The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
Cantillon Has Been Watching
Couple OF Pitchers and Infielders
Since the Beginning of the Season,
and Wants SchIafiy 10 Look Them
Over Before Gathering Them In.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Boston, 2; New York, o.
Chicago, L; Detroit, o.
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
Detroit at Chicngo.
Cleveland at st. Louis.

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Capt Harry schlafy Will start this
morning on a scouting tour through the
Eastern minor leagues 30 look over GER
tain players who have been recommended
10 Manager CantiIlon. He will return be-
fore the end of the week, and if he does
not see any men that are in his opinion.
fast enough for the American he will be
sent Westward to look over some players
in the cities near Chicago.
Speaking Of schlany's trip Canunon
said: 4 have any number of players
under observation who have made records /
good enough since the opening Of the sea-
son 20 enutle them 10 a trial in fast COM
panv. There ls a big difference between a
player ON paper and player ON the field
bur have plenty Of confidence in Schla- /
ny's jgdgme1s. and if DE reports that
any OF the men are good enough I viii
bring them here in an effort TO strengthen
the club.
while 7 do not want To- give ont the
names Of the PLAYERS we have i'm view.
there are % couple of pitchers and two
fast infeliers. I am satisfied with the
pitchers we have at present, and am also
satisfied that # they pitch as they did i1
the New York series and receive the same
support. We viii set our share If the
games between now and June o. when we
leave for another trip.
There were certain people who be-
leved that Patten and Hughes were the
only live ones we had. but after the show
ing made 10y Smith, FaIkenberg. and
Graham iD the late games. I fail to see
what we need to fear in the pitching
staff, that IS, Of course, If they can hold
the gait which they have lately struck.
There are only five on the STAFF at pres
eut and we have a number Of double
headers coming, so I could use another
pitcher If had one. If Schlafy's reports
are favorable. I viii lose no time I'm cop
ping any minor Lacquer who shows prom
ise. Then again. We could fiud use for a |
good indelder, ana the same thing holds /
good I'm that case. If we see one. we 4
VIII get him if such q thing is possible" |
Having come to the conclusion that|
Cleveland wants Schlafy in order % use
him in another deal. Canuu0n has de .
Cided 20 hold on 10 the captain Of the
Nationals until there are some new de- /
velopmeuts. Cleveland's refusal 10 waiver
on Scl'ady baked the plan To have him
transferred 10 one of the strong minor
leagues. where ne could De held until
needed I'm Washington.
Charley Jones attributes HIS remarka- /
be Improvement in batting TO two things
change of system Of hitting and a diff
feTeHt shaped bat Last year 7 followed
instructions and waited. The result was
that most Of the pitchers played me for
a sucker, and when they would get me
in the hole with two strikes, they had me
At such a disadvantage that I had 20 go
after almost anything. and struck ont.
This year Joe told me 70 use my own
judgment and I have worked my way
into the 800 class"
Manager Lajole. Of Cleveland. has a ]
fund OF stories about Joe Cantlnon's ca
rcer rs an umpire says Sporting Life
Here are couple: philadelphia was
playing Washington one day ana Win
Mercer was pitching for the Senators.
We scored about eight runs in the first
four innings, when Cautllon. who was
UmF.-i1g. happened TO give Washington
the worst Of a close decision ut second
base. As CauuIlou came back 20 the
pitchers box, Mercer protested against
the decision. 7 suppose Joe. you gave itI
as You saw it. but TO see the play properly
you were I'm tie wrong position .Judc-
ing from the looks of the score board. |
Win, you have been I'm the wrong position
ever since the game started retorted joe !
Another Gay Joe put Harry Davis out oS
the game and Davis at once slammed his
glove 70 the bench and started TO follow
it. Come back here yelled CandIlon.
Get your glove and go back to first base.
You are too blamed willing to quit
Joe during his last year as an umpire
entertained "a Erudge against Lew Crigar.
We were playing at Boston one day. and
with Joe umpiriug. Il was agreed that in /
case of q line drive going along the foul
line the catcher then working should call
whether it went foul or fair, inazmucb as
the umpire when standing behind the
pitcher could not have good view. Well.
the game went along to the seventh in 1
ming Fultz led off with a single and
Dick Cooley followed with a three-bagger
along the right foul line. Fultz scored.
and rs Cooley pulled up at third Criger
yelled Foul"
We'll that settled it, we failed to- score. /
and Boston won IN the fourteenth inning.
But that night the Boston right fielder
and Nig Cuppy told Cauuilon that the
bah was foot and q half fair. He never
could forgive Criger. and III bet that Cri-
ger never drew anything but strikes when
he was at b1- and Cau,ill0n was umpir- |
ing. One day Criser made an awful kick
about e. strike that CanuilOn called on
him. but all the satisfaction he received
was this shot Tt was foul ball, was
it,
won't you ever forget that? asked
Criger.
Not IN thousand years replied Can
tillol.
'Tsube" Must Give Wife $40 4 Week.
Philadelphia, June George Edward
WaGden, better known as "Rube." was
ordered 10 pay his wife so a week in the /
Desertion Court yesterday. The hearing |
Of the case took only a few minutes. Mrs
WaddeI, who is a tail. good-looking wom- |
an, asked Tor S-5 week, but when /
RUbe's attorney. Louis HUT. declared TO /
the court that the bah players salary /