Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-28

undemonstrative manner over the recent event,
that have made the national game unusually in
teresting before the beginning Of the season
Bakely is twenty-seyen years old, and he hai
been in the base ball business long enough te
know that what the people want is honest work
At any rate, that is what he has had drilled int
him ever since he reported here for duty, and
that is what he says be is going to do this year
That will DO enough II he will carry out hi,
promises.
GEORGE KEEFE
is the only other player who is to be seen al
the Office of the company, but as he ID Wash
ingtonian he hardly counts. The rest of tile
men will probably begin to arrive in the course
of fortnight, and all are expected to be on
hand by March 20. 1t may be necessary for
the club to abandon the earliest Of the exhibi-
ton games that had been arranged, as il looks
now as though the grounds would be too soft
by that time for good playing, and Director
Scanlon, out of the fullness of his long expert
ence, knows how bad it is to try to play bah on
half-fnished grounds, especially in uncertain
weather and with all sorts of teams. 1t will do
the nine no good and it may result in some dis
satisfaction on the part OF the public.
AT THE GROUNDS.
With the exception of few DAYS delay on
account of the rain the work on the grounds
has progressed satisfactorily, and Contractor
Dunn says he can catch up by putting more
men on the work when the weather is clear
The fences are well under way, the tree cutters
are making enough progress to allow the car
penters to make the first strokes on the stands,
and there is nothing to prevent the completion
OF the building that is to be done in ample
time. The main delay will be in the grading,
which is a hard Job under any circumstances,
and particularly 80 here, where grove of trees
has stood for 90 long.
PUBLIC OPINION.
Director Scanlon is highly gratifed over o
verifcatior Of his ideas on the subject Of the
revolt by what an expert in the game from an
other city told him the other evening. Tommy
Gallagher Of Chicago il one Of the best-kncun
writers and takers on the subject Of base ball
in the country and he stopped here for night
during the week on his way to his home in the
windy city. Scanlon asked him what he
thought OF the situation and he replied:
Mike, last year was red-hot league man.
but now am one Of the strongest association
men you ever saw. Why, il the league we're TO
go ahead and make honest contracts with every
one Of the players now under reservation by
its clubs the whole organization would be
bankrupted. That Is why am down ON the
league"
This makes Mr.. scanlon very happy, % il
man whose tendencies have always been the
other way and it shows how the sympathy lies.
And this is going to be an important factor in
the fight, this public sympathy. III the asso-
citation can but catch hold Of the popular heart
1t viii survive the troubles that he in wait for
it. Otherwise its goose 10 ready for the table
James @. Fogarty, the well-known base ball
delphia. On Sunday he was stricken with hem
orrhage Of the lungs and the attacks have fol-
lowed each other daily. Fogarty ID very weak
and may die 1t any moment