The Washington times., 1895-03-24
Food for Those Interested in the
Great National Sport.
SENATOR'S GETTING INTO TRIM
Good Ballpl aging Against the Beaneaters-
The Infeld Working in Nice Order-Maul
Reports at Charles:on-President Freed
man Wants to "2evoluts" the League
Circuit-Notes Concerning the Players.

Beaten by run" tells the story OF a
pretty game of ball between the Washing
tons and the Bostons, the latter scoring
but three "hcme arrivals" Defeat came
on Friday at Charleston and in the proven
bial last inning. Coming so early in the
season it looks as though neither Joyce nor
Roaring Bill" Hassamaer are the hoodoos.
But let the hard luck story go to the wall
and lot OF local eranks hope that the
Indian" who does the trick may be sent
to his happy hunting ground.
In the games with the BostoEs the Senators
showed up exceedingly wen The young
men in Mr.. Schmelz's back yard are getting
into shape very fast. The pitchers are
working along on a moderate line, and it
would seem that expecting a reasonable
Improvement is not out of the question.
Coogan and Mahoney. the new catchers,
are handling themselves like veterans,
while the clubs old standby, Mcguire, IS
in excellent trim.
The infield-Cartwright Nicholson,
Crooks, and Houseman-is doing the work
in an up-tO-date style, and word comes
from the South that the Senators really
do not need the recalcitrant Joyce. This
story can scarcely be credited, because
the home management have a good opinion
of Joyce's worth, and as they are on record
as saying that they VIII not sell nor trade
the old Players League third baseman,
it is evident that whatever assistance he
can lend to the team is worth having.
Joyce will have few more weeks TO in
dulge his folly. His friends in this city. and
they are many, think that by the time the
league season opens he VIII have signed
contract. Meanwhile, he is keeping in
picked nine against all comers, and his
team is defeated every day il plays.
The new proprietor OF the New York
club is training down early in the game.
He wants to 'revolute" things among the
magnates. He is out in an interview in
which he declares in favor Of an eight
club league, and that twelve clubs are
UNIV ieldy He is against thewestern end
and does not believe that the eastern clubs
should rob themselves to support the teams
in cities where the national sport is on the
wane.
All this sounds very nice from new man,
but the sentiments are dramatically op-
posed to those of President Hart, OF the
Chicago team, The latter has also been
interviewed and he has read Mr.. Freeman
a note or two from a book on baseball
as it has grown from the time New York
was thrown out of the league in 1876.
Mr.. Hart does not mincs words. Among
other things he says that the National
League was born in Chicago and Chicago
once kicked New York out OF it. 1t may
be possible that such a thing will happen
again, but as for dropping out Chicago
that is altogether preposterous. New
men in the baseball business usually want
to revolutionize matters. Every winter
the eastern clubs talk about starting
league of their own, but they are still in the
national organization and they can'tleaye." :"
II the scheme of the eastern men Is carried
out. Washington will remain in the company
of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and
Brooklyn, but if the League drops down TO
eight clubs with four Western and four
Eastern teams, Washington will undoubtedly
be in another organization work. nharmo-
niously with the National lLeague-OD theplan
of the old American association. The mag
natesshould make hasteslowly whenthey are