Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

difficult to locate that particular person.
Kelley has been out all week with the
Washington players. and is in almost first
class condition. 1t Will naturally take some
time for him to get back his batting eye in
facing the American League twiFlers, but
Manage CantIliOn stands ready to play
Kelley just as soon as the national CommlS-
sion turns him over To the Washington club.
Manager Jack Dunn's conference with the
local officials was carried into yesterday
afternoon. and then the Baltimore manager
had to return home empty handed, as
MpsSrS. NOycS and CantillOn could 90 moth
ing for him IN the way OF selling players.
The Washington club has received excep-
tionally good propositions from the Balu-
more Indianapolis and Milwaukee, clubs
for Second Baseman SChlafiy, but New
York and Cleveland refuse to waive claim
on him. These two clubs have no PROPOSE
ton to make in the way of trades. and
want to buy Schlafy for the draft price,
81 600
Before I would sell him for that amount
of money" said Manager Cantllion last
evening. Il would keep him on the bench
all summer. one minor league club offered
me twice that amount and couple OF
PLAYERS for Schlahy In dealing with the
minor league clubs they make propositions
in addition to money and players That
would prove exceptionally good next fal!
in giving me the pick of their teams all OF
which makes the offer of the New York
and Cleveland clubs look silly.
''As Messrs. Lajoie and Griffith will not
let me dispose of SChlafly in a way to hene-
tit the Washington club. | have decided to
send him out a scout. and he leaves to-
morrow for northern New York 10 look
over the players in that locality. l know
that Larry's Judgment is good and his
recommendations will come in handy when
the drafting season rolls around or, per
hapS, sooner.
Manager Cantillon refused to divulge the
players whom he sending ScGlaty
after but he has evidently been given pri-
waite pointers on several good men. During
Schlatly's absence, Perrine will play the
utility role.
The friends of the Washington club should
throw Fridays game out of their dope
book as not true form and keep their eyes
on long Tom Hughes when he faces the
barrier again this week Tom evidently
had such long rest that he forgot how to
curve the ball properly. but he won't com
plain this score again as PA Cantl!lon
won't let him.
Two games for one price of admission
with the Nationals and Athletics occupy
ing the center of the stage. is tomorrow
program at American League Park. The
first game will get under way promptly at
O'Clock with 'Rube" Waddell, and prob
ably Case Patten coupled in the running.
With good weather on tap there should be
plenty of fine sport at the park tomorrow
afternoon.
Well-to-do ball players don't stand very
we'll with the magnates and managers THESE
days.
MY players are too rich. l taught them
how to save. Now that they have enough
money we'll invested to keep them the rest
of their lives they will not hustle for me-
moaned Barney Dreyfuss last winter.
Barneys old players are independent ana
indolent They feel their oats because they
have bullying bank accounts.
Tim Murnane made the same obSerVa-
a. lea managers
He said that Ned Hanlon was no longer
a good handler because he was rich man.
I'm selecting ball team choose poor
boys without a second shit 10 their PACKS,
says Jim McAleer.
Give me the cornbeef and cabbage breed
of player in preference to the cold bottle
and hot bird kind every time
We'll behaved. ambitious boys without
wealthy papaS make the best players.
None of these June ball players for me.
First thing YOU know one of them mar
ries rich girl and he IS 100 good TO speak
to his team mates.
Neither education. money nor knowledge
of table etiquette is necessary. don't
care if a player does eat with his knife and
picks his teeth at the table as long as he
doesn't get the big head and throw game
because of his bad noodle.
Rich mems sons are apt to be posers
Base ball is a mighty serious business.
None of these skylarking kids for mine
The place for them is in some fresh
water college.
"Rickey Is a sample of the high-born ball
player. He married a college professor
daughter. The result was he carried on
ordinary conversation in Greek and Latin.
Give me a player who speaks the Kerry
Patch dialect perfectly in preference to
one who prattles Dublin English.
1.-The gutteral growis of a Jack OConnor
sound better to me than the high-flown
language of all the rich, educated guys In
the universe.
Players who skipped school to practice
toss and catch on the town lots make bet
ter players than boys rocked in diamond
bestudded cradles"