Evening star., 1904-03-22

ALL SORTS
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Several New and Old Players
Report to Lotus.
ANXIOUS T.. TO PRACTICE
REAL WORK TO START AT AMERI-
CAN LEAGUE PARK TOMORROW.
What the Clubs Are Doing Down South
Jockey Club Issues Licenses
Bowling Battles.
US TO PRACTICE

After The Star had gone to press last
evening several Washington players reported
to Manager Lotus in addition to Orth and
Mccormick. Left Fielder Al Se1bach, look
ing fit as fiddle, reached Washington on
an afternoon train and lost no time in hunt
ing up the Senator's manager so as to DEM
onstrate to him that he had kept his word
in the matter of training down to his proper
weight and being in first-class condition
when this season started. Selbach doubt
less realizes that conditions have changed
in the base ball world and that the mag
mates are now on top and can do almost
as they please with the players. Last
year it was a case of many clubs bidding
for a player at one time, with the result
that salaries went on tremendous boom,
and little attention was paid to the actual
work IN hand. This season it will be bus-
ness from the jump. and the Senators will
be benefited materially.
Other Players Report.
Right on the heels of Selbach came
Jake Stahl, who halls from Champlain,
ILL.,; Pitcher Mason of Longport, N. Y,
and Shortstop Cassidy from Chester, Pa.
Mason had worked with Maurice Wolfe
in the New York State League, and his
first inquiries were for that well-known
local player. This morning the two were
taking the sights of the city together,
Wolfe acting as the guide. Jake Stahl
is SO well remembered in this city from
his good work with the Bostons that he
was inspected with considerable inter-
est by the fans" who dropped in at the
Oxford last night. Close followers of
the game in this city will never forget
the tosses given Ryan and Selbach by
Stahl at the home plate during the eX-
citing games with the Bostons. Jake
has the reputation of never breaking
ground for the toughest propositions on
the base lines, and should he go to first
base this season he will find plenty of
plays in which all his sturdy nerve will
be needed.
Cassidy looks to be in condition to go to
work at once on the diamond. While he is
of slight built he is muscular and strong
and will demonstrate his worth before the
season is week old. Up in the Pennsyl
vania circuit he was considered the bes:
ShOrtStop in the business and they had
some pretty fast boys there last season. He
is of quiet disposition off the field, but
possesses aggHessiveness in abundance one:
the umpire shouts PLAY ball!' and the
will give Cassidy a thorough trying out
and he feels confident the youngster will
make good. te.5.,slI.-
Out at the Ball Park.
Several of the players were out at the
park this morning and found the ground
fairly hard. when the recent rains are con-
sidered. The ball was not handled. the
men contenting themselves with running
around and bracing up their wind appara-
tus This afternoon the hot-water fixtures
at the club house will be put in shape for
use, and it is likely that real practice will
begin tomorrow morning. Everybody ap-
pears to be anxious to get into a uniform.
and should warm weather set in the day S
practice will be long and continuous
Manager Lotus had a long interview this
morning with Catcher Lew Drill, but at its
conclusion neither had anything to say as
to it's pslrport. Drill stands very close to
the Hilisbrand brothers, and as they have
not yet reported it is more than probable
that he is acting their agent and ar
ranging matters so that they will report
here at an carly date.
President Ban Johnson still fingered in
Washington today, but may leave for Chi
cago tonight He also was mum as an
oyster wher approached for news, and
turned the reporter over to Manager Lof-
tus. Mr. Johnson says ne has done talk
ing for the present, and that the players
can now have a chance to boom the only
sport.