Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-16
Base Ball Patrons Studying Reports
.e From the South.
EARL WAGNER BOUND TO GET WINNERS
President Young's Annual Task Of
Weighing Balls.
NOTES OF THE PLAYERS

ity are studying carefully the southern pa
pers and the press dispatches from the
Sunny South" with view to getting a
lire upon the various league teams engaged
in preliminary practice on the sacred soil'
below the Potomac river. Earl Wagner in
tended to remain here to superintend the
improvements now in progress at National
Park. but he could not resist the temptation
to 'mingle" With the Senators in South
Carolina and Georgia. so he took his grip
and fled southwark early in the present
week. While In this city he chatted hope
fully about the new additions to the sena-
tcrial combination. and seemed to be par
ticularly gratified with the fiattering reports
received from various sources, regarding
HOuseman, Nicholson, Malarkley and Coo
gam.
he said. that Is expected of them by their
friends and admirers, will be entirely
satisfied"
Mr.. Wagner added that If he simply
offers for. Mercer, Mcclure, Abbey, Setback
and Houseman that would have netted
him many thousand of dollars. He wishes
1t distinctly understood that he has nothing
to sell this year but tickets of admission,
and it Is a waste of time for other magnets
, to tamper with his players with the expec-
tation of obtaining their release. He says
he fully appreciates the fact that Wash
ington is one of the best base ball cities In
the league circuit. and he proposes to get
a winning team here If money and deter
mination can bring about that result.
Fifty dozen fresh. newly made balls were
received at league headquarters this week.
and President Young will at once do his an
nual weighing. measuring and inspecting
act before distributing them among the
various league clubs. Another invoice of
fifty dozen will be here in few weeks, so
that by the time the championship bell
IN to MIA hall ttarn will hn
Regulation spheres on draft in the various
club houses.
TIE report which The Star printed
last Wednesday to- the effect that Ed
ward Cartwright had been chosen cap
tain of the Washington Club was some
wright is one of the most quiet and orderly
players in the league, and some of the local
RIOTERS" are afraid that he will not get
all that Is coming TO mis- club in the antici-
pated debates with the umpire and rival
captains. He is one Of the most popular
members of the team and he is good dis
ciplinarian. Gus Schmelz says of him that
he is the easiest man to manage that ever
played ball. If the rule abolishing loud and
boisterous coaching is enforced, Cartwright
ought to be able to hold up his end with
the sentlemanly disposed captains. His
selection may be but temporary. for if Bill
Joyce returns to the fold he viii probably
be reinStated in his old position. The heavy
stick work of Joyce Will be needed in many
games this year, II the Senators are going
to pull up and get into the first division, as
some of their friends now claim.
They. say "Old Reliable" Jim MCGUIRE is
in great form this season, and expresses a
desire to catch In every game of the sea-
son. He hitting the ball with his ac-
customed vim, and he promises to delight
the boys on the "bleachers," who presented
him with the popular player prize last
season, when he lays on to the ball.
Umpire Belts is doing jury duty at pres
emit in the local Circuit Court. He hopes
to be relieved in time to keep some of his
appointments with the Virginia League in
the preliminary season.
, The first ball game Of the season in this
vicinity was played last Sunday on an
open lot near Soldiers Home. Two picked
teams were arrayed against each other
and many Sunday driving parties stopped
to witness the youthful ball tossers.
1t will soon be appropriate for Gus
Schnlelz to start his cry of hard luck"
The Senators have been in the south more
than a week. yet they have not had a
real good practice game yet. The exhibit
ton games arranged with Brooklyn in
Savannah and Charleston were postponed
/ or abandoned on account of the weather.
Gus is not allowing the boys to hang
grounds are unfit for practice he takes his
string Of colts and gives them a ten-mile
run out into the country.
George Tebeau has been signed as gen.
nal utility man by the Cleveland Club
Thursday. George was valuable man to
the ClevelandS last year, and he is de-
lighted at the idea of being allowed to re-
main in league company.