The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
Jesse Tannehill SpurnS Offer
to Lead Pueblo.
GETTMAN PRAISES COLLINS
Veteran OutheIder Says Nationals
Have Picked Up Promising Player
In Former Buffalo OutneIdeF-AIsO
Predicts the Athletics VIII Finish
First I'm the American League.
Rx WILLIAM PEET-

Jesse 1&nnehlll, one or the DeSt-knOWL
twirlers in baseball to-day, received a
better from Joe CantlIion in which Joe
says. in part: Il can place you witt
the Pueblo club as manager. and would
advise your accepting the place. as Il
looks TO me ike a fine chance"
Pueblo" unused Jesse. Not in &
million years. That's where TI0griever
the old-tlmer. has been. and I see by the
papers that the crowd chased him on
the field not long ago. You don't get me
out in the wild and wOOlly. I'll not be
the bell COW for those cowboys 70 shoot
at"
fanny lost 20 time in answering Can
tillon's missive and turning down the
offer pOint-blank.
AS to just what VIII become OF Tame
hin is not known. Owner Tom NOyes
stated several DAYS ago that Jesse is due
for the can. but the veteran twirler is not
worrying much about his future.
I've got a little money tucked away"
ne said last night, and guess I'll be able
TO get along somehow.
Shortly before midnight last night
Tannehill sent Joe Cantillon the following
telegram:
Tomorrow is my birthday. I'm CIV
ing a little party. and wich you were
with Us. Yours.
JESSE TANNEHILL.'
Like the bachelor maid, Jesse refuses
to give out his age for publication. al
though he whispered TO the writer that
lie had cast his little vote ever since
Bryan had been running for President.
and the reader can figure out for himself
Tanny's real age.
In looking over the lineup OF the Ma
tionals in yesterdays game. it was seen
that Jack Lelivelt did not play. and the
fans probably want 10 know the answer.
While CaRtillon's reason may not be
known for q certainty, yet II Is reasonable
10 assume that as Killisn is a Ieft-handed
pitcher, Manager Joe did not care 10 Use
TOO many left-handed hitters Lelivelt
viii doubtless be in the game to-day.
II was amusing 10 read the Chicago
newspapers last week commenting on the
crippled conditioner the Cubs, due 10 the
fact that Brown and Reulbach were away
for four days with nothing the matter
with one Of them and little ailing the
other One Chicago paper referred TO
the team as shot 70 pieces and the
original hard-luck guys"
Talk about teams shot 10 pieces. what
club. In heavens name. shows in the
hard-luck class with Washington
Manager Cantlllon never can tell when
no viii have nine men able 10 get into
the game. The team has not been able
20 present the same batting order on
three consecutive days throughout the
season thus far Look over the list OF
cripples now-Clymer. Browne, Delehanty.
Unglaub. Smith. and Hughes Six good
ball players not able 20 put forth their
best Efforts Several Of these have been
forced 70 play when they should have
been resting quietly in some hospital
ward
Chicago Cubs "au shot to pieces" Huh,
Can't see IL that way
The writer had an interesting talk With
Jake Gettman, center fielder Of the New
ark Eastern League team. last night
Jake formerly played the outAeld fer
Washington.
Fans viii remember him back IN 'es, 81,
and IS Jake doesn't look a single bit
older than he did then. and stiu has
warm spot IN his heart for Washington.
He picks Philadelphia 10 win the Ameri-
can League pennant, with Cleveland sec
ond. Detroit third. and Chicago fourth.
The Washington club viii get a prom
ising young player in COllins-if they land
him." said Gettman. He played several
games against our club this season. and
locked awfully good 20 me- He can hit,
run the bases, and covers q whole lot OF
ground IN the Outdeld'