Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
Manager Stahl's Team Beat Hughes
Quint, s to 6.
ANDERSON LATEST ARRIVAL
All Ready for Nelson-McGovern Fight
Gallagher Beat Hoppe at Bill
liards-Bowling Battles.


prevailed this morning and although not a
drop Of rain has fallen. the weather is quite
raw and disagreeable and unfit for outdoor
work OF any description Manager Stahl
took the bull by the horns this morning ind
mapped out hard days work. as all the
players were anxious to get at something.
BY 10 o'clock the entire squad. save Hardy
who has a slight cold had reported at the
University gymnasium. Suits were douned
and all got busy on the main floor OF the
gym" Each of the twirlers warmed up
for fifteen minutes, and the work proved
very beneficial. On the other side of the
floor the inield and outfield men were re-
lively engaged In tossing the ball TO each
other
change in program was Instituted at 10
o'clock, when preparations were begun for
basket ball contest. The teams consisted
OF six players instead of five. Manager Stahl
had the following on his side; hickman,
Wolfe Mccoy, Hughes ard Nil. Falken-
bergs bunch included SChalfly, Smith. Man
uel. Anderson and HenlIne. Each side
was hotly contested throughout. The men
could be heard yelling at each other for
more than square. The second half also
resulted In tie, each team throwing TWO
goals. Hughes insisted on quitting with
hOnors even. but finally yielded to Etahls
persuasive powers and decided to play off
The tie. After five minutes of rough-and-
tumble work Mccoy finally CinChed the con-
test by a beautiful throw, which landed
squarely in the bag. making the final score
eight 10 six. Charley Hickman played
very rough game and was frequently eau
toned BY the referee, a university student,
who made the fellows observe the rules of
the game as best he could. Hickman's play
ing was very brilliant at times. and it was
partly due TO his excellent passing and
blocking that Mccoy was able to land three
OF the goals made hy his side. NH rem
dered valuable aid.
For Falkenberg's team Henine carried
on the honors. He has evidently played
the game before, and is far from being a
novice. He threw two very difficult goals
Cross and Patten Running.
Cross aud Patten. who did not participate
In the sport, were put on the indoor run
ming track. and each covered more than
mile. They came down out of the gallery
just In time to do some lusty roofing"
Trainer Quirk is stuck on basket ball. lie
thinks II Is the best sport in the world for
the wind. and this opinion is heartily con-
CURED IN by Manager Srah and the rest
OF the players. At the conclusion OF this
mornings contest the men looked if
they had been under a shower bath. A good
rundown followed.
The men Will be put through the same
kind of work this afternoon The field is
too SOFT and II is much too damp To at
tempt outdoor work
kirsoE, who says that his wifes condition
Is stu unimproved and that he will be un-
able TO leave her bedside for several days
YET. No word has been received from Jones,
and therefore he is expected in any mo-
ment from the west.
Arrangements are about completed by
Manager Stahl for an exhibition game -
Troy, N Y. early in May. The new ball
park IN that city viii he opened on the 9Th
and the local club Is anxious to have the
re1uvenated Nationals as a drawing card
on that date.
The Virginia base ball season Is sched-
uled 10 open tomorrow afternoon.
Clear Weather Coming.
The Nationals are keeping a stiff upper
Zip and are hoping for better days The
weather people have IA decidedly Rggravat-
ing habit about this time of year of sud
denly yankng the bung out OF cask la
beled "cold storage and aqua" Then the
Ice man retires 10 Oblivion and sadly rum
mates over the distressing inequalities or
life. while with q gleefully malicious grin
the coal man gets busy and proceeds 20
show admiring pubic that he is not yet
in the class of also rams
The indications this morning are that the
marble heart OF the weather people has had
AN indentatiOn put In II and tomorrow at
least win be idez! for ball playing.
The Washington bunch IS gradually grow
Ing, and II the abseutces continue to come
IN as they did On yesterday the roster will
the storm yesterday afternoon. via Wash
ington. looking spick and span. lie appears
In fine spirits and apparently weighs about
1S5.
All the old men are joIlyng Bill Wolfe
for being so Tat. The Allenport lad now
tips the scales at l79. Il never felt better
IN my Nfe' said Wolfe to a Star correspond
ont last night. seated In the lobby or the
Clermont. Never before have ! reported
Ia such condition at the beginning Of the
season. used 10 be subject 10 rheumatism
in the spring. but this year / have not had
a single touch OF Il. and II leads me TO be
lleye that am going 10 have pretty good
season. The time was when / could hot
work the rheumatism out Of my system un-
III the hot weather. and then frequently II
took all Of the ginger out of me In accom-
plishing that end Winter before last | was
down on my back IN bed for nearly q month
and was in very poor shape when l struck
Charlottesville. Now the opposite is true
and am all 20 the good Wolfe has great
confidence In the Nationals. and says that
n the weather Is anything like as good as
last spring the men VIII start or the season
in good shape.
BurlesQue Basket Ball.
Rare sport was furnished a crowd oil
students at the Fayerwe7ther gymnasium
at the university yesterday afternoon Tired
OF loungtng around the hotel and watching
the rain fall, the entire squad started out
for a stroll En- route boxing match was
arranged between Schalfy ana FJlkcnburg.
The men donned the gloves. but were so
exceedingly cautious that the match soon
became very ZANE and the bout was chilled
OF until later I'm the season. Then Il was
that the fun began. Sides were chosen for
basket ball contest. and in a jify the
great battle was on. Up aud down the floor
the bail tDssers chased each other and the
ball while their efforts to land the ball in
the basket were most ludicrous. The con
test resemuied Rugby foot ball match
more than anything else Il was rough and
tumble throughout. All the men partici-
pated at one time or another except Lave
Coss and Long Tom Hughes who acted
In the capacity OF officials and endeavored
TO point out the many violations OF the
rules OF the game. Fouls were as numerous
as The many futile attempts to land the
ball In the basket. The players could not
f0rbear running with the leather and had
there been ladder near the goals they
would have climbed up and dropped the
ball In. instead OF tossing t. II proved
equal 10 a minstrel show for the college
boys. The teams Hnef up follows:
Stahls quint-Stahl Quirk Hickman. Mil
and Patten. Substitutes-McCoy. Sudhon
and Hardy.
Falkenburg's team-Falkenburg. Hcniine,