Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-16
The Work Of the Waahingtons at
Charleston.
HOW TEE new MEN SHOW Up
Manager schmeIz sanguine Over
Their Future.
PROGRAM

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Manager Schmelz and his men have done
great deal of walking sprinting and
desultory field work. but as yet there has
been no chance for making such observa-
| ton as can alone be obtained from an ac-
| tual game.
]. Earle Wagner has been. in the city
for the last few days, and after critical
examination of the men and their work, he
expresses great confidence regarding their
ability to give good account of themselves
in the National League.
The Training.
The boys have comfortable quarters
at the hotel, and are doing their
training at the ball park, and up the
street road, among the moss-draped live
oaks. There was no time lost after the
roll was first called in Charleston, but fer
a few days Manager Schmelz went SLOW
with the boys to get their joints supplied up
before anything serious was attempted
The morning after his arrival he called
| time for a ten-mile walk out among tine
yellow jasmine and the truck fields on the
neck. Rugged in their war paint and fol-
lowed by a gang of yelping gamins, the
squad tramped stolidly out into the wilder
ness The weather was then rather warm,
| and superfuous flesh was discarded with a
rapfdity that was highly gratifying. Lunch
was taken at the hotel shortly after mid
day, and then there was a couple of hours
of town ball up at the park. Manager
Schmelz rigidly prohibited, however, hard
throwing, hitting running, and for the
next day or so the boys had picnic. 1t
was not until the third day after the Sena-
tors Charleston citizenship that they were
allowed to play practice game.
The afternoon of the 9th they were al
lowed to go into the park, for a little
friendly struggle among .themsAlyes, Nc
CURE and Coogan wearing thalchest pro-
tectors and Stockdale, MercsEd Anderson,
Boyd and Malarky each being awarded an
inning or so in the box. The work was
watched especially with ai'vfewto seeing
what account of themselves the new men
would give.
Work is going on as regularly and sys-
ternatically the weather will permit-a
ten-mile walk in the city, across the river
or up the country in the morning and
from two to three hours of. romp at the
park later IN the day. ++.
Sizing Up the Players.
The correspondent of The Evening Star
had a long talk with Manager Schmelz
this morning, during which Mr.. Schmelz
was requested to give in detail his esti-
mate of his team, collectively and individ-
TALLY. He said that it was rather early in
the proceedings to attempt critical analy-
sis of the clubs, but he did not mind Civ
ing The Star the results of his observa-
tons as far as they had gone.
The new men with him are Coogan. from
of Portland. Malarky. Anderson and
Boyd, all of the Virginia League; Nichol-
son of the last years Erie club; Houseman,
who played for awhile with Johnstown,
n. Y, last season; Crooks. lately OF St
Louis. and Collins, a New Orleans man.
Coogan Is quick, has a good eye and throws
a ball like a projectile from d pneumatic
gun; Mahoney has had little opportunity of
showing what is in him. Cartwright has
gotten rid of about fifteen pounds of the
superiluous flesh. In Nicholson Manager
Schnlez thinks he has secured jewel;
his fielding is sometimes a little short of
phenomenal. Together with Crooks he gives
the Senators, SO Manager Schmelz says,
far and away the best infield they have
ever had The manager is little short of
ecstatic over the performances of Crooks
the third baseman.
He says he is a regular Billy NASH" full
of ginger, snap and judgment, and that if
the occupants of the two minor bags don t
| raise the stock of the infield anywhere from
20 to 80 per cent, he doesn't know ball
playing when he sees it. After watching
Houseman for awhile Manager Schmelz re-
| marked that he was as full Of life as a
cage of cayenne-peppereds t. monkeys"
Collins is showing up very fast and he is
felt to be one of those players in whom
there is unlimited come" Mercer is pitch
ing in his usual form; and there is no rem
| nant of the rheumatism which afflicted
StockSdale last season.
Malarky's last years form hasn't de-
| serted him. Washington people will re-
member how. at the tail end of the sea-
| son out west, backed by mighty ragged
| land and Chicago in the first two games
that he pitched Boyds left arm is doing
| better work now than it has done since
| he has been on the club.
The new pitcher. Anderson, in build and
work Is fashioned much after Maui
krumm is giant. whose popularity is
growing with everybody CMcGuire espe-
c;ally thinks that there is more than ordi-
| nary ball playing in him. and he likes to
handle the balls that he tosses).
Manager Schmelz Sanguine.
Manager Schmelz says: II feel warranted
in saying that with this club I can do
more for Washington's honor than we
have ever accomplished before" We start
| ed up the ladder last year much toJthe sur
| prise of everybody and If we don't climb
| another step or two this season, al, for
| one. will be painfully, disapposnt et man. I"
The program mapped out for the future
| is as follows: To play Brooklyn in Charles
ton tomorrow. Columbia in that city on the
| 18th instant, Boston at Columbia on the
| Goth, Boston in Charleston on the Dist 22d
and 23d; Boston at Savannah on the 25th,
18th and 9th; Pittsburg at the same city
on the 18th. 18th a;ld JOth, and Pittsburg
here on April 1, 2 and 3. The club will then
| jump up into Virginia, and spend a fort
night with that states league team before
| going into New England for their opening
| DIT bOStOu.
The Palnis Royals Spring Opening.
The Palais Royal, at 18th and G streets
northwest, will he a bower of beauty when
| the doors are thrown open to the public
| on Monday morning. Much thought and
| money have been expended to make the
| eighteenth spring opening of Mr.. Lisner's
| establishment an irresistible attraction
| for femininity, and the building from
| basement to roof is crowded with Easter,
| spring and summer goods of the latest de-
signs. Special attention has been paid to
| dress goods, the entire second floor being
devoted to this department. Mr.. Lisner
claims his to be the finest display in the
United States, and he shows countless
| ready-made garments, which are things
| of beauty. The babies are remembered on
| the third floor, with the very largest nov
elites in infant clothing and an army of
| baby carriages is also on hand The MILL
| merry department. however, is of greatest