The Washington times., 1894-04-09
REGULARS AND RESERVES
Manager Schmelz Has So Dubbed the
First and Second Teams.
PLACES DEPENDENT ON ABILITY
Players Who Prove Their Skill to Keep Up
with the Procession Will Be Given Per-
manent Positions on the Team-An 0pin-
ion of Full-fedged Crank

From to-day on the followers and we'll
wishers OF the Washington ball club will have
an opportunity to see the team play which
will, in all probability, represent this city il
the championship games. As stated in Sun
days TIMES, Manager Sehmelz will put the
following men in the field as the regulars
Mcmahon and Petty, battery; Cartwright
Ward and Joyce, basemen; Selbach, short
Abbey Tebeau and Radford. flelders. Thi:
team will meet the reserves, composed of the
balance of the players under contract. A faii
nine can be made up of Dugdale and Egan
battery; Mcclure, Stocksdale and Mulvey
basemen; McAIahon, short; Wood, Sullivan
and Hassamaer, iielders.
Many OF the fans will be sorry to see Sulli-
van left off the regular team, but Mr.. Schmelz
says it will all depend on the work of each
man in the next two weeks, and il Sullivan
PLAYS better than another he will be on the
list. 1t is believed by many that Sullivan
would make tiptop outfielder. but the club
already has plenty of material for the out
field. Hassamaer may yet prove his right
to a regular position, and he promises to
hustle to that end.
One of the steady patrons of the game, one
who has never lost hope in past years and is
just as sanguine as ever, says the team Will be
weak in the pitchers department and at first
and second bases. He claims Esper is the
only good pitcher of the lot while Cartwright
and Ward will prove failures. He is enthu-
siastic over the showing o. Catcher Mcmahon,
Selbach and joyce, and advocates playing the
first-named regularly at first base, leaving
Mcclure and Dugdale to do the catching. By
this arrangement he believes the batting
strength would not he weakened while the
fielding ability would be vastly improved.
Manager Schmelz ] as wisely decided to
run his end OF the management without pay
ing heed to suggestions from the cranks, who
are never a unit on the merits of any player.
The manager recognizes his responsibility
and will pick out the strongest team avail
able from the material at hand. If he had
his way he would recall both Farrell and
Meekin, and believes they would add consid-
cradle strength to the club and pay the Wag-
ners more than their bonus money from New
York as drawing cards
As was stated in the Sunday TIMES. Charley
Farrell will sign a New York contract to-day
anu Tue 4NtN lOl press Will ltAsiii
the greatest star of the age. Charley is a
clever fellow and the best catcher in harness,
and the local club owners would have made
no mistake i'll keeping the man. The $500
check received from New York ior the re-
lease OF Farrell and Meekin has been great
advertisement. but now that Mex Young will
be called ON to turn over the money to the
Wagners the figures will have dwiadled
down at an alarming extent. They say fig
ures never lie. and neither they don't, but
there is a wide hiatus between the published
and actual amount which played SO promi-
nent part i'll the deal.
The strong University of Pennsylvania team
will meet the equally strong Georgetown ag-
gregation this afternoon at Capital park at
$50 O'Clock. The game promises to be n stiff
one as both teams will make bold bid for
victory.
Ed. Hanlon's Orioles are simply tearing
things loose down South. and the reports from
there ali speak of the Baltimore's as strong
possibility for championship honors. Big
Dan Brouthers is quoted as saying he never
before saw such u team of hustlers. while
young Keeler is putting up a marvellous all
around game. On the other hand. Pittsburg
has been suffering defeats from Watkins
Sioux City aggregation and the Smoky CITY
fans cannot understand it. New York and
Brooklyn have both been prevented from any
great amount of practice by cold weather.
Out West Cincinnati. st. Louis and Louis
vile have been getting good practice. but
Cleveland and Chicago are backward. The
Washington players have been more fortunate
than any others in the opportunity for out
door work, and Tebeau is the only man who
is out of shape.