The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-20
P0NGO JOE TO BE
RIGHT ON DECK
No Chance for Millers to Side
track Cantillon.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. 90
while there has peer no official state
ment issued by the Minneapolis club to
such effect as yet, 1t can be put down
Is settled that Pongo Joe Cantlllon
VIII continue as field leader Of the Mil
Iers in the American association flag
race in 1918. The stories that Cantil-
ION might go to Milwaukee were merely
~camouflage by Al Timme, the talka-
i've president of the Milwaukee club.
true, Joe did say he would like to man
age the Brewers, but that was only a
courteous reply to Timme's newspaper
statements-Joe never had any inten-
tion Of leaving the Millers, where he
IS as much a baseball fixture as is
pave Altlzer, and anything he says to
we contrary Is taken no more seriously
man Dawes annual retirement.
Dave, by the way, has made the usual
winter announcement that he will not
return to the game, but the fans will
be greatly surprised if he is not the
ilrst man in uniform in the spring, out
hustling as a coach for the Youngsters
Joe Cantillon expects to bring on.
Cantillon has humored Dave in his
retirement" and has offered him the
management Of his farm in Tennessee
Tor the summer and Dave, 1t is said,
has agreed to take 1t, but Pongo Joe
smiles in a knowing way as he tells of
Dawes contract as a farmer.
There should be a number of those
youngsters referred to above and sev-
eral of them will be recruits from the
army, according to present plans. Lefty
Thomas has written CantilIon from
France that he will be back in time to
start the ball rolling and that he will
bring with him a couple of real bali
players for tryouts, youngsters he sized
up in army games. He does not name
the men or the positions they play, but
he assures Cantillon they are the goods.
Mutt Williams, recently discharged
from the school for aviation mechanics
at Overland, has recommended a first
baseman named Beall, who has been In
the government school and who will be
available for service. Mutt says Beall
is Of such playing ability that he can
make good with the Millers. Mutt, now
that he is out of the army, Is getting
ready for the spring training trip and
says he is due for a big season.
Charley Jackson is another army man
who will be ready when the bell rings
In the spring. He was going good when
drafted last summer and Cantillon de-
Ponds on him for an outfield berth.
A report has been circulated that the
Philadelphia National league club has
released GaVvy Cravath to Minneapolis,
but there is no confirmation Of it here.
Minneapolis fans would give the great
home run hitter a royal welcome, but ii
is much doubted II he would consent to
play here. He often has said that when
his day is done in the majors he will
settle down in California. He might
play in the Pacific Coast league, but
hardly accept a minor league engage
ment anywhere else.
There are % men on the Millers' re-
serve list. but contracts will not be sent
to more than half of them, for Cantillon
means to give the team a general
shakeup.
No definite arrangements have been
made for the spring training trip, but it
is expected the Millers will be sent
down into the Southwest somewhere to
get into condition and come north
slowly, playing exhibition games along
the way.