The Washington times., 1903-01-12
Delehanty's Coming Not
Hailed With JOY,
NEW SENATORS LOOK GOOD
Brooklyn Likely to Raise a Vigorous
Kick Over Action Of Peace Con
ferees Gathered IN Cincinnati

The best trick turned a The Cincfn-
matt peace conference. in the eyes of she
Washington fans al least was The re-
tenti0n of club in this city. j puts
at rest the many rumors adoat that The
National Capital was 10 be forsakan
for the Smokey City. and it gives the
lie 10 those who have argued ali along
hat this city was a poor ball town, and
Tor this reason. the American League
would seek other territory
The Senator'S the coming season. aitb
anything like good luck, should maze a
lot of money, and for once and all send
the croakers to cover Many OF the old
faces VIII be seen. as w=H as number
Of new ones. 10 Hven things up on pa
per the aggregation that Lotus has
gathered looks ! Ike a hard-w0rRiug bunch
that might bring about better results
man tribe OF stars OF the DelehaulE
class
Just what good win result from bring
ing Delehanty hack hardly a fan can
see. The fellow would prefer playing
in some other city than forced TO cover
Ieftfeld for the Senator's In the face
OF ridicuIe and the roasting that he Is
certain 10 receive from minimizing r10t-
ers at each game. it is not hard TO see
that Del would put up q poor article of
ball, and have TO be placed on the bench
Besides. if 1t we're his desire, he could
convince the local management that ne
had seen his Gay.
The talk that Delehanty might be eA-
changed for a pitcher is all idle rot. un-
less the big fellow should agree to IT,
Badly as Washington needs twirleF -
could not make the trade. Del has sign
ed TO play with the Senators, and the 10
cal management under the peace confer
enee contract, or any other contract IS
the only club that could claim his ser
vices.
Although Al SelJach's name is not the
terror to pitchers as IS that Of the
mighty Delehanty. ne Is willing. and
pIavs the game from beginning to end
With Ryan and Holmes 10 help him out.
he would make the right man in the
right place
Now that matters have been fixed up
by the baseball moguIs- il is not hard 10
see how Washington lines up. In the
catching department. Drill and Clarke
viii look after ali the work. ON the
slab the same crew viii do the trick the
coming season as did 1t last. IN the in
field there should be d change, and de-
cided one. fctr the better Carey VIII, as
usual. cover first, but Gene Demontre-
vile VIII be found Al second and Moran.
OF Georgetown. or likely Robinson. at
short, with CoughHn on the third corner
There is likely 10 be some opposition
from clubs in the National League TO the
agreement entered into at Cincinnati.
Already Brooklyn has announced that it
viii fight matters out if II has 10 resort
10 the courts. john T. Brush is also
likely to show his teeth Boston has
not been heard from soden and his
brother managers may follow Ebbets
and HanIon IN their protests and cause
fresh trouble
The agreement reached by the peace
conforees leaves a soreness in Brooklyn.
which has gotten about the worst end
Of it. Although Mr.. HanIon, according
10 a dispatch. refused 10 discuss The
matter. it is not like the Foxy Ned
10 sit down and rest quietly
Harry C. Pulliam, the new president