The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-16
JOHNSON IS MUM
ABOUT SENATORS
Manager and New Players
Not Yet Named.
ALL OTHER TEAMS TRAINING
Invaders Playing Short Games at At
lanta--Hugh Duffy Is Optimistic
About the Phillies.

How long. Oh, Johnson. wilt thou
abuse our patience?
Such is the cry Of the fans in Wash
ington. and whoever answers the ques-
ton will get two whole sticks of candy
On Saturday Ban fed to New York.
promising to return on Monday with
the announcement of the Senatorial
manager and the new members of the
team. 1t may also be stated that he
went away six months ago with the
same blithesOme and cheering words
upon his lips. 1t may likewise be added
that up TO date there has been neither
announcement nor heralding Of new
players.
Every other team is organized and
the managers are making predictions
and betting SILK hats. but in the Capital
City, with its great baseball future,
there reigns the silence Of the dead, for
there is no manager TO deal out the
usual supply of spring hot air and warm
the hearts Of the fans with fairy tales
Of the prOwess of infant phenoms ana
child wonders.
There is no betting, as the faithfm
are aweary of the sport of betting how
many points viii separate the Washing
ton club from the next highest club,
to-wit, the seventh.
johnson in Town.
Johnson was in town this morning
stirring about nightly. but the fruits
OF his labOrs are not apparent to the
naked eye. He said this morning he
would remain in the city for several
days and in that time there would sure
~ be developments This sad song is
beginning 10 bear a close family re-
semblance to the rehearsal Of the tale
OF the dark and stormy night when the
brigands We're seated around the camp
fire.
At Atlanta yesterday the New York
Americans had some hot practice in the
way OF nVe-inning game between two
picked teams. Wolfe and Griffith did
the tWirling, but neither let himself out
Tor fear of llama ging his arm. The work
was fast and snappy, four double plays
being among the features.
The New York Nationals are in Bir-
mingham, Ala, today and Will play an
exhibition with the team of that city.
Regulation spring exercise is the work
OF the Athletics at Spartanburg, 5. G.
but some of the men went at il too
strongly and have sore muscles. This
was especially true Of the younger men,
VINO were anxious to create good i'm
preston.
Manager Duty, of the Philadelphia
Nationals. down in Savannah is pulled /
UP Win more rope IMAM woman
Suffrage agltatOr- Harken TO his words: J
we have made great start This
weather Is as good for baseball as June
would be In Philadelphia. What little /
the first two days practice cOnvinces /
me that they are a better lot than / had |
reason 70 hope for If this weather ]
holds we will be In great trim when we
get back to the Quaker City"
Johnson will call on Garry Hermann
at Cincinnati and talk over the conflict
In dates in New York and see what
there IS TO be in way of a baseball war.
The war talk has died out completely in
the past few days Everybody seems
too busy. preparing for the opening OF
the season TO spend time throwing out
threats and accusations, and IL Is gener-
Johnson get together the New York
squabble viii be amicably settled.
Pulliam at Princeton.
President PuIIiam. OF the National
League, is keeping quiet. He attended
the practice OF the Princeton team in
the Princeton cage yesterday and gave
the boys some good advice. 1t was plain
to see that he was highly pleased with
the showing made by the boys. and that
he thinks they are of the calfber TO win
the intercollegiate championship.
When the baseball season opened last
year all the rams believed that Denver
hGd a winning team. II looked better on
paper thaa anything IN the league but
il was q great appointment when il
came 70 winning games. ID. G. Pack
ard. who then owned the team. was Sc
Ferely criticised for the Door showing
OF the men. but his Judgment in select
liB D3llplaNers mas been fully justified
Dy what has happened 10 his men since
last season Lee CUES all over the coun-
Try hdu their eyes on Denver PLAYERS
and as soon as the season closed thew
went after them. Schlei went TO Gin
clnnau, DundOn and Jones TO Chicago I
Delehanty ana Friske 10 Seattle WHIT
rldge 10 Oakland. and McHale will play |
with One'OI the coast teams