Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Damp Weather Handicapping
Washington Players.
HILL IN HOSPIT A l.
CASSIDY OUT OF PRACTICE ON
ACCOUNT OF LUMBAGo.
Benning Track Ready for Opening To-
morrow-Many Bowling Battles
Base Ball Notes.
HILL IN HOSPIT A L
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, March %.
When the Senators reached the ball park.
shortly after 10 o'clock. it was found that
two players were absent from the squad.
The wet weather, which prevailed most
of yesterday. gave Shortstop Cassidy a
mild attack of lumbago, or. perhaps, 1t
was the strenuous exercise which Joe I'M
derwent in the Fayerweather Gymna SUM
yesterday morning when he performed
various stunts" on the various pieces of
apparatus. At any rate. he has quite a
cold and is in the tolls of Trainer Quirk
today That notable predicts that Joe will
be found back in harness tomorrow.
Third Baseman Hill has been taken to
the University Hospital. where he Is under
the care of a physician. The strained
ligaments in his knee are not healing up as
rapidly as they might. so it was thought
best that he should have more careful
attention. At the hospital he can rest
much easier He will not be back into the
game before the end of the week, If then,
certainly not as long as the damp weather
keeps up. Batting practice received first
attention this morning, and for nearly an
hour the twirlers took turn in handing
them over.
The weak showing made with the stick in
the two contests with the collegians has
aroused Manager Stahl. and it Is safe to say
that from now on this department of the
game will not be neglected. The fact that
three of the star batsmen famed in one
inning yesterday rilcd the team consider
ably The performance is not going to be
repeated during the Washingtons stay here.
The catchers were given considerable
practice in catching high fouls, Mullin
sending them up. Both Heydon and Knoll
showed up in good form, and the belief is
that Kittredge will have two worthy as
sistants behind the bat.
The outfieId was given considerable prac-
I.1;,, 1E1r ~ =
ting the ball out. The diamond was too
muddy for any fast infield work.
The clouds are thickening up. and 1t
looked at noon as If there would be no
game this afternoon. The next contest be-
tween the Senators and varsity nine will
attract a crowd whenever 1t is pulled
off. 1t is safe to predict that Washington
will even up for yesterdays defeat and
that the score will be quite one-sided.
The Washington and Virginia University
teams engaged in a six inning contest yes
terday afternoon. in which the university
boys scored four to the professionals one
run. Three errors by Mil in the third in
ming enabled the college boys to score their
four tallieS.
Hughes and Townsend were pitted against
Cole. Adams and Moses. The Washington
pitchers performed well, the former allow
ing four and the latter one hit. Cole, who
officiated for two innings. did not allow a
hit; Adams, who succeeded him, caused five
of the professionals to fan in the three
innings he performed. The Virginia boys
secured their runs by Adams and Pollard
reaching first on two successive errors by
Nil, Cracraft famed. and Daniel was
passed to first. Knoll threw to Mullen, and
he threw to Mil to catch Adams, who was
playing off the bag but the little midget
again slipped up on the play by letting the
ball get through his legs, and the two
runners scored. Daniel then scored on
Rowe's twobagger. and the latter went
home on Graham's single.
Washington made their only tally in the
sixth. Cassidy and Mullen were safe, and
the former came home on Mis- Single. AL
though the professionals were defeated,
their playing was very good, the catches of
Huelsman and Nil of fouls being the fea-
lures.