Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-01
American League Clubs, Standing.
National League Clubs, Standing.

After a months stormy voyage over the
entire circuit of the American League the
Washington club arrived home yesterday
afternoon and will resume business on the
home grounds with the Athletics today
Manager LOTUS still retains his genial dis
position and was not bit cast down over
the long string of defeats and injuries to
his players. He is a veteran in the base
ball business and knowing the game from
every angle is perfectly acquainted with
the chances a manager has to run with
ball team. In conversation with a Star re-
porter, at the Oxford last evening, Man
ager Lotus said:
Contrary to the general impression. a
big majority of our defeats resulted sole
ly from weak hitting. not poor pitching.
Ryan appears to be about the only man
on the team hitting with any degree of
regularity. and as soon as 1 stuck Ortiz
in the game his stickwOrk added additional
games to our record. But Ortiz Is first
class pitcher, and on the damp Chicago
grounds sprung a small attack of charley
horse and 1 took him out instanter. Lee
and Wilson have been hit hard, but on the
average they have done well. Ortiz, Pat
ten and Townsend did more than well, and
with about three additional hits In the
games they pitched victories instead of de-
feats would have come our way. With con-
tinued warm weather l am in hopes the
batting orbs of the boys will show up to
advantage.
Robinson has about rounded to from his
bad ankle, but his lay off has affected his
work, and 1t will be several days before
he gets back his confidence and fields as
brilliantly as at the start DeMontreville
should not have Joined the club in the
west. One look at him was enough and
1 Immediately packed him off for the Hot
Springs. months boiling out may do
him good Moran's bad knee has almost
recovered its normal strength, but l hes
itate to put him in for fear of a too early
start, for then would follow another set
back.
"Coughlin is playing a splendid game at
short and Holmes is doing we'll at third.
Ducky played third in the Western League
last season and, while he is not up to
Coughlin's standard on the sack. he is more
than filling the bill. Delehanty Is slowly
rounding into form. but the big fellows
lack of condition when the season opened Is
now telling on him.,
MY team is essentially a batting one.
and when the boys are not hitting the ball
/ cannot expect them to do much. l am
perfectly satisfied with the western trip,
when the many handicaps that confronted
us are considered and when once we get
going right there will be no apologies
necessary. Boston and the Athletics did
the best on the western trip, winning only
six games. while the Senators and New
Yorks each won five.
LAS to the securing of new players. they
are simply not to be had. I have managers
in every league working for me and there is
not one who can recommend a player for
fast company. There are several clubs in
both the American and National Leagues
scouting for players. but it seems impos-
sible to secure a solitary man who can fill
in the vacant gap. 1 am possessing myself
in patience and hoping that the sluggers
who used to hit will soon commence to do
business with the opposing pitchers"
Connie Mack and his great band of Ath-
letics reached Washington at noon and will
open series of three games with the Sem
ators this afternoon. ''Rube'' Waddell Is
slated to pitch today and Jack Townsend
will serve them up for the Senators. Both
these pitchers are in good condition and
the chances are that the best support &C
corded either will land the victory.