Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
THE MORNINGS WORK FAST
Pitcher Kitson Reported to Stahl in
Good Condition.
sTARKEL AND KIT DUE MONDAY
Sensation at New Orleans Track-Na-
Golf at Pinehurst.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Va, March
1T.-Bad weather generally prevails in this
section on St Patrick's day, but today Is
an exception. Although 1t is rather cool
and n stiff wind is blowing from the west.
-he sun is shining brightly. The Nationals
reported for work promptly at 10 o'clock.
all wearing heavy sweaters. Schalliy was
wrapped up in heavy bath robe. but this
he soon discarded Batting practice was
first on tho program, with Hardy doing the
twirling. Those who welded the stick were
Cross, Hickman, Stahl. Schal1y, Anderson,
Nil and Henline.
Hardy VINO remained in the box for TWEEN
~ minutes, was succeeded by Sudhoff. who
exhibited much speed Cross landed on the
ball hard and often and made the circuit
Of the bases in fast time. As the work pro-
ceeded the hit-and-run game was practiced.
Nil did some effective playing between first
and second. Wolfe and Mccoy also took Il
turn in the box.
The inffeld was composed of the following
players: Falkenberg. first; Stanley. second;
DE Montreville. shortstop: Manuel, third.
Kitson had his first warming up of the year,
and appeared in fine spirits. He handled
himself we'll of in another corner of the
lot was Patten. Hughes and Smith. with
Heydon doing the receiving At II o'clock
the inhed was changed. Manager Stahl
surprised the squad by taking a turn al
backstop. a new role, in which he proved
far from being novice. Hughes officiated
at the initial bag. with Schaliy at second,
De Montreville at short and Cross at third.
SchaIny covered considerable territory
around second. He. Cross and De Montre-
Vile pulled off some fast plays between
them. Gene got In some star one-hand
catches. At noon the men were still hard ar
ON nf lett irlgy
Stahl has heard nothing further from either
Kittridge or Starkell. the only abseutees
both are expected to be on hand in time
for practice Monday
Pitcher Kitson Reports.
The Nationals have al last entered upon
their stride, and If the rainmakers do not
get busy in the next two weeks Washington
viii be glad TO welcome the team that bea rs
her name. Manager Stahl now has enough
men on hand TO play a game without out
side help-two teams Of nine men each. with
two additional players. This number was
increased yesterday afternoon by the ar
rival OF Frank Kitson. the former Detroit
twirler. IT will thus be seen that numer
icalIy the Nationals are in much better
shape than last year For week or more
last spring Stahl had to borrow two UNI
Nersity students TO fill out his outfieId in
order to play the first Regular Yanigan
game.
kitson, who lacks but one inch of being
In the siX-foot class, came in from the west
over the Chesapeake & Ohio and reached
the hotel just as the boys were preparing
10 start out for the afternoon practice He
was warmly welcomed by his old friend
Lave Cross and several of the other mem
bers of the squad. He accompanied the
bunch to the athletic park and watched the
men perform from the players bench
The former Detroit pitcher is as brown as
berry He lives on farm a hundred or
more miles from Detroit and has evidently
been living out in the sun and fresh air
His wife's mother, who has been ILL is on
the road TO recovery. 1t was due partly to
her sickness that Frank was DELAYED IN
Joining the Nationals. The other reason
was that he could not get Il manager for
MS farm. Finally though he did not secure
Just the man he was looking for, he decided
TO absent himself no longer, and just came
ahead.
The first real practice of the season was
ned yesterday afternoon. The players
reached Lambeth Field promptly at O'Clock
and kept steadily at II for two and a half
hours The diamond was in splendid condf-
ton, considering the recent rains, and
everything was favorable for a good work
ing out. Every member of the squad had
an opportunity to show his ability
Good Afternoons Work.
The usual practice of tossing the ball was
indulged in to Timber up the men, and then
a long batting practice followed. during
which fun justice was done to the deliv-
cries of Hardy. Mccoy. Smith and FaIken-
berg. All looked alike to those who first
took turn with the stick-StahI, Hickman
Anderson. Jones and Lave Cross-and the
balls We're sent to all corners of the lot.
Nmie all this was going on the infe1d
consisted Of Patten. first base; Wolfe sec
"nd: DeMontreville, shortstop, and Tom
Hughes at third In the outfield were Hem
line, Stanley and Manuel
About 2:I5 Stahl said something about
"a a TO-. L I'll
lave Cross responded Don't think of it,
let have a little field work: we fellows
VIII be getting stale. And this remark
led to the beginning OF the fastest work of
the afternoon. StahI was in his position
at the initial bag, Shafley at second De-
montreVille at short, Lave Cross at third
with Heydon doing the backstop work.
hickman was in right garden, Jones in
center and Anderson in left. AS the old
guard began TO do fancy stunts everybody
was attention. and In a few minutes the
candidates for the college team. at work
In a corner of the lot, shut down entirely
In order to watch the show. The manner
In which the men handled ground balls
made one forget that they had been housed
up for three days.
The iniield worked well ard displayed
much ginger. In the outheld Anderson and
Hickman gathered in everything that fell
inside of the running track Hickman
stirred UP enthusiasm by pulling down with
one hand long one close to the foot ball
bleachers near the right garden. NH sub
Stttuted a little while at ShOrtStop despite
the fact that the forefinger on hts LEFT
hand was injured, the nail being black
cned during the morning In his efforts to
trap ball in the gymnasium The manner
IN which he shot some of the balls across
10 Stahl elected the admiration of those on
the bench
During the afternoon Kitson and one or
two others tried TO poke fun at Cross by
eudeavoring to tease him about the number
OF years he had been IN professional ball
but they failed to get the best of the willy
old player.
Il entered the big league in 81" he said
AT the same time as Mcclure" said one
Of the squad
No, not on your tintype." replied Cross
with a flash of his eyes. Jim Mcclure was
a star when l started in He was in the
game four or five years before began. But
Mcclure is a good old catcher and has fer
gotten more about base ball than most
Youngsters nowadays will ever learn He
and Charley Farrell are two of the wisest