Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
EASILY BEAT THE YANlGANS
Hickman Led in Batting, With a
Homer, a Double and Two Singles.
WATCH WHITE SOX PLAY TODAY
Three Favorites Won at New Orleans
-Roseben Has Top Weight in the
Carter-Racquet Tourney.
snccinl Dispatch to The Star.


GALVESTON. Texas. March 21.-Yester
day was a red letter day in the Nationals
camp Hard as old Sol has been working
since their advent here. he took fresh
hitch in his trousers. spit on his hands for
q mere start, and the way he cut loose
early in the day was a caution to snakes.
The morning surf dip and beach races
fairly blistcrcd the boys, and by the time
they reached the gymnasium all hands
We're ready to take the count.
Il want to remark" said Chief Joseph
with a grim smile. to the collection of
frayed-a -the-edges athletes when they
Were all laid out in the lobby resting after
lunch. that Wen have some real practice
this afternoon"
There was a chorus of Groans and feeble
cries for help" went up in the torrid at
mosphere.
1T goes, sure enough" reiterated the
stoCky boss, FOR we won't have much
chance tomorrow with Commy's legions
overlooking the island"
And SO 1t came to pass at $50 o'clock,
with the Thermometer in the lobby sizzling
around no degrees. the line of march was
taken up out fremont street to the ball
yard. For over an hour every man except
Patients Mil and Wilson. who roasted high
in the grand stand hunting for breeze. went
at IL for keeps. Each team took two quar-
ter-hour intervals for practice, in which all
salary arms Were required to put on extra
steam and then. for rest before the game
began there were half dozen joys around
the amphitheater The regulars cap
talned by Schlahy and the Yanigans by
Hughes. Seven innings We're p'ayed and Ii
lasted about an hour and thirty minutes.
After the regulars were BANKED in the first
inning. Jones led off for the Yanigans with
an out from short. Singles by Hayden.
Warner kitson and Hughes earned the one
run made.
Cleanup for Hickman.
Both sides drew blanks in the second
Then Mr.. Hughes got his in for fair Blank
enship and Goodwin were outs and then
successful hunts by Perrine Ganley and
A.tizer. an error that landed Anderson
safe. and home run by Hickman, with
Altizer going In ahead OF him. rolled ND six
runs. Hickman's homer went over the left
center fence and struck the top of the
bowling alley in the Garten Verein.
The regulars threw away two singles in
the NTH, but two drives to left and a
liner by Rlankenship that nearly split the
big score board in two. with an error to
help out. gave the regulars three more
runs, and they took one for extra measure
In the seventh. one Of their last runs was
made off Patten and the final one off
Graham.
Big Case and Hughes used some speed
occasionally, but the regulars were in a
batting mood and would not be denied the
TALES they corralled. Goodwin pitched all
the Yanigans reached him for six swats
following the opening inning they were
too scattered to he useful.
Hickman led in the batting with a homer.
n double and two singles Blankenship en-
neXed two-bagger and a pair of small
ones, and Cross copied three little fellows
Heydon put one down in center over AL
Tiers head that allowed him to go half the
route, and he hit another lick that went
safe out of Perrine's reach Anderson
thought Mack would slow up down to first
and tried to throw. him out, but failed TO
a chorus of horse laughs Tom Hughes
stunS out a couple of clean ones. and Jack
Warner turned loose one that hit the left
field fence on line. Warner tested his
arm on two regulars who tried to pur-
loin the middle bag, and nailed both easily.
Perrine Playing Well.
That boy Perrine is certainly a work
Of art in fielding. and some of the
fancy tricks that he furnished during the
game made the older heads stare at times.
Cross and Schlafy, too, We're there with
some pretty efforts. Lave had several nice
high-jumping put-outs
The total result Of the game was: Regr-
lars. II: Yanigans, !; hits. Il and 10; err
roTs. and u. BY the time seven innings
Were played, CantiIion and Eddinger who
had been coaching tirelessly from the lines,
We're fairly worn out and glad to Well
Time and follow the others troopng
home.
'Therc one thing ! noticed this after
noon said Joseph as they were walking
into town. and that is several samples OF
bum base running that cropped up. You
will have To cut that out: there's been too
much OF il in former times. ] understand
poor has" running is bad for team
poor hitting aud always loses close
games Paste that in your caps for future
reference"
Morning exercise was taken the beach
TO-DAY, but the boys are to take the after
noon OF and occupy grandstand seats at
the White SOX-Sandcrab entertainment.
Here comes Latuie H." yelled Perrine
as Hughes first came to the bat. Tom
answered with liner that went past
"Nig's' head at a mile-a-minute gait