The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-26
AN. who is evidently thirty third degree

I take pleasure in reading the baseball items
in your paper, as am what you gewspaper men
call female crank. plead gully to the Jour
nalistic impeachment, though ! may be denounc-
ed by staid and dignified sisters for tins
acknowledgment Of what they may call feminine
deprayity. But ] can't help it, and l don't be-
lieve i want TO, if could. love outdoor eSer,
else. the sunshine and the flowers the birds, ana
the showers, that refresh and keep green earth
beautiful landscape, and of course ! love ball
games. Attending the games is one OF my most
agreeable and pleasant pastimes have employ
ment that is onerous and irksome, and Were IL
not for the pleasure the great national game
affords me, would become victim OF nervous
prostration Pardon me for the monotonous ln-
PRODUCTION, but what l want TO say Isl Some
time ago ] wrote a letter 10 Mr.. Wagner, who
has always been courteous and considerable
TO us Washington female fans, asking him If it
was his intention to favor again, as formerly,
by setting apart two days IN the week as la
dies DAYS at National Park. Not receiving
reply ! concluded to write TO you, as you seem
to know all about such things An answer in
your columns will be greatly appreciated. Truly
yours, FANNY
The Times does not know what Mr..
Wagner's intentions are in this regard,
but will promise Fanny to use its very
best efforts TO accomplish her desire.
When a baseball game becomes a preven-
tative of nervous prostration 1t should be
generously administered, and 1t is believ-
ed that Mr.. Wagner will prove 10 be a
good Samaritan under such circumstances.
This time last year the sporting col
umns of the newspapers were burdened
with encomiums for Jack Doyle. The
Washington club was congratulated from
Maine to California for having secured
his services. Local papers WED with each
other in lauding his professional virtues.
Now there is no paper that will de On 10
do him reverence. How the mighty has
fallen Once Doyle occupied the highest
pinnacle of fame in his profession but by
his own misconduct he has been hur.ed
down from those heights with dull thud
and relegated to the shades of memory.
Some one is trying 10 make Pittsburg people
| believe that Beaumont is better man than
! Jimmy Slagle. Beaumont may develop into L
| star observes b. Needham. but II will take 4
season OF two at least, while Jimmy Slagle is n
| finished artist now, and if he is given a chance
| the major League will not be one bit too fast
! for the centrefelder of the champion Kansas City
] team, who belongs to Washington.-'SpoTt-
| ing News
This seems to be the consensus of opin-
ion, and 1t is pleasing to local fans.
Charley Comiskey and Tom Lotus will
be on hand March IA. the day fixed for the
sale of the st. Louis franchise. These gen.
tlemen give 1t out that they mean business
and are prepared to make good any bid
they may make. Lotus says he is not act
ing in the interest of the Western League
for the purpose of compelling Frank De-
Haas Robson to abandon Cleveland, but
that he is acting in good faith and wants
the franchise if he can get it and that II
Robson gets 1t, 1t will be because of a
higher bid.