The Washington times., 1907-03-11
Grahams Tedious Teas
erS'' Battle Natives.
Players All Need
Limbering Up.
Hickman Makes Debut
With One of His
Famous Home
Runs.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

GALVESTON, Tex, March 1.-THE
ball game here yesterday was about as
little criterion Of a teams ability as
could be imagined. The Nationals
smote the Texas leaguers of Galveston
- to 5. but the score might just as well
have been the other way.
Goodwin twirled the first three rounds
for Washington and did well He has
been in Houston for a month or SO and
has been pitching pretty regularly, but
not 10 batters. He showed this by Civ
ing two passes and shifting Cermack
in the ribs with great force and en-
thusiasm and an inshoot. He was the
only one Of the three twirlers who tried
TO show any speed, and he has quite a
little
Graham's Tedious TeaseT.
Graham is a left-hander. who says he
has speed, but yesterday he was all for
the slow ball proposition. On his list Is
a tedious teaser that sails languidly
toward the plate and sometimes almost
reaches il. \ man would have to have
a pole to get near this particular ball,
hut the Galveston players did not realize
that and tried to turn trick with regu-
lation length bats. He famed only one
man. but nearly all who faced him fell
at least once for his delayed delivery.
Wilson is a likely youngster of great
size. He is out Of condition and did
not exert himself in any way. hence the
three runs that were made off him. An
estimate OF his qualities will have 70
b come later.
Lave Cross said at the supper table
last night that he had handled a base
ban but once since the 1906 season
closed. That was when he removed
three from one trunk TO another Yet
the g&yed one was as spry yesterday as
If il had been midsummer. He is a
wonderful athlete. with perfect control
OF himself at all times. and not once
yesterday did he fail to make the RICH;
play or forget that IL would not do 70
strain himself by difficult throws: yet
he started a double play in the eighth
round with three men on bases that
caught a runner at the plate and
doubled the batter at first
Perrine Make Favorable Impression.
Perrine made a favorable impression
at short. He is quick and reliable in
judging the force with which a ball
will come to him This is not such an
easy task down here. The diamond is all
sand. and a ball striking the ground
stops like favorite owned by a book
maker There is no chance to lie back
wait for the bound, and make a quick
throw. You have TO be ready to move
forward and make a pickup that may
require an underhand snap. While Per
rine did not risk his arm by snaps, he
was sharp enough to always land his
man at first.
Blankenship and Graham are two men
whom Cantillon counts upon to make
good. He has had his eye on them for
some time. and predicts they will wear
Washington uniforms all the season.
From their form yesterday his conf
dence would seem to be justified.
Blankenship Has Good Speed.
Blankenship is tall, gets over the
ground with great speed and showed no
signs of losing his head. He stole home
in a manner that indicated an eye for
every opportunity. and in that double
play with Cross he not only had to act
but TO think like lightning. He reached
first on errors three times and got a
hit. How he will do as a first baseman
remains to he seen, but so far the pros
poets for that corner are bright If he
holds IL down.
Schlaiy is the sorest. physically, OF