Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Washington Team Now Quar-
tered in Charlottesville.
FIRST GAME THURSDAY
COMING AUTOMOBILE SHOW TO
BE A RECORD BREAKER.
Lewis outfought "Kid" Sullivan
Many Bowling Battles-Golf at
Palm Beach-Notes.
FIRST GAME THURSDAY
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch The Evening Star.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, March IA.
Promptly at 10 o'clock this morning the
Washington base ball team began its open
ing workout of the year, and for starter
landed n good getaway. Joe" Cassidy
pumped flies to the Cutfield, while HueIs-
man kept the nfeld busy. Jacobsen and
Kittredge were the first battery to warm
up. Hardly had five minutes passed be-
fore the little southpaw yelled out: Gee,
don't throw EN- back so hard they burn
Kittredge had on two sweaters and
evidently trying to get off some of his
superfluous flesh. Later Wolfe went into
the box and Knoll behind the bat, with
HueIsman up. After laying down two easy
ones HueIsman landed and sent
II over the left field fence close to the foul
line. Townsend held down the initial bag.
while Case Patten took care of second
Mil was at third.
Patten was full of life from the start
and brought forth the first applause from
the cluster of fans in the grandstand
by running over close to third and making
a pretty one-hand catch of a pop fly.
When Nil stepped up to the plate Patten
yelled out, Who is that at bat?'
Mil without saying a word. dropped a
hunt down the third base line and beat the
bail out to first, just to show how he could
sprint
Manager Stahl took Cassidys place for
while and batted to the outneld. Shaush-
Messy in center cavorted around like a colt
just let out and took everything in his ter
ritory.
THAT fellow is pretty fast remarked
Stahl, referring to Fielder Cassaday, after
the fielder had captured a long fly hit pur-
poSply hack of Jacobson in,
right garden and got mixed up with the
running track in chasing one of Heyden's
drives to the right field embankment.
Huelsman added spice to the practice by
his witty sallies- On one occasion he asked
Shortstop CASSIDY, who had just knocked
foul If he was batting with a piece of
chalk
Manager Stahl was immensely pleased
with the field and the almost perfect wealth.
er which prevailed. The morning practice
lasted over two hours, the players returning
to the gymnasium at 1870 for bath The
work of the morning was most satisfactory.
All hands Will report again this afternoon,
when it is possible that a joint practice will
be had with the colIegians
When Manager Garland Stahl and his
string of youngsters stepped off the train
at Union station at o'clock yesterday
afternoon the thirty-odd applicants for the
varsity nine We're just leaving Lambeth
field, after engaging in three hours of prac-
tice, the best of the season thus far.
Lambeth field with which the Washing
ton will become intimately acquainted in
the next two weeks. is by far the best col
lege athletic ground south of Philadelphia.
Within the circular quarter-miIe running
track is room sufficient for both baseball
and football to be played at the same time
The diamond, which is in the east end of
the incloSure is turf one, and is well
drained The base lines, of course, are well
skinned. The outer garden has a covering
of what was intended to be turf originally,
but which at present, from want of care,
10.
The fifteen members of the Washington
club are comfortably CHARTERED on the Sec
ond floor of the Clermont Hotel. on west
Main street. within half mile of the ath-
letic field. This hosiery was also the stop
ping place for the Boston Americans the
year the American League was launched
In this connection it may be well 10 remem-
Der that Boston that year had number
of young men. just the Washington club
has today. How the experiment of trying
new blood turned out with Boston every
body knows, and it is not impossible that
in some of Manager Stahrs recruits there
may be found even d better man than either
Parent Ferris.
The Washington squad is a serious-look-
ing one. The men appear to he in earnest
and look as If they are willing to work
There is doubt but that Manager Stahl
has big two weeks task ahead of him in
looking over his youngsters TO see whether
or not they ripe for fast company.
After supper last night the players
strolled up to the university and to
the Fayerweather gymnasium, where they
looked on for awhile at the annual tourna-
ment of the Fayerweather Gymnastic Asso-
citation. Some little interest evinced
in some of the work done by the collegians.
But few of the Washington players were
aware OF the fact until today that they
were al the home of Charley Ferguson.
who in his lifetime one of the greatest
twirlers the game has ever seen. Fergu-
was born and reared in Charlottesville,
and many there here today who are
wont TO relate of his prowess on the dia
mond and the magnificent record he made
while with the Philadelphia team. Fergu-
son died of typhoid fever. which he
tracted in Philadelphia, and his remains
were brought here for interment. The Bos-
ton Americans. when here a few years ago,
paid tribute to his memory by placing d
wreath of flowers on his grave in Oak Hill
cemetery.
The Washingtons and Virginia will prob
ably meet for the first time Thursday
Virginia has u game scheduled for tomor-
state. Woodbury. Forest. and hence will
not be able to line up with the professionals
until then. As there is no contest on Vir-
ginia's schedule for Friday there is nothing
TO prevent a second game with Washington
that day.
On the same train which brought the
WaShngtons to Charlottesville came Dr.
Brodie G. Male of Bellevue Hospital New
York. Firglnia's head coach for the base
ball season. DIR. Nalle is alumnus of
the university. Mr. Jack Bonney of Co.
Iumbus, Ohio, another alumnus of the uni
versity and one of the best outhelders who
has been experimenting the work of the
Virginia anpiiCaprS the week