The Washington times., 1908-10-21
Cleveland Springs a Blue
Ribbon Package of
Fairy Tales.
REFUSE TO PUSH
UNCANNY CHARGE
Regard for Cantilion, Perhaps, In
duces Team TO Overlook Ma
tionals' Offense.

Rarely has II been the pleasure OF !
baseball fans tO witness such a colossal /
example OF magnanimity as emanates
from the Cleveland club, when Il de-
cIines 10 push the charges against the
Nationals" according 10 a dispatch 70
a morning paper.
PegsimistS and TefOTmeTs who have any
grave apprehensi0ns about the decline
OF human nature need hardly lie awake
nights after this rare exhibition of for
Eiveuess and loving kindness. Cleveland
players, in other words, knowing that
Washington laid down" to Detroit, and
having at hand the evidence Of WASH
ington newspaper men, Detroit news
paper men, and Detroit players" gen
crously refuse to use these facts against
the Nationals. either because OF some
kindly feeling toward Manager Can
tHIon or a regard for the salvation Of
baseball. it IS hard TO determine which
Frankly, this is one OF the most pre-
posterous tales sprung In this winter
season, when some thrilling ebulitions
from space writer's who need the money
are on tap at most every rendezvous
for ball players. The assumption that
the Nationals shoaIG unite 20 lay
Gown to Detroit, knowing the certain
danger of being caught, aside from any
ethical aspect they took OF the case.
was in itself preposterous- But the pipe
dream that the Maps refused to throw
the hook into Cantillon II it had The
chance taxes tho credulity Of most
everyone who does not still believe in
Santa Claus.
Puts Crimp in Both.
And the failure of the second theory
10 hold water cnectuaIy disproves the
first.
As We duly set forth yesterday. ball
players ere subject to human emotions
IL Is more than likely that, after the
Delehanty melauge, they eNerted every
effort 90 defeat Cleveland They admit
it, Cantillou admits IL. And that was
probably what the writer Of that unfor-
tunate interview was driving at when,
with a deplorable ignoring of the value
OF words he said THINGS which sounded
worse. and stirred up this tempest in a
teapot
T..is inter, i.w. reprinted i'm part in
Yesterdays Times. was SO ambiguous
that any one looking Tor double mean
ing could easily infer lndt me Ma
tiouals threw those games TO Detroit,
though there is nothing IN n to indicate
that CautIilOn engineered the Scuetne-
This statement has been characterized
nv President Noyes. of the club, as III
advised and misleading and had best
he forgotten
The proposition to base charges
against the integrity OF a baseball man
ager on newspaper interview witt
member OF the club whose name IS NOT
mentioned, is ridiculous on the face OF
H. That the effort is merely a mis-
guided attempt on the part OF American
League maCnates TO spear CantlllOn Is
not only the opinion Of Washington
fans, but Of papers all around Inc CIT
cult.
What Papers Say
The New York Press. which is far
from being friendly to Canullon or the
washington club owners, but which
has the prestige or an authority on
baseball. says,
IT has been limited that Ban john
son proposes 10 lay the alleged inter
lew OF the Washington player relative
to the De,roi, series. well as Cantil-
Ions remarks, before the league. and If
there is possible chance TO convince
the club owners that CanuIlon de-
serves punishment, there is no doubt
that his dismissal Will follow
Ever since Cantillon became man
ager of tine Senators he has not been
in favor Of the powers that be in the
American League Johnson recognized
his ability several years before Can
tiHon broke into fast company, and had
him slated To- take Jimmy Collins place
pa Boston The Washington club own
crs. however, signed CantiIIon without
consulting Johnson, and they, as well
as the manager, thereby incurred the
displeasure of the head Of the league
The Delehanty affair at Cleveland,
which resulted in that players SUspen-
sion and which was followed by Can
tIlloU's refusal to play Dclehauty
against the White SoN I'm the last two
games ia Chicago. added fuel 10 the
lire which has smoldered under Can
UlloR.
"CantilIon however. took care not. to
violate any Of the rules. and thereby
made 10 impossible for Johnson to suB-
pend or punish him during the season.
Fooled IN this, - is the intention Of
Johnson to force the league 10 take a
stand against Cantillon managing tie
local team. on the ground that he is Il
detriment TO the game In this John
son will have the hacking Of several
club owners.
Attitude Understood
The fact that the attitude Of Johnson
toward Cantilion is no myth, but is a
matter of common report. can be no
more eftectually proved than by the
foregoing excerpt, and the following
from the New York American.
Ban Johnson viii get Joe -CantiIlou's
scalp if there is any possibility. Now
CORES the breath Of scandal shat stout
Joe accuses his players OF laying down
TO Detroit in the concluding series with
Cleveland, but Johnson is reported 10
have said that ne would make CantHlOn
The league J. r HILDEBRAND.