Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
OutfieIder Bob GanIey Signed
by CantiIIon for Nationals.
BOUGHT FROM THE PIRATES
He is a First-Cla Outfelder and a
Hard Hitter.
TO HEAD THE BATTING LIST
Three Jockeys Thrown at New Or
leans-Gans-Herm Fight To-
day-Golf at Pinehurst.
BOUGHT FROM THE PIRATES
TO HEAD THE BATTING LIST

great piece of news came out OF the
0est last night when Manager Cantillon an
nounced from Chicago that he had secured
Outfielder Ganley from the Pitsburg CLUB
for the Washington team. The deal has
nothing whatever to do with Pitcher Doc"
HiIlebrand and was an out-and-out pur-
chase, although the amount of money in
volved is not stated. Manager Cantillon
doubtless tried to save the Washington
club some money when he offered to let
Hilebrand go to Pittsburg for aGnley, but
foxy Clarke Griffith butted into the ne
gotations, refused to waive claim to the
pitcher. and a result the deal was side
tracked for the time being. But Cantillon
never gave up the hope of securing Gan
ley. as he knew Mr.. Dreyfus had something
like forty players on his reserve list and as
a result the sale completed yesterday fol-
lowed The following telegram was re-
ceived this morning by the sporting editor
of The Star:
purchased Bob Ganley from Pittsburg
for the Washington club.
When Manager Cantillon came here last
fall he met several of the players then in
town and had long conferences with them
He said afterward that one of the greatest
needs of the Washington club was good
man to lead off the batting list. He spoke
of Ganley then and doubtless had this one
point in view when he signed up the speedy
outtielder He is a left-handed batsman.
speedy on his feet a splendid thrower and
covers a great amount of ground in field
ing
Ganley was purchased from Des Moines
in the fall of 1905 by Pittsburg. and IN the
short time he was with the Pirates that
year gaze evidence of being frst-class
man in every department of the game
Last spring he was troubled with malaria.
and the fashionable disease held close
grip on him all season, so that his work
dropped off. Toward the close of the sea-
son Ganley's health improved somewhat.
and recent letter from Cantiiion was TO
the effect that he believed the outfielder
had fully regained his health and strength.
While playing in the Western League in
1908 Manager Cantillon kept tab on Gam
ley's movements and is credited with
recommending the young man to Pittsburg.
Ganley is about twenty seven years old and
has been playing professional ball about
five years He has had the minor league
edges knocked off of him by going through
a season with the National League, and he
should prove valuable player for the
Washington team.
Manager Cantillon has now five men for
the local outfield-Anderson. Jones. lick
man. Stanley and Ganley-and the four
best men of the bunch will be retained.
Ex-manager, and now base ball scout,
Ted Sullivan, who has been in Washington
for the past couple of weeks, left today
for Chicago. where he will at once take up
the reins of advance agent for the world 8
champion White SoX in their spring trip to
Texas. Mr.. Sullivan knows the country to
be traversed like a book, and will doubtless
boom the champions for all he Is worth.
He received a fine' letter from President
Comiskey asking him to take the position
on account of old-time friendship, and Ted
lost little time notifying the former that he
would go along on the trip. The tour of
the champions through the south and west
will attract a great deal of interest and at
tention and big crowds viii turn out to
witness the playing of the American
League and world champions.
BY the way, the story in last nights Star
about the first championship series in which
credited TO Ted Sullivan, as it taken
bodily from his book by one of the western
papers without credit. 1t was interest
ing story and the old timers of Washing
ton doubtless enjoyed to the full the read
ing of the same.
Winter base ball will receive boom next
week when the national commission will
hold its annual meeting in Cincinnati.
Garry Hermann, who opposed the re-elec-
the National League because of the latter s
anti-rowdy ball policy, is slated for a re-
election to the craftsmanship of the COM
mission on the votes of Pulam and b.
Il. Johnson of the American League. The
commission will decide numerous cases in
dispute between the big leagues and the
minors after which the schedule commit
tees of the National and the American will
hold their first session to map out the play
ing campaign which will be formally sane
toned at the annual conclave of the mag
mates in Cincinnati during February. There
is very little friction among the base ball
magnates just now, for which the fans
are extremely thankful he politics OF
the game never created much public in
terest except in time of war.