The evening times., 1897-03-03

Mrs. Reilly and Mrs. Lush are particularly
pleased with the prospect OF a number
of months sotourn at the capital They,
with the great multitude OF comers-to-
town within the past few days, are go
ing into raptufes over the weather, it
being such an enjoyable change from the
bleakness Of climes further north. Reilly
and Lush will at once enter into a course
of training preparatory to getting into
condition for the playing season.
Mr. Chris Won Der Abe, a gentleman
of undoubted Teutonic extraction, and
who Is world famous as 'Der Boss PTesi-
dent of the eTstwhile famous st. Louis
Browns, is in the city in attendance npon
the Inauguration festivities. 'Der Boss
President" is most affable man and is
highly regarded by his fellows of the
National League. While in Baltimore last
week, as the representative OF the st.
Louis Club, in the league meeting ,Ile asked
his colleagues to grant st. Louis the honor
and pleasure of entertaining the Idlt as
sembly of the organization, and his request
was granted unanimously, which was a
high compliment, both to President Won
Der Abe and the hospitable Mound City.
MFR. Won Der Abe is guest at Wizards.
Tommy Dowd, the manageT-captain of
the st. Louis Club, and who is well and
most favorably known In Washington,
is In the city and win remain during the
Presidential carnival Tommy stated to
The Times last night that he had secured
"Looie'' Bierbauer from Pittsburg 10 play
second base for the Browns the coming
season, and that "CoGnt Charles" Esper,
late OF BALTIMORE, and "wiHie BIli'' Hutch
inson, of the championship Minneapolis,
Western League team, would be found IN
his pitching staff The addition of This
trio will prove a tower of strength 70
the Browns and they should not be e..ti-
mated longer as 'taiIenders. " Tommy
is as spiCk and span as usual, barring the
Italian sunset necktie which he discarded
in favor of a qUieter color. But Tommy
could not stay sigh OF regret as he
looked on the gay trimmings of the
Avenue andthen recalled the many rainbow
scarfs he had almost unwiIInely willed
to his best girls crazy quit.
Paul Hines, the veteran ball player, was
walking down the Avenue several days
ago, and passing bill board noticed
the big poster advertisement OF the Katie
Rooney company. THAT reminds me OF a
story" sald Paul, Years ago. when the
Providence Club was PLAYING in Cinda-
natl, Pat Rooney, the father OF Katie,
and his company Of comedians were also
filling date in the city. Rooney was
good mixer, and of course we ball players
soon POSSESSED peTsunal acquaintance
with him, and it was not hard to ascer-
tam that he was so ilfiterate that he
could neither read nor write. But that
was no matter. Pat was a good fellow,
aud we had a great time that week
baseball during the day and theateT at
night But fuRnything happened. Rooney
was exceedingly industrious in attempting
TO conceal the fact that he Couldn't read
print or writing, and it led. him into
numerous ludcrous situations. While all
of us, ball players and actors, were sit
ting around the hotel one morning mes
sen.er entered and handed Pat n teie-
gram Pat tore the envelope open, and
after glancing at the yellow sheet, the
lettering Of which was Hebrew to him,
he said. "Yis, yis / knew it was from
my wife l know her handwriting"