Evening star., 1902-03-11
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Manager LOTUS Delayed at
Home Another Week.
HIGHER TARIFF BENEFIT
WASHINGTON HAS THE BEST
FIVE PITCHERS" SAYS CoM1sKEY
Interesting Bowling Games Last Night
National League Case Again De-
layed-o'Brien's Close Call.
HIGHER TARIFF BENEFIT

Business engagements in the west will
| keep Manager Lotus of the Senators away
from Washington for another week. He
| had written Director Hector Clemes, who
is looking out for the clubs interests here
during the managers absence, that he
| would arrive in Washington Sunday or yes
| terday. Directly after the meeting in De-
| troit Mr.. LOTUS went to his home at Du-
| buque. Iowa. and is busy Strengthening up
| his affairs so that he need not return there
| for the next six months.
| This morning the following telegram was
received by The Star from President Postal,
who is in Detroit:
Lotus will reach Washington about the
first of next week. Will accompany him if
l can find it possible to leave here"
There are many persons in Washington
anxious for Mr.. LOTUS to turn up, as they
want tostart the season rolling in the mat
ter of the park privileges and other engage
ments.
The Prices of Admission.
After all the fuss and feathers over the
American League increasing the price Of
admission to it's games, it now turns out
that all the clubs will be worked along last
years lines. and what changes there are to
be made will not interest the spectators
Visiting clubs heretofore have received 12h
cents for every admission to the park: this
season they will get that much from the
teachers and % cents from the grand stand
AS this will affect all the clubs alike it
seems like excellent arrangement as
weak club will be benefited when it gets to
the big cities. Take for instance Cleveland
Chicago plays there to a $500 attendance
and collects say something like S4OO Cleye-
lands then goes up to Chicago and faces an
attendance of 1000 and .'rakes off" about
S1,2Oo. Under last years conditions Cleve-
orafa a n,,if
of difference. and as il happens often during
the season it will certainly be appreciated.
Comiskey Sizes Up the Teams
A special from Chicago says that Manager
Charles Comiskey is not predicting great
things for his all-star combination the
coming season. but is merely hoping" He
says:
Baltimore. Of course, will have to be
rcckoned with In the first bunch. but /
don't see where the Orioles will run away
from anybody: though, when you come to
sum them up" said the Chicago American
League manager today. they will have a
strong pitching staff, and the addition of
Kelley TO the team will help along nicely.
Hughes is a good pitcher, and If he
keeps up the record he started on last
year he will help the team up the ladder
washington has the best five pitchers in
the world. It seems to me. Then. look at
the hitting ability Of the bunch and 1
tnlnk that II VIII put 1t In the frSt dt-
vision. and perhaps near the top Of that.
Delehanty. Woverton and Ely ought to
bring a good many hits during the season.
st. Louis has a good team. and Ander-
son at first, with Barry Mccormick at
third. has brought them into view, all
right.
Detroit has a fair team. but the Tigers
are not good enough to get into the first
division.
philadelphia will have a team that will
fight all the way through the season and
make strong bid for the top.
Boston is much stronger than last year,
and last year she was hard to beat.
cleveland looks TO be the weakest team
this year