Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

NEW YORK December 5.-'I am look
inc forward to "a three-cornered deal
that will cause a sensation on account
Of the players and clubs concerned
said man close to Magnate Farrell at
the headquarters of the New YORK
Americans, in the Gridiron building,
this afternoon.
Remember | am not talking officially,
but don't be surprised if something ike
the following trade is framed up before
the end of the American League meet
ing.
Joe Cantillon may come forward with
an offer of Pitchers Burns and Smith
and Outfielder Clymer for Kid Fiber
field and Utility Man Moriarlty. Man.
agcr Stallings is very much stuck on
clymer, as he was with him at Buffalo
and he knows the speedy boys worth,
while Cantillon has frequently remarked
that he would sooner have Moriarity
than Hal Chase.
This will enable Stallngs TO offer
Burns and Hal Chase to Detroit for
Pitcher Mullin. Shortstop OLeary and
First Baseman Rossman. Manager
Jennings is anxious for first-class
Iaft-handed pitcher. and Burns will fill
the bill, while New York already has
four southpaw twrlerS.
This three-cornered 6eal Will involve
n bunch of players. some of whom are
dissatisfied with their present surround
ipgs and managers, and should brace up
all three clubs.
McAleer Also Figures.
Manager McAleer may get mixed up
in the transaction with Pitcher Petty
and Outtielder Stone, but Boston, Phila-
delphia, Chicago and Cleveland will be
on the outside. although Comiskey has
Frank Smith on his hands waiting for a
bid.
About the only hitch to the trading
arrangement is the feeling between
President Farrell and Chase. The for
mer is very sore at the latter for his de-
seTtion of the Yankees this summer, and
is almost willing to lose a pot of money
to discipline him. But Farrell knows
that Chase is asset worth In the
neghborhood of ten thousand dollars and
is not foolish enough to smother 1t SIM
ply 10 crafty his feelings Chase knows
these conditions, and being we'll provided
with this worlds goods may decide to
remain on the -coast permanently.
John 3. Taylor of the Bostons is here,
and has made all sorts of propositions
for Chases services. AS he is directly
from the coast, the chances are that
Chase is willing to come east and play
ball as long as he doesn't have to work
for Farrell. John B. has nothing worth
while to offer for Chase, and he is out
in the cold. so that the Detroit PROPOSE
ton looks very promising.
Dissatisfied Players.
Through a strange coincidence, a ma
jorfty of the dissatisfied players are
pitchers and every mothers son of them
are stars George Mullin insists that he
has played his last game with Detroit
and is willing to go TO any other club
outside the City of Straits. Bill Burns
the Washington twirler who was sent 10
a Chicago hospital by Bob Ganley and who
is now astonishing the natives of Japan
with his pitching, tells Manager Cantll!on
that il must be either he or the left neider
10 leave the Nationals Big Frank smith
has no love for the Chicago White SoX
and will welcome a change. while Barney
Petty, the one-time star of the st. Louis
Browns is longing for transfer slip.
Perhaps this isn't an array OF pitching
talent and collected in one club would
certainly boost that organization into
prominence.
In addition to the pitchers Manager
McAleer says he is willing to listen to
suggestion about a trade for Left Fielder
George Stone, but ii must be "a good one
"a come across for the hard-hlttlng
Brownie. Mac believes that Stone will do
better with a change of teams. as Inc
fang out there have taken dislike
to George because he didn't swat the
Browns into the championship. IGen
comes our own Kid Elberfeld, one time
star of the infield and recently manager
Of the Yankees. Elberfeld and Staillngs
are great friends and although the midget
may want To shake the dust of Gotham
from his feet Sir George is a wise one
and is fully aware of the scrapper's value.
Stallings Arrives.
Manager Stallings arrived here today,
and il has been q hard matter for the
newspaper BOYS to make him talk. He
says he is going TO attend strictly TO the
business of the club and does not care
for unusual prominence for himself.
Advices have been received here that a
group of western rnagnates will probably
leave Chicago Sunday night and due
here Monday evening. This crowd Will
embrace Comiskey. Cdntillon Hedges and
several others from the middle west.
When this crowd reaches New York
there will surely he something doing in
the trading line.
The mdgnateS of the Eastern League
and American Association started the
hall rolling today by registering at the
DOWNTOWN hotels, and will get together
Tor their first meeting tomorrow. Both
these organizations art hot-footed after
the ma ior leagues and the national COM
mission for recognition outside the minor
league organization. and. although they
threaten many things the chances are
that they Will go through another sea
son without showing their hands if the
big fellows refuse to take them in. 1t
mates OF the eastern and western bodies
tn pull away from organized ball, but
the Wise ones in Gotham say the break
viii surely come a year hence.
ON Monday the national commission
viii start things cumming with its spe
ciaI meeting. Reports on the Chicago
tickct-Scalping business Will probably be
given out. and the masnates on the
ground Will get something OF line on
their players who have been outiawed by
the big three" Little has been said
from the owners standpoint, 90 this sub
ject: but there has been great deal or
private correspondence going on. and the
subject has worried them possibly more
than the signing OF players or the
strengthening of teams.
The greatest sport inside the American
League and which interests the fans
more than anything else. is the trading
Of players and the friendly 90 eudeayor
of each ma@ndtc 10 do the other At
the present time there at least a
dozen hrst-class players who want to
change their summer residences, and the
different teams involved would surely be
benefited by the transfers.