The Washington times., 1901-11-04
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.
Tom Lotus Expected to Come TO
Washington Soon.
Possibility That Some of the Chicago
Players VIII Don Senatorial Uni
forms Next Year-BeIief That Ban
johnson Is Interested in the Club.

Tom Lotus, who will manage the
Washington baseball club next year, is
expected to arrive in Washington in
few days, when he will meet the local
stockholders and discuss the best methods
TO pursue in the conduct Of the Senator's.
The fact that Lotus is practically the
selection Of Ban johnson tends to con-
firm the belief that the president Of the
American League has a finger in the
Washington baseball pie and that Charlie
Comiskey, the manager OF the Chicago
club, also has a small interest in the
Senator's. There is little doubt but that
of the twenty or more players who are
already under contract with the Windy
City people, some will be transferred to
this city. This will be all right and meet
with the full approval of the local follow
ers of the game, so long as Johnson and
Corniskey do not palm off any Of their
second raters or has beens" on Wash
ington.
Manning has the nucleus OF a fine club
fin Delehanty, Wolverton, Orth, Townsend,
Carrick Patten, COughlln, and Lee, and II
thev are retained the Senators should give
a good account Of themselves If the addi-
tional players TO be secured are at all IN
the same fielding and hitting class.
Manning s plans for next season are so
well understood locally that il would be
s,,icidal polfcy to abandon them in favor
OF a plan that would mean that Washing
ton would only have team OF the seCVHu
division class.
Lotus. Postal. johnson, and the others
interested in the Senator's viii enjoy com
parative smooth sailing II they give tnls
CITY a good team, and doubtless Manning
will be forgotten by many of the attend
ants before the next season Is rev
weeks old providing the Senators play
winning ball, but II the new owners OF the
club furnish an aggregation that will con-
ttnue to keep Washington near the bottom
of the ladder there will be any number OF
renonstrances and the local baseball
franchise will hardly be worth the posses
sion It's all up 10 Postal. LOTUS, ct al.
now, and II they make good they will have
q valuable property.
A despatch from Boston. commenting
on the sale of the Senators, has this to
say:
Local baseball men were not surprised
when they heard Of Jimmy Manning's de-
cision TO cut away from the Washington
GLIB and the American League.
1.-The move was anticipated by those
posted on the way President johnson in
tends TO handle his organization. whose
methods may, however astonish the pub
Manning has not been in sympathy
with Johnson's idea for some time, and
has said that he proposed going it alone
without asking The advice Of anyone
Johnson's idea was to keep the clubs
strong where there was opposition, such
as Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and st.
Louis.
must have a pennant winner at any cost,
and in signing lot of stars from the Ma
tional League he was forcing the other
American League clubs 10 DO likewise, in
fact 10 20 him a little better If possible,
as the best clubs must be located on the
fighting grounds;
9'Aianning and johnson confiicted in
their ideas until the Washington man was
onto the fact that the head Of the league
was ont for some one In sympathy with
his IDEAS Those who refuse to follow are
soon outside the breastworks and Man
nfnp found himself in hot water.
1.-The only club not Il, inside the breast
sa,,e IN the American that Brooklyn does
In the National League, and is never let
into state secrets.
Manning is busy settling up his bust
ness affairs. and getting ready 10 leave
behind him all remembrances of his busi-