The Washington times., 1911-08-22
One Newspaper Predicts
Manager Will Be Presi-
dent of Club.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
HELD YESTERDAY
Nationals Fret Because Rain
Threatens to Cheat Them
Out Of Game.
By SENATOR"
Only Washington Newspaper Man
With the Nationals.


CHICAGO. Ill, Aug. 22.-Wired back
from Washington, the story in The
Times yesterday caused no end of
comment among baseball followers in
this city today.
Baseball men generally believed that
when McAleer failed to connect with
Boston he was practically through
SO far as attempting to become a real
owner. However, the announcement
that he might become an active
stockholder in the Nationals came as
a big surprise here, which is the home
Of the president of the American
League.
Ban johnson, always conservative
on matters pertaining to the politics
the McAleer story, while at the Great
Northern, IT is impossible to get
either a denial or an affirmation from
the man who is Plotting the club from
Florida avenue.
The younger Washington players
know nothing and do not pretend to
have any information concerning the
transaction which is calculated to put
McAleer in Washington as a magnate,
but the older men credit the story,
knowing full well that Ban Johnson
has long been looking for a chance
to make Jim McAleer a permanent
fixture in the league for which he
worked So hard in war time.
Another Conference.
After yesterdays game all the prin-
cipals in the negotiations got togeth-
er in the office at Comiskey Park, but
when they adjourned they would say
no more than they would the day
previous.
Charley Comiskey, one of the most
nOnlllaT individuals n r{N ~ m,
the friend of the newspaper men here.
uses his characteristic smile as an an
sWer to all questions concerning the
negotiations for stock in the Washing
ton team, and will not talk of ii serl-
ously even to those who knowN him
best. One paper here, however, has
gone to the proposition so strong that
It makes the prediction that McAleer
will probably end up by becoming presi-
dent of the club at the capital.
McAleer is spending practically no
time at the MOTEL, except during sleep
ing hours, and his continued absence
has served to intensity interest in the
project.
Nationals Sore.
The Nationals were a sore bunch when
the rain commenced to fall this morn
ing, as they saw the chance of the
pOstponement Of the final game with
the White SoX. From Jim McAleer
right down the line there is a thorough
conviction among the players that their
team is better than the White Sox, and
they are only too anxious for any chance
Of proving what they think is true.
Dixie Walker, twice slated to pitch
since the team left Washington, has
had considerable trouble in mastering
control since his long lay-cff, and that
is the reason his daily labors have con-
sisted Of fungo hitting to the outtield
and occupying seat with McAleer each
afternoon.
Charley Becker is still sore over that
defeat handed him on Sunday, and he
has told McAleer that he is ready to
start again any day the manager says
the word
Billy Fowler, secretary of the Ma
tionals, who looks out for the teams
needs on the road, as we'll as at home,
was about as happy as a man with
throbbinC toothaohe when he saw the
rain today.