Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-13
Trades at American League
Meeting Still Pending.
ALL AFTER CANTILL0N
Shrewd Manager May Exchange Stahi
for Mcintyre.
THE SESSION CLOSES TODAY
Another Year for Harry Pulliam-
Races at New Orleans-Many
Bowling Battles.
THE SESSION CLOSES TODAY
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

morning. although the POmpeiian room
looked like hard-fought battle-ground. The
great celebration of the magnates, which
doubly commemorated Ban Johnson's boost
in salary and the finish of his feud with
Comiskey, had left them in better shape
for slumber than for base ball business, and
it was well along in the forenoon before
they began to ooze into the rotunda
The results of yesterdays session show
that Ban Johnson has his satellites better
trained than ever. When Ban says Jump
through this" they all jump. and the recon-
Citation with Comiskey was the browning
feature of the days performance For
nearly two years. ever since Ban suspended
some of the Sox just when Commy needed
them most. there has been vast frigidity
whenever they met, and most of the Ameri-
can League meetings were marked by
Comiskey'S nearness and yet absentness. as
the old Roman sat In the Pompeiian room
rather than go into the assembly room with
Ban It's all off now and they will start
all over
Bans lift in salary to $4,000 a year is
probably the result of the news that the
National League had decided to raise Pull
American League to be first in everything,
even in the cost of it's president. and so
Ban will get royal bunch of junk here
after.
day there was nothing doing in the trad
ing line despite the incessant chatter and
gossip that went on. The center of the
trading waves, Joe Cantillon, held fast like
barnacle on a rock. and they couldn't
foozle him. Everybody wanted Case Pat
ten and everybody wanted Jake Stahl. but
Cantillon wanted something good in trade
and refused to be goldbricked by any of
them.
Last evening it looked as though the one
best bet in the trading line would be NC
lntyre for Stahl. Cantilon admitted that
a fast outfielder who could hit, like Nc
lntyre. is just the thing he wants, and
Detroit. through Hughey Jennings, admit
ted that a real live first baseman is in
great demand at Tigerville. Hence this
trade seems most likely to go through, but
no one can tell. Nothing offered for
Patten that really suited Cantillon, and
the market was at last declared closed
until this morning, when the bids will be
reopened.
The real fun of the day was at the ex-
pense of Herman Schaefer. This comical
cuss is great joker himself, but on the
wants TO tell him. AS soon he arrived in
the lobby, several people congratulated him
on an alleged deal by which he was given
to the Athletics for Murphy and Dygert.
He didn't like it at first. but finally went
over and shook hands with Connie Mack.
explaining to Connie that he was glad to
be with him. and would do his best in 1907.
Mack was all up in the air for a while,
and great was the confusion. Comiskey
and Cantillon told about a swell banquet in
st. Louis. when the house boat White Sox
passed the Missouri town. Schaefer was
invited and rented dress suit.
First time / was ever in one" walled
Herman, land 1 think the next and last
time will be when they bury me-" Schaefer
was invited to make Il speech at the BAN
quet. AS he rose the rented dress suit be-
gan to go Ladies' and gentlemen he ex-
claimed. this is an suspicious occa-. In
1892 Columbus discovered Ban Johnson-I
I uyioh 10 SOW f1rn- 0,@
me s. for the night and If l don't quit it'll
cost me S45,' and he sat down amid great
applause
Secretary Mcfeoy was around with the
official averages done up in a fat bundle,
but didn't get much chance to read them.
He will have his turn today, as the zeal
for celebrating has to some extent died
down. The session of today is expected to
be short and sweet and of routine order.
More attention will be paid to trades and
deals than to the routine, and it is still
hoped that there may be an exchange or
two. Cantillon will continue to be the coy
and bashful center OF attraction. Be it
noted that the new Washington leader
changed the red vest yesterday and came
out i'll soft and gentle creation. the color
of a yellow cat that has fallen into a can
of gray wall paint. Thus clad he was not
as easy to locate before, and no doubt
escaped the attentions of many magnates
who had golden corner stones to SELL
Everybody supposed that Jimmy Collins
would be traded off before evening but
night came down with James still an asset
OF the Boston club.
Joe Tinker of the Chicago Cubs created
small sensation during the day by announc-
ing that, like Callahan, he was to be a
semi-professionA magnate next season. He
has secured the controlling interest in West
End Park. ball ground that ought to be
popular, and expects it to make him some
money. Joe does not expect to quit the
Cubs, however, and merely experiments
with the semi-pro park as a means of rails
ing extra money.
Jack Hendricks. the Springfield. Ohio
manager. was busy with the big leaguers
Contrary to usual custom. Jack was not
trying to gold-brick the big fellows hut
was trying to get some of their surplus
men, generously Offering to pay nickel or
so for players like Lindsay and Buelow
Washington is a good town." said Jimmy
Ryan. and Joe Cantiilon can do we'll there
As for me. I'm we'll satisfied with the semi
pro. business. and will stay here with the
Lawndale team"
Long Freddie Falkenberg. the giant pitch
er OF Washington. was among those pres
ent. He expects to do great work next
season. and. while not of a boastful mood
points to the records TO show how few
games ne would have lost had he been
backed by team with Just couple more
base hits in the daily output. FaIkenberg Is
q great admirer of his college pal Jake
Stahl. and hates to see him leave Wash
ington
Charlie Carr. the tall first baseman. who
now has sporting goods store in CIeve-
land with Bill Bradley. was quite numer-
Gus round the meeting He says Bradley's
arm has fully recovered. and that Bill will
be better than ever
I'm perfectly satisfied with any deal Mr.
Noyes and Mr.. Cantillon may make" said
Jake Stahl during the afternoon. II know
they are working both for the best interests
OF their club and to give me comfortable
berth I'll do my best to make good wher-
ever they send me-"
1t looks as il McAleer will get Jimmy Col
lrs. Mac is not afraid either OF Collins ex-
pensive contract or of the great infieIder's
condition. and thinks he Is just what the
Browns must have. with a live third
baseman." said McAleer, land especially
one who can hit 1t will be hard to stop us
next summer"
An odd feature of the day was that more
National League players were visible round
the corridors than there were American
Leaguers- All hands seemed to be on most
amicable terms.
Hlndoo prince In white, with a red
turban and black beard. fioated through
the corridor ever and anon. Mike Donlin
Insisted that 1t was Rigler. Pulliams new
empire. but Herman Schaefer stoutly main