Evening star., 1901-04-16
Last Senator Reaches Hampton and
Team is Complete.
VETERAN MANNlNG'S CLUB
Interesting Base Ball News About
Players and Clubs.
S SPORTS IN GENERAL
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.


HAMPTON, Va, April 16-In answer to
Manager Mannng's telegraphic orders sent
out last Thursday night from Washington.
Second Baseman Joe Quinn has reported
to Secretary Needham of the Washington
club. Quinn takes good care of himself
always and at present is in the best con-
dition through gymnastic work in St Louis.
He donned his uniform this morning, and
went out with the boys for the first time
under a Washington banner. In conversa-
tion with The Stars representative Quinn
said that he had been watching the Chi
cago and Milwaukee clubs playing in the
west and that the former aggregation was
very fast, especially in the pitching depart
ment. Continuing, he said:
Il am not going to make any predictions
as to who will win the American League
pennant. The two teams 1 have seen will
be factors and McGraw, Connie Mack and
Jimmie Collins expect to be in the race at
all stages. The players l have talked with
tip me off that Cleveland and Detroit are
dark horses, and all of them concede that
Washington will have look in.
know that some of the teams have
more stars than others, but that doesn't
cut so much ice with me. 1 have more con-
fdence in a well-balanced gang going the
route than I have in an aggregation in
which two or three men are getting all
the credit in the newspapers. Manning had
this in view when he selected the Senators
and we are going to deliver the goods to
him. 1t may be that it will take us lit
tie longer to get on our stride than some
of our rivals, but We'll be coming all the
time. Some experts class us as weak hit
ters. They may be right, but it seems to
me that We'll be able to push each other
around the bags and will make the most OF
our base hits.
Il am glad that we will not be handi-
capped by fool changes in the rules. The
game, as it was. is good enough for the
patrons and players and the theorists
should let the rules alone. l don't believe
Hanlon had hand in that foul-strike rule.
He is too good a base ball man to foist
such silly thing on the public"
Busy Day.
Yesterday was a busy day for the MEM
bers of the Washington club. What with
practicing in the morning and a regular
game of five innings in the afternoon with
Norman School Indians the boys were
pretty well drawn out when evening came,
as all this exercise was taken wet
grounds, during and between showers
The first incident yesterday morning to
cheer up the senatorial group was the ar
rival by the early boat from Baltimore
of Catcher William Clarke. The eX-Balti-
more and ex-Boston catcher is proficient
"jollier' and soon had the boys In great
good humor. He is in perfect condition,
team, which he coached into championship
form this spring,
The game with the Indian team was
highly interesting, as the senatorial twirl-
ers, Patten and Carrick, just lobbed the
ball over the plate. and as result the
opposing batsmen managed to make enough
hits to get two runs over the plate. Inc
red boys are great throwers ana neiders
and several beautiful drives by Clarke and
DUNCAN were captured In clever style.
Rain began to fall heavily in the fifth in
ming, and the game was declared ended
with the score standing 16 to in favor
of the Washington boys. The playing OF
the in and outfields OF the Senators was
almost beyond criticism, not an error
creeping into the days work.
Quinn had several offers from st. Louis,
where he is wanted to play third base. a
position he demonstrated ability to fill
when he was doing utility roles for Han
Ion in Baltimore, but he sagely declared
that there is far more at stake than the
salary offered, and intends to fulfill the
contract he signed with Manning.
Players Working Faithfully.
All the players are deeply interested in
the success of the Washington team, and
it would do the managers heart good if he
could see how faithfully they are working,
even though they have not yet had what
might be called good day for spring prac-
tice. The sun put in an appearance this
morning, but cold wind is blowing from
the northwest, making extra sweaters in
demand. The usual stunt was performed,
the men taking the field at $50 and
naming out nearly two hours, while this
afternoon a few innings will be played
with seven men on side.
Pitcher Case l.. Patten.
Case L. Patten. whose portrait appears to-
day, one of the pitchers of the Washington
club, was born at Westport, n. Y, May 7,
1876, and acquired the rlIdiments of the
game as an amateur in his native town.
He made his debut professional in 1896
with the Plattsburg team of the New York
State League. While with the st. Auburn
(Vt) club during the season of 1897 he
was recommended to the Wilkesbarre club
of the Atlantic League, and wore it's uni