The morning times., 1896-03-11
)0T0ON ARE NEVER REPEATED
CAPT. CARTWRIGHTS REST
Ducks by the Dozen bozsns at His
Winter Retreat.
Confident of Higher Place for
the Senator's.

the
Looking as eft as n fiddle" and not as
fat as a bass viol," as the types would
persist in having it yesterday morning,
Capt. Ed Cartwright, the Senatorial first
baseman, gave The Times man "a hearty
''howd'ye do last night when he was
called on TO tell all he knew.
The disappearance of Cartwright's bay
window makes him Il straight up and
down man sure enough, and it was diff
cult To understand at flrst just how he
showed off so much avClrdupois during
a resting spell, the hardest work of which
was shooting game ana catching fish,
But after hearing Ed tel the story of his
winter vacation il was all very plain.
OF course, the climate and daily routine Of
Eds existence on the North Carolina coast
had no effect on his piano legs" other
than to probably make them larger, and,
il possible, more shapely. Patrons Of the
park this season can depend on it that Eds
legs Will continue to be the admiration of
the blea cher hall-headcd row.
we (for Mrs. Cart wright was with mel
had pleasant winter. The weather, with
two or three days exception, was all that
could he desired. ! forSnok my overCoat
en- tirely, except for DIRE SIS. and wore
sweaters all the time. Morehcad is a
quiet little village, just TO mans liking
who wishes rest and recreation. Though
some people look on 1t as play, the game of
baseball is very eXacting on players
mind and mu sole, and he is quite ready for
a rest when the long season closes.
The first weeks after my arrival at the
hamlet were devoted to fishing and the
sport was great. Don't think am telling
you a funny stroy when l state that /
landed 600 finny beauties in one day. and
"a a. hat | a IL
MY disposal and until in October, when
fishing is closed. was on the sound from
sunup 10 shutdown. A great number OF
fish are shipped from Morehead, but my
princely salary as a ban player did not
make ii necessary for me to fish for
market
After the fishing was over, unpacked
the breech-loading shot gun that was pre-
scented me by the baseball fans OF Memphis
the last season | played In the Southern
League, and went after the water fowl
that had come in from the North in droves.
by November l the waters OF the
coast were alive with geese, brant, ana
duck. and | held a carnival of killing. BY
the way, | can give Grover a tip on shoot
ing grounds. The places he selects are
not deuce high with the waters around
Morehead.
Instead of killing only an 'unlucky
thirteen as he did a few weeks back by
steaming the Maple further down the
coast he can get into water that viii
Yield him boatioad of fowl every day if
he only shoots true enough While the
President was out from Washington on
one of his recent trips | happened to be
on two days cruise up the coast and
passed the Maple at anchor. BY way OF
salute, in going by, l shot an everything
goose, and had the pleasure OF seeing the
feathered aerial tourist drop kerplunk on
at.In a1l-t lnef 1.
card ana token of good Will.
Il hunted ashore a few days during
the time. and had the good luck To kill a
fine red deer. In hunting ducks. ! used
live tame decoys. ! nanled the leader OF
the bunch Crooks Rather. my wife
named 1t. She said the duck walked so
much like Mr.. Crooks. About baseball?
Well, the Senators will be in the hunt this
season. BY reason OF the larger portion
OF the team having played together for two
seasons, the general work will be great
deal better, and with the one or two bad
holes OF past years plugged UP good and
tight, as they viii be 10y such men as Lush
and De Montreville. we Will be in shape
70 give the best OF them q run for the
money, as the race people say.
II hear that all or the pitchers have
wintcred well, except Mercer, who had
measles or smallpox, and If the pitching
department proves strong, we can con
fidently look forward to a place in the
first division. Understand, ] am not
claiming the pennant-too many other fell
lows have that cinched, according to their
say.
we were in regular cores pOndenCe with
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclure during the winter.
and they were very sorry that they didn't
come TO MOrehead with us, ] hear through
the papers that Jim has Joined the church
and turned preacher. but ] take but little
stock in the preacher part. Jim and his
wife may have joined the Catholic Church.
as that was Jim's mothers wish. expressed
on her deathbed last winter. Mrs. Mcclure
wrote us to that effect A recent letter
from the McG1ir1s said nothing about
the church matter. The letter stated that
Mcclure was at work coaching Il Michigan
college club, and was in fine condition.
] also hear that Joyce and Crooks are
training in St Louis, and Charley Abbey,
who Will be my training mate from now
on, says that Mercer has fully recovered,
and is row Cng3 ged III hardening the flesh
that piled on him after his aIescencc.
Maui is exercising i'll gymnasium in
Philadelphia. In ii letter to Abbey he
states that his arm is all right. That means
eighth place or better for the Senators.
Varney Anderson is at Rockford, H., and
Bridegroom Setback is in Columbus.
LAS for myself, | never was In better
condition. i am lighter than in years, and
am as hard as rock. Loss of flesh will
help ME in base running, and | expect this
season to surpaSs my former base stealing
record by good many more thefts of sec
ond and third. VIII train lightly every day
at the park until all the boys arrive for
regular practice. March 80 has been named
by Manager ScbmeiZ as reporting day, but
the players will begin arriving at once.
! am sure several will be here before the
end of this week. 1t is to their interest
to get here early.
II regard 1T as being very sensible in
Mr.. Wagner not 10 send the club South
for practice. We got a dose of changeable
weather, rain, snow, and sleet, last
year down South, that kept us sick for
two months following the opening of the
season. let, duriag all the time we were in
Charleston, struggling with cold and fog,
the weather was beautiful here. OF course,
it might be just the reverse this spring,
but | hardly think so. Mr.. Earl Wagner
will come over and take charge OF things
on the 18th instant, aud Sehmelz viii
arrive March go"
Mrs. Cartwright accompanied her hus-
band to the city and they have engaged
rooms at No. 1901 Seventh street north
west, for the season. ,a.4t