Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21
CAN T|LLON PLANS
A STRONGER TEAM
With New Men on First and Sec
ond Base HeExpects to Make
a Much Better Showing.


SpVtiai b4spat'n W he ctai.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 2O-Manager
Cantillon-of the Washingtons was foun
tonight on the front porch Of Napoleu
Lajoies pretty home smoking good cigar
and deeply engrossed in conversation with
the disabled leader of the Maps. CantiI-
Ion is to be Larry's house guest over Sun
day.
III tell you just how 1 feel: just how
Star correspondent. Il believe that after
we get back home next Wednesday we will
win one-half Of our games with our west
ern visitors That will be doing pretty well
for team that is admittedly out of the
race for even a good position. I would
appreciate 1t If you would ask the people
in Washington to be indulgent a little
longer If they will, I will give them
something besides promises. If l can rely
on their patience l will give them a team
in 1908 that will be fighting for a position
up in the race.
when Clymer and Jones get back into
the game at Washington I mean to send
Jim Delehanty to second and keep him
there the rest of the season. He has played
do grand work at second.
Il want to go on record, too, saying
that l regard this man Blankenship as
one of the grandest catchers l have ever
and he plays it with all his might and all
his wisdom all the time. / will have two
good backstops to help him out next year.
Star First Baseman.
"You can't put 1t too emphatically when
you quote me as saying that l expect Jerry
Freeman to become the star first baseman
of the league. The fact that we got in
ahead of half dozen other major league
clubs who were after him indicates how
highly he is regarded. Then, with a new
second baseman, whom l have in mind
and whom l will get with Jim Delehanty
on third, AltiZer at short, l will have an
infield to match my great outfield. Tom
Hughes has been my mainstay. He has
been in 80 many games either ali the way
or as the man to take somebody else's
place that feel that every word Of praise
in the dictionary Is due him.
when we get all Strengthened out again
Bill Shipke will be our extra infielder. He
Is one Of the greatest Unfolding third
basemen 1 have ever seen, and there is no
chance for him to get away from Wash
ington now. The new second baseman
am after and will get will enable me to, let
Delehanty return to third and Del can play
that position just about as well as anybody
in the business.
with the season half over 1 think the
fans in Washington will be indulgent
enough to let me say that when l went
! there last spring the outlook was rather
gloomy. 1t was easy to see what was lack
Ing, but it was mighty hard to find the
remedy. We needed batters and think
that If at that time any fan had suggested
that we pick up three such men as Clymer,
Ganey and Jim Delehanty he would have
been considered crazy. That, however Is
! only a beginning. With Freeman at first,
a new man l am after at second, Altizer at
short and Jim Delehanty at third I'll have
rafting good ball team"
Pitcher Johnson Expected.
Cantllon is expecting Pitcher johnson
at any moment now. and would not be sur
prised to find him at the hotel when he
comes down from Larry's house Sunday.
IF the kid wants a chance" said Joe. II
may let him go in against the Maps Tues
day 1t would give him good chance to
show what he is really worth"
Jim Delehanty tells his friends and
neighbors here that Cantilon is a manager
after his own heart. Il like to play where
/ can learn something and where my mis-
takes are pointed out" says Delehanty.
Maybe I'll be a good ball player some
day if / can hang on down in Wash
ington.'
He will hang on all right as long as