The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
"THE SENATOR'S"
Senator Smith Once Made Up a Base
ball Club of Real Senator's.

ball Club of Real Senator'S.
Washington, June 21.-"Why do they
call the players on the Washington Club
the Senator's " inquired Senator Smith
of New Jersey as he sat on the grand
stand at National park last week, an IN
terested spectator in a game between the
Washington and Cincinnati Club. The
writer, sitting next the New Jersey sem
ator, having heard the legend, repeated it
for the benefit of the distinguished base
ball enthusiast.
Several years ago, when the Washing
ton Club was a member of the Union AS
ISOLATION, which included teams from Bos-
ton, Cincinnati, Baltimore and four other
cities, the local club established a base
ball park on a vacant lot just opposite
the north wing or Senate side of the cap
ttol, bounded by New Jersey and Indiana
avenue, and 3 street northwest. During
the long sessions of the Senate, members
of that dignified body frequently sat on
the portico overlooking the grounds and
viewed the games. II was so convenient.
that many of them often secured a pair
q parliamentary excuse for being absent
and went over to the ball park and occu-
pied seats in the grand stand, where they
could obtain a closer line on the game
Owing to the close proximity of the ball
park to the Senate chamber, local writer
one day referred to the Washington team
as ''the Senator'S" The name has stuck
to them ever since. When the Hewett's
moved the club out to the North Capitol
Street park, there, also was the local team
called the Senator's" When Earl Wae-
ner bought out the control of the club
the old familiar name, 1.-The Senators.
went with the deal. So the Washington
club is known throughout the base ball
world as the Senator's"
This little flow of Renaissance appeared
to interest the jolly senator from New
Jersey, and as he looked around him he
recognized among the crowd in the grand
stand several of his colleagues, Including
Senators Dubois of Idaho, Proctor of YER
mont. Roach of North Dakota, Senator
Murphy of New York, and Senator
German of Maryland. They were All as
intently watching the game as the most
pronounced 'roOter"-a special brand Of
patrons of the national game II once
played base ball." remarked Senator
Smith, and his round, full faces flushed
with pride at the recollecti Of the DAVIS
when he was not such heavyweight, and
used to caper around on the infield of a
college team down in Delaware Yes"
he continued, Il used to play short stop
and was regarded as one of the best men
of my day in that position"
There is Senator German over there.
added Senator Smith, pointing to where
the distinguished Maryland Senator was
sitting, "he used to be a ball PLAYER also
There are a number of Senators now in
congress who were once first-class bali
players, so they tell me. Last summer.
during that long fight over the tariff bill
Senators Murphy, Hill. Allen of Nebraska
Dubois and several Others, became almost
regular attendants at the national ban
Ono f7ar-
cloak room discussing base ball. while
one of our associates was making long
winded speech to empty benches and n
few "sitters" in the galleries. I was sur
prised to learn how many of my col
leagues were familiar with and had play