Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-10
May Have Been Outbid for
ElberfeId and M0riarity.
DIcKERlNG IS STILL ON
President Noyes Won't Sell ANY Of
the Washington Players.
sTALL1NGS IS FROM MISSOURI
National League Surprised at Presi-
dent Johnson's Invitation for
Joint SESSION.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, December 1NDH looked
last night as If we were going to put
through a deal which would be of grea
benefit to the Washington club" said Mr.
r. c. Moves this morning. 'It looks thi:
morning as If we were to slip UP on 1t
1 would rather not name the players, until
it Is certain that we are out of 1t alto
gether. for it might give a clue to what
we are after, and in case we fap some
body else may come along and take adj
vantage of the situation to the loss Of the
Washington club"
1t is believed that the Washington man.
agement had something ahead IN which
Burns, the pitcher. was concerned and
that O. third party stepped in and blocked
the deal for a moment by offering the
club which was to have traded with
Washin9to1 another player for the man
who was to have been sent to the Capital
city.
There is a chance that We will put
something through before the day is
over" said Mr.. Noyes. but 1 don't want
to make anything public which Will put
us ont Of the opportunity to get q player
who may make a great deal OF difference
to the team next year in its fight for the
championship
There is no doubt that there are some
players on the Washington team who are
wanted by the other owners of the or
ganization. and there is not the slightest
doubt that they would go high If they
could get them. but those are the players
which will remain with the Washington
club in 1909
President Noyes on Trades.
The race for the American League
championship looks to me as if it will be
harder fought next year than it was this
year." said Mr. Moves. land I believe
that the Washington club will have more
to say about 1t next year than it did last.
For that reason. no trades will be con-
sidered with the Washington club which
will be likely to weaken that organization.
but II there are any chances to obtain
good players. who will assist in DEVELOPING
the strength Of the team for 1863. the
Washington management will be only too
glad to take advantage of them and help
out the eastern section of the American
League in trying to wrest the champion
ship from the west
The Cleveland club is believed to have
made an offer to Washington for the
services Of one OF its pitchers, but the
Cleveland men are always close mouthed
when they attend meetings of the Ameri-
can League and nothing could be learned
from them this morning as to any pro-
pos4ls they may have made, or may have
had In mind. AS q matter of fact all of
the American League managers are will
ing enough to put through deals, but they
win not give the slightest clue to them,
because tlfey are fearful that they will
be cut out by some other manager who
hears Of their plans. There are few cor
ners IN the Hotel Wolcott. but those few
are full of base ball managers who are
close together. with their ears pricked up,
listening to the tales which are poured
into them by men who want to trade.
Jim McAleer said that every manager
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70 trade somebody, and every last one of
them insisted that he should keep the
matter secret.
Inside Of an hour" said he. ST was so
full of secrets that I had no room for
dinner and I had to go around to the
different club managers and ask them
that they give me a little grace until
could go somewhere and get square
meal"
Criger for st. Louis.
McAleer thinks that he is lucky in hav-
ing secured the services of Criger, the
Boston catcher, and believes that he is
now straight on the high road for the
championship in 1909. I'VE were weaker
behind the bat than We were in any other
place on the team said McAleer this
morning. and there is many a game
which would have been Won by the
Browns last year If we had possessed
SOMEBODY VINO cOOiU SLdnO Dy tQc Dat
and keep our pitchers in line" Criger is
an old playmate Of McAieer and that is
another reason why the st. Louis man
aser believes that he has made good
bargain. That Boston would let Criger go
was something of a surprise, for it was
expected that he would stick in Boston
as long as he was in the business, but
Fred Lake told Taylor to trade him to
st. Louis. so there must have been a
reason for it.
The Detro club would like to get Chase
away from New York. There is not q
chance. New York needs Chase too bad
ly. In addition to that, it is not at all
certain that Chase will be able to get
back without standing for heavy fine
and perhaps for q suspension, and Frank
Farrell believes that II he does get back
he should have the benefit Of his services.
There are some who are of opinion that
let Chase get away from New York. for
it Is almost certain that he will never
play good ball for the Highlanders again
owing to the fact that the Fans will
have II In for him after the manner In
which he conducted himself last year.
Connie Mack has made all kinds Of eff.
forts to get rid Of Dygert. his diminutive
spit-balI pitcher, but up to date he still
Visiting American League managers fight
shy Of Mack when he proposes a trade
and the moment that 1t was heard that
Dygert could be secured every man who
delpasia philosopher In a hurry.
stallings Has to Be Shown.
George Stallings said that not a club
In the American League. except Wash
ington, had forgotten to impress upon
him the great worth of some players
whom they were anxious to let out
''They don't come around and tell you
how good Donovan OF 'Ty' Cobb isl SAID
Stallings. but they crack up Smith o,
Jones and try to get rid of them. I.
You want a real ball player you are look.
ing for something on the Cobb order, blu,
1 haven't found a real ball player since
have been around here who is eligible
for the New York club. l have had pro.
posais for about everything that have
on the team, and that is as far as / have
gone
8tsllings would not make plain state
ment, but minated that there might bt
something doing by which Elberfelt
might land in Washington. That was a.
near as anybody could get to a real dea
which would be pulled of for the benef
OF the New York and Washington clubs