Evening star., 1903-07-15
NO HELP IN SIGHT.
Local Team Must Depend on Itself for
Victories

With the Senators in last place and con-
tinuing to lose games with demoralizing
regularity. the Washington fans have
become frantic and yell for almost any old
thing In the hope of relief.
Get new players!" is the principal cry
just now. and Manager Lotus has to sit
back look pleasant and receive all sorts of
suggestions with a weary smile. The team
from the opening of the season has gone
through an unparalleled run of bad luck
and has, of course. dropped into last posi-
ton the downward movement naturally
demoralizing the players The American
League is made up Of such strong clubs
that the slightest defect In team Is quick
ly shown up and full advantage taken
thereof. as the st. Louis team has found
out to it's cost.
1t is interesting but sad reading to run
over the list of casualties that have be-
fallen the Senators this season Charley
Moran was hurt in the first game and was
out just fOrty-two days. Then came De-
Montreville's breakdown. quickly followed
by Robinsons sprained ankle. Delehanty
never was in condition. but did fairly we'll
at that Later on Ryan had his wrist al
most broken. Carey had his nose smashed,
Coughlin's thumb was broken and Pitcher
Jack Townsend goes to the hospital for
month through illness. Tie UP the great
team that Boston now has with such an
array of misfortunes. and it would have to
be luckier than Washington to keep out
of last place AS to the reIeasing OF
Ducky' Holmes, Manager LOTUS let him
out because the player wished 1t and in
the hope that Deehanty would brace up
when he once found out that there was no
one waiting for his job Nobody ever uues-
toned Holmes playing ability but he was
not to be considered in the same class with
poor Del had the latter buckled down to
work and played in his true form
AS to the signing of new play ers Man.
aRer Lotus secured the only man availa hIe
mt for American League company when
ne grabbed Catcher kittredge. There is no
man in the country better posted on the
minor league players than Manager Lotus,
as almost every team has a player looking
out for his interests. With the exception
or TUCK Turner. who is playing third for
Columbus. there is not Il better man than
Joe Martin to be had. Place the latter in
either the eastern or western leagues and
he would quickly become a star. as the
pace is not nearly fast as that of the
American League. Manager Lotus has
been telegrap phing all over the country for
the past two weeks for talent, but all the
replies were of the negative order, the man
ayers stating positively that they had moth.
ing to offer that money could buy.
This last sentence applies to the Amer
lean League 1t was the general suppos1-
ton that President Johnson and his COM
panion magnates were working together in
beautiful harmony, and that where a team
showed up weak help would be rendered
very quickly Several of the clubs must
nave extra prayers Dut they are holding on
to them with grim death for fear that tn
same fate that has overtaken the Washing
tons will come to them. The Athletics are
at present in dire shape also on account OF
sickness and injuries. and Connie Mack
has almost gone down on his knees to
Hoffman to get the youngster to return
When Hoffman deserted the Athletics
Manager LOTUS Immediately tclegraphed
Manager Mack in the hope that he might
be able to do business with the deserter
He received the following reply:
Need Hoffman too bad myself Money
can't buy him."
And so it goes. The only relief in sight
for Manager Lotus is for the Senator's to
pull themselves together and buckle down
to hard work. The players have become
dfsgruntled over their continued defeats
but notwithstanding have played fairly
good ball. the close games in Cleveland
Detroit and here at home testifying to that
fact But the fans want victories no
matter how they are achieved A win TO
them with ten errors chalked up against
the home team Is much Sweeter than an
errorless game with the visiting club win
ming out with a score of l to O. That Is
base ball all over, and about the only cr1ti
cism that can be aimed at Manager LOTUS
Is in the fact that he is too lenient with
his men. Several $50 fines handed out to
about four players on the Washington club
would probably have had the effect of MAX
ing them play the game for all they are
would have come our way.