Evening star., 1896-07-04
AN UNlUCKY WEEK
The Senators Lost Their Pace Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
WESTERN Trip NOT MUCH FEARED
Specu'ations as to the Proposed
New League.
THE LATEST AVERA GES
WESTERN TRIP NOT MUCH FEARED
THE LATEST AVERAGES

THE LATEST AVERAGES
Disappointment came the way of the
| Washington base ball fans the latter part
| of the last and the beginning of this week
over the local clubs showing against the
! Baltimore team and the first game with
Boston. but Wednesdays game set them
at ease, illustrating, as'it did, the fact that
| all clubs have their off periods, and that
the Senators cannot be defeated for long
stretch 1t is hard to account for the state
or things, but 1t is nevertheless true that
| the Washington enthusiasts would sooner
see the local club win from Baltimore than
any club in the league. If three straight
! games were Won from the Orioles and then
| three defeats follow to the Louisville, the
| latter throw DOWN would be ascribed to
| poor luck and the former victories looked
| upon as red letter days In the history OF
| the national game. One point that the
| local followers of the game can derive
| great satisfaction from is that matter
| now good game the Senators may put
| up II there is a weak spot on the nine it
| Will be strengthened at the first opportun-
| ity
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stationary resting place of the club repre-
sen;ing Washington. OF this Mr. Wagner
and Captain Joyce are positive The club
can De strengthened, especially in the
pitcner box. and strong addition to that
position Will doubtless be secured On the
coming western trip. No matter if Rusie
| Is denied us, in the language of the street
| there are Others. A pitcher with unsat-
| lsIactory surroundings cahnot be expected
| 10 do good work, and such a man is ex-
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| or The local club. Another deal is also on
| the carpet. and If it is put through an en-
| thusiaStic whoop will go up from the local
| patrons.
| Capt. Joyce has illustrated the fact that
| ne mas got all out of the present team that
.nere IS TO come and that If additional bril-
| iaht talent can be secured the same state
| oi aialrS VIII continue to exist. One thing
| tne local patrons should bear in mind and
| that is that the Senators are playing a
good game of bali. To lose three or four
games ga at stretch is no indication of
let-down on their part. but that their op-
| ponents played better ball. An entertain
| meht worthy of the price of admission can
aIways be found at National Park, and
tne dropping OF games is no indication that
| the audience did not get the worth of their
| money. OF course hard loser, are always
! TO be encouraged. but don't lose sight of
| the fact that the Senators are in tho firs1
| uifisioil, ana that the position is so
| strange to Washington club that they
| are dong exceedingly we'll even IL they
manage to hang on by their eyebrows
Next Wednesday the Senator's ol,v tho
| hfst game on their second western trim.
But who's afraid? The boys have demon
sora.ed SUI that foreign fields have no terrors
1or theIn and that they will give a good
account OF themselves is foregore con-
ciusion. oi course they will have stiff
proplems to solve at Cleveland Cincinnati
ana flttsburg. but Chicago. St. Louis and
Louisville should not p,ove brain trOubIers
IN the least No matter how much the ST.
| LOUIS team is strengthened, it will never
| piay De1ter ball under the present manage
Hntnt. Inc gambling influence is There and
| II there is more nerve-destroyiny pa slime
| than gambling on horses it has failed as
YET TO materialize In Louisville it is a
| case OF too many young PLAYERS along VIII
| tco many old players Of a has been char
aeter- Bat there is a possibility of the
Coioneis being strengthened and it win
come after the Washington games
Ihe Senators will probably drop the frst
game on the trip to Pittsburg, as they are
| apt to beat that club two games next Mon.
DAY and Tuesday before they go away.
comes the first stiff problem Ii the wash
lEeton Doys get one there will be no kic;
coming: Then on to ST. Louis, ana = we
-a1 want three straight: Joe Sullivan AMI
IucK turner to the contrary nOtwith-
standing. Chicago follows and We nav
get one possibly two: but don't undaresti
mate the Colts, give them the benefit Of a
! ! uouot. Iebeaus Tigers come next and we
as the Tigers are Strengthening ont for the
! run nome and will play desperate ball from
now now on. Then one game at ST. Louis fol-
/ lows. and probably a Senatorial victory
! BACK to Louisville the Senators corna ond
| oI course we want three. and as faut
! 1,sce wouid say. we must have EN-"
men men they set sail for the east and open
| with the easy things at BROOKLYN. After
three games with the 'Grooms'' they cone
| nome. and they run up against the Orioles
| wen DO them this time to a dead certain
H. we can l. take three straight from
| tnem, as the series is split up the middl,.
game being played in Baltimore, but wen
ts.ke the two and rest content
| Ihere IS only one club in the second di-
| that is Chicago. The other eastern c,nhs
| .nder them will have the same hard nrob-
| iems TO solve as the Senators and that
tney can DO any better with the western
.edihs IS not to be thought of. Therefore
may the Chicagos get it good and hard
Where Nellie wears her beads,'' and The
Iaae sincere re-. wish of all is that the Senators
may return home in the first division. Don't
! forget that stretch of "At Homes at n
w1nd-up of the season. VIC
| Just out. dealing with the hitting ahiTtY If
| lorty-five of the leaders in the league ana
| tney are quite interesting The Washine
Ton ciuD lnls time loses three of its play
1 erS from the 300 or better class and now
| only three remain. Last week we had six
| but Mcclure. Mercer and Cartwright fail,
| ed TO Keep up their good work, and now
they are with the "also ran" class. Sell
| bach still leads the club in hitting, and is
tied with Grady of Philadelphia, with .351.
| Joyce mas taken great brace, and has
climbed up to .235. 1t took some time for
the Senator's captain to get into the 300
| class, but now he appears to be securely
| anchored. The third man is little DeMon-
trevilie. who is tied with the slugger Lyons
| or Plttsburg. with an average of 315. Bur
kett still leads the league. and the Cleye-
land club. with .44O opposite his name
| Jennings of Baltimore has crawled up and
Is now in second place, with 4O6 Dahlen
| OF Chicago comes third, with 1893. NC
| Creary OF louisville is fourth. with 1888
Dusty Miller of Cincinnati. who made
such game fight to lead the league in
batting at the commencement of the sea-
son. has dropped back to fifth, but still
| mas the big average of 1913. Ternan of
| New 1ork leads that club with .374 Dele
hanty IS now In ninth place, but leads the
| Philadelphia sluggers, who have recently
failed to slug. with an average of .37i.
| dusty Burrell: the new catcher for
brooklyn, leads the Bridegrooms with 376
| Jones. the other great hitter of The c1ut