Evening star., 1901-04-15
ATTEND STRICTLY TO WORK.
Washington Ball Players Almost Live
Upon the Diamond,

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HAMPTON, Va, April 15.-The old SOL
diers at the home here are greatly pleased
with the Washington players, owing to
their gentlemaniy conduct and their strict
attention to the work they are here for.
When the Phillies were here some years
back they practiced how and when they
pleased, and the Senators of 80 cut out
morning work completely. The present
Senators almost live on the diamond and
when curfew rings over at the Normal
School at 8 o'clock each evening the ball
players are climbing in the hay"
1t was a case of hugging stoves and read
ing books yesterday for the players of
the Washington team, as it continued to
rain throughout the day, making the roads
too muddy for even walking and running
exercise, Captain Everett and Secretary
Needham closely scanned the sky at diff
ferent times for ray of sunshine, but the
clouds refused to break and the rain con-
tinued to pour.
played by the Senators Saturday after
noon, the Phoebus team, reinforced by the
best talent of this vicinity, being their
opponents. 1t proved a Waterloo for the
local players, of course but it was fully
expected that they would score at least
one run. But they never saw the home
plate, the score being 80 to in favor of
the Washington aggregation No admis
as result there was a crowd that num-
bered almost 5000 looking at the game.
The Senators did their best on the bases
and as they scored so many runs when
seven innings had been played it was de-
cided to knock off work for the day. The
hit and run game was worked to perfec
ton, and as a result the men We're pretty
well tagged out. Both sides used three
pitchers. Carrlck went on the rubber for
the first three innings and struck out six
of the nine batters who faced him and not
a semblance of hit was made. Gear then
did the twirling for three innings and again
the batsmen went hitless. although one
reached first on a low throw by Coughlin
from third to Everett. In the seventh
Case Patten was on the rubber, and as
the players wanted practice he lobbed the
ball over the plate. A double followed, but
a beautiful piece of fielding by Farrell in
center resulted in double play and killed
off all chances Of run-getting. Another re-
markable piece of fielding was that OF
Right-helder Sam DUNCAN, who gathered In
a hit into his territory and threw to first
in time to retire the batter.
After the smoke of the battle had cleared
away it was found that DUNCAN had made
five hits, a pair of doubles being among
the number while Twirler Gear, who went
to the bat three times during his turn on
the rubber. made three clean safeties. Bill
Coughln had the honor of making the
run, but he was held on third to bring out
the next batter's pinch" hitting quail
tiles.
National Players In the American.
President johnson has given out an Off
cial list Of National League players who
will be with the American League this
year. They are forty in number and dis
tributed as follows:
Chicago-William Sullivan, Griffith. Cal
lahan Jones, Mertes.
Milwaukee-Garvlns~D Anderson.
Cleveland-Bradley, Mccarthy, Scott.
Detroit-Barrett, Yaeger, Buelow, Glea-
son.
Boston-Stahl. Hemphill, Freeman, Col
Inns. Criger, Schrecongost, Cy Young.
Philadelphia-Cross. Fultz Lajoie, Bern
hard. Fraser, Piatt, Geier.
Baltimore-McGraw, Robinson, McGinni-
ty, Howell, Keister, Williams, Donlin
Washington-Mereer, Clark, Grady, Car
rick
Georgetown Won From Annapolis.
Saturdays base ball game at Annapolis
between the cadets and Georgetown Uni
versity lads was unusually interesting, al
though the blue and gray won by the score
of to 0. Both teams secured the same
number of hits. but the Georgetown boys
slipped up but twice in their fielding, while