The Washington times., 1906-12-09
STAHL'S INTENTION
SOON TO Be KNOWN
Will Be Asked to Declare
Himself at the American
League Meeting.
DETROIT BIDDING FOR HIM
Would Give Matty Mcintyre for Ex-
Manager-Free Hand FOR Cautillon
and Much Expected.

President Tom Noyes and Secretary
Ben Minor, Of the Washington baseball
club. will leave for Chicago tomorrow
evening 70 attend the annual meeting
or the American League.
There Is comparatively little business
20 transact at the meeting, and the
principal dOiugs WIN be the talk over
trades and sales. The old feud between
Ban johnson and Comlskey may break
ont again. but Il 1t does it viii probably
wind up by the league voting johnson
another Increase IN salary.
or trade and sale tally there WIN bs
no end. How much action will re-
suit remains 10 be seen. Joe CantiIIon.
WashingtOn's new manager. will be on
hand, and Is expected To get IN his fine
italian hand before the magnates dis
perse. That's what Joe was hired for.
ana everybody IS anx!sss to see what
he viii accomplish.
Leave it Up to StahL I
One thing is pretty certain. Before
PRESIDENT Noyes and Secretary Minor
return they will have an understanding
"ith Jake stahl and find out what he
! - going 10 do next year No EFFORT
/ mas been made to hurry Stahl about de-
/ cIarlnR his intentions since he was sup-
I a
ulIon, as il was thought best 20 give
/ hlm plenty Of time 10 think II over.
II Stahl does not want 10 pIav in our
yard there VIII not be the slightest OBJ
Jection 70 letting him 90 elsewhere. A
"lssatlshed eX-Inanager on the team
Would be a handicap. on the other hand
u ne las no hard feelings and would
Ike 10 show the Washington fans what
He can do when not bothered bv the
necessity for watching the rest OF the
( team, the club owners win b. gIs6 =,
nave him
Mcintyre for Him.
There is Ho danger of Stahl being
/ LEFT out II fast cqrurau7- SavsraI
American League clubs have inquired
what disposition would be made Of hin,
huJ they We're told to wait until the
meeting this wcei- Detroit has been
more persistent than any OF the Others
N sounding the Washington owners.
StahI Is sought 10 play first base there.
ma ln The indirect propositions from the
Detroit management Matty McIntyre.
! Tie Detroit outHcldeT has been men
. toned as 4 .nau who might be given
Al exchange Tor Stahl.
Boston has also been ready 10 dis
+ cusS q trade for StGhl. bUt there is no
body Boston would give whom Wash
I ington would want.
Il is not thought tHat the reDoFts that
stahl viii quit the tig league this year
SrS true. or the contrary. he is cen
sloeFed "a good enough sport TO trv his
+ 5HHd another season aud not give tiB
IN disgust simply because he lost the
lob OF manager. which should never
nave been given 10 him IN the first place
, lie mas In him the making OF z bctter
tall PLAYER than ne has shown himself
/ il Washington, ana the fans here have
Z not Dut good wishes FOR him.
Free Hand for CantiIlou.
Cantillon viii he expected this win
ter 70 get busy and land a first base
man. some pitchers. probably a young
ana hard hitting catcher. and a slug
sing outielder or two. He was engaged
at d maJOr league salary TO obtain
players Of major league caIiber. Ihe
owners have every confidence in him.
and think he VIII more than make
gaod- Also they wiu give him a free
nauu- I'm discussing the report that
Ease Petten- W@5ninStoU's best pitcher
last season, might Ue traded 10 New
York. President %ores said Yesterday
that ne did not think there was the
slightest reason TO. believe that Patteu
would leave Washington, but that II
/ t3nthion thought it best TO let Patten
or any other player go Jhe club would
la nowise interfere.