Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-01

Inc latest addition to the senatorial ag-
gregation, Jack Doyle, joins the team in
Boston today and will go into right field,
giving Lee a chance to go against the Col
linsites. When former trip Lee won a
game from Boston SO cleverly that he was
considered in great form, but it proved a
flash in the pan, and he hasn't won a game
since.
Signing of Jack Doyle.
The signing of Jack Doyle by Manager
Lotus was the chief topic of conversation
yesterday among the local base ball enthu-
siasts, and the general opinion seemed to be
that the acquisition would benefit the local
club. When Doyle was in Washington be-
fore, under the Wagner regime he came
here direct from an all-star aggregation.
me Baltlmores had been playing great ball
the previous season, a species of ball that
created comment all over the country and
when Doyle was placed at the head of a
team as poor as the 80 Senators were he
SIMPLY went up in the air. He made several
lnenectual attempts to get the Senators GO
ing in the right way, but it wasn't in them.
ana Doyle finally asked Earl Wagner to let
MIN out. As Doyle was high-priced play
er 1t didn't take Mr.. Wagner long to ar
range for his transfer, the New York team
taking him off his hands. While DOYLE s
stay in this city was anything but a sue
cess the handicap that confronted him
should be taken into consideration
Before leaving for Boston an Evening
star reporter had quite an interesting inter-
view with Manager Lotus over the sign
Ing of Doyle. Said Mr. LOTUS:
Before l opened negotiations with Doyle
l sounded all the players on the senatorial
pay roll as to their opinion of the PLAYER.
L dld this. as / understand Jack has the
reputation of being a disorga nicer He
played with me last season in Chicago and
L found him one of the cleverest men wear
ing uniform today.
believe Doyle got his reputation of
a ,trr0,
on teams composed principally of Young
payers Nothing was ever heard of him
dlsorganiZing the old Cleveland crowd or
the Baltimores, each of whom was either
hrst or second in the championship race
when he was a member thereof and I
inquired 1t out that his earnestness has a
tendency to rattle only the younger men.
win the exception of Drill. there is not
member of the Washington club who has
not had enough experience in base ball to
stand any old sort of criticism For this
reason l went after Doyle as soon as
heard that New York had let him ont The
Giants this year. with Matthewson pitchinp
poorly. are weak lot. and 1 easily figured
out why Doyle had acted the part Of die
organizer, If that word can be justly used
He worked hard to get the team into win
ming shape but the material wasn't there
ana then the disgrunted players used
Doyle's earnestness as shield behind
which to hide their shortcomings
Sentiments of the Team.
Capt. Delehanty, Bill Clarke, Wolverton
Ryan. Keister. Coughlin, and In fact all
the team expressed themselves as believing
Doyle would strengthen the Senators, and
that they would welcome his joining the
club Doyle is fast on his feet, being
good base runner, and can play either In
the in or outfields. / have been in need of
an outfielder for some time and think he
Will mt the position in great shape.
But in the batting lineup Doyles addi-
ton will be noticed the most With RYAN
leading on, Doyle second and then Wolver-
ton our first three men can be considered
as fast. Back of these come Delehanty
and Keister. and the Washington fans
know that there should be something doing
II either of the first three get on the bases.
Then In case of an accident will have an
other good man to go into the infield
The Washington enthusiasts can take
my word for it, that Jack Doyle is not a
disorganizer, but an earnest player with
ability far above the average. He worked
well Tor me In Chicago last year and am
positive he viii help along the Senators
very materially
Manager Lotus also said that he would
nave given out the news earlier that he
was negotiating with Doyle but that the
premature publication of the news that he
was dickering with Mcfarland of the Chi