Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-21
Cross Bats With st. Louis
There Today and Tomorrow.
SHOULD BE WARM GAMES
Walter Johnson Will Come North
With Manager Cantillon.
MIXED ON THE EDMUNDSONS
Polly Prim Too Fast for the King s
Daughter-Swimmers Lower Rec
ords-Golf at Pinehurst.
SpecjsI Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GALVESTON, Tex, March 21.-Cold
weather put crimp in part OF yester-
days practice, but the National regulars
were able to have good speil III me
afternoon when the sun came out ana 'ie
chill in the air thawed ont. AltIzer stayed
out of practice. however, as he preferred
to save his regained strength for the
games at Houston this afternoon and TO-
morrow. The boys went up to the Bayou
city this morning. all in good shape. each
confident OF getting back at the Cardinals
for last Sundays defeat. Gates is to
pitch today and Keely tomorrow, with
Falkenberg to fail back upon. Oberlln
was left behind to help out Mike Cantll-
Ions Millers. who are to play the Cardi-
nal colts here tomorrow.
Cantillon changed his mind about Fail
kenberg going off with the youngsters. as
Burns arm bothered him and he needed a
rest Burns went off to Sansaba to visit
his home folks and will rejoin the main
command at Springfield, Ill
Speaking of pitchers. Cantillon is re-
ceiving daily bulletins from Walter john
son. who reports splendid progress and
belief in fitness for duty when the last
call is sounded. Walter would report inn
mediately if called upon, but Cantillon
is no urgent need for him right now.
Mike Cantillon and a dozen of his
Minneapolis players got in yesterday
forenoon and have also been provided
quarters at the Seaside. Others are eX-
pected today. EX-NatiOnalS Pete o Brlen
Oscar Graham and Jim Block are among
them, besides Fred Buelow, Buck Free
man and Roy Patterson. former American
Lacquer. Jimmy Callahan, now the own
er of a Chicago City League club. accom-
nil RI a LITTLE nraPtcp work
before his own season opens in the Windy
city, and while here will act as war cor
respondent for the Minneapolis Tribune.
Pitcher Kelley is a pupil of Callahan.
who is anxious TO see him make good
with Cantillon. though the loss would
weaken his own team.
AS Chief Joe and his regulars will not
depart from this city until the morning
of March %. he will have five games
here next week, all of them, maybe
with the Nationals as Manager Weikert
of the Sand Grabs does not think his
men will be in readiness to tackle the
Nationals Joe does not care which team
he takes on. so long as he gets the games
to round out his practice work.
Cantillon was dumfounded to learn from
the Sand Crabs owners yesterday that
they had accepted the terms of Outfelder
Bob Edmundson and wired him transpor-
tation. He was purchased last fall from
Houston for $500. with an agreement to
send him back if he lacked the staying
power and Manager Reilly to refund the
money. EdmundSOn was ordered to re-
port here. but failed to show up. 1t
seems that when the national commission
passed upon the suit of Pitcher Sam Ed
mundson against the Washington and
Des Moines clubs and declared him free,
Secretary Farrell, through a blunder.
thought it was Bob Edmundson. and
wired him he was at liberty to do bust
ness anywhere he pleased. Bob. who had
played five years In Houston. wanted to
get away from that burg, and thus made
short work of getting a job here, where
has has always desired to play. Cantil-
Ion will try to have the case reopened
He is not anxious to hold on to Bob but
he wants to get that roll Of $500 back in
the Washington treasury. Houston is
ready to return it If Bob goes back to his
Old stamping ground.
1t looks as if the Washington New York
games at Dallas are sure enough off.
tillon's kilograms and letters OF inquiry.
Four boxes of ball players. Nationals
and Millers were guests of DeWolf Hop
per at the Grand last night. and he in
terSperSed his lines with many good base
ball hits. The boys forced him to respond
to curtain calls until he recited Casey
at the Bat"
A mission at st. Patrick's Catholic
Church has been steadily attended by
Cantillon and other members of that
faith in the team, and all of them footed
two miles through the grade raising dis
trict yesterday morning to attend spe-
cisl service at o'clock.
The boys are delighted with their pic
torial counterfeit now appearing in The
Star. and regret the paper is not on sale
here