The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-19

The Senators have completed their
itinerancy, and beginning this afternoon
will finish the season at National Park.
Rain prevented the continuance Of the last
game at the Polo grounds yesterday after
noon, and with the score standing to
in favor of Scrappy Bill and his tnew'
band in the second inning further proceed
ings were stopped by downpour that
Hooded the grounds and made play i'm
possible The Senator'S left New York 1or
home at IL O'Clock last night.
II is announced that a new third basenia n
has been secured in young Horace Smith, an
amateur, who has gained some reputation
in the semi professional field in which he
has moved this season. Smith is said 20
a wonder" and is vouched for by local
experts who have witnessed his work.
Be that as it may, observation OF the
abrupt entrec into the big league OF
amateur players who have not had the
benefit of seasoning" and experience of
the minor orca niZations and training schools
OF the profession, influences the opinion
that young Mr.. Smith Will hardly be able
to jump in and fill the shoes left at third
when Scrappy Bill joyce went to Ne York.
This is said in no spirit OF unkindness TO
the ne W conner, and the local baseball public
will wish him well-young players have
ever been welcome in Washington the
facts, as stated above, as to green hands
In the league apply to his case and the fans
will not he Justified in expecting him to
work miracles at the bag located at the
last corner on the way home.
He may b. ''phcnouI" and may be
capable OF playing the position like a
sea soncd leasuer," but history is against
him and il he succeeds where hundreds
have failed he will be indeed entitled to be
called a wonder" Again, in no spirit OF
unfairness and without the least desire to
pre- judge the young man or TO prejudice
the fans against him it is stated that the
announcement OF him as the successor of
Scrappy Bill was not pleasing to the army
OF local followers Of the game.
Disg runtl ed, sore, dissatisfied, an 81
stubbornly rebell'oIs over the trade that
robbed them of their baseball idol of the
season. they are not at all in a huinor
TO accept in his stead an untried man, not
TO speak of their outraged feelings over
the transaction by which Mr.. Wagner
suppla nted Joyce, who was Immensely
popular, with Mr.. Schmelz, VINO, justly or
unjustly is the autithesiS of all that
Scrappy was 10 the patrons of National
Park.
Irmemory fails not. Mr.. Wagner promised
that third base would be strengthened. but
in the light of his signing an unknown
and an amateur against whom all League
precedent is at naught as 10 his ability to
hold up his end in the fast race, it appears
as if the attempt was being made to again
satisfy the baseball appetite with the
chips and whetStones of past seasons, the
remembrance OF which is as I'm welcome as
the horoscope of the future is unprOmising.
Rain also cut short the game at Boston
yesterday, but stayed|its dripping until
five innings had been closed, when the
sheet showed Dave FoutZ's Trolley DOdg
ers four runs to the good, as Capt. Duffy's
men had only one score on their side OF the
board Baltimore beat Philadelphia and
added one to the 700 per cent. mark. The
other contestants were not scheduled.
The Western clubs paid railroad fare to
the East, and will "Open up this after
noon IN the half dozen parks set aside
| for the acknowledged national pastime.
| The Senators will have Patsey Tebeaus
rapacous Spiders TO deal with, and as a
| postponed game is between them, and as
there is no time to spare between now
and the end of the season, a double eader
| for one admission price will be pulled off.
| 1t will be ladies' day and the bell will
tap for the first miN-up at O'Clock.
The second game will be started as soon
| as the ninth inning OF the first is ended.
| Mercer and McJames will probably do the
| twirliDg for the locals and PatSey will
work two of his great trio Of fOx artists,
namely. Young, Cuppy and Wallace, with
| Chief thinner or ''Whatn-IdO'' Jack
O'Connor TO do the receiving. Scrappy Bill
| and his new band will tackle Arson and
| his Colts al the Polo grounds Everybody
| up,''