The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-04-04
GoRMAN AND SCANLoN.
How United States Senator and a Baseball Man.
ager Have Become Close Friends.

ager Have Become Close Friends.
There are not in Washington two closer friends
than Mike Scanlon, manager OF the Nationals, and
Senator German, OF Maryland. The golden link that
binds together souls with such widely different asp-
uncommon thing to see the Senator and the club
manager walking down the Avenue arm-in-arm en-
man during ball season leaning over the counter OF
Mixes sat home," on Ninth street, waiting for the
score and-as Congressional! bills read-"for other
purposes" Mr.. German has already engaged sea-
son tickets for himself and some friends. During
the recent complications arising out Of the retire.
ment Of the Providence and Buffalo clubs from the
League and the admission of the Nationals he ex-
hibed as much interest In the success of the home
at the sat home" to have the latest news sent to
him daily. When II was announced that the Ma
tionals had beeni received into the League he
players then In the city. OF course the manager OF
the Nationals is an earnest admrer Of the Maryland
last evening he said "If we had more public
men like Senator German the game OF base
ball would be better patronzed than II IL. lie does
more to support our nine than any man know.
Besides buying season tickets for himself and his
immediate friends, he Induces many public men to
come TO the grounds Last summer he logged in
Vice President Hendricks, Secretary Lamar and
Senator Colquitt one day. Indeed, We give him
from distinguished persons. lie attends more Than than
half the games played here during the season, and
enjoys them too. While his friends sit with stolid
faces, looking at the Held as II II were mysterious
sample of puZZledom. he shows as open an interest
In every move as does the small boy IN the tencent
game, appauds the good plays, and frowns at the
bad ones. j never saw him 30 excited, though, as
he was one day last August when our club was
playing with the Virgnas 1t was a very close
game, and the pennant depended In great measure
on It's result. Up to the eighth inning each club had
four scores credited to It, In that inning, while
were at the bat with two hands out, Hoover made
first on good base hit and Baker took the bat
After missing two Of Pyess curves, he sent the ball
high into the air just middle way between the CEN
tire and left-heders OF the Virgnias No one
thought that either could reach the ball before II
touched the ground Hoover ran for second, and Cor
coran, the centre-helder OF the virgnas, started
bravely for fly catch. Senator German sprang
70 his feet, his face red and his eyes
flashing with excitement. Hoover was hardly
yard from second base when the ball fell into the
Outstretched right hand OF C0rcoran, and though II
knocked him down he held on to IL. Al that instant
the Senator fairly yelled. Back, Hoover, back!
He's got H.! and when he saw that II WIS too late
Hoover having touched second, he sank into hls
seat with murmured-well, wen call It q sigh.
Ihe Senator knows personally all the players In
the League, Association, and Eastern League. He
speaks OF them fanillary, can tell you something Of
the record OF each one, and Is fond OF predicting
who VIII do the best playing at any given time. Mr.
German was once quite local celebrity in the base
ball line himself While he was page In the Senate
and afterward employed In the Senate post office, he
occupied the position OF catcher the Ellicot CITY
Nd, crack nine. The love OF base ball then imbbed
has not vanished with years and political advance
ment am sure he would take turn at the bat
now II 1t were not Inconsistent with the dignity OF
his DOsitiOn