Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

"a - clear knock OUT fanny
realized on his recent
visit to New York thai
that club was not over.
anxious to get him. in fact not anxious enough
TO induce them to go down very deep IN theii
pockets to secure him They were willing tc
trade Bassett for him, but when they made the
offer they knew II would not be entertained fol
smoment- The Day crowd wanted to beat
Barnie, and that's about all there was in the
Eight The New York claim to Richardson had
not . leg TO stand on and il would be a refec-
tion on Mr.. Day to pretend that he thought his
claim was valid. He was angry at BARNES get.
ting both Conner and Richardson and he was
bound to show the ''hustling manager" trick
or two. Well. he failed.
Danny yesterday signed a contract with
President Wagner and will report to Manager
Barnie on Tuesday. 1t was evident from Rich
ardsons speech and manner that he had been
approached by the New York club officials,
though he denied the allegation, but he adj
mitted that he had a strong preference to play
with the Giants rather than in Washington.
FINALLY, upon the Wagners' agreement to meet
certain requests of Richardson a mutual under
standing was had, a contract produced and
signed and the business was completed. Rich
ardson says he is now perfectly satisfied to play
In the national capital, as the Wagners have
treated him we'll
The signing OF Richardson will necessitate
changing the infeld somewhat. Danny will go
on second. Hardie on third and Radford will
remain at short. As Dowi will be kept Shoch
will be released. Donovan. Hoy and Duffee
will compose the outfeld. This means that
Wood will Co. Then two pitchers will be re-
leased. To man mp tree il would seem as
though IL would be safer to hang to Wood
and Shoch until it can be learned how Donovan
and Radford are going to turn out The man
Mt E.~n- rvxh. tF,.r- I..f,,
end certainly deserve the thanks of all base
ball enthusiasts for their frmness in the Rich
Ardson matter.
Some Of the players who have been crowded
out OF the profession are by TO means back
plumbers. and under the discipline that is to
govern the men this season they would be stars
bn the diamond. II such men as Crane Brown
ing, McGeachy. Irwin, Myers and host of
others are not brought back into the fold TO
replace some OF the youngsters who are now on
the diamond signs Of the times are deceiving.
They know all the points of the game. Their
experience Is worth considerable. and before
the first half of the season is over
nany OF them will likely be in demand
With the rapid infusion of young blood
The old men must go to the waH.
Gust now the demand seems TO be for men who
play the game with their brains as well as with
Sheir hands and feet. Such players Ward,
Ewing, Arson. Kelly. Stovey. Nash, Tebeau.
Hutchinson and Hardie Richardson do not de-
pend alone upon physical energy for success,
but play the fne points of the game. They
watsh for small opportunities, and when they
ere offered they seize then, and often in that
fay turn defeat to victory. Nothing rattles
team so much as the successful play Of a trick
Ut astonishes them, and for the moment their
opponents can almost run bases at will.
The great hurrah of the New York pauers
over the showing made by their team at Rich
tnond in the game with Washington took on a
different hue after they had run against the
$hillies, who trounced them worse than thew
bad the local nine. The day after the success
Sul game half column accounts OF the game
were published in all the New York papers
after their defeat by the Phillies twenty-five
words covered the account In two or three
papers
One who signs himself Enthusiast" and who
has been regular attendant on base ball
games ever since they have been played here
and Is Competent to make a criticism, writes as
follows to TEE STAR:
The papers announce that the Washington
Base Ball Club has accepted the terms OF Dopo.
van, who played here during a part of last
season, and that they conteIIpla releasing
hoy, who wants the same salary he received in
81 Louis There are many reasons why this
season IN Washington should be the best ever
known and one which, more than any other,
will test the city base ball town as it has
pever been before In the principal
base ball association and with team
stronger than any that ever represented
Washington ii seems to the writer to be bad
policy TO release a frst-class PLAYER on account
Of q small difference in salary. What Washing
ton wants is a strong ball club. There
are enough men engaged so far from which to
select q strong club, but there are, in my opin-
don, several places on the team that are con-
Bpicuously weak. One of them is left field and
The other first base. The writer is not CRITICS.
Ing the work, thus far. of Wood or Larkin. but
~ 10 based on their past records as ball players
Wood has seen his best days and it would seem
70 me that Donovan would greatly strengthen
that position: He is acknowledged better
fielder. runner, sacrifice hitter uses mere head
work, Is equally As good, il not a better batter.
and withsi Is what is known as winner
larkin, on first base, / submit, is not and never
has been frst-ciass ball player. In my opiu-
Jon Hardie Richardson on first base can llay
AL around Larkin. is a superior batter and
would make the best captain that could be Sc
iectsd, assuming. too, that his namlesake will
cover second base.
These suggestions are made for what the
base ball management and patrons of the
game think they are worth"