Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-23
Difficult to "size Up" the Senators
Playing Ability.
DISAPPOINTMENT At THURSDAYS GAME
Belief That Joyce and Hasamaear
Are Needed.
GENERAL BASE BALL TOPICS

1t is difficult to form an estimate of the
playing ability of the new men in the
Washington base ball team, they have
had but two opportunities to display their
skill in regular practice games. The game
at Columbia, against a picked nine of Co
lumbians and three members of the Boston
team and one Washingtonian, was hardly
q fair test. Thursdays game with Boston
was tue only real work the team has done.
1t is evident from the Geographic reports
from Charleston that some of the men
fell down. at critical stages of the con-
test, and gave the victory to the Bostons.
1t would have been very encouraging to
the local "rooters'' to win the first game
of the season. against a worthy rival, but
1t must be remembered that the Bostons
are all experienced and well disciplined in
their respective positions, and they went in
to the game with more confidence in their
ability to win than their Washington OPP
ponents According to the reports, Jack
Crooks and Houseman made damaging err
rors, which contributed largely to the de-
feat of the Senators. In all the reports
that have come up from the south great
things were said of Crooks and HouSeman.
Some solcitude is felt by the admirers of
Roaring Bill Hasamaear. The team can
and Hasamaear. Roaring Bill is not as
finished in his work as Abbey or Setback,
but he is get there" player of the finest
type. All accounts agree that Jim NC
CURE is in excellent form, and he has COM
menced to hit the ball with his accustomed
vim. shown in the Columbia game,
Wednesday. when he put in two long three.
haggers, which would have been "homerS
for any one but Mac, who never was and
never will be Splinter of the first maSni-
tude. Setback, who is one of the freest hit
ters of the team, is credited with the hrst
home for the Washingtons. In the
Boston game he put in a double ana a
triple at opportrne moments.
Preliminary practice trips to the sunny
south" 60 are not quoted high in the base
ball stock market at this writing Those
league magnates who took their teams and
went into Dixie land hoping to get some
valuable out-of- door exercise for their le-
spective players. and at the same time pick
up hotel and travelling expenses from
series of exhibition games. are dead sore
over the experience of the past two weeks.
Gus Schmelz and his senatorial assortment
have had but two practice games since they
left washington, over two weeks ago. lie
ports from the Washington training quar-
tiers show that the weather in the states of
Georgia and South Carolina has been cold
and wet. so that out-of-door work has been
almost impossible. The men are afraid to
timber up, and altogether the weather
clerk has given the base ball contingent a
cold DEAF in the south.
There Is some consolation in the fact chat
while the Washingtons have been idle in
the southern cities, the other league teams
have also been deprived of as much prac-
tice they expected to get. Brooklyn has
had considerable sport at the expense of
Connie Mack's Pittsburg combination
Brooklyn's players appear to be in excel
lent trim and their work has been very
gratifying to Brother Byrne.''
President Young has not been at league
headquarters for several days. He is said
to be confined TO his home by annoying
attack of his old enemy dyspepsia. Some
of his friends are urging him to take a
short vacation, but it seems idle to suggest
that Uncle Nick abandon his post of duty
on the eve of the new season. He would
not miss attending the opening game for a
"bucket of dollars"