Evening star., 1909-02-18

The Washington fans were given
quite a shock this morning &hen: the news
was given out that Manager Cantillon
had purchased Wild Conroy of the New
York Americans and traded Pitcher Bill
Burns for Elberfeld. The first report vas
all right but the latter is a ''phony-" The
telegraph companies are having heaps of
trouble with their wires through Indiana
and Ohio, owing TO the recent storm, but
The Star. after considerable hustlinzs man
aged to get a message through toEan-
tilIon as regards the reports. His reply
reached The Star office at noon. and is
as follows: r.
purchased Conroy. Nothing in'.the
1signed9 JOE cANTYLLoN"
Both Conroy and Elberfeld are high
class players and Washington csEs. use
both of them very well, but half loaf
is better than none, and the Widow Is
about three-fourths Conroy and Can
tilIon have been the best of friends for
years and Joe has been hankerinG after
him ever since coming to- Washington.
lie is one of the cleanest third basemen
in the business. and also one of the best
in the outer garden. East on the bases
and always in the game. Conroy is a
valuable man and a run settsr.
Although Cantillon wires that there is
nothing in the Burns ,fslberfsld deal,
there is still a~chapcs of the kid being
secured, and it would be a great day for
Washington II both could be signed for
the local team. With Conroy in left and
E1berfeld third, perhaps the Ma
tionals wouldn't look strong? Eh. bo.
William F. Conroy halls from Phiadel-
phia and will be thirty-one years old in
April. He started playing BALI in Camden,
y J., and his first professional engage
mcnt was with the Carlisle. Pa, club of
the Cumberland Valley League. -WherA
the American League came east IN 1901
Conroy was pulled away from the Mil.
waukee team and assigned to zBaitlpore.
When the mix-up between McGraw and
Ban Johnson developed Wild had shift
cd over to New York and he has been
there ever since. Although not hard
hitter. Conroy belongs in the pinch
class, and there is hardly more effective
batter in the country. Cantillon knows
all about Conroy and the local fans can
rest assured that the Nationals have been
greatly strengthened by his purchase.
Special Dispatch The Star
CHICAGO, ILL.,, February. 1S.-At the
meeting of the American League late
yesterday afternoon the schedule for the
coming season was adopted. AS pre-
yinI
season at home, with the New Yorks.
and gets Memorial day on it's own
grounds. July s. the Nationals play tn
Boston and on Labor day in Philadelphia.
With twelve Saturdays and these holiday
plums the Washington team can be said
TO have been more than generously
treated. ss.~~ -...-a .,..-~
All day Tuesday there was nothing but
peace in the air. but yesterday dark
clouds of dissension arose, and it now,
looks as though there are large chunks
of trouble ahead for the National League.
President Harry Pulliam of the Ma
tional League made it plain between ses-
sions of the club owners represented in
the organization of which he is the official
head that he was willing to forego the
glory and salary attached to his position
in order to save himself worry. Mr.. Pul-
liam had intended making statement
at the dinner given to newspaper writer's
Tuesday night. but the spirit of good
cheer conquered and he decided to for
give and forget for the time being at
least.
II is known in base ball circles that the
best of feeling does not exist between Mr..
Pulliam. Garry Hermann, chairman Of
the national commission, and President
Charles w. Murphy of the Chicago Ma
tonal League club. but it was not until
yesterday that the warfare assumed a
serious aspect
In the hotel corridors it was said that
Mr. Pulliam had ordered Barney Drey-
lively of the Pittsburg and the Brooklyn
National teams, to, leave his Office in
New York. and. though the demand was
complied with, 1t is said that both Drey
fuss and Ebbet.s vowed vengeance on the
head of the National League. When Mr..
PuJliam learned that the incident referred
to had been divulged he referred to
statement which he said voiced his senti-
ments.
Tired of Strife.
In substance the National league presi-
dent declared that he was tired OF war
fare. and after leaving for California next
Monday he would not be surprised to hear
that he had been deposed by those in the
league who, he claims, are antagonistic
Ia his administration of chief, executive
President Pulliam issued his statement
after the meeting of the National League
magna:es had been held. and he supple
mented by saying that his experience