The Washington herald., 1909-07-15
WILL NOT RESIGN
Cantillon Denies the RumOr
from Cleveland.
TWO GAMES FOR TODAY
johnson and Smith or Groom VIII
Twirl for Nationals - Interesting
Sketch of speed" KeIIey-Pitcher
Carlisle Looks Good 10 Washington
PilOt-Rain SpOiIs Game.

DeUOlL. MlCn-, July l--Stung by
story printed In d Cleveland paper. which
stated that he was about 10 relinquish
the Job Of managing the Washington
baseball club in midseason, Manager Joe
Cantillon to-day came as near declaring
that he had already been re-engaged as
manager for 1910 as was possible without
making a formal announcement
I'm not going 20 resign the manage
ment OF the Washington club this sum-
mer." said Joe. "and what IS more i'm
portant. perhaps. I'm going TO be back
at the same old stand next summer II
choose. The job IS mine If want it, The
Washington directors and I have reached
a thorough understanding. and the whole
thing rests now on my decision. The
kind OF talk those Cleveland newspaper
men are getting of is Just about going TO
swing me over to taking the job again
and If I do. they can rest assured that
we will make as much trouble for the
club there as we have in the past"
Joe Looking for Revenge.
Joe really considers the situation be-
tween himself and the Cleveland scribes
has been using every means IN his power
10 make them regret the charge they
made last year that Washington pur-
posely threw games TO Detroit The
Washington players say that during the
last series in Cleveland Joe would look
over at the score board. give a coy glance
up into the Cleveland press box. and then
yell in stentOrian tones: Come on. you
Tigers This proceeding got on the
nerves Of the Napland fans. particularly
on the afternoon that Cleveland was fall
ing before Tom Hughes and his razor
back curves. OF course. il was fun for
joe.
Joe charges the Cleveland scribes with
malicious attempts 10 propagate dissen-
sion on his bail club and disseminated
broadcast a fake story that Catcher Street
had jumped the club. when, as a matter
Of fact the backstop had gone home to
take care Of a sick wife, and IS even now
back in the fold. ready 10 catch both
games Of to-morrow's double-header.
Secretary Fowler Talks.
Secretary Fowler. OF the Washington
club, is chuclling in his sleeve over the
developments Of the day.
Joe wants TO go up 10 Minneapolis and
run his own club in the American Asso-
ciation,' said he. but those Cleveland
fellows, with their fakes. have made him
sore, and he'll stay just to show them
that he's not going 10 be driven out OF
the league"
Cantillon says he viii send Walter
johnson and either Charlie Smith or
Groom into the box for to-morrow's dou-
Gle-header- In all probability. Detroit
viii oppose with Willett and Donovan.
The game scheduled to-day was called
off during q terrific storm about 1.e0
o'clock, but the weather cleared an hour
later and a game would have been posi- I
bic. The situation was one which would
have called for a recall on the postpone
ment had such been possible, but II was
too late, and the double-header announce
ment was issued The first game will be /
called at o'clock
The Washington bunch is busy discuss /
ing the sensational advent Of Kelley In /
last company, and II is generally CON /
ceded that Cantillon has unearthed gem /
or purest ray serene 1t is probable that I
when Manager Joe gets his batting order I
rearranged as he wants II. he viii put
Kelley in second position. where his re- 4
markable bunting ability viii be used 10 |
good stead Mike KahOe who did the 4
scouting that resulted in the acquisition /
OF the new innelder. adds the interesting i
fact about Kelley that the indelder IS one I
of the few men who play baseball not be- /
cause they have 10 for the purpose Of /
making q living. but because they like !
the game for its own sake.
KeIIey's Folks Are Rich.
''Kelley's folks are loaded with money" /
says Mike, and I don't think. from what
I heard in South Bend. that they care /
much about his playing ball
In South Bend It was a regular thing
for him 10 emerge from the clubhouse. /
after a game, dressed in the height of /
fashion walk over to where his automo- /
bile had been left and get IN for the spin 4
Of 30 or 40 miles out 70 his home Morn 4
ing practice the next day would find the
Purdue boy back again at the park and
the car would wait until the game OF 4
the day had been finished again"
CantillOn is much impressed with the
actions IN practice yesterday of Pitcher /
Carlisle. He thinks that the pitcher will
make good IN the fastest company in the 4
world, and while he viii wait for the
formal try-out before paying over the
money for the young mans release. he
regards 1t as about settled that he win
be called on 20 fulfill that part Of the 4