The Washington times., 1910-02-12
Nationals Worthy Short
Field Man Returns
Signed Papers.
PLAYS BASKETBALL
TO KEEP IN SHAPE
Unsolicited Boost in Wages
PleaSes Sterling Milwau-
kee Player.

George Mcbride, the Hit Killer, has
signed.
When stories Of holdouts commenced
TO float into the headquarters Of the
Washington club there was a feeling
among the fans that the peerless short
stop would be among those 70 return
contracts with a request for larSer
figures, but on the contrary 1dcBrde ar
fixed his signature without the least
delay
As a matter Of facC when the papers
were being made out President Noyes
decided II there was one man more
than another who had earned a larger
salary il was George Mcbride, so when
the player received the papers ne found
he had been given a substantial DuJ un-
solicited boost in wages
Mcbride has winter=d at ms home ~
Milwaukee and has kept IN shape oy
plenty Of gymnasium work, ms par
ocular hobby being basketball
Joe OI1irk arises 10 announce that he
is trainer OF the washington ball club.
The reCurrent r1mors Of the invasion
Of Chicago by the American Associa-
ton are once more IN OUT midst, this
time being apparently fortified and made
doubly sure by the announcement that
Joe CantiIlon viii transfer his fran
chise 10 the city Of wind and exposures
According 10 the fertile minds OF the
members Of the typewriter league, Can
tiIlon was never really anxious to lead
the march from Minneapolis to Lake
Michigan until Ban Johnson did the
little dOormat trick and separated JO-
Eeph from his 5000 JOB with the Ma
tiOnals.
The truth OF the matter IS that Ban
johnson had about as much 20 do with
sounding taps To CantiUOn's major
league managerial aspirations az he has
had to 90 with the high cost OF IV-
When the board Of directors Of the
Washington ball club met last IaH they
looked upon the accomplishments Of
CauulOn from every point or view
They considered his failure to set the
club out Of the Tut and his Inability TO
gather players who gave any promise or
better results
They decided that CantiIIOu's efforts
70 improve the Nationals We're about
as successful as the work Jf the old
woman who tried to sweep back the
close friends of CantiIIon let their
better Judgment be oVerDalanced by
their loyalty TO the man and blamed
the head Of the league for the whole
affair They openly claimed that the
directors had voted unanimously 10 re-
tain CanliUou for another term Of years
and that Ban Johnson stepped in and
arbitrarily insisted upon his discharge
That CanrilIOn was not wanted by
Johnson and that Johnson did every
thing in his uDWcT 10 keep CaDtllOu out
Of the American league are secrets open
20 all VINO have even q passing Know
ledge of the affairs Of the league
But 10 say JIar Johnson. like q mod
eru simon BsErees tore loose his trusry
directors covered before him and sum
msrlly disposed Of the man Of their
choice IS al comic opera
Joseph J. CaGuillCG was not released
bE PyrOu Bancroft Johnson but by the
washington directors who Gec5eE be-
fore the meeting. that after three years
Of trial. the manager had proven q fail
UrC-aE utter failure
Charley Hickman says the reports OF
his injured leg have been evaCgprarad
He expects 70 be in good shape after
the spring training
Harry White. the Chicago s0utnQav-.
today denied most emphaticaIIy the re-
port that he has declined to sign at the
figures offered him in the contract le
received some time ago
There Is no trouble between COuiS-
key and myself said the pitcher this
morning 4 am never In a hurry 20
sign. but as soon az 7 90 10 ChiclC0
s viii get into line without delay [
wrote the Old Man yesterday and
feel that as soon ds he receives uf-
letter he VIII understand The matter
ptrfsctIv.''
White is planning to leave here on
February -. and alte- a day iu Chi
ra-u viii join the White Sox band in
their start for the training camp
in the meantime the pitcher is getting
Into the best possible condition b-
coaching the battery candidates at Cen
tTai High School The candidates have
been working in doors for nearly two
weeks and the coach has gotten about
IS much work out Of II as anyone else.
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