The Washington times., 1902-05-12


OF Quakerville.
The Senators drop into 0ystertown to-
day. where IL is hoped the trick will be
turned. Larry per agreement, will 'ac
cidentally" pay the same city a visit and
matters most vital to the rooters OF
Washington are to be talked over.
Manager Tom Lotus, who is to play the
part Of the entering wedge, has several
cards up his sleeve which he believes will
convince Napoleon Lajoie that this city
is just the place he would shine to best
advantage.
Larry. be IL known. is not adverse to
playing here, as he has time and again
expressed pleasure at being able to ca
wort about on the American League
grounds.
Now that the courts Of the Keystone
State have issued an ultimatum courhed
in no unmistakable terms. that the big
Frenchman must play with the Phillies
or not in Pennsylvania, 1t puts the iunch
up TO the player.
Although all of the clubs in the league
would give a fortune to number the big
fellow in their galaxy of stars, it win be
no fault Of the Washington management
If the great player decides to go else
where. They are determined to make it
Interesting for him in financial and
every other way at the conference this
afternoon.
Manager Lotus stands ready to meet
the contract price of the Athletics. and
go all rivals few shekels better il
Larry can be induced to sign his auto
graph to a Senatorial contract.
1t is argued. and not without reason.
that Washington is the proper city for
Lajoie to play. Here are many OF his old
playmates. and they all are very desir-
GUS of having the star join them.
No one was more enthusiastic about
It last night than Ed. Delehanty, when
he first learned that the management coz
templatsd getting the crack player. Del
expressed It as his opinion that Larry
would be only too pleased to play here
and thought II likely that he would give
this city the preference.
The biz captain will make It his busi-
ness while in Baltimore today to add
few words of advice in the hope that
Larry will consent to look after first for
the Senators. He Is of the opinion th1t
Detroit is too far away from the efeta
East for the big Frenchman.
Such a move as the acquisition of the
Athletics captain would make tho Sena-
fors a dangerous candidate for the PEN
uant. The team would be strengthen
ed a hundred per cent In batting. while
the infeld would be given renewed con-
fdence by his appearance on the initial
sack.
With such hitters as Delehanty, Keister,
RYAN. Wolyerton and Laioie, even such
good ones as Cy Young, McGinnity ard
Griffith would have TO look to their
laurels. The five would make galaxy oil
bitters sufficient to give the speediest OF
champions a well-deyeloped case OF heart
disease.
raioie has stated time and again In the
most vigorous language possible that Ma
tional League gold could not tempt him
a. don the uniform of that organization.
So with a chance to play in Philadelphia
placed on the shelf. Larry must dig out
for other fields. So why not Washington!
.By all means, Larry, think II over
Give n YOUR serious attention. We already
have Delehanty. wolverton, orth and
,Townsend; 30 come along and get In the
,,and-waenn. Be one of the family. There's
- nIace like home. Besides, this is the
,,iace IN make a national reputation. The
rI.nresentatiyes OF the nation have their
80 an vou here, Larry. Follow the crowd
"a ;oin the prospective champions"
chouId Manager Lotus succeed In get
.,ng Iajoie to sign his name TO Wash
sn..on contract after he aims the above
sn1oca,ion at him, which he has all pre-
aared he hopes TO have the star here by
Wednesday TO take part In the game
against Baltimore.
Manager LOTUS expresses himself as
.,orv we'll satisfied with the showing made
NV the Senators on their first trip. Three
ra,nes won out Of eight played, he opines,
q not such bad work, especially when II
ss renembered that II was not the regular
SS,asbington team that competed with the
a,hIeiics IN Philadelphia The Senators
S,ero woefuIly weakened by the absence
~ woIverton and Delehanty. not to men
tiop the pitching duo-Orth and Townsend.
This matter OF sending in q team com
posed for the greater part OF pitchers is
not all some people suppose 1t to be, and
the fact that three games were lassoed
out of the octet played Is fair showing
and one that pleases the officials Of the
club.
Bad luck had good deal TO do with the
loss Of two games on the trfp-or rather |
4; was the absence Of good luck, for it's |
too old a story TO attribute the loss Of |
bail games to bad luck. Anyway. Satur-
days game at Boston should and undoubt-
ediy would have been ours had not orth
made a misplay at q critical moment.
II was a little bunt sent down to the