Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
WILL co INTO
CLASS B NEXT WEEK
Tri-State League Will Be Ad-
mitted by the National
Commission.

be the most important gathering in con-
| nection with the national sport that has
been or will be held this winter. Outside
| OF settling the notorious Sebring case and
making several other reinstatements. the
representatives of the Tri-State, or "Out-
law" League will go before the commits
sion for an adjustment Of its status. For
the past three years the Tri-state orEaniza-
ton has certainly been q thorn in the side
| OF the American and National leagues. and
with it working under the national agree
ment signs OF relief will come from scores
| OF magnates and managers all over the
| country.
Reports from the Tri-State officials indi-
| cate that they are willing to join organized
ball under the class ARRANGEMENT. and
| that only the details remained to be worked
out.
When tho inside" workings Of the two
| leagues toward capturing the "Outlaws''
are made public. 1t will be found that Pres
| ident Ban Johnson has once more been re-
! sponsible for this important move, and
demonstrates his fitness to be called king
| of them ALL"
| Mr.. johnson for the past two years has
been giving the Trl-State people a great
| deal Of study and investigation, and while
| he cared very little for the few players the
| organization had enticed away from the
American League. he wanted to get rid Of
| the continued anxiety entailed George
Heckert. the manager last year Of the York
base ball club. demonstrated very clearly
| that he was the real leader and brains of
the "OutlawS, and President Johnson early
| last fall set his hooks and lines for that
young man. At first Mr.. Heckert refused
to see anything but continuation Of out
| law base ball, but he was finally won over
| and proved a splendid missionary among
his brother magnates Of the Tri-State.
But the shrewd Mr.. Heckert was not to
| be captured without remuneration in some
| way, and he carried back promise from
| the American League president that all
the jumping players could be retained, II
| desired. Later on the National League
| was won over to the same promise, and MIR.
| Heckert had little trouble convincing the
Williamsport officials that they had no
| ground to stand in Directing to going
| into the Nationai camp.
Johnstown could have continued the fight
against organized base ball indefinitely.
| but York, Harrisburg and Altoona were
| growing very weary of digging down into
| their trousers pockets every fall for the where
| withal to pay off the salaries of the play
ers. Another point that the three losing
| cities were quick to see was that Williams
ports team far outclaSSed the others, and
| that the drastic measures of the National
| Commission in dealing with contract jump
| ers had made 1t almost impossible for
| York. Altoona or Harrisburg to secure
| frst-class players from either Of the big
| leagues.
Those players who have signed contracts
| for the coming season with Tri-State clubs
| may De dDle " IlOlQ lie teIlIlSy ltdHld
mates to the strict reading of the same but
this is doubtful, and they may be made to
| play for class B salaries or not at ALL
The Tri-State magnates will simply have
to drop back to where they were several
| years ago and build up. The class Of ball
playing put on exhibition may not be of
as high quality as last season, but it I'M
| doubleday won't cost as much money.
Rumors of Trades.
| Wild rumors of trades and transfers con-
corning the Washington club have been
floating around during the past week, and
with Manager Cantilon in Chicago the
| local papers are under a handicap as they
must wait to get denials or Notifications
| from him. The latest report bobbed up
| from Williamsport and was to the effect
that Bob Unglaub had been traded to the
local club for ex-Manager Stahl.
| The facts in the case, when sifted down.
| are that the Boston management probably
| asked Unglaub If he would come to this city
If some sort of a trade could be framed up
| Manager Cantillon would not think of
| trading Stahl for Unglaub even up, but the
| Boston club Is anxious to have our ex-man-
ager. and the Wtliamsport player may be
| put forward with several other men under
contract to the bean-eating outfit. While
| Unglaub was star in the Tri-State he did
, nothing extraordinary when under contract
| to the Boston club in utility roles The Bos-
ton club was offered in Chicago. at the an
| nual meeting of the American League
ris. This trade was turned down. but per-
haps President Taylor is now getting ready
| to offer Grimshaw, Unglaub and Hayden
for Stahl. which would be something like
an even thing.
There Is one point that makes 1t look as
though Unglaub might wear a Washington
with Manager Cantillon in Milwaukee sew
eral years back, and from present appear
ances the local leader has been trying
to gather in all the players possible with
hon, Ia &c fhnr h Tod
| Jack Hayden is undoubtedly a first-class
ball player. but the old timers on the Bos-
ton team simply harried him to a point
| where his efforts to play ball were fruit
less He is fast on his feet, and his old
fault Of being weak on fly balls has been
overcome. His hitting ability has never
| been questioned, and he would prove a
great player if coupled up right. Manager
Cantilon has friends in Pennsylvania, and
they may have tipped him off to Jack real
worth.
Myron Grimshaw is another player who
| broke into the Boston team at the wrong
| time. LaChance, the idol of Ferris and
Parent, had just Leen let out and they
| lost no opportunity to make il uncomfort-
able for the new man. But Grimshaw was
raised In the New York mountains, was
| hardy, and chock full o. sand, and he final
ly convinced the old,timers that he was all
right AS a hitter he classes up high, is
| fast his feet and is only a few degrees
below Stahl when it comes to fielding.
| Unglaub can play any inf1eld position.
three men to Washington in exchange for
| Stahl would make the Nationals look very
good next season.
| Ganley All Right.
The signing Of Bob Ganley by Manager
| Cantillon was done with so much neatness
and dispatch that many of the local fans"
have become dubious to the new mans
worth. reporter of The Star caught one
of the officials of the National League at
Baltimore hotel during the past week and
| he said:
| Don't think that the Washington club
got Bob Ganley very cheaply. He cost
big sum Of money. and President Pulliam
had a hard time getting three OF his clubs
| to waive claim. Dreyfus and Cantillon are
close friends, and there may be other con-
ditions involved of which l not ac-
Quainted, but don't lose sight Of the fact
| that Ganley Is first-class ball player from
whatever angle you may want to survey
him. To my way of thinking. player who
is fast enough to lead off for that Pitts
burg bunch is certainly good enough to play
| with the Washington club
| ut was another case of a youngster get
ting into a group of old players and doing
| so we'll as to arouse jealous pangs. When
! he first went to Pittsburg in 1905 Ganley
made Fred Clark look like a minor Lacquer.