Show CAME NEAR possessing WOOD za tn r t walter johnson Joh neon joo joe wood where would tho the washington team be today with walter johnson and joe wood two of the greatest pitchers in the game both working on grit faiths pitching staff it was fate or rather ate fate in the disguise of poor door business ability that prevented these two twirling stars from being teammates on the wash ington club in the spring of 1908 the nationals played an exhibition game in ken sas city and joe cantillon watched a youn young pitcher strike out seven of tho the nine bat erien that faced him in the laet last three innings the name of thia this young player was joe wood canul lon ion made arrangements to secure wood alood right then and there tho the wash ington mai manager iager waa given to under stani that when the time came camo to dispose of the national club would be given fir first t chance Cau castillon tillon allowed the prospective deal to go at that and during the summer boston purchased wood without cantillon over being consulted or given a chance to bid for wood with wood and johnsn on the pitching staff the washington club with its present fielding elding fl and batting strength would old now probably be lead ing the american league and how sweet that world worlds eerie series would look to griffith with that de do bendable pen dable pair in har harness 1 |