Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-04
OUR LOCAL TEAM
Revere Rodgers Touches Them
OFF With His Pen.
MANAGER LOTUS TlCKLED
And the Boys" Good Points Delin-
Gated so that the Fans" are Fur
nished Lines on Each Member of
the eTeam-FuIhIls the Prediction of
the Writer in Their Work So Far

In regard to our team those persons who
read my article in the GLOBE of two weeks
ago, if they remember what said therein,
will have now, in view of the teams great
work against the Bostonians, perhaps accept
my view of the Washington Clubs worth
and bear ME out in my assertion when say
that Manager Lotus has given this city the
best team it ever had. was naturally over
ioyed to see the boys, without one solitary
exception bearing me out nobly by means
of their splendid work, aud seeming to vie
with one another to make my predictions
stand good 1t was a distinct pleasure to
watch the fine work of our out6eld, both at
the bat and in the field; the batting of this
trio was like the caunonading given Cerver5
at Santiago. Kiester, Dep aud Ryan arc
certainly great players, and when it comes
to drawing free passes Jimmy Ryan is sure
to have his share. l always thought that
Pap" Ansen was the best waiter" I ever
knew, but believe that Jimmy beats even
Caps record. Perhaps that old Il am here
and the colts are with me" gave the genial
Jimmy the true secret of successful waiting
any way, Ryan is the luckiest kind of a man
to lead of as he is almost certain to get his
base in some manner, and when he does
get on the base he is as hard to put out as a
streak of lightning, and then Jimmy can
meet that ball, when occasion requires, and
place it as safely and for as many bags as
the next one.
Can't Billy Keister land on the leather,
though? My, but how that stocky boy can
lace 'em out; and, Del " just make a note
of this. when l say that this great player,
in few more games, will begin putting
'em over that left field fence with a charm
ing regularity sufficient to delight the heart
of the most base fan" And perhaps that
Wyatt Lee can't hit It did my soul good
to see the fine batting done by this hand
some fellow In the game he took from Bos
ton by means of his mastery pitching In
my article a few weeks ago l said that
Wyatt would be one of the genuine sur
prises of the season. / also said that he
would rank among the first as a batting
pitcher, aud 1 still stand by my previous
assertions, as his performances in the Bos-
ton game, both as a pitcher and a heavy
hitter, entirely bore me out in my asser-
tiou.
The manner in which big George Carey,
gathered in everything during the series 1
speak Of delighted everyone present, and
just to make himself more solid with the
crowd - for George has indeed Caught
on with a veugeance-the big fellow, whom
I consider as being in a great measure re-
sponsible for Baltimore winning the PEN
naut in I896-landed against the ball hard
and timely, George is noted as a timely
hitter and from the manner in which he has
been sending foul balls over that left field
fence, only lacking couple of feet from
being fair; imagine that our big first base
man, is taking the measure Of that fence,
and in a little while George Carey's name,
will be figuring with pleasurable frequency
in the home run column, as he appears to
/ have not the slightest trouble in meeting
the ball hard and often.
It was certainly pleasure to watch Bill
Coughlin work, and as everv day he seems
to become more and more at home in his
new position, l have not the slightest
hesitaucy about repeating my former state
meut in which I predicted that Bill was
going to lead all the others in his new
place and the way the popular fellow
lands on the ball gives promises of great
batting average for Bill this season. as he is
certainly hitting like a Lajoie, and in those
Boston games he certainly did bang the
leather. There's no reason why Coughlin
should not hit we'll over the 800 mark this
season, for if there evei was born ball
player that person is certainly the curly
haired lad from Scranton.
Maybe that Fred Ely ISM putting up a rat
tling good article of ball, both in the field
and at the bat. I can't remember the time
when the genial Fred was in such superb
condition as he is in to day. He positively
is putting up greater game this year than
ever before, and you know that Ely, as a
short stop, has always been up with the
leaders. The way the boy is batting is Ger.
tainly a sight for sore eyes, as he generally
drives 'em out safely in every game, and
think that 1902 will be Fred's best wear in
the game.
Harry Wolverton, the same genial good
looking chap who used to delight the
Quaker City fans" by means of his pretty
work, is giving the Washingtonians the
same conscientious performances which en-.
deared him to the people of Philadelphia.
'Tis pleasure indeed to witness the work
of this graceful fellow and gentlemanly
player both in the field and at the bat.
Harry delivers the goods, aud his graceful
ness together with his cool sang fyOid has
made him many friends even in the short
time he has been in this city. Il is just such
men as Harry Wolverton that has served to
lift the game and the men who play it up to
the high plane Of respectability which both
enjoy in the estimation Of the public at the
present time.
Lew Drill Mauger Lotus latest acquisi-
ton, bids fair to rival Bill Clarke, both as
regards his ability as a ball player and his
popularity with the masses. For a heavy
man Lew is certainly a wonder on the bases
and as a thrower and a hitter he is certainly
delivering the goods with a vengeance
He is built on the order Of old Jack
Clements, and bids fair TO even rival that at
one time great player in his work behind
the bat. Al Orth said the other day that he
didn't wish any better man TO catch him
than Drill, and you may be certain that no
one knows more Of the game than does
Smiling Al" Ouh, and when he says a
man is a ball player you can bet that Al
knows, as he is one of the best ever" him
self
l myself have always considered Drill
plenty fast enough for League company
and 1 am glad to see educated men like
Lew getting into the game. Furthermore,
! wish TO see the boy do we'll, as he is from
my old Alma Mater, 50 here is wishing him