Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20
Standing Of the Teams.


were about to take the field for the first
inning of yesterdays scheduled game when
the storm broke and the contest had to be
declared off. 1t will probably come to the
front In the fall in double-header. The
rain was a hard one and soon flooded the
diamond, and although it cleared off by 5
o'clock 1t was thought best to dismiss the
spectators. The games between the Sena-
tors and Orioles have always attracted
great deal of attention. and there was quite
a large crowd present yesterday afternoon
as early as O'Clock. After that the storm
doomed up and kept the enthusiasts down
town
Today the two teams line up for the last
time in this series and the Senators will try
to get three games out of the seven played.
Yesterday and this morning Manager LOT
tus had the Senators hard at work at the
park developing team play. a thing much
needed by the locals. For want of an eX-
perienced catcher the play heretofore has
been sort of O-aS-you-pleaSe. but with
Catcher Tim Donohue rounding into form
Manager LOTUS decided it was time to take
up the finer points of the game. A code
of signals was adopted. and from this time
on it is expected that the Senators will
work together a unit and gladden. the
local fans by winning games more fire.
quently.
The Clarke Case.
There have been no new developments in
the Clarke case. BY keeping away from
the club this spring Catcher Clarke has I'M
dOubtedly thrown the team back two weeks
in its work, and as a result it is now with
the Cievelands at the rear. Had Clarke re-
ported as ordered he could have worked out
all the pitchers and started the team on
signal work in the very first game, but his
absence gave the Washingtons a poor start
and there is no telling just how much mon
ey. besides games, has been lost through
his absence. Under the circumstances Mana
ger Lotus cannot be blamed for holding
out against Clarke. and the chances are
that he will never again wear Washing
ton uniform.
The Washington patrons of the game can
rest assured that the team will be strength
ened Just as soon as the weak points de-
Velop to The satisfaction of Manager LOTUS
1t is almost too early to size up player
and the men who have been doing the
poorest work in the field have been
tower of strength at the bat. Billy Keister
IN right field is new to the position and
mas not been working up to a high stand
ard, but where can a better sticker be
found? Fred Ely has been doing about
the poorest work at short in the American
League so far this season. but his stick
work has shown a great Improvement and
the veteran is bound to come around in
his fielding. The same applies to Harry
Wolverton, at third. Harry is undoubtedly
star in his position and one of the best
hitting infielders in the business but for
some unaccountable reason his work has
been poor, both at the bat and in the
field This young man is a conscientious
worker and is himself puzzled over his
work, but has been everlastingly sticking
TO 1t and should soon get back into form
Last evening after everybody had left the
park Wolverton was running around the
field. trying to work down his weight and
persistency of this sort cannot but be re-