The Washington times., 1907-06-15
RELEASE
IS GIVEN
TOCROSS
Veteran Third Stacker
Released TOday---HaS
Many Offers.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

by IhOmAS -. R1NE.
Lave Cross was given his ten days
notice of release by the Washington
baseball club this morning.
II came as 40 surprise. but the old
veteran Of twenty-thrre years as a star
of the diamond was relieved, because 1t
enabled him TO set to work to perfect
plans for his future. He was at the
treasurer's office this morning with the
other players. drawing mis- semi-mOnthly !
stipend. and was full Of lie and en-
thusiasm. He said his side was still |
sore where he strained one OF the liga-
ments last Saturday. but was getting
along finely and would soon be all
right.
Score of Offers.
Cross was as busy with plans and
schemes as a man entering upon an
entirely new career. He had pocket
full of letters and kilograms Offering
him positions Of manager. player. and
player manager, on ali sorts OF clubs
in all parts of the country. Some OF
these were highly lattering and showed
that the judgment of other baseball
magnates does not agree with thal OF
Manager Cantillon. Some of the ohers
were surprisingly liberal in the way OF
salary and other inducements. and Cross
is having a nard time telling how 10
share his course.
feriug percentage Of the prohts or q
portion OF the club stock, and ne may
accept one Of these. But he WIZ De IA
no hurry He has a good stake put
AWAY ana need net play ball in order 10
keep the wolf from the door His lded
is TO cast his lines where he will ma
perrna nent investment for his loose coin
and at the same time add TO his bank
account by the salary he would draw as
a player
Majors Should Waive.
Cross. as far as the Washington club
was concerned. was released outright,
and is free to go where he Fieases. I'm
der these conditions he could probably
act as bench manager for any minor
league club he might hook up with,
even il the major leagues did not grant
waivers upon him. but il IS not thought
any Of the majors Will refuse 10 waive
if he decides to play in minor
He has been in fast company many
years. has always been a credit TO the
game and To- any team he was playing
with has always studied the interests
of his employers. and has always been
willing TO do more than his share in an
emergency. A refusal to waiver woG il'
be an act 81 callOus and merce1ary IN
gratitude upon the part of any major
league club which would be "A serious
blow at the craftsmanship and sense OF
fairness which is supposed 10 prevail
even In professional baseball
Il feel a s Spry as spring chicken.
said Cross this morning, and those
who have been trying 10 relegate me 10
the bench are In bad. | Will be playing
baseball years from now and will be
doing work which will attract the con
gratulations Of sporting writer's. / am
not Dragging when ! say this. but sim
PLY mean that have by no means out
lived my usefulness and am ready TO
keep right on at third base
II am going fishing tomorrow, but
will De back Monday to settle my busi-
ness affairs and map out my future
career / did intend TO take a lay-on
and go fishing near my home in Della
ware. but there is too much baseball in
me to get away from the diamond JUST
when we are getting the first touch OF
real good weather this spring.
At last there seems a possibility that
there may be another ball game in
Washington.
The sun was shining brightly this
morning for the first time in the mcm-
DRY Of the oldest inhabitant. and Wash
tngton and Detroit are scheduled 10
meet at 4:30 ,. M, but little thing
like sunshine. lack OF clouds, etc, can
discourage the rain from falling in this
neck OF the woods. In just rains here
anyhow
Manager CantiIlon was so nervous last
night because he was deprived of the
music Of the Uatter of the drops upon
the roof of the Regent that he was up
n sunrise and hurried TO the grounds
to see il he had been dreaming.
Charley Smith will probably start the
slab work against Detroit today, but
whether Heydon or Warner viii catch
him has not been determined.
Manager Jennings improved the wet
weather here to look up old aCquaint-
anccs i'm Baltimore where he graduated
in law and practices in the winter sea-
Il
say who would be in the points Tor his
henchmen
Another attraction is expected 10 be
the playing of Jim Delehanty at third
base for Washington. This youth has
had more knockers and boosters than
almost any other in the business. Ed.
Hanlon looked him over and said he
wouldn't do. McAleer said he was hard
70 handle and of little account any
how. Joe Cantillon says he thinks Dele
hanty has the making OF a great ball
player, and all he needs Is a fair start.
The St Louis sporting writer's are
about equally divided on the question
whether he is a misguided phenom or
a natural born mutt. Better go out
and judge for yourself.
Garry Hermann. chairman of the
National Commission, resents the
charge that he and Harry Pulliam
president of the National League are
curling up before Johnson, and says
the full text OF the National Commits
sion decision in. the Kelley case will
prove him and Pulliam a couple of mod
ern AjaXes. The decision as published
in a morning paper does not furnish
the calcium for Garry's spotlight But
we will wait until the official text of
the decision is at hand. What he want
10 know about is why he and Pulliam
backed up on Kelley playing where he
pleased after they had announced so
freely that there was no evidence
against him.