The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-17
SUMNER WEATHER
IS NOW ON TAP
DOWN TEXAS WAY
Green Grass Growing on
Galveston Diamond.
About Drafted Men.

GAIN E6IONr lex II CO. H. " AA~AA
the Washington bail players reach Gal
weston they VIII find the diamond
wherein they are to timber Up their
winter muscles and get the kinks out
OF their joint IN the same sort Of con-
dition. almost. as it win be after the
Texas League opens
a mild winter has almost passed and
spring is practically here. The grass is
growing on the local diamond and force
OF men has been busy nearly all this
week putting things in shipshape. The
grounds Will have been rolled hard and
all the lines marked before the Wash
tngtonians puL IN their welcome ap-
pearance. The same park VIII be used
this year as last.
Cantllon and his bunch OF ball-toss-
ers made many friends while here last
spring, and IL is a sure thing there
viii be a large contingent OF the fol-
lowers of baseball who viii be there
when the train pulls in bringing the
Nationals. The bali players viii not
stop at the same hotel this spring that
they did last. They Quartered at the
fremont Hotel last March. This lear
they will be at the Seaside, a nice,
.cOmmOclOus hosiery within a few yards
OF the Gulf % Mexico ana within a
stones throw of the two main bath
ers patronize. This hotel is about the
same distance from the ball park as
is the TremOnt-a little less than
mile-and the good streets Will furnish
opportunity for sprinting 10 and from
practice.
Galveston Team Reports Late.
Secretary Toebelman. of the Calves
aon club, claims that he has a likely
bunch of ball-players. but they are not
20 report until the last week In March.
They viii. therefore. have few, If any
contests with the Nationals, but will
try conclusions with Mike Cantfllon's
Minneapolis bunch, which viii be here
about that time,
Dad" Weikart, who managed the
Galveston team last year, will be at
his old job again this year. For many
years he was in the Southern League
and played with Shreveport lost before
coming 10 Galveston.
While the locals viii not be IN the
game with the Nationals, CantiuOn's
crew will not want for contests of
Skill There has been arranged, so il
IS understood here, though a schedule
IS not in the possession OF the local
magnates, plenty of games with Ma
tional League teams, among them the
New York Giants and the St. Louis
Cardinals.
Big Doings With Cardinals.
Last season a game between St. Louis
and Washington. either in Houston or
IN Galveston, partook Of the nature Of
local contest. the Houston fans
CndmplOnlng MCClOskey's men and the
.Galvestonlans shouting for CantiIIon-
The baseball fever has not taken a
good hold there yet, the Texas Season
not opening until the last week in Aprii.
DuI from the manifestations that can he
seen II is safe 10 say the big leaguers,
VIII 90 much business with their ex-
Intuition games Houston and Galveston
are only nifty miles apart. and il IS
the bOunden duty of a fan OF the one
city 10 go TO the other when the two
team clash. That is almost the way
u was with the games between Wash
lngton and St Louis last year and
thfre Is no good reason TO suppose con
dltiOns have changed at ali Houston
Will use the same park as last wear
WAich' IN diy weather is a pretty fair
place in which TO play the game.
Bob E1mOndsOn. who has been dra Fl
ed by Washington is an old Houston
player. lie IS hard hitter and a good
'uelder- In this league he was a good
utlHty man, It making but little dit
ference 10 him where he was mt. One
game, EdmOndSOn would wear the
mask, tie next he would lust as likely
as not bein the box: and he got away
Win a good percentage of his games.
100 But his regular Job was in the
outer gardens, chiefly in center.
EdmOndson and Smith.
e has caused Galveston rooters to
groan on more occasions than one. for
he has very frequently displayed the
happy faculty Of smashing the leather
just when a smash meant doings. What
ne will do in fast company remains TO
be seen. but he was as good as the
best in this league.
G. A. Smith pitched for Galveston inst
. little while last season. toward tie
end he had been sick and he was real
ly not tried out sufficiently to deter
mine whether or not there was any
thing in HIM. Cantillon. however seems
10 have gotten tip that he has the
goods Smith is known in Texas as
"A x NJ Smith, he having been a
pitcher on the Agricultural and Me-
chanlcal College team up to the time
Ihe signed with Galveston last wear
Thus. ne has had practicticallv. no
experience in professional baseball. and
Tor that reason, If for no other. il
Is extremely doubtful that Sir Joseph
VIII see fit 10 give him a regular
Job. A year or so in minor company
might bring him out, and he Is Young
enough to stand it.