Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-03

An apology is due the great base ball city
of Toronto for the insinuations cast at it to
the effect that it was supporting farm
club. The Washington papers have been
led into this error through remarks OF the
Senators representative and the papers
throughout the base ball circuits have re-
echoed the charge. Developments within
the last few weeks have emphatically
demonstrated that the boot is on the other
foot. and that Washington has got into the
farm" class. Instead of sending players
| to Canada to strengthen the Toronto club,
the local management has been imploring
aid from the Canucks, but in vain. The
local club does not care for the players that
went from Washington to Toronto this sea-
son particularly-any old thing will debut
new faces are what is wanted
The Dead Come to Life.
Two games were played in Toronto yes
terday between the home club and Scran-
ton; 2OOO spectators saw the Canucks win
Dali In the morning and 5000 saw the VIC
Tory duplicated In the afternoon. Some
weeks back, on the queens jubilee day.
something like 1900 people saw the two
games played. Toronto was a dead CITY
from a base ball point of view, for several
seasons back, but a winning team has
| brought about the transformation. The
same can be said of Washington. This CITY
was wild at the beginning Of the season
i iast year, when .Scrappy" Joyce was roll
ing up victory after victory with his band
OF Senators. This season the. club made a
poor start and has kept at it ever since
With the exception of fine spurt-a reac-
ton from too much manager Manager
Wagner has promised new faces. but fhe
same old gang is with us, and this in the
face of the fact that the manager himself
has designated them as "dunghills and quit
ters. Mr.. Wagner Is good business man
| yet ne allows several nlaVPrS n cal.
aries from him that are simply dead loss
| to the club. With the money that is being
| paid to these players at least one good man
could be secured, and that. at least, would
be an indication of good intentions.
NO doubt next. years prospects look
bright to Mr.. Wagner, as he anticipates
Toronto club to this city, but has he any
| guarantee that this will be allowed? If
something like $4,000 is cleared in Tor
onto this season. will Mr.. Wagner's part
| ners allow him to disrupt a sure money
| maker to strengthen a possibility IN the
big league? That is the question. Mr..
Wagner has told the local public frequently
| that he would get new men, and insinuated
that they would come from Toronto, but
| he now tacitly admits that he cannot
| weaken what was supposed to be a re-
serve strength for the Senators.
Not After Players.
Mr.. Wagner returned to Washington yes
terday afternoon from Philadelphia, where
| it was reported he had gone to hold a con-
| sultation with his brother George and
Manager Irwin of the Torontos. The re-
port had all the ear-marks of being in
spired. yet it seems it was false, and that
family matters alone were responsible for
| the managers trip to Quakerdom. When
asked by Star reporter If he had any
| news for the disheartened and rightly dis
gruntled local enthusiasts. Mr.. Wagner
said he had not. When told of the re-
l-1
| world of his trip to Philadelphia, the man
ager declared the story a fake and
added, by way of footnote:
I'D be a sucker to break up the Toronto
| team at this time. They making dol
| lars up there every day while 1 am max
ing cents
And there you are!
But Mr.. Wagner has demonstrated con-
clusively that he has a good eye for new
players. Now, why don't he look else
| where? There are others. A thousand to
| fifteen hundred will do the trick and this
sum would be regained inside of week
should the purchases prove good. and the
| club be strengthened enough to win games
| The assertion that players cannot be had
| is all nonsense. Walter Wilmot was on
| the market for q week before New York
secured him. Wilmot has never had an
| off year. and last season stood fourth In
| the batting averages. with record or SS4
| Mcbride is another good one that had an
average Of .345. Miller, second baseman
| in the Interstate League. is said to be
wonder, both at the bat and in the field
Bill Eagan. the Syracuse second baseman.
| is said to be we'll thought Of by Mr.. Wag-
ner, and has been in the big league before.
Goeckle of the Wilkesbarres. Grey OF Buff
falos. O'Hagan of the Newarks, Pitcher
woods of the Springfields and Mohler. sec
ond baseman of the Des Moines. are all
good men. A good wad OF money: with
one Of the Senators thrown in. would bring
down almost any one of the players named.
and crowds would turn out to welcome the
newcomer. Next spring is too late If We
are to have good club in Washington
next year. now is the time to begin put
ting 1t together. The local management in
| the past has certainly profited enough
through sales to be able to expend money
now.
wASHINGTONS WON.