Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-15
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Washington Players Sore
From First Days Practice.
JONES JOINS TEA M
PITCHERS TO USE CAGE IN CASE
OF WET WEATHER.
Boston's Big Auto Show - New York
Club Has Trouble With Chase
Trials at Benning.
ONES JOINS TIE A M


Special Dispatch TO Inc Evening Stai-
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, March 10.
The second day of the Washington ci'lo
preliminary work dawned cloudy but soon
after the players reached the ball park the
SUMS rays were as genial yesterday
All the men were on hand promptly save
Frank Jones. who, on account of his long
and tiresome ride from Denver, was al
lowed to sleep late this morning. He
strolled into the grounds at 1890 and was
mad with the boys because they did not
awaken him. Batting practice was the or
der of the morning. Captain Stahl him.
self was al the initial bag, Mullen at sec
ond, Hill at third, with Jacobsen in left
field and Wolfe in right. Townsend was
the first twirler to take turn In the box,
Knoll doing the backstopping. The hit
and-run game was the subject of much at
tention.
At II o'clock Case Patten, who said that
he could not bend over, succeeded Town
send on the slab, and Kittredge went be-
hind the bat. More than one runner was
caught off of first as result of Cases
clever headwork. Kittredge was full OF
ginger, the strenuous exercise of yesterday
having made apparently little impression
on his muscles. Some of the boys did hard
hitting, and the Cuban Giants who were
scraping and rolling the base lines had
some narrow escapes from being struck by
hard-hit liners One Drawer than the rest
attempted to stop one of Huelsman's drives
and was nearly lifted off his feet. Hunter
Hill relieved him for while and helped to
push the roller just to show that there
was no hard feeling. Just before the morn
ing work ended the photographer was
on hand TO get snapshots of the men.
Shaughnessy and Cassaday especially
were caught in action. Before leaving for
the gymnasium all the players were sent
around the running track several times.
The afternoon practice will begin at
O'Clock and conclude at 3, as the college
boys open their preliminary season with
contest with Woodbury. Forest. The for
NAL debut of the Senators on Friday with
the Virginia team is anticipated with much
interest by the professionals.
Despite the strenuous efforts made by
Manager Stahl yesterday to hold his young
sters down, many of them found out to
their sorrow that they had been little too
active. These first days are fraught with
soreness. and when each athlete rose from
the table this morning his face wore a
panied aspect as their muscles were I'M
coiled. There is no denying that it takes
several days to iron the kinks out of the
system at this game.
The afternoon practice yesterday began
at . o'clock and was continued until 3:13.
when the applicants for the college team
began to arrive on the grounds ready for
the customary afternoon practice. Manager
Stahl went to the initial bag himself at the
opening of the afternoon practice and Hun
ter Hill to third, and for fifteen minutes
there was something doing in the inner
garden. The way the Texan got them
across to the captain was refreshing. and
leads to the belief that he has regained
his old-time form and is fully capable OF
taking care of his corner of the field Joe
Cassidy made himself at home at short.
and despite the soft ground and tufts OF
grass Scooped up most everything that
came his way.
It was really laughable to the way in
which Kittredge exerted himself in order
to reduce his weight. He kept going all the
tt,fv o.fin III
around the quarter mile track twice When
the afternoons work was done all the play
ers were sent around twice, but Kittredge
hal to go third time.
Scrub sides were chosen in the afternoon,
but not with the required number of men
on each side. Each man took a turn at
the bat and some little base running was
INDUCED in. The twirlers took a turn in
handing them over slowly.
In the outfield Shaughnessy, at center.
and -Cassaday, In left showed the benefit of
the practice work they had had at the
University of Illinois. Both covered lots
of ground and showed a disposition to shirk
nothing Manager Stahl. after watching
their performances from the top of play
ers' bench. jumped down and. reaching for
bat, sent them some difficult ones, and
more than once the ball was caught across
the running track, after long sprint. What
these new outfielders can do with the stick
will be revealed within the next ten days.
The men reached the Fayerweather gym
nasium shortly after O'Clock this morning,
and in a short while had donned their uni
forms The base ball cage OF the gymnasium
is used as a dressing room. Here the twirl-
ers will timber up in case of wet weather.
Outfielder Jones, all the way from Den
YER dropped In at noon yesterday and was
at the hotel awaiting the boys when they
returned from morning practice. He accom-
panied the other players out to the park
| this afternoon and Joined In the practice,
| despite his long two-day ride.
Hughes and Clarke are expected to drop
| in any moment. and then the full quota of
players will be completed.
Arrangements were completed this after
noon for a game with the college boys on
| Friday afternoon 1t Is needless to say that
the contest will attract a goodly crowd Of
both college boys and townspeople.