Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-09

stirred up. I had been taking matters
easy almost since my first start in profess
sional base ball, but 1t Is no joke with
of it,
Cantillon says in. his letter that "Falk' s.
remarks made him smile. as the tall boy
was certainly FESTIVE under my direc-
ton last season. but toward the end he
was pitching great ball. and l am glad
he has signed up without further trouble.
With Falkenberg trying next season / can
count on three fir t-class twirlers from
the start. and may have ive."
Manager Cantillon didn't say. who the
other two twirlers were. hut it is taken
Ifor graDted that he means Walter john
LsanAgd Charley Smith. These two were
certaihNt pitching ftst-class ball last fall
and wilNdoNbtless Re all right this spring.
letter. crSwded with praise for the Ma
ahssa D said in part:
1 '.YoU-kn0w, Joe, l am a great stickler
Cor harmony and l think you have got
the right crowd together for winning ball
good to axE<eat many people, but neither
di1 the athletics when they won the PEN
naht. and ball like the Quakers played
is 1hat l am looking for from the Ma
tomas next season
Ny health has been first-class since
the tason closed and l will be one OF
the first to join you in Chicago for the
trip SOUTH
Ganley is wintering in Lowell. Mass.
and passes his time hunting and bowling.
The National baseball commission at it's
closing session in Cincinnati yesterday
directe1 that President John T. Brush OF
the New FORK National League Club be
notified at once by wire that the fine OF
$1,000 assessed against the New York
AZ
ago must be paid within a week. The
fine, it will be recalled. was a sequel to
the quitting by McGraw and his men ir
the midst of an early spring exhibition
game last year at New Orleans with the
Philadelphia Athletics because OF de
cision by Umpire thinner.
McGraw refused to finish the series o!
which one game had been played. The
members of the commission declined t.
comment on its action except to say thai
rulings of the commission must be respect
ed by the high and low alike.
All OF the visiting magnates left Cincin-
natl last night. Barney Dreyfuss left witt
President Puliiam for visit in Louisville
but will return today. He said that he
had not yet heard from Manager Ere,
Clarke regarding the proposed deal where.
by Tommy Leach was To go to Cine nnati
to manage the Reds. The delay in tn,
deal indicates. it is now believed. tina,
some insurmountable obstacle is in the
way of the trade.
The opening day of the American Leagu.
was not ascertained. although il is prob
able that the season will open in Chicago
and Detroit in the west and New York an,
u,es of both leagues will be announce,
some time next month. The committed
reported fewer conflicting dates for tht
coming season than ever before.
The national board of arbitration fol
the minor base ball leagues went into
session at Cleveland yesterday for the
purpose of Strengthening out several
snarls that developed during the past sea.
son. The most important consideration
was the proposition to redstrict the Ohio
and Pennsylvania League.
The troubles involving the Central
Interstate and T. o. NJ. Leagues practi.
cally ended last night when Mansfield
paid 81 900. pooled by the Eastern force &c
he used In gaining four towns 10 form q
new circuit The territory for this is re-
served to four towns by the arbitration
board of the National Association oil
Minor Leagues.
Ten days are granted in which the new
circuit may be formed. Ssndusky, Find
lay. Hamilton. Lima and Richmond, Ind.
are among the towns sought. The cast
ern teams. Akron. Youngstown, Sharon
and New Castle. may join Canton. now Ii
the Central. and Erie. Pa. of the Inter
state. If that team pays the losses o.
Interstate teams last year. with Nc
Keesport and East Liverpool OF the p. o
NJ. possibly in a new league. This woul6
give ZaDesvi.l" &C the y. o. NJ. Canton,
place In the Central. The liberty of thu
y. O. NJ. towns TO desert depends on tn.
failure OF several of the leagues towns
notably Washington. Pa. Charleroi, Pa.
and Steubenville to pay delinquent assess
ments. They are ordered to pay inlme
diately. under penalty of the leagues dis
solution. Early in the day the accounts
of the Pennsylvania. Ohio and Maryland
League were found TO be in u tangie
President Guy was directed to force all o
his teams. which owe the league money