Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-16
PLAY CARDINALS TOMORROW
Texans Excited Over Game Between
Major League Clubs.
70 WELCOME THE WHITE SOX
Owner O'Neill Back in Saddle at New
Orleans - Conklin Won Billiard
Play-off-Golf at Pinehurst.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GALVESTON, Texas, March 16.-The
weather man was kind to the Nationals
yesterday and they put in two good hours
of practice There was a little touch of
chill in the air in the forenoon, but the
sun came out good and strong later on
The practice work was careful and me-
thodical and all hands were kept at 1t to
the limit There are little or no aches or
stiffness among the men. due mainly to the
close watch kept on them by Cantillon, who
will not let them work too hard. and
the good work of Trainer Eddinger. whose
sole thought is their physical welfare
After supper last night the boys repaired
In a body to the skating rink on the beach.
where they had an enjoyable time and
made the acquaintance of hundreds of
fans of both sex.
Specials from Houston to the local papers
say that all roads running into the Bayou
city are to run excursions into the city for
the Sunday game between the Cardinals
and National Regulars. With any sort OF
decent weather there will be 5000 pass the
turnstiles anyhow. so it will benefit both
clubs financially we'll as physically. Nc
CloSkey announces this as his fighting crew
for the day: Karger, Beebe and McGlynn,
pitchers: Marshall, catcher: Beckley, first
base; Bennett. second base; Byrne, third
base. Crawford. shortstop; O'Hara, Kelly
and Burch, outfelders.
Lineup Tomorrow.
Here IS to be Cantillon's lineup: Falken-
berg and Goodwin, pitchers; Blankenship,
catcher: Hickman. first base; Schlafiy.
second base; Cross, third base; Perrine.
shortstop; Anderson. left field; Jones'
centerfeld Ganley, right field
Secretary Fowler will go along to look
after the game. There are six Galveston
fr2iDS will reach Houston before the
teams train time. and regular 81 excursion
rates are to prevail. There will be droves
OF Island city rooters go to whoop up things
for the Nationals.
Sneai of trains Cantillon has chosen
the first one out CF-O5 oclock), and there
Is much 5ewailing the fact that some of
the older squad will have to miss part Of
their heauty sleep. AS it takes only seventy
minutes 10 make the fifty miles, they won't
be able to even get good nap. Joe Is
obdurate. for he. Ganey and Smith want
to take in high mass on St Patricks day
and they can't do it here.
This afternoon the regular Nationals and
Sand Crabs will mix at Athletic Park Pat
ten and Kitson will divide the slab work
try conclusion with the Crustaceans
Hughes. Wilson and Graham are to pitch
three innings each. Wen get victory
II we have to pitch our arms off, avows
long Thomas, who is captain of the junior
team.
To Honor White Sox.
Mex. Thursday, except for morning prac-
tice. Cautillon and the boys will take a
holiday in honor of their old comrades. the
Champions of all champions. Lomiskey and
his White Sox. This will be Comiskey' 8
third successive spring visit to Galveston,
and it is the only place in the state the
White Sox will play in this year. They
make the Jump clear from the City of Mex
leo into Galveston to play one game with
nd
clos. 20 drest to New Orleans, and from
thai uont the Sox's slow journey north
ward begins.
/, crening the Nationals will forego
skating and occupy boxes at the Grand to
See Nat Goodwin IN The Genius"
negro orchestra of five pieces. all good
singers. too. showed up in front of the Ire
mont last night and made such hit with
their music that the boys have engaged
them for nightly sessions that Will only end
when the getaway day comes. Several
hundred persons gathered around last night
after the music started. with the Nationals
holding reserved seats on the edge of the
sidewalk.
Falkenberg Lame.
Big Falkenberg is lame. and not from any
practice work, either. He hired a riding
nag from the livery stable around the cor
ner last evening and started for jog out
to the beach and sea wall boulevard. He
returned in about an hoIr. saying he had
the finest kind of time, but when he got
up this morning he was 50 lame he could
hardly walk and he used up all OF Dr. Ed
diug-rs linimeut in an endeavor to alleviate
rs SuTerings.
Altizer went down the street today to the
fve-cent theatOrium picture show. where he
lad some electric light photos taken of him
self aStride of donkey. with Rocky noun
tain scenery in the background. While
showing them to the players. kitson asked:
Which OF the two are you. Dave?
The boys have discovered a fish chef out
on the beach who can cook oysters in forty
seven ways and frame up fish delightful to
the palate, and they going up against
his baked Spanish nackerel and red fish
court bouillon To a fare you we'll
John +. Luitch the Washington CORE
spondent of the St Louis Sporting News.
who used TO stick type in Galveston before
he took sit in the government print
ing Office. has written letters to old friends
here commencing the Nationals to their
good offices and asking about some dope
on the new men in the team.