Evening star., 1914-11-27
DEAL FOR R0NDEAU
OFFICIALLY CLOSED
Griffith Notifies League of
Transfer of Five Players
to Minneapolis.
SQUAD GIVES CANTILLON
FORMIDABLE NUCLEUS
National League to Consider I'm
portant Matters at Its Meet
ing December 8.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

| The deal for Henri Rondeau was Of
iicially closed this morning. when Man
ager Griffith notified the American
League office that he had released
Cashion. Wilson. Williams. Jennings
and Holland to the Minneapolis ciup OF
the American Association.
This deal was arranged months aso'
and the five players mentioned were
signed for the Millers by scout Nance
some da VS. ago, but the turning over OF
the contracts OF the players 70 the Mi"-
neapolis club aud the official notthca-
ton of the league was delayed 1ol Ger
tain reasons until this morning. Ihese
five players ought TO give Joe ,ah'ii
lon quite a formidable layout for next
season. Jennings and Holland are wv
cracking good infelders. Mutt w IL
liams is sure to develop into pitcher
of ability, while Cashion may he de-
veloped into a first baseman or ou'-
fielder if he does not come up to en-
|pectations in the pitching line. re Is
sure to hit in that company
Tbe annual discussion among the Ma
+;o,a1 Iea.ue magnates of the advls-
ability of starting the base ball sea
son the first day of May instead OF
early in April, again will be brought
un for consideration when the club
owners of the old league meet IN Ne"
York December s. The proposition mas
no better chance of being adopted TINS
wear than ever before. The weather
is Just as much of d gamble the carry
part of May as it is in April, hence
the owners of ball clubs have long
since found it to their advantage 70
start the season about the middle OF
April 1t is true that about fVe OF
the club owners of the old league
seem to favor later opening, but the
American League has not expressed ~
self on this subject and Ban Johnson
is not apt to favor it, in winch event
the National League will have TO agree
with the American with reference to
the time the ball shall be set rolling
There is sure to be some action taken
on the proposed reduction OF the mum
ber of players a club may carry. Ban
Johnson favors cutting the limit down
to about twenty and the Tener circuit
is pretty sure to take similar view
of the matter. Organized base ball
after its experience last season feels
that it must cut expenses. ana mere
is apt to be D. lot of legislation this
winter with this object in view.
But the most interesting feature Of
the old league gathering probably will
be the efforts to oust Charles w. Muir
phy President Tener is said to be
determined to rid the league of Muir
ply and he will have the assistance
of Ban Johnson to bring this about.
Murphy has made lot of threats re-
Gently which have set the club owners
of the league to thinking that some
drastic action against Murphy should
be taken
1t looks very much as though Murphy
were trying to get revenge for his be-
ing deposed from the presidency of the
Cubs by President Tener, who has the
backing of the league magnates. He
evidently is trying to stir up
lot of animosity against the National
Leaguers at time when the organiza-
tion appeared to be making consfd-
cradle progress and getting out of the
old rut Since Murphy refuses to be
muzzled it remains for the National
League to get on its fighting clothes.
Joe Tinker is TO pay Eddie Plank a
visit at his home at Gettysburg within
the next few days. Arthur Irwin, the
Yankees scout, called on Plank a few
days ago, but refused to give out any
thing regarding what Plank had decid-
ed to do. Now Tinker is going to have
a talk with him and the outcome of his
interview with the veteran southpaW
may prove interesting. Tinker wants
Plank for his Chifed team.