Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-09

Pitcher Amole.
has had great experience with handling
championship clubs, and he may kill off the
prophets by landing his team away up on
the championship ladder. Outside OF Dono-
van and Davis, the aggregation looks head
less, but tins defect may turn out a win
ner through blind following of Watkins
directions. There are droves Of players
who can perform wonderful work under
instructions.
The last three positions belong to the
st. Louis. Chicago and Louisville. with the
st. Louis club faVoTite for tenth place.
The Chicago club is in bad position. If
Arson secures the reins OF control he will
have to organize almost new club. while
the players under Tom Burns have already
started in to do as they please. Tim Hurst
will keep his men at work and win more
games than last year. but the Browns in
and outfield looks very weak. The Louis
villes? Oh, yes. Wen, they look worse
than last year, and that is saying great
deal.
One of the new Senators VINO will please
the thousands of local fans is Doc
Amole, a striking likeness of whom ac-
companies this article. Amole began his
professional career as base bali player
with the Wilmington, Del, team in 1896.
His work was of such high order with
that club that he was drafted by Manager
Hanlon of Baltimore for last season, but
having large staff of twrlers, Amole was
farmed out to the Reading. Pa, club for
several months at the beginning of the
| season. The run of hard luck that over
took the Orioles, in the matter of sickness
and injuries on the field, compelled the
Baltimore manager to recall Doc. and
his work was so good that he finished the
season in Baltimore. When the trade of
McJames. DeMontreville and McGann for
the three Baltimore players was first
preached Manager Hanlon offered Mr..
Wagner the mick of either NnnnS or
and the Washington magnate selected the
latter He has the better of Nopps in bat
ting and watching the bases. to say moth
ing of a physique that will outlast the
Baltimore southpaw by several years, bar
ring unlooked-for accidents Amole halls
from Pottsville. Pa. He played with anna
teur and Semi-professonal clubs around his
home in his earlier days, having handled a
ball from childhood. Amole is a willing
worker and can be counted on 10 pitch
two good games week. and in a pinch
even more. Warm weather is not .leces-
sary in his case, and it Is expected that
several of his best games will be pitched
during the month Of May.
Albert Mott, the Baltimore correspond
ent of Sporting Life. has the following
paragraphs in this weeks paper that should
interest the Washington fans"
Doyle is with Washington Jack Saun-
ders wanted him for Louisville. and he will
be awfully disappointed. Jack will have
Just about time to teach those Washing
taught. If they cannot Jack will have
them enlisted, and on the way to Cuba by
the time the season opens.
Our McJames has not started out well as
a pitcher. Wonder how Washington's
Amole is doing?
All our people will be watching the early
part OF the season, in curiosity to learn
how that famous trade Is to pan out
DeMontreville is not making hash of the
ball, but he Is known as a good batter
anyway. He appears to be fielding ali
right.
The practice that the Senators have
gone through with SO far this season clear
ly demonstrates that there will not he a
backward player when the season starts
next Friday. The older men of the team
can be said to be in the pink of condi-
ton. Capt. Browns stitch in the side
having disappeared completely while View
hing and Mercer have come around all
r1gnt. VI The younger group of Senate
the greatest improvement over last v.
can already be noticed. Gettman has more
confidence in himself, and, while batting
well. handles himself in the field in a way
that makes 1t a pleasure to look at Wrig-
ley is also playing with more confidence
both at the bat and in the field and should
materially improve over last seasons work
when he played almost every position on
the team Tommy Leahy has been holding
down second in recent games and doing il
well, although, of course. he is not a Reitz.
Tommy still has mis- batting eye with him,
and this ability strengthens his hold with
the local management. The three or four
bad days In the early part of the week
were unfortunate. but did not throw the
men back the least. Should the cool
weather continue into the regular season
those clubs that went away down south
Will be the most seriously handicapped
P1ttsburg, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Chi
cago the four clubs that journeyed to the
extreme south for spring practice have
not set the base ball word afire with the
game put up against strong opposition
clubs. and, with the exception of the Red
Legs, have yet to demonstrate that their
early practice has done them more good
than the clubs that remained at home
From the way the New York club sailed
into the Newarks last Thursday it does
not appear as if the Giants are in a very
bad condition and the same will apply to
the Brooklyns and Philadeiphias.
Ted Sullivan. the manager of the Du-
buque. Iowa, team. has decided to let out |
Clarence Proctor, the young local player
who has been practicing at the park with |
the Senator's. Proctor received q letter from
Ted during the week saying he would send
mount to q release. and all the profession
ais in the city are willing to wager con-
siderable money that Proctor is a better
player today than any one Sullivan has |
under reservation for his Dubuque team. |
The work Of Proctor at National Park
during the practice season has been ex-
cepionally fine, both on first base and at |
the bat. and, while he yet has considerable |
to learn. he is apparently the equal Of |
any of the players that have gone out OF |
Washington to accept engagements in the |
minor leagues. Sullivan has good eye |
for young players, but IT Is the general Inn l
preston that he has gone astray ON this |
young man.
Harry o'Hagan. the washington player
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