Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Manager Stahl Pleased With
Seasons Outlook.
WILL SOON BE HERE
MAY ABOLISH FREE TICKETS TO
ARMY AND NAVY GAME.
Interesting Bowling Battles = Big
Tennis Tourney Down to Semi
Finals-Turf and Track Notes.

The owners of the Washington Base Ball
Club are fast shaping up matters for the
coming season. All the assessed stock has
been paid in and the dissatisfied stockhold-
ers, who would not meet the assessment,
have been bought out. This is a result
much desired, as it contracts the holdings
and prevents dissensions. On the present
lines the club will be in but few hands at
the starting of the season, and quick re-
suits, one way or the other, are bound to
follow.
A letter from Manager Jake Stahl say that
he expects to be in Washington to witness
the Inauguration. and from the tenor of his
epistle, it is more than likely that other
Washington players will be here at the
same time. President johnson has already
received several signed contracts from the
players all of whom were brought around
by the young manager. Mr.. Stahl is very
jubilant over the teams outlook for the
coming season and says he is confident
everybody on the team will put forth MS
best efforts.
Il know what the different boys can do, -
says Manager Stahl, land if they will try
their best l will ask for nothing more The
pitching staff is strong one, and old Boy
kittredge has promised to help me to round
out the remainder of the team, SO that
everybody will be trying to win from the
first to the last inning. If l can get the
boys to thinking that they are as good as
the other fellows we will pick up many
games that would be lost otherwise
One of the most picturesque and interest
ing figures of. the base ball world is Ted
Sullivan, who is at present in Washington
and will remain here until after President
Roosevelt is inaugurated. Mr.. Sullivan al
ways has warm spot In his heart for this
city. as it marked several of the brightest
mil N
ball
He it was that secured the great out
fieIders Hoy and Wilmot for the Wash
ington club and missed Tom Mccarthy
by hair, in years gone by At the pres
ent time Mr.. Sullivan is acting as agent
for several National League magnates in
the matter of securing players and also
has a weather eye on Virginia In case a
state league is organized down there. His
letters to the Sporting News are crowded
with bright, newsy matter, and he I'M
doubtedly understands base ball from
every level and angle. Ted had been
working down in Virginia this winter,
organizing d state league, and had every
thing in fine shape when the Eastern
League moGuls -cut in and claimed
Richmond. This threw matters in the air
for short time and made Sullivan SO
mad that he wrote the following para
graph to the Sporting News
There is bill likely to pass through Con-
gress before March 4. whereby sovereign
and divine right will be granted to the
Eastern Base Ball League over the territory
of Manila, in the Philippines, for two years,
to enable P 7. Powers and his associates
to conclude whether they will move the
Montreal franchise there or not They
already have the machinery of the National
Association at their command. Why not
the United States government?
The commission did very wise thing
when they obliterated the block houses
on their line of legislation in striking out
the non-reserve clause of contracts