Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-07
Will Spend Last Week in
Training Camp With Nationals
WARM WEATHER IN TEXAS
First Practice This Morning for the
Washingtons.
PRAISE FOR PITCHER BURNS
Rogers Stalled Off Champion Gotch.
Races at New Orleans-Miles to
Play Gould-Bowling.
PRAISE FOR PITCHER BURNS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GALVESTON, Tex. March News
that gladdened the heart of Manager
Joe Cantillon and had wonderfully in
spring effect on the rest of the Nationals
in their first day at the training camp
was wire message last night from
Pitcher Walter Johnson, who is laid up
i'm a hospital at Oakland, Cal. after an
operation for an abSceSs that is believed
10 have resulted from that clever twirler
being hit by a pitched ball while at bat
some weeks ago Coast correspondents
of eastern .'Yellows' in the American
League circuit. who have wholesome re-
spect for Johnson's ability. have sent out
rot" saying that Walter was almost
dead and that if he did recover he would
have to quit the game, etc. Johnson
says that he is getting along splendidly
that the doctors will give an outright
release in ten days, and that he expects
10 spend at least a week in the training
camp here before the Nationals start on
their long homeward journey.
Light practice yesterday and good
stretch of it this forenoon have started
the Nationals off in good style. Can
tillon has cautioned both oldsters and
youngsters against starting off at too
fast gait. but the temptation of letting
themselves out under summer sun at
resist. However. they managed TO keep
themselves pretty we'll in hand Fungo
hitting and fielding and light practlce
work by the twirlers will be all for the
BOYS for few days. Cant1ilon has ar
ranged for the use of Foster bathhouse
on the beach, few yards away from the
hotel. where the boys can take In SURF
bathing before and after games-at all
hours in fact-and have the benefit or
fresh-water shower baths to finish them
off This is even better than the hotel
or the clubhouse at the grounds could
furnish them.
All Hands in Bathing.
All hands took in the surf after yester-
days practice. including Cantilon and
wife. and some of the boys would be in
there yet had not Joe ordered them out,
fearing too much of it would be hurtfui
Much interest is felt in the work of big
Burns. the young southpaw. who was the
mainstay of Los Angeles in winning last
years pennant. While his record Is stiff
recommendation in itself, Gated who
often worked for Oakland against him.
never tires of sounding his praise, and
Capt. Atizer. usually cautious critic.
makes no bones about saying that the big
left handler will deliver the goods. He
surely looks promising in action so far
Kelly. a right-handed slabman, and
Meinke. second baseman. both from
the Chicago City League-they wore the
were brought here by Cantillon for try
out. Joe has a keen fancy for keely
work. having seen him in action In the
Windy city, and his judgment is strongly
Endorsed by Trainer Eddnger and Tom
Hughes both of whom know the lad
well. Kelly is stockily built and weighs
about 100 pounds-good size for pitcher
Meinke. too. is strongly boosted. Both
men will get a good trial.
The Missing Ones.
Besides Johnson, the only ones missing
are Pitcher Case Patten Catcher Jack
Warner and Second Baseman Jim Dele
hanty
Nothing has been definitely learned is
to the arrival of the two former except
that they had notified Cantillon that they
would be hand early with the rest, so
their coming is expected any hour. Dele
hanty wired that he would leave Ormonde
Fla. last night. so that will bring him in
here Sunday forenoon.
While Cantillon has not yet outlined the
make-ups, the boys will be divided into
two teams tomorrow afternoon and en-
joy nine-inning struggle for the first
time this year. Altizer is to captain the
regulars of course. while Tom Hughes will
be the guiding star of the colts. covering
an outfield position in his own peculiar
fashion. AS this will be the first game
of the year locally. good crowd is sure
We're out yesterday afternoon TO greet the
Nationals in their first practice work.
Trainer E,ddinger and Charley Smith
the only sufferers in the camp SO far.
Big Jerry has a sore and stiff neck that
came on the heels of an opera ton for APP
pendicitis several weeks ago, while Pitcher
Charley is mourning the loss of trunk.
which miscarried somewhere en- route. I'm
Ill il is recovered he will have to wear a
pair of spiked shoes he has been fOrtu-
nately able to borrow from Pickering.