 20 President John
son. In fact, he has known of them
and their work for several years
Cantilloa comes as the former umpire
in the American League. and later sue
cessful manager in the American Asso-
citation; Jennings is widely known as a
former king of shortstOps, and recently
as baseball coach and Eastern league
manager: Chick" Stahl is the one who
shouldered Collins cares last summer at
Boston after the former great player and
manager had become disgusted with his
! team and "chucked It up"
With football off the calendar again,
baseball once more forces its way before
the public, and next geek will be one fun OF
interest for patrons of the major leagues.
| While President Johnson and his iieuten-
ants arc in council at Chicago. the Ma
| tional League mOguls will assemble in
New York. Each league has about the
same line Of work to perform. but g0s-
sip as 70 probable changes in teams will
command the attention of fandom
Managers Cantillon and Stahl viii be
the busy boys in the American League
camp. Both expect to make trades that
they hope viii plug holes in their teams.
but where they are going to get the men
is the question. Cantillon finds that he
has few men to figure in swaps. and no
club has good players fOr sale There
has been a persistent Tumor going the
rounds 70 the effect that New York will
trade Delehanty and an untTied pitcher
Tor case Patton. There IS not the least
doubt that Griffith wants Patten. and
needs him, too, but whether he VIII get
the crack southpaw for a mere song is
a question.
Patten has been with Washington ever
since the American League set foot in
this city He has been with a loser all
that time, which IS most discour1ging to
good pitcher. II is said he wants to get
away and east his fortun4 with team
that Is due-yes, overdue-tO win the
pennant- Griffith has no southpaw on
his stan, Newton having queered himself
with his manager for breaking rules at a
time when the Highlanders had nearly
an equal chance with the White Sox for
the pennant; hence he IS no longer consid-
cred member Of the team Patten would
give the Highlanders' staf just the sort
OF strength that 1t needs. And who knows
but that Patten would win the pennant
for Griffith? But IL is doubtful whether
Patten leaves Washington in deal that
would take away a star seasoned pitcher
for two men who are of no use to the
New York club. Manager Cantillon is
looking for an even break, anyway. and
he even tries 10 do better than that. 50
II Patten goes to New York the locals
viii get some one who will help the tea-1
materially.
II is probable that announcement will
be made before another week as to the
disposition Of Jake Stahl. Several teams
are after the former manager, but Man
ager Cantillon cannot do anything in the
matter until Stahl unbelts himself. Jake
does not know himself what he expects to
do next season. He may return here as
first baseman, he may be traded to an
other club, or he may retire from the
game It's UP to Jake.
Chick Stahl probably will make few II
any trades. He has score of youngsters
on his list, and among these he may
find some one who will bolster up the
present aggregation. Stahl is happy
go-lucky sort OF a chap. and his career
as a manager will be watched with in
terest He must settle down to a serious
problem If he would succeed, and Stahl
isn't fond Of being one of those quiet
and conservative leaders. Detroit will
make no changes, unless a new first base
man is secured.
The American League will make
strong fight against the long baseball
schedule at the coming meeting The
question is likely to be thoroughly dis
.cussed. and. according TO President John
son. there are already five club owners
who are in favor OF shortening the season
one week. At the same time, the Ma
tiOnal League magnates continue to hold
out for the 154-game schedule, the same
as before, and it looks as though there
Will be a deadlock between the two
leagues.
President Johnson stated that should
the long schedule be adopted again. the
American League would hold to the best
four out OF seven games for the post
season series for the worlds champion
ship. There has been much discussion
since the Cubs-White SOx games to have
a longer schedule next season to decide
so important a title as the worlds cham
pions. To do this, the American League
magnates generally are in favor of short
ening the regular playing season. But
the National League is firm in holding
for the same length of schedule as be-
fore, claiming that there is plenty of
time after the season closes for a fifteen
game series between the two pennant
winners for the worlds championship.
The most important business to come
before the magnates at the National
League meeting viii be the election of
president Although there has been much
talk and apparently secret working by
John T. Brush to beat Harry c. Pulliam
out Of the place at the head of the organi-
Zation, it looks as though the New York
owner has not chance. Pulliam is pop
ular with five or six of the club owners,
and so far as can be learned, the only
reason Brush has for trying to get rid of
him is the fact that he dealt squarely
with the New York Giants last summer,
when they tried to put over the funny
business on Umpire Johnstone.
There IS hardly doubt but that Presi-
dent Pulliam will succeed himself, but
John 7. Brush will have to make himself
ridiculous once more by trying to harpoon
the young man who has endeavored 10
break up the rowdyism in that organiza-
ton. PUlliam is a nervous but sincere
executive. He fights at the show of the
chip, and is too fond of talking about
trivial matters in the league. but with his
few faults Puliiam has done exceedingly
well, and the opposition to him will erum-
bic before the votes Of the sensible set in
the National League councils.