The Washington times., 1902-05-19
Local Enthusiasts Believed
Team Much Stronger
Than 1t Is.
SGNATORS SLOW ON THE BASES
Its Good Hitters Should
Guarantee Club a Higher
Position.
PITCHERS UP TO AVERAGE
PITCHERS UP TO AVERAGE
Lack of Team Work a DISADVANTAGE
Manager Lotus May Soon Urge Men
to Get Move on Themselves-Now
Play Much as Did Their Predecessors

The Washington baseball team will re-
turn to their own stamping ground for
q stay of couple of weeks this after
noon. and before departing once more
Will have met the Western players, and
the local fans will have had a good chance
to size up the strength of the American
League clubs this year.
The Western clubs have thus far been
playing good game, particularly Detroit
and Chicago. but Cleveland has been COM
PEELED to trail along at the end of the
string.
The work of the Senators during the
rast week has not been of a character to
inspire hopes that the club will come
anywhere near landing the championship.
As a matter of fact there are a great
many followers of the game in Washing
ton who are much disappointed in the
playing of Lotus men. With the sign
ing of Delehanty and the rest of the Phila-
delphfa men last fall by ex-Manager
Manning, it was felt that at last Wash
tngton would have a club that would
certainly win more than half of its games.
but from the work of the Senators thus
far II would appear that the team will
land no better than somewhere around
sixth place. Even the most enthusiastic
do not prophesy that the Senators will
do better than make fifth position at the
end of the season.
There appears to be no good reason
rhy the club should not occupy better
position than 1t does. The men are unde-
niably good stickers for the greater part.
while there is little to be complained of
In their fielding. The pitchers. too. are
about as good as those OF any of the
other American League teams, and with
the rounding to of Donahue the catching
department is in good condition.
The games that have been played in
this city have developed the fact that the
Senators do not indulge much in team
work, that they are miserably slow on
the bases. and usually fail to take ad-
vantage of the fine points of the game.
They do not inject a sufficient amount Of
ginger into their work, either, to give
the appearance Of being out for the cham
pionshio.
Some of these fine May mornings Man
ager Lotus will take his mon to some
nice sequestered spot and give the boys
a friendly talk, chock full of good. sound
advice, and firmly, but nevertheless
strongly, urge that they get a move on
themselves. and put up the sort of game
they are capable Of
At present the Senators of 1902 play
much the same sort of a game that their
predecessors did when the wagners had
control OF the local baseball situation,
and when the Washington club was never
expected to come anywhere near to land
tng In the FIRST division.
It's up to you. Mr.. LOTUS.
Washington and Baltimore will play in
this city today and tomorrow, and on
Wednesday the St. Louis club will make
fits first appearance in the East, and be
the guests Of the locals for the remain
der Of the week.
The Western teams will all come East
this week. Detroit. at present heading
the procession, will play Baltimore.
Cleveland will give the Philadelphia Ath-
letics a chance to increase their position,
and Chicago and Boston will have 1t out
on the latter's grounds.
Ing among themselves. as have the clubs
comprising the Eastern division OF the
league. SO that comparison OF the
relative strength OF the clubs has been
impossible.
Within the next week or two the fans
will have pretty good line on the clubs
Of Ban Johnsons league.
Out in ST. Louis, the baseball writer's
make the prediction that Bill Maloney,
McAleer's best catcher, will be the next
to jump the club and return TO the Ma
tional League.
Horace Fogel, manager OF the New York |
Giants, has wanted Maloney all season. |
He is satisfied with his team In every de- |
partment save behind the bat. Bowerman |
never was and never will be a first class /
performer. He is erratic, something a /
'big mitt" artist should never be.
The New York clubs offer is gigantic |
In the extreme and is apt to turn Ma
loney's head. In the face OF the st. Louis
mammoth salary list. which foots up TO
iy feel like equaling 1t.
Nine OF the sixteen men now on the
Chicago American team played at one
time or another on the Chicago National
team. They are Griffith, Callahan, Mertes.
Danny Green, Garvin, Katoll, IsbeIl, Da-
ley, and Strang.
Detroit has only one right handed bat
Ger among its regular felders, and that
Is Elberfeld.
Cincinnati papers claim that Monte
Cross could not get chance on the Phil
adelphia National inleld again. unless
Iiulswitt had an injunction served on him
They claim Hulswitt can give Cross cards
and spades. and beat him easily,
Husting Is making good with Philadel-
phia, and IL he keeps up the pace he has
started. some OF the crack pitchers will
have TO hustle TO split even with him.
He has played four games with the Ath-
letics, and has yet TO lose one.
Frank se..s has at last decided upon
name for his team. He calls them the Ar
tisans. There is a Tinker, q Taylor,
miller, and Gardner on the team.
Every one OF the famous old Boston In
held has been captain-Tenney, Lowe,
Long. and Collins. Il
Petite Childs wants TO know II that in
junction applies to him. II 1t does. he will