Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-12
Nationals Will Line Up for Sec
ond Game Tomorrow.
HICK DOING WELL AT FIRST
Everybody Went Fishing This Morn
ing Down the Bay.
CANTILLON LIKES ALTI1ER
Four Favorites Won at New Orleans
National Amateur Billiard Tour
ney-Golf at Pinehurst.
HICK DOING WELL AT FIRST
CANTILLON LIKES ALT11ER


ere big dolngs for the Nationals to come of
OF Houston next Sunday. Napoleon Nc
Closkey and his ST. Louis huskis are in
training there and as the Texas Leaguers
there will not report for week or two
Macs men have to play among themselves
for practice and gate receipts. The latter
are not always satisfactory where di-
vided team is playing and John j. did not
want to try two Sundays of It, so he got
Cantillon over the long-distance wire yes
terday and arranged for Joe to bring up his
team of regulars next Sunday. the colts
remaining at home here to have another
bout with the Sand Crabs.
There will be a split of the gate and
grand stand money. and a at roll of yellow
backs ought to accrue to both managers.
Foxy McCloskey, for good drawing card,
as he put it, tried TO persuade Cantillon to
umpire the game there. Joe when with the
All-American-All-Sou leaguers, the
crowd that Lajoie headed on fall exhibit
ton trip through the south five years ago
last fall umpired in Houston then and
made a great hit there. 1t was quite
shrcwd move on McCloskey's part. there
fore to have a master hand like Cantillon
handling the indicator in the contest. but
Joe suspected that there was an Ethiopian
in the lumber stack. in other words, that
McCloskey wanted him to umpire to get
him away from the Nationals bench so he
with a sarcastic vote of thanks. This game
will not interfere in the least with the con-
tests between the two teams scheduled here
and in Houston on Saturday and Sunday,
March ~ and ~, neither will it diSarrange
the games already laid out for the tail end
of this week here. The regulars will play
the Sand Crabs next Saturday and while
they are up in Houston the next day the
colts will take the place of the regulars
Pleased With Galveston.
self over the luck he has had in picking
Galveston training place, compared
with the misfortunes some of his other fell
low-Americans are having. drummer ac-
quaintance who up in Dallas yesterday
reports that Connie Mack's team played
there 10 a fairly good crowd that. wrap
ped in overcoats shivered in biting winds.
Jimmy McAleer and his Browns are still
homeless in San Antonio, because w lid
West Carver will not vacate the ball
park. and there were no games there Sat
urday and Sunday.
Cantillon is so well satisfied with condi-
tions here that he has secured an option on
the ball park for spring practice for the
next two years.
There was smart work at the ball yard
yesterday. Cantillon made all hands try
out on bunting and running out and he
showed the way in turning the trick While
this was going on the pitchers took turns
at wal ming up bit just after midday, be-
fore their lunches had settled well. The
boys got out again in the blazing sun.
slamming flies and grounderS to the IN
feders and outer gardeners. Then every
body trotted around the park few times
The work had all thoroughly sweating. Can
tillon laughingly said to Hickman. Charlie
a little more of this and you'll be losing
some of the beef even OFT those piano legs
of yours.
Il can stand just as much of it YOU
want To give me-" retorted Charlie.
Kick May Stay on First.
Spcaking of Hickman, il would not be at
all surprising, if Jake Stahl carries out his
threat To quit the game, to see that sturdy
slugger be the permanent guardian of the
Nationals initial sack. He has never had
the opportunity of working at that bag
enough to make a real showing. and II Is
known that Charlie has ambition to take
some of the shine off of Hal Chase as pre-
mier sdCker.
Charlie looks pretty good to me for the
position. and l could go further and fare
much worse" is Cantilon's opinion.
Anderson is looked for some time tomor-
TOW from his Massachusetts home, and
will, chief Joseph will neither deny nor
affirm ii, there are dark suspicious tha'
Charley Jones John Hancock Is liable 10
make its appearance on the fremont reg
ister any old hour
Instead of heading for the ball park after
breakfast yesterday morning Cantillon
marshaled his brigade about O'Clock for
The mile walk act to the beach. and then
there hustling at the bath house to see
who could make the quickest show up IN
a bathing suit. The surf was fine and the
boys sported around in ii for an hour; then
there jog trot on the hard sand or
the beach for two miles westward and re-
turn. their uniforms drying on them in the
hot sun. There was washdown under the
shower baths at the bath house, and after
dressing the march back to town was taken
up. They were at work at the GROUNDS
again in the afternoon.
before the of the crowd were
awake this morning Cantillon, Cross and
Eddjng,T HE'D themselves to the nearest
fish market and secured supply of shrimp
bait with which to tempt the tinny den-
Zens of the bay from their briny homes.
They took a power launch for their water
journey and had about two hours or good
sport Lave is looking up the pigeon IAN
Ciers in town. who are numerous. and VIII
put in all his spare time with them. IN
speeding their prizes and comparing notes.
Another Battle Tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be one strenuous day for
the Nationals. for they will have full
nine-iun.ng battle among themselves II
they are short a man two Eddinger and
some OF the local pros will fill out. with
Cantillon umpirng. The teams have not
as yet been arranged. but the argument
will he a hot one without a doubt.
Cantil:on is not much given to praising
Youngsters until they SHOW the goods,
but he il not tonguetied when IL comes 10
talking of the merits of Perrine and AL
tizer. and ne feels certain they will be In
the shining galaxy from the moment the
bel rings. He also smiles most cheerfuly
whenever the pitching recruits are men
toned.
Case Patten wasn't feeling any too well
yesterday. Some unwise friend persuaded
him To tackle the genuine handmade chile
con carne. the kind raised In Texas. that
is composed one part of beef and ninety
nine parts of fiery red peppers. and the
auburn-hair SALESMAN put in a very pain
ful day of II. Every time he breathed he
emitted clouds of steam. and Ice water had
the same effect on him as it would on a
yellow pup afflicted with hydrophobia. He
has taken a solemn oath never 10 do II
again.
Their is a pool room in operation here
but IL seems to have no attraction for the
pony followers among the Nationals. Il
there any.