The Washington times., 1902-07-01

Rain prevented the game scheduled
for yesterday afternoon between Phila-
delphia and Washington. Every effort
was made 10 keep the grounds in coudi-
tion for playing; huge pieces of canvas
were stretched over the home plate and
the pitchers box, but when the storm
continued as late as o'clock all hopes
for a game were abandoned.
The Senators left last night for Bos-
ton, where they will inaugurate a series
OF the games with the Beaneaters this
afternoon, after which Philadelphia will
be taken on for trio Of games.
1t is expected that Doyle will sign a
Washington contract in New York this
morning, and will join tho club at Bos-
ton, in time to participate in the game
today.
Dclehanty, Wolverton, Orth and Town
send, the former Philadelphians, will
make heroic efforts TO get to Beantown
in time for the contest, but there is a
probability that they will be unable TO
make connections that Will get them
there in time.
They will have to circle around the
State Of Pennsylvania. The last time
this quartet of players made the trip
they found it an unexpectedly long and
tiresome route, and if they do not make
better time today there is good-sized
chance that they Will not play this af-
ternoon.
Manager LOTUS will probably pitch
Patton today Carrick tomorrow.
Captain Robinson, of the Baltimore
Orioles. has little faith in what is gen
orally termed "a good waiter" to lead
of the batting order-that is. a mna
who tries to work the pitcher for base
on balls or some other way to get to
first base without attempting TO bat the
leather to safe territory.
Give me the man that is fast and can
get down to first in a hurry, or to sec
ond. IF there is chance to stretch the
hit. but I want the man that leads of
to hit the ball. says the Orioles cap
tain.
'McGraw has injured his batting eye
materially in this very way. He used to
be a great man with the stick, but of
late years mis- average has fallen. He
ought TO be well over the 300 mark all
the time. Instead, he is lucky to finish
the season ct that mark
'McGraw has been led TO believe that
he is a great waiter and can work al
most any pitcher to giving him his base.
1t is this kind Of players that strike
out more frequently than any other, fer.
when they have three balls and two
strikes they watch the last one go over
in the hope that ii will be a bail, while
they know full well the pitcher is going
TO put the sphere over the plate if there
is a possibility of doing IT,"
One Of the secrets of the Brooklyn
teams success Of late is the method
pursued by Hanlon in giving some of the
weak hitters batting practice.
Every morning each OF the tyros Sc
lects a sturdy youth from among the
army of rail birds and HES himself down
10 a corner lot, where he practices hi.-
ting for an hour.
The improvement, especially among
the pitchers. has been great, as the re-
cent batting of the twirlers proves.
Now, when a batter fails to make
base hit IN a regular game, the only re-
mark that greets him when he returns
to the bench IS. Down to the corner
OF the lot for you
Hence the gingery work Of the tyros.
who are eager to graduate from the pri-
mary school, consisting of small cor
ner of the field, a rail bird, bat. and
ball.
Not only has the New York Club had
many managers since 1895. but In that
time many first-class players have been
on the team, and get away Tor one rea-
son or another.
The following good men. once New
Workers, arc now playing on other |
teams. either IN the National or the
American League: Selbach, G. Davis II. |
Davis, Mercer, Carrick, Hickman Glca- |
son. Beckiey Doheny. Thielman. Nc
Creery. Strang, Hartman, Farrell, Meme |
fee, and Warner. In addition to these |
sixteen men there IS Jack Doyle, who is /
expected to become q Senator today.
There is enough material in the lot for
much stronger team than New Yorks /
present enc.
Pitchers Strickett and Moriarty have
Jumped Newark for the California /
League Moriarty in particular is one Of /
the most promising Of the young pitch
ers in Pat Powers organization.
"As at present constituted the conclu-
sion Is reluctantly forced on one that /
the Baltimore club can only beat minor
league aggrcgations and not those all /
the time. What games the Orioles may
win in future againzt the teams Of the
American League viii be from sheer
luck and en- occasional brace that viii /
surprise even themselves. Baltimore
News.
Louisville is the only money-maling
town in the American Association, and
Tobcsu made a wise move when he
jumped traces in Kansas City.
TVouldn't II be a sensational re-Fo-n,