Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
NATIONALS START
SOUTH TOMORROW
Training Trip Costs Lots of
Money, but Shows Com
mendabIe Enterprise.
Many Local Fans" Urging Ex-
Manager StahI to Sign a
Washington Contract.


and start for their training grounds at Gal
weston. Nearly all the clubs of the two
major leagues are on their way to the
training grounds. and the Nationals start
with the first flight.
The trip to Galveston for a two weeks
training spell i unique in the history of
Washington base ball clubs. as in the past
there was not money available to send the
team very far away from home, and in
ma jOrity of cases the local club did its
training a home. For once, the Washing
ton club is In the hands of people with
Keen foresight and business sagacity, ready
to take chances In the outlay of money,
knowing that II things should break their
way the returns would be more than two
fold.
Treasurer While Fowler left Washington
last night for Chicago. where he Will join
Manager Cantillon and look out for the
finances of the trip. Sir William carried a
nice bunch of yellow backs and checks,
as the expense of the two weeks training
in Galveston will be heavy. although some
thing may be taken in at the gate through
exhibition games with the Texas teams.
After winding up the Galveston season with
games with the ST. Louis National League
team the Washingtons start north. and the
money should begin to come back to the
treasurers hands in nice. fat bundles. Some
thing like nineteen games Will be played
tillon at the head the Nationals should
still greater magnet.
II the schedule of games Is strictly adj
hered to- the Washingtons will reach home
on Wednesday, April 10, at about the noon
hour, just one day ahead of the opening
of the American League championship sea-
SON The total absence Of exhibition games
here is also another novelty In the history
OF Washington clubs, and everybody will
watch the experiment with great interest.
Many wise people heretofore have looked
on the exhibition games as good feeders for
the championship battles, working as they
did upon the feelings OF the fans, but 1t
is a moral certainty that the curiosity of
this same class of patrons will act as
still greater drawing magnet.
The local enthusiasts will be kept posted
through daily reports from the training
camp and also the details Of the games on
the trip home. and, without being prophet
who can foretell the future. it goes with
out saying that the opening game of the
season will draw out a crowd that Will test
the capacity of the park No exhibition
games to draw off the edge of the base ball
appetite looks like shrewd move Just now.
and the fine italian hand of Manager
Cantillon can be easily read in the original
suggestion
If ex-Manager Stahl needed anything to
convince him that he is appreciated here
"a a gentleman and ball player, the let
tiers that poured in on him in Chicago last
week must certainly have filled the bill
In addition to a couple of dozen let
tiers from single Individuals of this city. he
was mailed preambles and resolutions with
Signatures running from fifteen to fifty
from many of the departments of the gov
eminent. and all of them were in the
nature of pleas for him to return to Wash
ington and assuring him of the local
fans e" most distinguished consideration
Jack Ryder. the sporting editor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, is a personal friend
nd he
meeting in New York the two We're fire.
quently in close confab. Last Wednesday
Mr.. Ryder, in telegraphing his story of the
New York meeting TO his paper added the
following paragraph:
Manager Cantillon of the Nationals says
he may put Perrine in as shortstop and
use Altzer. in the outiield. Asked if he
thought Perrine was the equal of Altizer as
Il shortstcp. Cantillon said: "AltiZer has
nothing on that boy as a shortstop-he is
king.
This move would make the infield line up
with Stahl on first, Schlafy at second, Per-
rine at short and Cross at third Chasing
Altizer to the outfield would make the guar
dams of that territory comprise Anderson
I'm left, Ganley in right and the first-named
for center with Charley Hickman doing
the utility role. This lineup looks very
fast and the friends of George Mil will
appreciate il, as II means his retention as
utility intielder.
When Davey Altizer jumped the Con-
necticut League club and signed up with
the lancaster outlaws he was pushed into
the shortstop position for the first time in
his career. His regular garden had been
in the outfield. although he had performed
well at times on third base. Manager Can
tillon has become aware OF these facts,
and, believing that Perrine and Schlafiy will
make a great pivot pair for the infeld, has
doubtless decided to shift Altizer to the out
field.
One thing Mr. Cantillon has not reckoned
on. and that is the hitting ability of Charley
1ylyr VIC y gov m mot
Charley play for some time. but il the
genial lad can get anything like fair start
at Galveston il will be tough shedding for
Messrs Anderson. Altizer and Ganley to
crowd him of the team.
Through an inadvertence The Star stated
that Joe Stanley would probably accom-
pany the team south and try for a place
on the regular Washington lineup. while
the facts of the case are that the clever
little outfielder had become the property
of the Kansas City club last fall. when
Perrine was turned over to the Nationals
management. George Tebeau is the owner
of the Kansas City and Louisville teams,
and he has ordered Stanley to report to
Louisville this season. Joe Will have little
trouble being a star in the American As
ISOLATION as he was only few points shy
in making the Washington team. his weak
batting crowding him out. Stanley's host
OF Washington friends will wish him sue
cess in his new field and quick return to
major league company.
Sam Edmundson. the old Georgetown foot
ball star. still belongs to the Washington
base ball club and will be carried through
out the coming season. either under reserve
to a minor league team or as utility pitcher
and outfielder. Edmundson played with
the Cumberland club last season. and his
work was so good as to attract the atten-
tion of the owners of the Washington club.
Without looking up the standing of the
Cumberland club. and being under the I'M
preston that IL was outlaw organiza-
ton. President Moves opened negotiations
with Edmundson. with the result that the
Maryland manager yelled murder. An apol-
ogy set the mishap right. and then Ed
mundson drifted down here In the regular
order of the drafting season. Edmundson
looks the picture of health at present. and
he has been touted so heavily and persist
emily by friends of the Washington club
that President Noyes has decided to hold
him up here until Manager Cantillon can
look him over.
When the different books of rules are
issued for the coming base ball season, for
the first time in the history of the national
sport. they will become intelligent to the
general run of readers. Complaint after
cpmnlainf has heen