The morning times., 1895-07-05
lsneclal to The Times

Philadelphia, Pa, July 4-The special
train bearing the WaShington ban club and
party TO this city, was detained this morn
ing over two hours near Wilmington by
bad wreck of a freight train.
Charley Abbey, the blonde-haired center
fielder, who has been playing in hard luck
lately, was the first snoozer to waken in
Tie early dawn and discover that something
was wrong with the transportation.
In stirring about he aroused Crooks,
and informed him that the train was stand
ing still on account of a smash-up ahead.
Jack thought Abbey meant their train was
in trouble, and groaned
Il knew it last night" said the stocky
guardian of the Senator's keystone posi-
ton, Il felt when we entered this sleeper
with Elba on the sides that something would
go queer. Remember Elba' was the name
of the Inflated ship that carried so many
to untimcly graves
And with this reminder Jack dived under
the pillows for the treasured rabbit foot
and quickly set 10 work to invoke the
imagined hoodoo.
WAGNER'S SPECIAL TRAIN.
1t looked for a time as if the track would
not be cleared soon enough for the special
to pass and reach Philadelphia for the
morning game and Mr.. Wagner ordered
another train, which was sent, but not
used. as about the time OF its arrival the
trackmen succeeded in making a passage.
Philadelphia was reached two hours
late, but in time TO hustle for breakfast,
get on uniforms, and out TO the park by
1870 O'Clock.
A little chit chat about the Senators will
probably suit your taste as an entree to the
story OF how this morning sgame was played
and lost.
Manager SchmelZ viii leave in the morning
for New York TO complete his arrangements
about the Texas Steer which money
making comedy he viii guide along its
usual histrionic and financial pathway next
season. Our Tim Murphy is in Philadelphia
to-day confabbing with Mr. Wagner and the
genial Gus about the play and everything
will be in shape after SchmelZ's New York
trip.
But probably such gossip as this belongs
TO The dramatic man, only the opportunity
could not be passed to talk a little stage
stuff where so many home folks and base
ban folks, too, are involved As to base
ball, from this place to Louisville, where
the Senators go, Mr.. Earl Wagner Will
have charge of the boys and see that they
do the proper thing all along the line-that
includes three beatings for Louisville
Manager Schmelz will resume the reins
early next week, and Mr. Wagner will
take it easy at home The club is not in
the best shape for the tour of the prov
inces. Joyce's hand is swelled way up
and he viii hardly be able to get into the
game this week Cartwright has a lame
arm, and Mcclure has a hump on his shin
bone that is camel-like.
THE BEST THEY CAN DO.
Crooks is sore from the spiking Jennings
gave him, and Selbach's finger twinges
all the time, yet all of them, except Joyce,
are playing the best they can, and Joyce
would go in tomorrow If the manage
ment thought it best BY careful nursing
the injured members, however, the boys
think they VIII pun through without nav.
ing hospital dues, and win at least half of
the games abroad.
They want to win them all, but they
can't do that BY the way, Crooks has a
new rabbit foot, left hind one, tied with
pink ribbon. Ii was sent him on the eve
of his departure from Washington by a
committee of good luck" ladies of
Mount Pleasant. Jack smooths his mus
tache with IL about dozen times a day
There was no game this aftern oon
About ] O'Clock a cold driZZle set in and IL
| has not quit yet. The bad behavior of the
weather was not ouly disappointing TO about