The evening times., 1896-02-10
CHAT ABOUT SENATOR'S
Preliminary Practice Games at
Home With Miaor Teams.
PLAYERS WINTERING WELL
Pitching Talent In Good Shape, While
the Balance of the Club Is In Pink
of ConditiOn-Wiii Start the Season
With the Men Thoroughly Ac-
quainted with Each Other

In lcss than two months The Washington
| fans will have an opportunity To see the
| senators in practice gdihesaB National Park
1t is extremely doubtful whether they
will go South this year, as the climatic con
dtions at the country's calital are nearly
like those below the Dixie hnc.
Perhaps the best re-a svp tnat the team will
do ali its preliminary practice at home is
because Manager Scinneiz Cwill not have
ended his theatrical tour IN time Ia MAX
the necessary arrangements ior Il tour Ill
the sunny South.
Already a number of minor league teams
have been bouked by Mr.. sschmelz, ana ine
work the home club will have to do TO
hoid up its Senatorial dignity will iIt them
nicely for the opening OF The League cam
paign.
The story. going he rounds, of the posi-
bihty oil Maguire quitting the diamosd Is
no doubt a cast. whert. the wish is father 10
the thought or some eDrious mlguatc who
has often seen .'UM Reliable Mac come
up under the bat each game his team was
the opponent oI the senators. IL IL safe TO
say that Mr.. Haeuirr viii be found IN his
usual position the coming season.
IL is very hard TO ascertain any authen-
tic news concerning the senators. Gus
Schrnelz is on the road with Tim Murphy
aud the Texas steer" aud Magnate Wag-
ner is al his present home IN The City Of
Brothcrly Love. Sufficient facts have come
10 possession or The Times to warrant the
prediction that the Senatorial aegrega-
tion will show rs few changes as any ether
team, and il is extremely doubtful II there
viii be single change IN the personnel of
the team W hen play is called for the open
ing game in this city.
The team Will start the season with the
same players that ended last years cam
paign, being stronger, however, in the
pitching department. This Will De a great
advantage over last years start, and
many games were lost because OF expert
mcnts in important positions, greater con-
fidence will exist among the pla yers al call
of time than there did at The beginning OF
1895.
Reports from he pitching end are that the
twirlers are in reasonably fair shape. The
infielders and outfieliersarc winterinE well,
and assurances ha We been given that the men
will come to Washington in the pink OF con-
dition. ready To do battle royal for their
employers. and to the satisfaction OF not
only the rooiers on The blea chers, but also
To win favor of the more conservative cle-
ment, which is SO often found among the
audiences at National Park. TO say not hing
of the many hundred women who are cnthu-
siastic admirers of the game.
With the team playing good ban, even
though IL is in hard luck, and fails to win.
Washington fans Will he satisfied: and so
will Gus SclmelZ and Treasurer ] Earle
Wagner, who is c'osc observer of the
mems work. Mr.: Wagner likes to see lots
of ginger in n pf me, and Ike every one
Ing. s-- ttl .e,---. 80
Quite recently tic Ccnia IL tTessurer has
J;.= gfnesT,1ssifei"- -'"'' ,'iavrrr
TO sell, as I'll. Young men HDw under con-
tract are playing in harmony with each
other and have no desiIc ~ leave Wash
ington. But lie will continue To sign prom
ising material wheneverhe can get fcod
nan-that is, good in particular.