Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-09
Shortstop Cassidy Has Been a
Very Sick Man,
BUT NOW IMPROVING FAST
Goes to Hot Springs, Va, Next Mon
day to Recuperate.
PITCHER FALKENBERG REPORTS
Entries for Benning Handicap - Golf
at Palm Beach and Pinehurst
Bowling Battles.
BUT NOW IMPROVING FAST
PITCHER FALKENBERG REPORTS

With the Washington club sailing along
before a good breeze. with every sail set
and a cloudless sky, the report OF snort
stop Joe Cassidy's Illness was like ooit
OF lightning through n clear atmosphere.
1t was known that Joe had been complain
Ing for some time but that anything serious
had occurred to him was not once thought
Of His letter to President Noyes on We'd
nesday was the first intimation that he
had been III in bed.
Manager Stahl returned from Chester late
last night and held q long conference with
President Noyes this morning. He SAID
that Cassidy had been In bed Tor TWO
months with typhoid, and for ten days Joe
was so feeble that his life was despaired
Of At the present time he Is sitting up
and dressed. and it is the plan of Man
ager stahl to start him for Hot Springs.
Va by next Monday. IL he is able TO
stand the Journey. There is yet five weeks
remaining before the season starts, and II
is hoped that the southern health resort
will do wonders for the little shortstop in
that time.
Cassidy's people and his physician were
under the impression that the club offlclats
were aware of the shortshops illness VI
they would have advised them a t once AS
IL is row il will require some scheming ana
hustling to get the team in shape for the
opening OF the season. Mil can play snort
very well and Schafiey or Hickman go 10
second with Stanley or Henline Tor the
outfeld This makes an entirely new line
up from that contemplated, hence the I'M
portance of Cassidy's presence to the team.
- President Moves had a lengthy converse
lion with Cassidy's physician over the long
distance telephone last night, and the lat
ter said that the player would be all fight
again In two weeks. He doubtless meant
for ordinary conditions. a man just get
ting over typhoid fever generally takes
more than a fortnight to get in shape to
play base ball. Mr.. Noyes will probably
fOrtify the team by securing one of the eX-
ira infelders from the New York Amerl-
cans, should Cassidy fail to improve as
rapidly as he should under careful treat
nent. It was suggested that Cassidy pc
sent down TO Charlottesville along with the
other members OF the Nationals. as their
compauionship might be better for him than
the quiet routine life of the Hot Springs,
but Manager Stahl wascafraid that, seeing
The other boys work would worry Joe and
that the health resort would be the best
place for him.
Pitcher Falkenberg arrived in Washing
ton late last evening and reported to Man
sger Stahl this morning. The tall boy Is
the picture of robust health and anxious 10
resume work on the diamond He told
President Moves this morning that he was
troll of his famous overland delivery, ana
should he be able to do this ne will be
second Bill Donovan. Falkenberg was en-
thusiastic over the makeup of the Ma
tionals for the coming season. and re-
marked that II looked fully 20 per cent
better than last year.
Third Baseman Lave Cross IS expected in
town this afternoon and he will have his
hands full entertaining the hosts of friends
lie has in this city.