Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-01
Senators Captain Arrived in Wash
ington Last Night.
he is MUCH PLEASED With HTS TEAM
Says That His Rest Last Season
Greatly Benefited Him.
WORK ON THE NEW PARK

erett of the Washington Base Ball Club has
the honor of being the first man to re-
port to Manager Manning this spring. He
arrived in this city at late hour last
night and is registered at the Cochran
Hotel When seen this morning by ar
Evening Star reporter Captain Everett,
was looking in unusually good condition
although he is probably about fifteen
! pounds over weight.
| L left Chicago about three days ago.
said Everett, land stopped over a day In
| Pittsburg to see several friends. Washing
ton has always been a favorite city of
mine, and 1 was highly pleased to learn
last fall that Manager Manning was to be
located here.
I'm the fail of 30 was turned over to
Manager Manning's Kansas City team by
| the Chicago club, but l had decided to quit
the game before going into minor league
company. / told President Hart of the
Chicago club that could find berth with
a National League team, but he was bent
upon sending me into the minors, and
| rebelled. l had had some trouble with
! Hart and I suppose he wanted to punish
me. Manager Manning offered me the same
money 1 had been getting from the Chi
| cago club, but l was fighting for principle
and decided to remain out of the game
for the year at least. / think my rest last
season has done me lots of good, and will
|
| that 1 can play first-class ball and belong
| in first-claSS company.
Pleased With the Team.
| II have talked with a great many base
| ball people in the west and every one Of
| them predicted a good showing for the
| team that will represent Washington in the
American League. Manager Manning Is a
great stickler for harmony among his men,
| and he would sooner have a good all
! around aggregation than an outfit in which
| are several stars. Every member of this
| years Washington team Is well known to
| the others, and they are all good fellows
| l don't think that any of us are world
| heaters, but We will do our best, and that
! is everything in base ball.
The pitching staff Of the senators Is
| what tickles my fancy. If there Is weak
| twirler among the lot L have yet to find 1t
| out Carrick and Mercer are simply top
| liners in the twirling line, and last year
were almost the strongest pair in the Ma
/ tional League. With them will be Gear,
Lee and Patten, and they are considered
| about the best they had in the American
/ League last year.
Manager Manning is one of the cleverest
| base ball leaders in the business and could
| have been in the National League several
| years ago, but the inducements were not
! big enough to make him quit Kansas City
| In Washington he will soon create a favor
able impression, and before the season is
| half over will be a great favorite.
Several of the other boys the team
| will report before the week is out, and we
will soon get down to pIacticing. either on
| the Georgetown or the Gallaudet field, both
| of which have been Offered to Manager
Manning for practice work"
Work on the New Park.
Work on the new ball park is progressing
favorably and shows evidence of the past
two weeks energetic work. Toward
the end of the week a top dressing of fer
tile soil will be placed over the entire
field, and the work of sodding the diamond
will be started. Yesterdays crowd of
spectators at the park was large one, and
every one had favorable comments to make
upon the improvements and prospects of
the team.
Right-Field BIeachers to He Rebuilt.
A serious defect has been discovered in
the construction of the right-feld bea CHI
err stand, and it is probable that Manager
Manning will have to tear down and re-
construct the entire structure. 1t appears
that the seats were built on a six-inch in
stead of an eight-inch rise which would
throw the knees of the 'bleacherites' al
most into their faces. The defect was dis
covered late Saturday night, and will be
remedied at once. Superintendent Darby.
ii is said, claims the structure was built
on the plans submitted to him, and says the
stand will be rebuilt at once. One of the
stockholders, however said to an Evening
Star reporter this afternoon:
1T is simply making mountain out of a
mole hill The seats were built q six in
stead of an eight-inch rise, which was
found to be too low for comfort BY taking
out one row of seats the additional two
inches can be added. and l sure it
will be done without the loss of day in
time or a cent in money.
The Boston team of the National League
came to Washington yesterday, on it's way
to Norfolk for practice. Players Dinneen
and Kittridge had great time for a few
hours showing the boys over the city, as
they had been former Senators and know
Washington from end to end Everybody
was in good health and eager for the sea-
son to open. Billy Dinneen, when seen by
Evening Star reporter. refused to talk
about his jump from the American League
team and confined himself to a confident
smile when the matter was alluded to.
Little Kittridge in great spirits, and
seemed to DE pleased that he was once
more back in fast company. The club
took the o'clock boat for Norfolk.
Hawley Signs with Milwaukee.
M. rho