Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
REGULARS. Tackle Cardinals
Best at Houston.
Gates FIRST TRY-0UT
Two Colt Teams Will Play at Gal
weston.
WARM WEATHER PREVAILS
Jumpers School at Benning-Races
at New Orleans-Golf at Pine
WARM WEATHER PREVAILS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GALVESTON. Tex. March 14.-Well
tho big thing is on this afternoon. 1t Is
the Regulars of Cantllon's Nationals anc
McCIoskey's Cardinals battling at Houston
and the Colts of both teams in an argu-
ment in this city= Interest is at a fever
heat in both cities and the outcome Of
tho first two games for the tail-end cham
pionship is awaited with interest. Cantil
Ions men are confident of taking botf
games in the Bayou city. while Com
mander Tom Hughes swears he will bt
satisfied with only two scalps at this end
On the other hand. McCloskey says his
Regulars have the two games up there
already tucked away in the locker. anG
that the pair down here ore mora
cinches Well be better able to tell after
sunset. Cantillon and his party departed
for Houston at $50 o'clock this morning
the Regulars being made up thus:
Burns. Gates and Keely. pitchers
Street. catcher: Freeman. first base: Della
hanty. second base: Mcbride, shortstop
-,ltizer. third base: Ganley. left field
Pickering. center field: Clymer. right heid
Burns may be held for Sunday to catch
Eddie Karger. If SO, Gates or Keely are
TO pitch this afternoon. These young
twirlers are in prime shape and Cantillon
thinks they can Sturdily bear the brunt oil
the fight against the Cardinals.
The Cardinal Colts got in at noon today
and registered down town at the fremont
The players brought down are Lush. first
base: House. left field: Murray, center
field: Hurley. third base: o Rourke. short
stop: Marshall. right field; Gilbert. second
base: I.udwich. catcher: Raymond. Muir
ply and Rowle. pitchers.
Charley Marshall is captalning the card
inal Colts. With Cantillons Juveniles
will be found Tony Smith and Ely kap-
han the latter a hard-hitting outfelder
from the Three-E Eye League, who goes
northward with the Colts next Thursday
TO report at Decatur, Ill.
The Colts are to fill these positions
Falkenberg. Patten. Hughes. Oberiin and
Peterson. pitchers: Warner and kahoe.
catchers; c. Smith. first base: Meinke.
second base: T. Smith, shortstop: Shpke,
third base: Kaphan. left field; Milan. CEN
ter field: Kay. right field. Both games
here start at $40 pm. Manager Welkart
of the Sandcrabs will probably officiate as
umpire.
The Cardinal regulars are to play here
next Saturday and Sunday in order to
offset Houston getting the first two games.
These were the dates held open for Nc
the idea of dividing his team and taking
one SO far away from Marlin for two
days. as he is to play with the North Texas
team on those days. However. it has
Giants to meet at Dallas Tuesday. March
II. when Cantillon's men are going back
northward.
Weather hot enough to toast an egg in
the sun prevailed all day yesterday and
the boys had an extra hard workout.
Both regulars and colts had an hours
work together. and the latter put in a
good hour ILLS morning to put on finish
ing touches before meeting the enemy.
1t was a fine days work for the men
had the best opportunity of the week to
let themselves out.
These sultry days are having an excel
lent effect on Big Bill Kay. who had an
attack of the grip just before leaving
home. and he is just now commencing to
thaw out and get right. Peterson was on
rie sick list yesterday. with little
touch of stomach trouble, but turned out
q. X. at roll call this morning
The long trip from here to Boston of
the regulars has been completed by Sec
retary Jacobson, and these are the places
and dates: Houston. March % with Car
dinals; Fort Worth. March 80. with Texas
Lacquer: Dallas. March 81, with McGraw's
Giants: Wichita. April l and .; Kansas
City. April 3 and 4: Springfield. ILL.,. April
; and q: Indianapolis. April and s: Gin
c;nnati. April o: Columbus. April 10, and
Louisville. April II aud l.. The long
Jump to Boston for the opening of the
season April IA then follows.