The Washington times., 1907-04-10

great part OF the honors, because of
his position of field captain. From now
ON the young man will be cis-ely
watched by the Washington public, and
u reports of his preliminary work are
10 be believed, and he does not retrograde
when the real work begins he viii not
dlsappoint his many friends. The vet
cram, Cross, seems TO. be still In the
game with ali the enthusiasm and vIe<5r
OF a yoUngster newly breaking into big
league ranks, and as Lave Is one OF
The most popular and steady PLAYERS
iose oail has e"er Known he VIII un-
douetedly get his share OF the giad
hand.
Cantillon May Play.
The outgardeners for Thursdays
game viii be chosen from Charley
Jones, Dave Altizer, Bob Ganley, aud
George Mil, with the first three mem
TONED having the cali. unless clark
griffith should decide to do the pitch
ing for New York. in which case Man
ager Cantillon would have 70 play in
right field for the Nationals or lose
me bet he ma8v with Griffith while in
the West
Catcher starnagle. a former Tri-
Slater who has signed a Washington
contract. reached town last night in
good shape, but it is probable he viii
leaders were dickering for this man be-
cause OF the great showing he made ia
the Irl-State last summer. but Cantfl-
ION unaily got him. He seems 10 be
Wen ntted TO fill the place left by Wake
held who was loaned 10 Washington last
year by Cleveland, and should prove a
valuable asset to the club
Team Locks Good.
Taken as whole. the team looks
good That does not mean that Wash
lngton viii win the worlds champion
snip and then 80 10 Cuba and annex
the hcnOrs there. or even that The NJ
uonals viii defeat old Fox Grjhifbfs
Dunch tomorrow afternoon But it is
evident that the squad is greatly
IiehSIhened IN comparison 10 last sea-
son and with man of the ability OF
Cantillon al the rudder, to keen the
players In the game from start to finish
Tor all they are worth a thing that
l ll Deei greatly lacking in the last few
cars. there IS every reason To hone
that the best baseball that has been
witnessed here in years will be AFFORDED
me followers OF the game in WASH
lngtOn.
Notwithstanding the cold weather and
heaVV snow, which fell for two davs
the grounds VIII be in fair shape for Inc
OpeHtnS contest Eurly this morning
men were working on the diamond. and
the WIND ana rain Of yesterday after
noon and this morning have done won
ders toward putting both the outfield
ana lnf1sld IN good condition. The bad
places IN the far gardens, which caused
havoc and lowered the fielding average
OF many a good man last year. have
Deen patched up and should be the cause
OF an Improvement IN the work of the
men who guard these positions
Well Cared For.
The grandstand and bleachers have
also received the attention of the doc
tors who have been busy on them for
some time past, and those who sit
either IN the shaded seats or the bleach
ers will be wen provided for.
Washington viii play New York here
lomorrow, Friday. and Saturday. and
VIII then jump To Philadelphia for four
games, beginning April l9 From there
the club viii so to New York for a
series Of four, beginning April "a on
Anru = and 80. and May ] and 2. the
athletics are here followed by Boston
on May 3 4, 6 and 7. after which the
Nationals go West meeting St Louis
n the first Western series