The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-08
JOE CANT|LL0N IS
STILL A FACTOR
IN LEAGUE
Though Out OF II. He Is Coming
To the League Meeting in New
York To Settle an Old
Grudge.
George Stalhngs. Yankee Manager,
Is Game Joe Is Cunning for With
Fair Prospects of Success.

Fair Prospects of Success.
BY PAUL n. 5RUSke.
Though no longer the holder OF "a
position in tbc American league and
supposedly "A dead letter IN it's politics.
Joe Cantillon. Tor three seasons boss
of the luckless Washington club. Is
likely TO prove figure OF prominence
FULLY as great as lleydlcr, Murphy or
Fogel, at the coming convention OF
baseball magnates AT New York
Joe finds himself SO placed that he
can have Il little fun breaking "A head
or TWO ana thai without Importing
any Interests OF his own According
~ he proposes merely TO add bit 10
the gaiety of nations.
The eX-boss ot The Senators lost his
job as the result of the javelins or
several of his rival managers Notably
was one George StallinGs of New York
mixed mp IN the throwing.
Stalinss told Ban Johnson that can
tillOn was disloyal.
Cantilon calls attention 20 some OK
Stallings' past acts in this line and
man with the record OF the New York
executive, appearing rs n connoisseur
OF loyalty He intends to pan Mr.. I
Stalings thoroughly while indicating
himself. -
Not Merely a Talking Match.
BIT the mere panning OF Stallings
would give bat scant satisfaction Co
the bcliicosc Cantillon were matters
to end therc--a condition which Can.
tillon freely assert they won't
Joe intends to show Stallings mp In I
a manner which viii make il fatty
necessary Tor the American league 20
attach the can 20 tho New Yorker. /
The lever which he intends TO employ
In prymg George loose from the downy
metropolitan berth is the signaltip-
ping scandal. Aud it viii take most
assurcdly lot Of squarins to keep
the league from taking Just that
action.
Take il from one who knows. Can
wlon had absolute know ledge OF the
bureau that existed OH the New York 4
held i'm the closing month OF tue
league season and before Harry Tut
hill broke lu on the operator in that
little box OF his behind the shelter OF
The center field fence. and smashed
tE" apparatus.
Eddlnger Backs Joe Up.
Cautllon knew and 50 did 1erry
Eddinecr the Washington trainer.
rhoy told tho Dctruiters enough TO
enable them to walk right ont and
place "a vcngclul hand on the crooked
apparatus.
Eddiug"r Is beyond question ont OF
% job with CautjllOn Neither one
has any motive iu couccalmcnt And
lddingcr viii tell what he knows 20
help his pal get even with Stallings.
If Cantillon can succeed IN getting (
Stallngs ont of the league he Will
be performing greater service To that /
organization than any which fell toI
MS lot while ne was himself a mem.
Der of its managerial corps
Though this time member OF the
league for only a year. Stallngs sue
cceded In antagoniziug virtually every.
one with whom he came in contact .
Were there nothing against him but (
MS own personality, II would be ,X-I
cuse enough and anyone who knows +
-talliugs or has been forced to as /,
sociatc with him in a business Way /,
viii appreciate the truth OF ills (
statement How he has succeeded in /
winning TO such a degree the con /
fdence OF "A square liberal and genial /
sportsman like Frank Farrell. The !
owner OF the New York club, is be. I
yond conjecture Nothing but con |
spicuous failure rs a big-leaguc man /
agcr in any Of his prior attempts. J
Farrell took Stallings on when the /
Georgian was virtually down and out. /
largely through his own desperate /
a. .t.,,
betrayed the confidence of his employ |
or 10y undcrhand methods OF managing |
the club methods which came TO a |
climax by the exposure of system t
~ dishonesty at the New York field /
which recall the deeds Of mon whom .
thc baseball world has outlawed for
life :
staIIings' One Hope
n Stalings escapes it viii be
through the fear Of the league iii. !
rcttors that the punishment MAY
eventually fall on tho head of MI :
Farrell who was admittedly innocent T
~ any conuViug i'm the crookcdposs. T
That the friendship that has existed
FOR years between Farrell and tho /
owners OF the Windsor club has oeen
30 Uamc for the passive interest
taken i'm the situation by the Detroit
management is assured But. with
Cantillon forcing tho issue aud So
strong case at his back il is hard
to- see how the league can gloss the
affair over without loss of self
respect and prestige
New York writer's como To Staliings
defense with the statement that thcrc
exist, no rule on the statute hooks. +.
prGhibiting sigUal-steaiing This Is I
undoubtedly true. Neither is there any I,
rule against throwing" ball games. 1
vet the one instance ia which this .
crime was committed was followed /
hy summary punishment
All IN all. Mr.. CautillOn is sure Of
having lively time and Mr. Sta- /
l.ngs will owe Il 60 the popularity of |
his employer HI hc comes through !
with whole skin.
A Matter Of Fingers. I
Mordecai Brown. OF the cubs. de-.
clares that he will not pitch for Muir.