Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-15
ICANT|LLON IS HERE
| TO CLOSE Up DEAL
Minneapolis Magnate Will Sc
Iect Players in Payment
for Rondeau.
IS LOUD IN HIS PRAISE
OF GRIFF'S NEW PLAYER
Local Club Adds Young Shortstop
to Its List for Trial
in Spring.
BY j. ED GRILLO.


Joe Cantillon, erstwhile manager OF
the Nationals and the man who gave
the local ball club it's first nucleus fol-
a winner, is in the city. Cantillon, now
the owner of the Minneapolis club o;
the American Association is here tc
put the finishing touches on the deal
which gave the Nationals Outfielde1
Rondeau. In accordance with the terms
of that agreement Cantillon is to select
four ball players from list of players
Griffith will submit. these players to be
signed to Minneapolis contract and
report there next spring.
Cantlllon was in conference with Man.
ager Griffith this morning. The Mime
apolis magnate is loud in his praise
of Rondeau. who he believes will gain
a regular position on the local team.
'Rondeau is not only lightning fast,
| but he is hitter far over the ordi-
nary said Cantillon. Il don't believe
Milan is any faster than the little
| Frenchman, though he is not a good
| base runner. He has the speed, how
ever, and he can be taught the art of
differing. I was besieged with offers
for Rondeau last summer. Both the
Boston clubs wanted him and Pitts
burgh was on the verge OF getting him
when kahoe closed the deal. The Wash
lngton clubs offer suited me better,
for it gives me chance of getting four
ball players who will help my team.
Rondeau is sure to make good here.
Though the outfield was new to him
few months ago, he developed rapidly
there and can now cover as much
ground as any player l have ever seen"
Cantil1on will remain here for a few
days, when he Will return to Chicago
for time before taking up winter
quarters at his home. in Hickman, Ky.
The failure of Manager Griffith and
Walter Johnson to get together on next
years salary does not mean that there
regard to salary. Johnson assured
Griffith that he would take the mat
ter of signing up with him within the
next few days, either by returning here
or writing him from his home at COT
feyville. This arrangement seems to
satisfy Griffith, who does not believe
there is any chance of his losing john
son to the Federal League.
The lack of strategy. displayed by the
Mackmen in the world series undoubt-
eddy helped to give the Braves a clean
sweep. There were several occasions
walk batter like Evers so as to allow
Connolly to come up, for the latter was
not hitting. In the final game, for in
stance. with second and third occupied
and two out, Shawkey, after getting
two strikes and three balls on Evers,
stuck a fast one over. and Evers sin
gled and won the game. Now it looked
like good policy to walk Evers at that
stage and take chance on Connolly.
This same mistake was made on sew
eral occasions. The only man the Ath-
letics walked was Gowdy, on two diff
ferent occasions The Braves, on the
other hand. did not hesitate to send
any one of the dangerous hitters on
the Mack team to first on balls when
there was danger of a safe drive doing
damage.
While the series to an extent helped
to replenish the Golfers of the national
commission. if is not revealing a secret
to say that the supreme court of base
sanized base ball has been under a
heavy expense since the advent Of the
| Federal League and the commission
also has been hard hit. In order to
| keep a line on the outlaws the commits
sion has been forced to employ con-
I hdentlal agents. and other enormous
! expenses have been incurred so that
! the fund which had been built up in
several years had decided crimp put
| in it.
Hank Gowdy. the world series hero
will most likely fill theatrical en-
| gagement for the next few weeks
| Hank was overwhelmed with vaude-
| vile offers after the first game. and
he Will command quite a salary for
| simply showing himself behind the
footlights.
While George Stallines is given full
credit for the wonderful achievement
of HI tlA <Ir,
not hesitate to admit that much of his
! success has been due to the able as
sistance Johnny Evers gave him. Evers
not only played the best ball of his
career, but he handled the team well
on the field, and undoubtedly was re-
sponsible for the vast improvement
that several of the players showed over
! the previous year. First BaSeman
Schnidt. for instance. owes his I'M
provement to Evers, who has beer
| working with him all season. Schmidt
has developed into a star first basenan
a good hitter and a hustler. FOR
| man Of his size, he is the fastest propo-
sition that has ever been in base bal
! and yet he was considered SLOW up t1
this year.
Dick Rudolph. who twice defeated
the Athletics, allowing them but ore
run per game, considers the Mackhei
the easiest proposition he mas eve
! been mp against. None o. the AMER
can League champion sluggers coul'
| solve the little fellows delivery, an'
there were two three good hltters II
the lineup which faced him whom NJ
| made look foolish. This was partlcu
larly true of Oldring's efforts to con
| meet with his delivery.
| Griffith has added another young III
fielder to his list. He is Sam McCon
nell. young shortstop who piaye,'
| with the Delaware River League GU.
During the Nationals last trip !,
Philadelphia, Griffith had Il talk ~ ~
the youngster, and he was signed.
viii he given a trial in the spring.
Cub-Sox Game Goes Over.
CHICAGO October l5.-Rain pre-