The Washington times., 1906-03-13


Charley Hickman has legs that uo,,,a
make French danseuse look IKE IN
Indian famine Specimen. He is built
along startling lines. anyhow. but espe-
cialiy from the knees down He looks
10 be about forty pounds overweight in
his calves. but denies that such is the
case and says the lovely underpinniug
Is perfectly natural Hickman is a
cheery, sociable young person who
doesn mind work. and he viii have 10
brlng all this industrious disposition in
10 play TO reach fhe proper avOirduDois.
Stahl took off seven pounds at the
morning session yesterday, according TO
his method of weighing. by lively hus-
Ting and wearing a polar expedition ar
ray of sweaters. After he got on the
scales and found how much he had lost
and what could be accomplished in that
line here he sent a bunch of hurry mes
sages to Manuel and Stanley. telling
them they need not indulge in the Usual
mile ran al the end of practice. II
Manuel especially. were to take of
flesh at that rate for about three days,
at the end OF that time the first breeze
would blow him against the fence and
break him Ike Il stick of macarOni
For man who has been at the busi-
ness so many Years. Lave Cross is re
maTkably active in his spring Cavortings.
But, although the -eJeran fees hither
and thithcr with eat activity as re-
CARDS the feet, he takes no chance with
his wing. He says if a man has seen
IS much service a s he has and yet can
control his energies on the first few
days he had better seek some other
method of earning a living.
FalkcnbeTg IS almost in the class with
Manuel I'm the matter OF light and airy
proportions He seems 10 be getting
taIier all the time. Also. he needs con-
ditioning-he is nearly two and haif
ounces overweight. After he gets that
off they win have to tie a flag 10 him
so the other players can see where he is.
Stahl is not a hard loser lie doesn't
roast his men when luck turns against
the team. and outwardly ne takes it
with fairly good grace, but deep down
in his heart it hurts This year the
players are anxiously waiting 20 see
what he viii do if the Yanigaus hand
couple of hot ones to the Regulars. They
freely predict that If the aggregation
headed bv Tom Hughes gets too gay
there viii be a sudden change in the
makeup IF the team, which viii leave
the 1dIlEuilS WtIttflflE now u aff.ti4-
ed Last year the GauiganS rose up in
their might and bumped StahIs outfit
whereUpon Jake evened up things by
taking every ore of the stars OF the OP-
position into MS own camp. and Civ
ing for them such of his men as had
not delivered the goods
Smith, the new pitcher from the
Southern League. is husky fellow. J
tall and ~elI built He has not been
allowed to curve a ball or DO more
than toss It over gently, but his move
ments indicate that he has plenty of
speed and viii be a good man 20 watch /
His fuugO batting YESTERDAY bore out
the assertions Of his friends that he
is one Of the strongest hIjters I'm the
country.
The infeId OF the Virginia diamond
IS not what was expected. Il is rough /
and needs careful rakiug. This was
a surprise To StahL who was given TO
understand that IL would be in = good
shape as could be expected for SO early
in the season
schIaaey is afflicted with bunious. !
and is seeking someone 10 break ia a .
new pair of playing shoes. The other
men are having troubles of their own
with their feet at this time, and re
spectfulIy declined. lie was about % /
offer ii to a very bruHettish youth T.
who hangs around the diamond He .
asked the advice of a Virginia man on T.
the subject. and was assured that he /
would never have any trouble with F.
that pair Of shoes II he loaned them .
to that particular son OF Ham. because /
job Is still open.