The Washington times., 1904-03-19
LOF TUS HOPEFUL
Of BETTER LUCK
Trying to Get Winners
From CaSt-0ffS.
CITES CON. MACK'S SUCCESS
Telegrams Sent to All the Players.
Some Promising Material in
New Men.

Tom LOTUS is in town and has taken
charge of the Senators for the season.
His first act upon arriving was to wire
all the players to report here for duty
on Monday morning. and by next
ednesday the full quota Of ball tossers
Will begin preliminary practice at
American League Park.
Nothing daunted by his failure to give
Washington anything better than tail
end team last year he predicts much
better sport for local wOrshipers of
baseball. Tom expects several OF the
men ne signed toward the latter part Of
t4st season TO make good, and these, he
thinks, with the players that have been
retained. and those which Will be signed
when the time comes for the American
GupS 10 unload viii form a fast ag-
gregaCion.
VIII Wait for Unloading.
Tom is basing much of his hope on
the Connie Mack plan He says il is too
late 10 grab any youngsters from the
minor leagues. as all the good ones
We're gobbled up while the Senatorial
situation was in a muddle, but when
unloading" time comes he expects to
get several men who have been dropped
BY the other teams. All of the clubs are
carrying big surplus Cs players, and
there is many q good one who Will be
dropped
This is the plan Connie Mack has fol-
lowed with excellent success. Pickering
and several others of the Athletic cracks
We're caSt-Offs last season, but Mack
TOOK them and they turned out 10 be
excellent players, while Cleveland, the
team which dropped them. and was
made up OF stars. like LajCie, Bern
hardt. Flick. Bradley, has for two con-
secutive seasons finished behind Mack's
men. When a player is dropped and
sees his bread and butter slipping away
from him. he will play harder than
ever and If there is any good in him at
ali viii usually make good.
Youngster to Get Trial
In addition to the roster OF players
already published in The Times. a
youngster named Mason. who pitched
good bah for Schenectady, in the New
York State League, viii be given a thor
ough trial. OF the other new men, Cas-
sidy comes here highly recommended.
lie is a little player. and resembles Nc
CSraw and Jennings in many ways. beng
fearless and scrappy. Winters, the re-
cruit from the Southern League. led his
league in batting year before last and
Hnlshed among tne topnotchers last
year.
Jacobsen was one of the best tvirl-
erS IN the Central League last season.
The Hllebrand boys are frst-class men,
and Tom confidently expects them both
10 make good, as does nearly everyone
who has followed their work Tor the past
1--WE years.
Jake Stahl was catcher on the cham
pl0n Boston Americans last season. He
VIII Try for first base Stahl is one of
the largest ball players, in the league, |
put Wltbal, is fast. and should be a big
Improvement over Bill Clarke at the
initial hassOck. Stahl broke into the
major league from the University Of Il |
linois. where he captained the football !
team, played baseball. and participated /
III the track events. While at college he /
could run 100 yards in 1872 seconds.
Salaries Go Down.
At present Charlie Moran. who is /
coaching the Georgetown balItossers:
Case Patten. BIZ CoughIin, Wyatt Lee. /
and Lew Drill are the only players who
are in Washington at present but by /
Monday at least two-thirds of them win 1
be- here
There win be q cut in salaries all /
~ und the circuit, and the Senators
VIII not escape the heartless stipend
ShcinB ak. The boys Will get all that
WI receive the same salaries thew cot /
pe-oIe the baseball war broke out
LOTUS has not yet had enough time
10 arrange all the details for the sea-
sOH ban Johnson, who has been at
lenClng 10 matters Of this kind LEFT |
washington last night FOR New York /
Nnere le was called on urgent busf- !
ness He VIII be back tomorrow morn
ing and by Wednesday il is expected /
the affairs OF the club viii again be
Ina good shape.