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oanunon WIN Lead Washington.

Joe CantiIlon. q former umpire and man
aSer q several successful minor league
teams in the west, will have charge OF the
Washingtons. Canulon stands high II
the estimation Of President Ban Johnson
be wiz make good But Cantillon as yet
has not vistbly bolstered up the senatorial
nine with new players. He secured Out
fielder Bob Ganley from F1ttsburg recently,
the latter being a fair player who may
need experience. But Ganley will have 10
displRce Anderson, Stanley Jones or Kick
man In order 10 set regular place on
the team
CantiIion has a recalcitrant member IN
Jake Stahl. the big first basemEn who was
the manager Of the team last year. stahi
does not care TO play In Washington again
and would IKE 70 30 70 the Boston Amer
let him SO before his real worth could be
shown. But the chances are that Stahl
VIII Gather remain where he he or Canuilon
Will get three or four players from Boston
IN exchange, as the new Washington man
ager Is not inclined 10 get the worst % any
Perrins a new second baseman, win
have q try at displactng Schlafiy who GOV.
cred that bag year ago; but Lave Crosz
Warner Is billed to do most OF the catching,
while the pitchers are Case Patten, a first
G ihs Boston ssd F N1 H Ugh with
.kttson. an old timer; Falkenberg. the
Human Telegraph Pole" Wilson. Goodwin
low, hot headed and inclined to De a hard
loser, but Ban johnson thinks thar IA
washington he VII ~ a Ions felt want.
TaI1enders RsorKanfseA
The Boston Americans who were tAil-
enoers last year, have undergone a com
plete rsorganiEarion under the direction
o. President John !; Taylor and the new
Won The worlds championship in 1904 was
wrecked by internal dissenEaons and The
failure Of Jimmy Collins 70 retain his grip
a. manager % the men Collins probably
the best third baseman in the business
when right fen down % completsl ~ las;
season tEAt for a LIME IL IOUkea a. II Boston
had seen the last Of him But with Presj-
cent Taylor resssuming the reana Of govern
mSni CoIlns was soon squared with the
On the team under the leadership Of his old
iI1eoo ana companion Stahl. Collins has
, Len a. Eof sprlngs for some time gstting
ne leg tnat bothered him last year in good
shape and he says that be viii De able 10
pay third base as vel as ever as soon as
ne Is not hack number
VIII Collins himself again the Boston
Team s II = thought viii take a great brace.
ior The Other infsld positions are covered
by Freddy Parent. the star fshortsfop, Hohs
EerT5s. tbs p1gnacious second baseman, and
bsssnas h I'm e. sh5N. pretty fair first
Stahl VIII manage, captain and play center
fed fer the team. he Is a sterling feldsr,
STEADY, consistent batsman and a hard
worker For left and right fields he h.
NUMBER OF candidates, among them
Jimmy Barrett, once with Dstroit. who
seemed 70 warrant another chance IN me
big circuit where he was a star 50 lonR-
barrett u In Collins claEs II he makes
5000 Boston VIII get q much needed boost
both IN batting ana fielding 10 say nothing
Of basemen-
Young Hoey. who covered lsrt AsId lszt
year, looked 20 be made Of the resi sf1Tf
and II r. probable that be viii have 6rst
CAL On that place when the FIRST lineup a
made Buck Freeman. a hard hitrer h
SIN with the club, but he viii be used a.
4 scout Tor new players rather than a reR-u-
lar member OF the team Unglauh WHO
paved nrst base In clever style in the Tr1-
state league last year. having Jumped his
Boston contract may be with the team.
But he vii have 20 play great ball 10 Eet
sullivan. a promiEing young outnslder a.
also On the list, together with WaRnsr. a
ven lar second basemAn who was draffsd
from the Newark club.
IN pitching and catching Boston has a -
mArkaole array Of talent The vetsre n
@ Young VIII be n line again as one az
TIE teams most reliable uitchers 49,
Jesse IAnnehlL q crack iefthander- Rfu
Dineen, who has concluded his scrar win
ne cluo oncials and Il a. peace with The
word onee more Winter, Gibson ana
Harris, AL SEASONED: Ralph Clare ~
Derrnouth college man. and several young
pltehsrA, including Oberlin. Kroh railing
and k1l1An Ike Collins - Ra,rErf N
may be said that II cstcher I,0u f'r,~sr
regAins hlE old form the Boston club MI
be remarkably strengthensd Two wears
ago CI1ger was the greatest catcher IN
the bal neld be wa stricken with spinal
upooss ~ihieh Espt him cut % the CAMS