Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-03
Local Player Says His Ankle Is
Strong and Healthy.
SEES FINE SEASON AHEAD
Manager Cantillon Mails Contracts
to His Players.
GLADE WILL JOIN GRIFFITH
Races at New Orleans-Yost ASKS
Cor Proefs-Attell and Moran
to Fight Again.

Until the end of this month base ball
news will be at a premium. but with the
schedule meetings of both leagues III
February the sport should sizzle ana nzH
from that time on. Recent reports ABOUT
the members of the Washington ciuD
have not been of the brightest. althoush
for the most part idle rumors. ana the
following latter from Outfielder GUS ely
mer will be read with a great deal Oh IN
te-est by Sthe. local fans
CIymer's letter came in reply to one
from The Star asking about his heaitn
and condition, and in part Is as foi-
lows:
II am glad to know that there is some
one inauiring about me. lou ASK me
about my ankle. 1t is now all rlght anu
| am not worried about it at all nave
not had an ache or anything In IL since
/ came home at the end OF the season
and 7 feel confident it won't give me any
further trouble. od
II have certainly put it to some good
tests this winter climbing after game IN
the mountains, I was cunning TOT all
of n month since the season closed.
You can say fo- me that l will be IN
good shape next season unless something
unforeseen happens. ana expect u ho'e
one of my good years ;x
This report from Clymer is very I'M
portant to the team. as he is uhdoup.euiy
one of the best players in the country IL ~
right People who have seen him AT ms
best say that the Washington rams
will go wild over. him the coming sea.
SON as his bad ankle held him up last
summer. ,, .,,,
his little girl was taken down with pneu-
monia Christmas day, but as notn1he las
been heard from him since IL is taken
for granted that little Miss Ciymer is on
S1x-vrn
ably be in Washington next week. stop
ping with friends for a few DAYS.
Manager cantilion. from his post IN
Chicago has sent out the contracts TOT
the coming year, the notices being placed
In the mail on New Year DAY. Joe Is
never in hurry about signing nus Iheu
as he always wants them to feel at Eperty
to 60 where they like to play the pest.
The present team is almost wholly mace
up of warm admirers and frlenos OF an
tillon and for the next fe" weeks II Is
more than likely the signed documents
PRESIDENT Moves. Cantiilon IS p liberal
nanarer in the salary line, and there Ism
a chance of kick from any OF me boys;
Manager Cantillon in a recent letter salu
that he would probably not come east
to the New York meeting, as there were
no trades in sight. and under these CIR
cumstapces it would be waste OF tiIne
TO make the journey.
L ,
saws Sir Joseph, land unless a big trade
OF stars is suggested think | VIII stay
home and let the other fellows do the
talkinsS'
Manager Griffith of the New York High
Eanders was doubtless very happy owe.
the letter he received from Pitcher Freq
Glade Yesterday. "Grif' has been AFRAID
the wealthy young twirler would not play
ball next season but the letter sets ail
these fears at rest.
Glade said that he was more than satis-
fed with the deal that brought him from
Z the ST Louis Browns to the Yankees, and
What the New York American League club
|\leSd have no doubt on the score OF MIN
Allowing up for practice.
Wearing the uniform of New York
teAm. Glade said he was willing to play
hzSe ball for at least two years more. He
alsb said that he liked Frank Farrell. the
-6Wner OF the Yankees, and that Gr.mth
was the sort of manager that he could do
his best work for. This letter set at rest
the .rxilu0rs that Glade would never be
Semi on the hilltop for the reason that
NJ was satiated with base bail and had
no intention of playing any more.
Before the opening OF the past two or
three seasons-Glade has always announced
that he lad quit the game. and as he
meant VI al the time IT always took con-
siderable persuasion to get him to sign
contract. AS Glade has prosperous lum-
her business at Grand Island. Neb., the
financial side of the question was not of
overwhelming Importance.
Many thought that when Griffith made
the doal that brought Glade Niles and
Hemphilt to the Yankees in exchange for
}Hil,tzms. Hoffman and Ferris the Yankee
n1nager had get the worst of the bargain
on account of the unlikelihood of Glade
playing another season. but the Old Fox