The Washington herald., 1907-03-21
COLTS ARE TROUNCED.
Tom Hughes Team Easy
Picking for Regulars.
COULD HAVE MADE IT WORSE
But the Picked Nationals Had Had
long Practice and They Were
Satisfied 20 Pound In Few Runs
and Quit-Chsriey Hickman Is the
Hero with the Longest Hit.

Sieeast 10 The Washington Her1ie
Galveston, Tex. March 2o-Capt. sehla-
hy's regulars of the Washington Baseball
Club severely chastlsed the Colts. of the
same club. headed by Tom Hughes, here
this afternoon by 10 to / in seven innings.
That the score was not larger Was due to
the fact that the regulars we're so tired
that they quit trying Having Steady jobs
IN the field. they had been practicing hard
in their positions FOR an hour before the
game began. and were about all in. The
Colts. being composed largely Of pitchers
who had not been eXerting themselves in
the field. were in much better shape, but
they were rot there with the goods when
time was called.
II was scheduled as a game between the
regulars and Galveston, but the Calves
ton management decided this afternoon
that its game with the champion White
sox here tomorrow would be about
enough baseball for its team at this early
stage, and Manager Hughes. Of the Colts.
had to come to the rescue.
The big feature was the sudden and to-
tai eclipse Of Manager Hughes as a
pitcher. He had used much valuable oxy-
gen explaining what he was going 10 do
! with the regulars, but fell down hard.
In the third inning six hits were made OF
him for a total Of fivy runs. And ne was
chased to left field.
Graham Is Easy.
Graham succeeded Hughes. but al
/ though he had more speed than he has
shown heretofore, he was dead easy and
/ six hits were made OF him in four in
inings Then Case Patten took "A hand. he
lasted the seventh inning and was touched
safely four times The fans will have to
draw their own conclusions about whether
tie batting was extra good OF the pitch.
I ing extra bum. u probably figured both
ways.
Charley Hickman was the hero. He got
four hits. One of them Was over center
/ field fence, farthest corner IL Was one
OF the longest drives ever made in Gal
( weston. and created "a great ccmmotioH.
4 Tie also got a double that went clear 10
/ the fence and ioosened board. His con-
! stant presence on the bases, together with
/ his work at first. nearly put him out Of
! business, and he said he had lost about
/ ten pounds in the afternoon.
/ Goodwin pitched for the regulars. and
the fast fielding behind him saved MIN
D ttfiis AAlE lfAt' hl A1tAHltfSs f1E HtipNtA ten
hits. but only one run resulted.
Patten and kitson.
Patten and Eitson. al third and short.
! respectively. are the greatest team OF
asar-stars that ever happened. Their
work to-day was principally confined to
avoiding having their blocks knocked Off
+ by the sizzlers that came their way. Both
had many narrow escapes. and when they
did not move quickly enough and stop
ped ball, whether or not they were so
surprised that they sometimes forgot to
/ throw TO first. and If they did. went wild
Theg nave no ambitions, but plenty OF
/ bruises as indeldeFs.
/ The best Individual stunt was BY
/ Graham, who. with his glove. scooped a
/ low fly of the ground on the third base
/ line and recovered his balance in time 10
double Blankenship at first.
/ Nil was out to-day and looks very bad
/ He expected another chill and did
not leave the hotel. But the chill failed
I 10 materialize. Wilson's leg is very slow
/ IN healing Perrine's neck is sore, bat the
/ boil Is disappearing.
! Lave Cross is organizing recruits to-
night for his fishing party. The fishing
4 is done from the end of jetty seven
miles out IN the Gulf OF Mexico. and if
! the bites come fast from anything else
/ except mosquitoes. Il viii be made an all
day trip. Charley Jones and other MINI
rods viii go hunting. II win be an all-
1 day holiday. and will afford a welcome
break in the monotony Of daily practice.