Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-12
American League Magnates
Hunting for Third Basemen.
TERTIARY SACkERS SCARCE
Cantillon Has Only One Trading As
set in Jake Stahl.
MANAGER LIKES LOCAL TEAM
Ex-Magnate Soden May Run Against
Pulliam-Favorites Lost at New
orleans-Speedway Matinee.
TERTIARY SACKERS SCARCE
MANAGER LIKES LOCAL TEAM
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, December l2.-"Who's got
a third baseman?" or, The Pursuit of the
Tertiary Sacker seemed to be the whole
game of the American League magnates
round the Auditorium Annex last night and
during the early hours today. Little was
talked of excepting third basement and
every body who was trying to bunko any
other fellow seemed to be trying to do so in
order to obtain a man for the difficult cor
ner Connie Mack wants a third baseman.
and is offering joblot of young stars for
any one who can deliver the goods. Connie
and Uncle Ben Shibe got in last night and
were as lively as crickets before they had
been in the hotel ten minutes. Boston,
which has a big turnout at the meeting,
wants a third baseman, and is skirmishing
p vigorously. Comiskey has a great third
baseman who can't bat and a great batter
who cannot play tptop third, and he
would probably trade either Tannehill or
Robe if any one provoked him hard. CIeve-
land doesn't know whether Bill Bradley
Will be fit or not, and it's cinch Brad is
pretty near through anyway. Detroit is
we'll equipped with Bill Coughlan, but is
besiesed with offers for him.
New York has a clumsy fellow who can
hit-I.aporte-and would welcome master
fielder. ST Louis wants third baseman
with great depth of yearning. Cantilon
thinks he is lucky to have good old reli-
able Lave Cross. and says Lave is the nu-
cleus of the Washington team. Severai
magna!es came siding up to Joe or to
Noyes. assuring them that Lave was all
in, and that a special favor they would
take him off his hands. giving a couple of
kid pitchers in exchange. This intiamed
Cantllon. and his red vest burned even
more brightly as he hunted for a club.
I'VE have, at present, just one trading
asset" said Joe this morning and We'll
tend to him before go any further.
After Stahl is disposed of. well see about
other people.
1t is generally believed that CantiIlon can
get either Grimshaw or Rossman for
Stahl, and, considering how either of these
men can hit. the consensus of opinion is
that Cantillon ought to take one or the
other.
Il don't be .ieve." said Cantillon. that
there will be much doing in the way of
trades at this session AS rule the big
deals come off at the February meeting.
when everybody has chance to size up
his new material and see what he doesn't
want. I'm right here to make any trades
that may look good but l hardly expect to
pub many of them through. That team,
just il stands, is a lot stronger than it
looks. and can be made to finish a number
OF points higher. Luck must have broken
badly for that bunch last season. 1t ought
to bat well team. and it doesn't look
so slow upon the buses, while the fielding
isn't a bit shaky."
As rule. when a minor league manager
Is promoted to big league team. he takes
along several of the men who have made
good in his little club. but Cantillon isn't
showing any sign of bringing the Milwau-
kee players with him. This is probably be-
cause most of the high guns at Milwaukee
were men who had fallen out of the big
leagues. and have shown themselves only
good minor leaguers-like Danny Green and
Barry Mccormick for example.
Mr.. Noyes declares that Cantillo1 looks
like the whole works to him. HE is the
kind of manager who can handle the
H. lt,
them" quoth Mr.. Noyes. land he'll have
them on their toes from the start-off. l am
more than pleased at landing him.
Comiskey thinks Cantillon will make the
Washingtons dangerous from the jump. and
that Washington made a ten-strike in Sc
curing the red-vested warrior.