Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01
square" suggested Ebbitts mot on your
life was the reply: and the Washington
players who had been posted gave three
cheers and EbbittS took to tall timber.

life was the reply: and the Washington
players who had been posted gave three
Frank Bonner, the Senator'S second base
man. is another player who did not realize
that insobriety and base ball do not mix
until he had spent several years in a minor
league IF l had behaved myself / would
never have been out of the National League
after once entered it, said he last night.
land 1 would be $40 600 better off today.
1t was an act of kindness on the part of
Ned Hanlon that led to my downfall
had played sixty-one games for Baltimore
in 1891, and was leading the league in bat
ting and the second basemen In fielding.
One day in Philadelphia We We're not sched-
uled to play. and Hanlon came to me, say
ing: Frank, If you want to you can go up
home and visit your family. Up to that
time had not touched drop. 1 went to
WflkeSbarre, and, is always the case
fell into bad company and into my old
habits. The result was that when I re-
turned to join the team Hanlou laid me off.
| got in the game again, but 1t was not
long until l jumped over the traces again,
and that virtually settled my job in the big
league, though 1 caught on in ST. Louis
later. Now / realize what fool 1 was /
wasted the best years of my life and lots of
money, and now that l am no longer a kid
am next to myself. and am behaving, as /
should have done years ago..
The Washington team is apt to keep any
team adjusting. The team is composed
principally Of young material, who are out
working for a reputation, and are conse-
quently putting up fast article of bail.
There Is not weak hitter on the team.
Every man, from Slagel down, can hit the
ball. as was proven yesterday. Neither
Phillips nor Breitenstein was much of a
puzzle to them. AS is to be expected from
team of this kind, the players do not
play well together yet Team work is lack
ing, but under the guidance of Arthur r.
win, who is not with the team at present,
1t Will only be question of time when the
Senators will be playing not only a fast,
but q neady game of ball.
Buck Freeman, the heavy batter with the
Washingtons, was a pitcher in the league
ten years ago. kirtley Baker used to bat
against him. Bonner, the second baseman,
played with the st. Louis Browns.
Dick Padden has been playing professional
base ball six or seven years. These are q
few of the young hoods with the WASH
ington team. Winnie Mercer is no spring
chicken. He has been earning his living
as professional ball player seven or eight
years. Add to this number Gus weighing
and Jimmie Mcclure, who have been play
ing ball since 1888 and the Washington
team is pretty nearly as much Of veteran
organization as any in the league.
Jimmy Slagel's first game on the local
grounds was a full-fedged success. Earl
Wagner says that Slagel is the best field
Ing outfielder in the league today, and his
performance in center yesterday certainly
stamps MIN as a fielder of more than ordi-
nary ability, to say the least. The midget
covers acres of ground and is faster on his
feet than Hamilton ever was He Is GER
tainly prize. AS batter Slagel seems to
be the real thing. He uses a bat that is a
foot longer than he is tall. yet he swings
1t like a giant and gets his share of the
hits. 1t is hard to understand what the
Pittsburg club was thinking about when it
traded Slagel. O'Brien and Padden for
Reitz.
kirtley Baker of the Washington team
who was released the other day, came up
from his home at Lswrenceburg yesterday
to see the game. He will likely sign con-
tract to finish the season with the Toronto
club. Washington is great base ball
city," said Baker. with a good team they
would make barrel of money. Washing
ton people turn out well to see the games.
With the same kind of team 1t would be
better base ball city than Brooklyn
Arthur Irwin, the manager of the Wash
ington team, is trying the experiment of
building up a team for Washington with
young players. Since he took hold of the
team he has disposed Of several of the old
members and put youngsters in their places
men whom he could mold to his ideas Of
playing and who in time Will become an
Intelligent machine. with all parts working
together and producing a single result. Mr..
Irwin has the right idea with regard to
getting up winning team that will play
the game at all times. All that remains to
make 1t complete success Is the necessary
players. Judging by the work that The
team has done SO far this season, he has
secured the nucleus for a strong team and
in another season may be looked for to
give Washington a team of which the city
may be proud Slagle, Barry, Freeman,
Atherton, Bonner and one or two other
members of the team, new to the big
league, are giving excellent accounts of
themselves
put them in the class of stars.-Cincinnai
Times-Star.
Base Ball Notes.
Manager Irwin made wise move yester-
day when he signed the well-known catch
er, Kittredge, to strengthen the Senators.
Kit belongs to the brainy class, being
an excellent fielding catcher his only weak
ness being his stick work, but at that he
bats about go he plays his first game
with the Senators today in Cincinnati.
1t is now reported that Anterior will be
Third Baseman Coughin is secured by
Manager Irwin. "Ath" has made many
friends in this city, all of whom will be sor-
ry to see him CO. but the signing of Decker
for first crowds him off the team.
Tommy Leahy. the ex-senator, Is not the
man Manager Irwin is said to be after. 1t
is the Lancaster shortstop by that name.
and he is doing excellent work and hitting
very hard. Tommy is catching for Provi-
dence and the Senators are now long on
catchers. There's another man on the
Lancaster team that Irwin has his eye on,
and should the Wilkesbarre deal fall
through he may figure in trade or pur-
chase This is Schaub, the third baseman,
and many players in the Atlantic League
say he Is Coughlin's equal in every depart
ment of the game.
The Senators ran into big German festi-
val at Cincinnati, and as result the game
scheduled for yesterday has been doubled
up, and will be played tomorrow. The Sen
atOrs leave Cincinnati Sunday night and
will arrive in Washington at noon Monday.
In the afternoon they cross bats with the
Bostons. The local fans will doubtless
turn out In good numbers to 'size up" the
work of the new men, Kittredge and Deck
The strong Shamrocks of this city start
off on their second trip to the south tomor-
row evening and the possibilities are that
the club will be away for about two weeks
They have good guarantees from clubs in
Norfolk, Hampton and Petersburg while
negotiations are still pending with other
clubs. They play the Red Stockings of
Norfolk two games on the Fourth. Manager
Thomas Harlow says he has gathered to-