The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
CANTILON MAY BE b.
MANAGER OF CHICAGOS
President Weeghman Is Considering
Local Pilot for Berth with Cubs.

With President Weeghman and other
officers OF the Chicago National League
ball club at loggerheads over selection
Of a 1871 manager, comes the report from
one of the big league magnates that q
compromise may be made on Joe Can
tillon, part owner and manager Of the
Minneapolis club. The big league mag
mates who made the suggestion said
Cantfllcn stands at the head Of all minor
leagues as premier manager.
He has had years OF experience in both
major and minor baseball, he said, and
he was offered $4,000 a year to MANAGE
q Federal League club, but stuck 20
organized baseball. The club manage
ment could well afford to pay cantiIion
$4,000 a year with a 5fve-year contract.
II IL can offer Frank Chance S26.ooo he
said. and in that time Cantillon woulc
build up q real pennant winning club.
The campaign Of 1916 In the big lesesss
will go down in history az one most
memorable because Il removed from the
actual activities OF the game four OF
bssebau's greatest lAndmarts-NspoIeon
LaJoie. Christopher Mathewson. Napoleon
Rucker and Mordecai Brown.
Never again is Il likely that any one
Of the four will don his cap in response
to the frenzied acclaims Of big league
fans. Each has sung his swan song a.
major Lacquer.
No more will Nan I4aioie draw hi. IA
nous line in the dirt beside the plate
at Fenway Park. Shibe Park, Comiskey
Field. Navin Field or League Park
Never again will Nap Rucker, one Of
the greatest southpaws who ever sho.
bali over the plate, fool the opposing
batters.
Never again will the famous Matty
o. ~ k.T
League sluggers as he has in the past
Never again will Three-FIngered Nor
decai Brown draw tens OF thousands 70
the parks on the days It is advertised
he is tc pitch.
Mathewson. Brown and Rucker Each
has pitched his last big league game
OF ball.
Napoleon LAjoie. He is believed to
have slammed out his last big league
base hit.
Fielder Jones plans to have the Browns
start training about February Is He also
intends to keep the team in the South
until April l. II the Cardinals will agree
to start the spring series a week late
than Usual This will give the Brown.
about seven weeks in DixieIand or ap-
proXimately three weeks more than thev
spent there last spring or the year be-
fore.
Jones discovered last spring that four
weeks in the South is not enough 20
condition a big league club for the cham
pionship race. The Browns were IN
Wretched shape when they returned home
and the result was that the team did
not get under full steam until midses-
son.
The prospects for the Princeton hookev
team this season are bright Six Of last
| years regulars are now reporting reru-
larly for practice and there is good last
seasons freshman material to draw from
| After the final cut which was made last
week the squad consists Of seventeen
| men. The members OF last years team
| include II. W. Ford. who filled the posi-
| ton Of goal SO brilliantly in the games
| against university sevens last year: W.
| H Schoen- captain. who played center;
p. W. Hills. former left wing: w Y
| Humphreys, cover point; J. T. Scully.
point, and Fl. B. Cushman right wing
Among the nrst-string substitutes Of last
year, who are on the squad az present.
| is II. W. Cohn, who ably filed Ford's
position at goal Eight 1873 men are
! trying for the team.
The outlook for the Yale hockey team
is good. Only three Of last years regu-
| lars were graduated. and those still iu
college will form q good nucleus sroun
which to build UP a strong team. Last
years freshman team will offer some
good material, and there are also a num-
! Der Of substitutes from last year who
will be eligible for the University team
this year
Barney Dreyfuss. who has been sayir-
| some rather caustic things about Presi-
dent Tener OF the National League and
the National Commission and was threat
| ening trouble, has apparently been psCi-
fed. for IL is now announced that he has
| come out in favor Of Gerry Hermann for
chairman OF the National Commission.
That about settles It that the old COM
mish will remain unchanged.
| Georges Carpenter seems 10 be willing
! to fight in the trenches for France, ny
| for France or box Jess Willard for
France Jess Willard is perfectly will
| ing TO help France along by boxing for
| himself and Tom Jones.