The Washington times., 1907-12-06
Stove League DOpeSterS
RehaShing Many Dreams
That Never Come True
Carr Not Kind of Player Wanted by Cantillon
Rocaps New Boxing Club-Pinch Slug
gers Should Get Credit.
By THOMAS 8. RICE.

The stove league OF baseball dope
sters is now in full swing. and there
are enough trades, sales. switches, and
transfers announced these days to keep
eighteen major leagues supplied with
sensations for eleven years.
AS a matter OF fact, there has been
some sharp trading so far. the principal
instance being that -drawn-out
complicated affair between the Chicago,
New York, Boston, and st. Louis Amer
leans, in which the principal item of
interest 10 Washington was the final
landing OF Jake Stahl in New York.
and the apparent sdnglng Of the st.
Louis club when it traded Miles,, Hemp
hill and Glade TO New York for Jimmy
Williams, Hoffman, and Hobe Ferris,
The point to this deal is that IN the
estimation OF most critics st. Louis got
the worst Of ii. and St Louis has been
one OF Washington's most persistent
eontenders for last place in the Ameri-
can League.
Carr Wouldn't Fit In.
Now come the stories that Cantillon
wants Carr for first base. that Ander-
son wants TO play again. and that Att
Osidon IS not at all new, as CantiIon.
IN an interview IN The Times before
he left Washington, said he would try
Davy at third IL he did not get a good
offer for hi m this winter. Altizer
showed up at first base so much better
than was expected that CandlIon was
impressed with the idea that with a
little balancing in h4adwork the er-
ratio and sensitive player might be Of
real use.
As far as Cars coming TO Washing
ton is concerned, that is not at all like
", though Cantllon may be sandbag-
ging the Detroit club by refusing TO
waive Carr back to Indianapolis. Carr
has been a wonder in the minor leagues,
but showed when with Cleveland he
could not stand the gaff OF the major
circuit. In Cleveland his batting
slumped most pttiably. and his fielding.
while good. lacked aEgTessiveness.
This backwardness has been CaTr's
undoing. and there Is no chance that he
would ever get over IL In fast COM
pany. A modest, self-conscious, unag-
gressive player would have a swell
chance on a team captained by Bob
Ganley, and including Clymer, Charley
Jones. Ed. Delehanty. Jack Warner.
Tom Hughes, and Pete O'Brien, TO say
nothing of a chance that Kid EIber-
field may some day join their ranks.
Anderson Soon Grew Restless.
That John Anderson wants TO return
10 the game is probable. John is af-
nicted with n peculiar disposition, but
IS too good a rough-and-tumble fighter
10 have many people tell him about
it. He quit washington because he saw
the handwriting on the wall against
him as one Of the older, indifIe -ent
players thoroughly out OF tune With
CantillOn and the kind Of club CantillOn
wanted TO build Up. He was still play
Ing classy ba1l and seemed good for
Two or three years more; but, rather
than be traded or sold by a Jailender.
he beat CGntilhOn and Father Time to
II by jumping Ghe club
After resting a month or so, Ander-
son wanted to get into harness again
and offered 10 play In Cleveland the lat
ter part of last season. Larry IafOie
refused to deal with him without Can
tillon's consent. just as CantillOn re-
fused to deal with Elberfeld when the
Tabasco KID was suspended by New
York, on the ground that IL would put
and end 10 discipline for a manager
10 monkey with a suspended player.
Anderson declined 10 ask favors OF the
Washington club and remained of the
diamond.
Cantillon was exertmely wrorh over
the sudden manner IN which Anderson
jumped, giving absolutely no warming
and leaving the team badly in the
lurch Still he Is not likely to allow his
anger TO interfere with a good trade
and if Anderson can be utilized in that
manner the sOused Scandinavian may
be playing In the American League
again next summer.
Recap Deserves Success.
Billy Recap has the best wishes OF
all good sportsmen for the success Of
his new boxing club at Brandywine
Springs, a summer park five miles from