Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
President Noyes and Secretary
Minor Return From Chicago.
NO TRADES REPORTED
Cantillon Wants CHESHIRE and Yeager
for Patten.
MEETING A GREAT SUCCESS
Jockey Hurt at New Orleans Races
Wrestling Match Tonight-Cor-
coran to Play in New York.

President Noyes and Secretary Minor Of
the Washington base ball club arrived home
last evening from Chicago, where they had
been in attendance at the annual meeting
of the American League. Both gentlemen
were in excellent spirits over their expert
ence in Chicago, the success of the meeting
and the outlook for next season.
NO trades in which Washington was
isncerned were consummated, said Presl-
Sent Noyes. but the chances are that eX-
Manager Stahl will go elsewhere next sum-
mer. Mr.. Stahl expressed a desire to Mr..
Cantillon and myself in Chicago to go to
some other club and we have decided to
let him out if anything like an even trade
can be made Several trades were suggested
to Manager Cantillon, but they didn't come
TIP to expectations and nothing came of
them. Two or three clubs in the American
League want Stahl badly and the chances
he that some sort of deal will be framed
y before the next season opens.
>.dr NoyeS is a member of the rules COM
nnittee and when asked if anything had
been done in that line replied that While
suggestions were numerous everything was
Subordnated to effecting reconciliation
between President Johnson and Comiskey
and the raising of the formers salary to
1l5.OOO.
Transacted at the meeting, and when their
Gearing on the national game Is taken into
consideration the committee Is certainly
open to congratulations. All differences
have been patched up and the American
League today is stronger than ever.
Mr. Noyes also said that several offers
were made for Case Patten. and while the
Washington club stood ready to trade the
southpaw, better terms than those sug-
sested would have to be forthcoming.
As to Doc Hillebrand. Mr.. Noyes said
that waivers had been asked ON the ex.
Princeton pitcher as it was the desire of
the club officials to ascertain If he was a
valuable asset or not Manager Griffith
stepped in with a refusal to waive claim
to Hillebrand and his case remains about
the same it was last season. Grifhth
and Hillebrand have doubtless been confer
ring since the season closed, but IL Ne"
York wants the latter it will require large
amount of money or good player or Two
Hillebrand may be a star pitcher. but he
has been worthless to Washington so far,
and the local officials do not want to keep
him from playing If he will do business
with some other American League club.
There was no mention during the meeting
of trading selling the veteran Lave
Cross Mr.. Noyes said:
.McAleer never made an offer for Cross
or in fact any other manager or owner.
We expect him to remain with the Ma
tionals next year, although several state
ments have been published that he VIII
quit the game. Cross signed at his own
figures with Washington for 1906 and 1907
and l feel safe in stating that he will live
I'D to that contract. 1 have never known
Cross to break his word and the local fans
can rest assured that he Will guard the
third corner next season in his usual brill
liant style.
Mr. Cantillon has been very active
among the other American League man
ayers since signing up with Washington
continued Mr.. Moves, land he has come to
the conclusion that the Nationals is
pretty strong team. This was one of the
H., ht,r n r,tr1 IF
trades McAleer, Jones and Griffith are
firm friends of Cantillon and they doubt
less told him exactly what the Washington
club needed to make it winning combi-
nation"
Mr. Cantillon will probably pay Wash
ington visit around the first of February.
lie will attend the meeting of the schedule
committees of the two big leagues in New
York during that month. and stop here on
his way TO Gotham to consult with the
local officials.