Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
Pitchers Let Themselves Out
in Boiling Sun.
THE INFlELD WORKS HARD
Colts Start North Tomorrow in
Charge of Hughes.
PITCHER KELLY SHOWS WELL
Roche Is Easy for Burns-Races at
New Orleans-Amateur
Billiard Tourney.
THE INFIELD WORKS. HARD
PITCHER KELLY SHOWS WELL
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GALVESTON Tex. March 1s.-Yester-
day was one day when the pitchers let
themselves out good and strong and
even the old stagers had to unbelt a
few yards of speed.
You slab scintillators have been TAX
ing it pretty easy for a while, CHIEF
Joseph declared. land now you'll COM
mence to show me few of the real
things you say you've got hidden from
view up the sleeves of your kimonos.
OF course some of them Immediately
became afflicted with more ailments than
ever troubled ancient Job. but they could
not get away from Joseph. The sun
almost made the rubber on the home plate
s:zzle. and how those slabmen did perspire
for. an hour or more in each session. They
worked earnestly though. and showed
all kinds of speed and benders that the
slusgers found hard to even bunt. much
less than hit out. Intield practice look
I'D the rest of the sessions the SUR
baths were real life savers to the CROWD
after the agony was over. Cantilion IN
tends to have a nine-inning game between
the Regulars and Colts either this after
noon or tomorrow.
Cantillon last night announced tne
makeup of the Colts and the elder pitch
ers who are to go northward tomorrow
evening. -
The list includes the following: Hughes
Smith. Patten. Falkenberg, Milan, Shipke'
Meinke. Wilson. Peterson. kahoe' warner
and Kaphan. and Trainer Eddinger and
Rubber McNeal. Tom Hughes VIII be lle
manager and financier. while kahoe Will
be field commander. The hour or oepar-
iure is 30 o'clock. and the Katy road
be followed: Wichita, Kan. March II and
~: Topeka, March % and ~: Kansas
city. March %. PC and p; Springfield,
March Is and 30 Dates at feoria'
Quincy and Jacksonville VIII Keep the
Colts busy unit the Regulars join them
at Springfield. April f.
This early flight of the Colts will leave
behind pitchers Kelly. Burns and Oberin;
infielders Freeman, Delehanty. Altlzer
and Mcbride. and outhelders, Ganiey'
Pickering. Clymer and Kay.
King Bill is just commencing to get
right after his winter spell of the grip,
and Chief Joe believes few more Gays
of sunshine and surf plunges Will nave
him hitting Ike he did toward the close
of last season. Though he won't can
didly admit it. Cantillon is known to be
decidedly sweet on the work OF the
Young pitchers he is TO retain here. and
while ii is deemed certain that Oberiin and
Burns will be retained. 1t would occasion
no surprise to see young Keely make
place for himself among the Regulars. he
is really the surprise of the lot, for he
was a dark horse.
He pitched last summer in the Chicago
City League and being, like Meinke,
coilegian and young man of means. he
came south with Cantillon to get the ben
eft of training with major leaguers. and
has been paying his own expenses. AS
he has not tied up for this year with
any of the Chicago City League clubs
the probabilities are strong for Cantillon.
whom he greatly admires, signing him to
Washington contract If he does not
1T.
how. Keely. who is short and stocky
and closely resembles 'Muggsy" McGraw.
is the quietest fellow on the team. but
seems to have the grit and ability that
goes to make up a good major league
pitcher.
Joe Cantillon last night received a mes
sage from his brother Mike that the Mill
ers were about to start south from Min
neapolis and could be expected in here by
Sunday noon.
Jim Block. the local backstop, who was
with the Nationals the latter part of last
sea son. is in the party, which Tony Smith
will join here.