Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Meetings of the American and
National Leagues Next Week.
MANY IMPORTANT MOVES
Manager Cantillon in Close Touch
With the Local Officials.
PICKING FOOT BALL ELEVENS
Cutler Glass B Billiard Champion
Lawson's Trotters Under the
Hammer-Bowling Battles.

Things are beginning to hum in the base
ball world. for both of the big leagues Will
hold their annual fall meetings next week
On Tuesday the National League will meet
at the Victoria Hotel, New York city. while
on Wednesday the American League will
convene at the Auditorium, Chicago. hot
time is expected at the National League
meeting when the reelection of II. G. Pull
liam as president comes up Brush of New
York and Hermann of Cincinnati are
openly opposed to the reelection of the
man who has made a vigorous crusade
against rowdy base ball, but it is said that
the six other club members will line up
for him with resolution that his next
term of office be heightened to three years.
The American League has already gone on
record as in favor of a 140-game schedule
next year. but it is not generally expected
that the National League will advocate a
plan that means slightly smaller gate re-
ceipts so that in all probability the old
154-game schedule will prevail once more
A move to increase the worlds champion
ship games to nine or eleven Will be dis
cussed and there may be change.
In Touch With Washington.
President Noyes and Secretary Minor will
probably leave Washington next Sunday or
Monday night for Chicago, and in addition
to taking in the American League meeting,
Cantillon as to contemplated trades. Man.
ager Cantillon has kept up a regular CORE
spondence with President Noyes since sign
ing a contract with the Washington club,
but no steps of Importance have been taken
by the former up to date.
Manager Cantllon has had several long
conferences with eX-Manager Stahl i'll Chi
cago. and as the formers long suit is
shrewdness there Is a great chance of the
latter remaining with the Nationals another
season. A great deal of rubbish has been
going the rounds to the effect that Stahl
does not want to play in Washington next
season. while the contrary is the fact. Jake
has more than once said that he would
probably quit base ball when he left Wash
iugton and recent letters. written to friends
in this city give indications of a desire to
come back here next season.
Cantillon may have gathered from Stahls
talk the one great need of the Washington
club and on that basis decide to stand pat
with the present Nationals outfit next sea-
SON Inquire of the Chicago players for ref
erenCe as to the Nationals playing ability
and they will give out a sizzling recon-
mendaton. The great fault last year
was Stahrs inability to keep the team at
work.
The players would give a binding flash
and then of great speed, only to curl
up the next day in the most demoraizng
fashion. Say. for instance. that Cantilon
can keep the Washington players on their
toes next season, it is a foregone conclu-
sion that they would be able to climb into
the first division. The new manager has a
reputation for keeping his men at work,
and he will be the first to tin can drone
the minute he discovers one.
OF course no one questions the fact that
the team can be strengthened, but the
players necessary cannot be purchased, and
when it comes down to trades the Wash
ington club cannot afford to take a chance
on getting lemons" in return for men like
Patten. Smith, Anderson. AltiZer and Hey
don. AS to Lave Cross the veteran can be
counted out when talking of trades. He
came to Washington because he wanted
to. and when he quits the national capt.
tai it will be "23'' for him and back to his
little farm in Delaware The old boy is
playing ball now because he loves the
sport and when he discovers that he is not
wanted in Washington he will quit the
game for all Cross has expressed
himself this way many times to the writer,
and the veteran does not belong to the "hot
air. class.
Comiskey and Jones at Fault.
Probably another effort will be made at
the American League meeting to reconcile
President Johnson and Charley Comiskey
Ever since the falling out between these
two big bugs in the league. the breach has
widened instead OF narrowing, and it looks
now If it would be difficult matter to
arbitrate From this angle it looks If
ComiSkey somewhat ungrateful. 1t
was Johnson, with the aid of Charley
Somers. that established Comiskey In Chi
cago and thus started him on the way to
making a fortune.
Another person that entertalns grudge
against Ban johnson is Fielder Jones' the
manager OF the White Sox, and IL there is
any man in the league who Should feel I'M
der obligations 10 Johnson 1t Is Fielder
Jones. When Jimmy Callahan resigned as
manager OF the Sox, Comiskey intended to
place his friend Tom LOTUS, at the head
of the team. AT the earnest solicitation of
johnson, however, he changed his mind
and gave Jones the place. Jones having
stuck to Comiskey when he could have
jumped to the National League in the DAYS
OF the war and being thus entitled to some
recognition of his loyalty. 1t was Johnson
that argued that matter with Comiskey