Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-19

FROM OTHER CITIES.
How the Other League Clubs Are
Getting Along.
NEWS FROM HEADQUARTERS.
President Nick Young Not Bothered Much
Nowadays.
THE SENATORS ARE HOPEFUL.
New Yat's Difficulties With Pitchers and the New
Grounds.

WASHINGTON, May 18.-There is but
little history being made at League head
quarters this week, and President Young s
mail has fallen off greatly since the season
opened. The League and Association ap-
pear to have settled down to business and
have no time to ask questions and create con-
troversies tor adjudication by Mr.. Young.
The principal interest here is centered in the
Washington team, and although they are
hardly realizing the expectations of their
friends, they are receiving loyal support, as the
gate receipts and the attendance show. Before
the championship season opened it was thought
by many that the Senators had materially
strengthened their team to greater extent
than any other club IN the League, excepting
the Bostons. 1t appears that while they seem
strong on paper they are comparatively weak
on the field. They were put down as likely to
lead Cleveland and indianapolis in the race for
the pennant, but unless they pull up considers-
bly, they will never accomplish that end.
The team is somewhat weak in the catcher's
department: besides, two of their best hitters
are disabled. The injury to Carney and the
loss of his services on the team will be sorely
missed at this time, for, with Wilmot disabled,
the outheld is greatly weakened. Carney IS
promising young player and is already great
favorite with the local patrons. He was in
jured in securing base hit by remarkable
headforemost slide after having hit sharp
bounder to Denny. Poor fellowl he received
credit for safe hit but in SO doing he dislO-
Gated his left shoulder and had to be conveyed
from the grounds in carnage Connie Mack
is recaIving due credit for his willingness to go
in every day and everyone is satisfied when the
score card announces that he will be the re-
ceiving end OF the battery, for, beside steady
ing the young pitchers, his presence in the
game has The same effect on the Washingtons
oa - Of fho Erufp off fbo
New Yorks, have when they are behind the
plate. Mack, by his thorough acquaintance
with Whltney's curves, succeeded in piling up
big batting average of his former associates
delivery. Whitney said before the game that
the only batters he feared on the Washingtons
were Mack Hoy and Schock and his fears were
well grounded, for their timely hits won the
game.
Myers at second is always the same quiet,
conscientious player who is ever on hand when
wanted keeps his head all the time, and while
circus catches his work is always done with the
finish OF an artist.
Hoy, the little mute wonder, is a star of the
first magnitude, and any manager in the coun-
try would willingly shove aside any fielder he
is to secure the services of the universal fav-
orite. He makes but one kind of noise and that
is when he makes sharp drive.
1t is little early in the season to predict Just
how the young pitching talent will turn out, but
there is no veteran in the National League who
faces batter with more confidence than young
r
excepting Keefe, of New York. The struggle
for supremacy between Healy and Whitney
was one of the rarest treats that Washington
audience ever enjoyed. Both were pitted
against their last years associates and each was
confident Of his ability to down the club that
had discarded his services. 1t is not often that
pitchers succeed in placing three good hits to
their credit in one game, and il the same spirit
that animated them in this contest was kept up
against other clubs the games would gain by
the flavor impaired to them by such work.
Manager Morrilps handwOrk and headwork
are noticeable in every game, and as was the
case when he was with Boston. his points are
alway ell taken and his protests while made
in a o. let, gentlemanly tone, invariably have
more effect than those OF other more bolster
GUS and less brainy so-called captains, whdse
main reliance is intimidation. He is what tue
Senators have always needed, head, and tha
clubs that met them this year will find that
when it comes to the points of game and che
rules, that the club has someone who, knowing
that he is right, will champion their cause very
differently from the way it has been done in
Wise shows the most decided improvements
in his field work, and while he has not struck
terror as yet to any pitchers heart, every
League pitcher knows that when his eye Is on
the bali, something will have to give way,
especially if there happens to be any danger
GUS situation, such as men on bases or just one
run needed to snatch victory from team con-
fident that the game is in their possession.
Sweeny at third is gaining confidence and
putting up pretty stiff game, and the man
Rgement is wise in not listening to any over
lures for his release to another club. He is
wanted by several clubs but we need him most.
Schock, our all-round man of the team, is play
ing remarkable game, both at the bat and in
the field, and since Wilmot's injury his work
in jeft field has been most valuable to the
team. He never works for an individual record,
but devotes all his energy TO the advancement
of the interests of the club. Schock is a winning
ball player Hoy keeps on hitting the ball and
making runs covering center garden as but few
men can cover it. and he promises to land in
class A before the beginning of next season.
Ebright Clark and Banning have not had much
to do as yet and they are still an unknown
quantity.
The Washingtons have claimed the services
of Tom DAILY recently released by Chicago, and
if there is any prospect of his recovering his
old time form he will become Senator.
R. NJ L.