The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-11

No baseball writer in the country ap-
pears TO be so lazy. dense. or sluggard
as not to poke fun at the Washington
ball team For awhile ii was all aimed
at the Senators themselves. but recently
the papers have awakened TO the fact
that it was the management and the
interference Of the business end in the
club that was largely responsible for
the bad work. and some hard knocks
have been taken at those who brought
about the present condition
Here is a weird tale told by Charles
Dryden, a Philadelphia writer:
That recent baseball deal made by
Business Agent Dwyer of the Senators,
is of. He traded Kittredge and Setback
to New York for Anderson and Beville
and the two Senators were to leave the
team last night. But when the new
manager, Patsy Donovan. arrived from
St. Louis he at once broke a bottle Of
knockout drops on the proceedings
Donovan and Dwyer had a long con-
fab at the Bingham. The former de-
clined to take charge of the tail-end
club if the deal made by Dwyer was
allowed to stand. They called up
Griffith. and after much argument he
consented TO drop his bargain.
Welcomed Patsy.
Setback and Kittredee welcomed their
old friend Patsy. and said they were
willing to be untraded if he said so.
The new manager refused 10 discuss
his plans until he has probed q little
oocLer into the conditions at Washing
tor, which seem as chaotic as those of
the team. Loud paeans of joy burst
from the Senators on hearing that two
of the best men in the ranks would be
retained.
The players opposed the deal from
The outset, but Dwyer insisted on the
trade, after canvassing the Senators
for expert opinion.
Team Afraid to Go Home.
Rain blocked the last game of the set
here. so Patsy gathered up his new
troopers and went down 10 Washing
II gton TO face the music with them
The team could have left at o'clock,
but finding that train got them home
before dark, they baked. A unanimous
vote selected q later start, which cal
ried them into Washington at D. m.
BY sneaking out of the depot one at a
time with their collars turned up, the
Senators escaped recognition, and man
aSeo to reach home without injury at
the hands of Infatuated fanatics
To look at the Senators writhing
through a game of ball you would
imagine them the unhappiest set OF
TnCrtals on earth. Instead of feeling OPP
pressed. the players actually enjoyed
themselves. They knew they were a
Joke.
Old stagers. who have been through
many campaigns, said the personally
conducted tour under Mr.. Dwyer beat
anything they ever heard of, either IN
baseball or minstrelsy. All they lacked
vas a band in linen busters TO lead The
daily street parade
Coughlin Has Trouble With Salary.
Seems the Senators got off wrong at
the jump. 1t was pay day when they
left home for New York, and Mr.. Dwyer
passed out punches of money on the
train. He handed Bill Coughlin $500 in
old 81 bills that had swelled like u
damp sponge.
The bundle was so large and thick Bill
couldn't bend II. He carried his salary
under one arm like a loaf of Dutch
bread. While transferring from the
ferrybOat 10 an L train In New York
Coughlin hid the musty wealth beneath
his coat. Even then he expected the
thugs 10 bounce a piece Of cheese or
similar blunt instrument on his head
At the Marlborough, where the Sena-