The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
WANTS PITCHER OTEY
Joe CantillOn Appeals to the
National Commission.
SUPPOSED DEAL WAS CLOSED
Manager Accepted NorfOIIss Terms,
but Informed Three Days Later
that Pittsburg Had Purchased the
Virginia state League TwIrIer.
CantiIIOn Signs Another Pitcher.

The Washington club has decided to
fight for the services of Pitcher Otey, Of
Norfolk. Of the Virginia State League,
who Is reported to have been sold to the
Pittsburg club
Before the season was half over Can
tillon sent Blankenship 10 Norfolk TO see
the twirler in action, and when the scout
returned and reported that Otey looked
like a conner. the manager made a
proposition TO the Norfolk owners. Moth
ing was heard in reply until the Wash
ington team reached Chicago on the
recent TIP, when Cantillon received a
letter stating that Norfolk was willing
10 turn Otey over 10 Washington for a
certain sum. CantiIlon Immediately tele-
graphed accepting the terms and order
ing Otey TO report here at the end Of
the Virginia season. Three days later
the local management received word from
Norfolk that Otey had been sold to
Pittsburg.
Centillon took the matter up with
President Tom NOyes. and it was decided
10 appeal 10 the national commission.
All of the evidence in the case has been
turned over 20 the commission. but no
report on the matter is expected for
some time.
Cantnon believes that he has a strong
claim on the services Of Otey and IS
especially anxious TO land the young
player. as he seems to possess the qualif.
cations Of q good pitcher.
cfo-r
Donald. who has been doing some great
pitching for Erie, Pa, in the Interstate
League
Mcdonald pitched sixteen games for
Erie and lost only three, and he was 50
we'll touted by scouts that Connie Mack
and Larry Lajoie put In bids for his re
lease. Cleveland got an option on the
player. but as the club did not exercise
its rights within the given time Erie was
in a position to sell the player to Phila-
dephia. However. the Athletics star
was going so nicely that when Mack was
approached he said he could not use the
player. so Cantillon jumped AT the op-
portunity and signed Mcdonald.
Mcdonald Joined the Nationals yesteT-
dag and will probably be in the game be-
lore the end Of the season,
The Nationals leave here this evening
for Philadelphia. where they play twice
tomorrow, On Tuesday night they go 10
Boston for a series of four games, but
on the following Monday they viii be
home TO play New York.
There are now so many players on the
local rolls that Tom Hughes, Blankenship.
Shipke. Kay. Mcdonald, Langford, War
her. and Gehring viii not be taken on the
short trip. but viii be kept in shape by
practiClng daily AT National Park. Case
Patten will not go 10 Philadelphia, but
will rejOn the club al Boston, where he
will pitch one Of the games against the
Pilgrims.
There is a repoN in the West that
the Eeastern clubs are all pulling for the
Athletics, and are not making any partic-
ular effort to beat Connie Mack's team, -
said CantTon, last night. but you can
take it from me that we viii leave no
stone unturned to beat the Athletics as
often as we can. In tO-mOTrOW's game !
viii pitch Walter Johnson and Charley
Smith, and Will come back the next day
with Fred FaIkenberg. These are the
three pitchers who have been doing the
best work for the past couple of weeks.
With the team playing as it did in the
Boston series we certainly ought to make
the Athletics go some to beat us. At Bos-
ton Case Patten will probably pitch the
first game, and then we will use johnson.
Smith and Falkenberg''