The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
BACK TO THE MINORS
CantillOn VIII Eliminate Re-
cruits by February 10.
BARGAINS FOR MINNEAPOLIS
Majority of Washington Cast-Offs
VIII Probably Land in American
Association Within the Next 1--WE
WeelSs-President Noyes Goes to
California for six Weeks.

Within the next two weeks local fans
viii probably know vastly more about the
makeup of the Washington ball club
than they do just now.
While the regular lineup has praeti-
.cally been decided upon, there are about
twenty-five recruits on the rolls who must
be eliminated before the squad starts for
Galveston. Joe Canullon has been dicker-
ing for berths for these men since the be-
ginning of the year. Now be has decided
to ask for waivers on February J. and
with a ten-day expiration all OF the
surplus material viii be disposed Of.
Most Of the players will go to the Amer
lean Association and while Milwaukee
may get few. it Is expected that the
majority of the remnants from the Feb
ruary bargain counter will go to Cantil-
Ions club at Minneapolis
President Tom Moves left here late
Tuesday night for California, where he
Will remain until about the middle OF
March. Although Mr. Noyes has gone 20
the Coast primarily 10 rest, ne will keep
In touch with baseball affairs. and on his
return trip viii stop off at Galveston to
~t-NttA So u OF ioN0 Will the Uull tlus EIE.
Il have my team all shaped Up ex-
cept the catchers." said Joe Cantillon 10
a Chicago writer the other day. The
catching staff depends largely on what
action Blankenship may take. If he
comes back, all right; if not. I will have
to make different plans. / am more than
satisfied with the rest OF my team. Trou-
bic in signing them? Not a bit Got
EN- ;ll right now. The players of an
eighth place team are not hard to deal
with. They realize that they are lucky
u he allowed to live. and they are not a
oft shy about stepping up to the trough
for another seasons ratiOns. l have had
it easier than any other managers in the
American League just because my team
finished at the bottom
Pitchers, besides the youngsters taken
out for trial. Hughes, Patten, FaIken-
berg, Smith. Johnson, anG Kelley. Good
enough list for anybody. Put any sort Of
a real team behind them. and they will
be hard 10 stop
Inheld-Freeman. first; Delehanty, sec
ond: Altzer. third and Mcbride, short
That's official. unless q genuine wonder
should show himself in the training sea-
son. Outheld-Pickering. Ganley. Milan
and ClymeT AS for Kay-well. hate Il
lose the benefit Of his hitting I'm going
20 carry him TIN I see if something can't
be maze out Of him."
Sporting EDITOR The Helald.
How long has the American League been IN exist
ence. and What clubs have constituted It's member
ship1 J. ".
AnsWer-The Western League changed It's title IN
tie fall u 1879 20 the American League by which Il
has been known since 1890. The circuit has been as
follows.
Is0-Chieago, indianapolis. Kansas CITY Buffalo,
Minneapolis. Milwaukee Cleveland. and Detroit
l9l-Chleagg. Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee Bos
ton. Washington, Baltimore. and Philadelphia.
Ie2-Chi5ag3. Cleveland Detroit Washington Bcs
ton. Baltimore. Philadelphia and 81 Louis
l@9-NeT York replaced Baltimore. since then
there have been no changes in the league makeup
Bob Bell. a former Ohlo-Pennsylvanian
umpire. has recently received an appoint
ment in the Government Printing Office,
and win probably handle the indicator in
one of the local amateur leagues.