The Washington times., 1903-09-03
PITIABLE PLIGHT OF
LOTUS SENATORS
The Weakest Team, of Hit
ters Eper Banded Together,
and No Prospects for In
proVement in Sight, as Yet.
Lotus Remains Lnactibe
While RfUaI Magnates Are
Daily Signing Minor League
Players of Ability.

But one more Eastern club will be
seen in Washington this season, after
New York finishes the present series,
and that the dethroned champions, the
Athletics.
The four Western clubs will drop by
in turn and bid the Senators fond
adieu, and at the same time extend
their hearty thanks for the many kind
lifts they have received throughout the
season at their hands.
The Washington Baseball Club has
long ceased to be taken seriously by the
fans OF its home city, or those in the
cities it visits. in its aimless and fruit
less wanderings around the country. 1t
is joke. and a huge one at that, and
IL it were not for the fact that the
Washington baseball public is the most
orderly and we'll behaved in the two
leagues, the team would have come in
for an unmerciful roasting long ere this.
A Forbearing Public.
One fact stands glaringly forth. no
other city in the Union would have
stood for tail end team as many years
as have the supporters of the game in
this city. and this can only be accounted
for by the cosmopolitan complexion of
Washington's population
Reconciled TO losing team this public
has been long silent in its suffering, and
day after day would Journey to American
League Park to see how the game is
played elsewhere. in every instance well
EnnUfnp xrfCf
eventually win out and in consequence
seek its home al the conclusion of the
game well satisfied with itself, inasmuch
as 1t had diagnosed the situation cor
rectlY.
The Worst Ever.
This year. however. Washington has
had foisted upon II a club of fairly good
f1elders. but by far the weakest aggre-
cation OF hitters that ever faced q
twirler, IN fact they should not be dig
nified with the name OF hitters, that OF
''wind-jammers" being far more apropos.
In every interview had by baseball
writers in Washington with Tom Lotus
he is always prepared with a string of
excuses. recounting the clubs hard luck
earlier in the season, which in measure
has pursued II to the finish. In a way
this is true. but at the same time il
makes the course he has followed all
the more open TO criticism, in not re-
doubling his efforts toward building I'D
his team. and, at least. giving the public
a half way decent run for its money but
instead the club is allowed to drift
along in the same old rut with hardly a
sign Of Improvement or rejuvenation.
Mere Idle Cant.
While every day news of new plavers
being tried out by major league mag
mates is heard no such joyful tidincs
reach the fans concerning the home
team. Just one youngster is now on the
clubs roster, and he is no worse or no
better than his team mates.
Just why LOTUS cannot stir his stumps
and get out and hustle as others are do
Ing is hard TO CUES. If needs be, get
line on a dozen or more of the minor
leaguers, put them in the game and try
them out. His team is losing nearly
every game il plays anyhow, and If he
puts in team selected from the ranks
OF the Church League, it is dollars to a
plugged nickel that the attendance at
the ball park would be trebIed. inasmuch
as the average attendance at the games
played by teams in that organization has
been far ahead OF the professionals.
This continual cant that there are
no young players TO be had IS the veriesl
rot; they can be found by those energetic
and shrewd enough to get out and hustle
for them; and then again, there is
you see one.