Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
SENSATIONAL BASE BALL WRITERS WORKING OVERTIME
LOCAL FANS NEED NOT WORRY OVER CHICAGO STORIES.

Washington base ball enthusiasts need
not Worry themselves over the hysterlcai
and unreliable stories that have beer!
coming out of Chicago since the close
OF the worlds series
The scribes out there have had SPLEEN
did rake off and would like to continue
this income. Hence the sensations.
majority of the members of the
Washington club have no doubt played
with the Chicago outlaws" They were
not given permission or advised TO do so
by Manager CantiIlon.
Before leaving the city several players
approached Cantillon and asked his adj
vice about the matter. Joe merely said
they had fulfilled their contracts with
him; long they reported to him in
the spring in good condition he didn' I
care whore they went or what they did
This is Cantillon all over. That sen
sational material can be woven out Of
it shows TO what oxtremties tic western
pencil pushers will 60 To gather in checks
for space.
Pitcher Tom Hughes is stIl in the
city. Before the boys scattered after the
final game he advised against playing the
outlaws.
You know they got me for TWO hun
dred.'' said Hughes to kcciv. and
they'll get you. l paid down my good.
hard money. and so will YOU
The truth of the matter is that the
players have been doing we'll in the
series that they will be able to pay q 5000
fine and then have nice profit To show
for the extra work. Walter Johnson will
be about the only one to suffer,
He said before he left the city:
I'm just going to play two games so as
to make enough money to carry me to
Los Angeles
Walter played two games and doubtless
got Il nice rake Off But when he comes
to pay down two hundred next spring the
chances are that he will decide that his
playing with the outlaws was bad in
veStment.
There are wild reports from Chicago
10 the effect that several members of the
White SOX are also allied with the WASH
ington players and that something like a
strike will be developed next spring. Any
one who is at all familiar with the charac-
ter and stamina of ball players knows
that such Il thing is simply impossible
Let one manager or magnate step for
ward with a big contract and an assur-
ance of forgiveness would hardly be one
man in the bunch who would not almost
break leg trying to get under cover.
II the players knew their power and
would stick together in an organization
there is nothing within reason they could
sides. As d result il is every man for
himself and let Old Nick take the hind
most.
1t is true the list of players under the
ban is quite large and during the past
week Dutch Schaefer helped out the
Washingtons on one occasion, but if the
men are wise they will talk as little as
possible. so as not to come in for an adj
ditional penalty over the 5000
1t is quite a long time from now to
spring. The national commission may
become more lenient time wears on
and the warmth of spring is felt.
Another story has also cropped up TO
the effect that President Johnson and sew
eral magnates in sympathy with him have
handed together to Gust Manager Cantil-
lon from the american League for alleged
''croOkedness in throwing games to the
Chicago and Detroit clubs This piece
of news is almost the limit in the matter
of foolishneSS.
Johnson and Cantillon have been at
logTerheadS for several years. The former
may want the latter pushed overheard,
but as long as Joe keeps within his rights
il Is hard to see where the big smoke can
do anything.
The Star published an article some time
since wherein instances were cited that
the local men had not tried their hardest
10 beat Detroit or even Chicago. But
where Cantillon comes in is a mystery.
a reporter of The Star held confidential
and learned that Manager Cantillon was
simply wild over the slovenly work of his
men, especially after request had been
sent him by the board of directors to push
the Nationals up in the pennant struggle
far possible.
The fact that Joe did not play Dele
hanty in Chicago can be easily explained.
Sensational stories about this matter re-
suited from Cantillon pulling off a bluff,
as he thought. against the American
League president.
Delehanty was i'll he could hardly
drag himself out of bed. Seeing his con-
dition, Cantillon made the announcement
that as he could not work Del in Cleve-
land he wouldn't work him anywhere over
the western end OF the circuit.
Manager Cantillon failed to notify the
club officials of the true situation. As a
result meeting was hastily called. He
was ordered to play Del whenever pos
Sible.
Joe showed the telegram to Deehanty
The second baseman tried TO work in one
of the St Louis games, but was practi-
cally worthless
Then followed the Cleveland series. The
Washington men bristled up like bull
dogs ready for any Nsort OF fray The
result that followed is now history
Then came the Detroit series The
Washington boys had simply played them
selves out. were tired and didn't give a
rap anyway whether the Tigers beat
them not. in fact naturally favored
them on account of many personal friend
ships.
II the national commission or President
Johnson can work up enough material out
OF these games to blacklist Manager Can