The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-24
Three WeekS-Not the
Book, But Training
Is Cantillon'S Pre-
Scription.
TWirlerS Need More
Time to Get in Con-
ditiOn Than Other
Players.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

GALVESTON, Tex. March 23.-Wash-
ington's training plans for next season
are likely 10 receive a radical change
ia the way Of the pitchers sent to either
Hot Springs or the coast for three weeks
before the other members Of the teams
are due al Galveston.
The object of this is 10 have the slab
men prepared TO pitch first class bail
BY the time the other fellows have taken
enough Of the soreness out OF their mus
clss 10 be primed for good batting
Pitchers require time not only TO get
over soreness but To make their arms
strong. and more especially, 10 se- over
their witness. The nelders can settle
down 10 business in a week, but their
batting practice has TO be neld back to
wait for the twirlers. One effect OF this
IL that the experience and sharpening
of the eye at the plate which should be
a most important feature of the eX-
,pensive spring doings is mostly lost. IN
Ill the teams are on their hOmeward
travels the pitchers are still mostly US
ing only straight balls. which do not
AFFORD the proper kind of practice, and
they are so wild that the batLers are
extremely shy about taking their proper
positions. a few shoots in the ribs takes
the enthusiasm out of the stickers, aud
they spend more time trying ID see
whether they are gong 10 De caNed ~
than they 90 in solving curves or Try
Ing 20 place their MLs.
Sees His Mistake.
These facts have been very noticeable
here this spring and CantilIon admitted
Today that he made a mistake by not
having his box artists in shape 10 de-
liver the goods. His plans for the future
are tentative but Joe suggested that
he might send his twirlers TO Los An
Eeles or some other town, lending them
10 the clubs there. that they might get
The work in actual games.
The work OF developing Washington
regulars will now proceed apace- Moth
ing IS heard but talk of signals and
tricks. The team as IL stands viii start
the season, barring accidents. and the
fact that no changes are anticipated
means a whole lot. Last year there was
not a man in the in or Outheld with the
exception of Ganley and Alrizer, whom
il was intended 10 retain for the full
schedule. That made the signal work a
dreary affair, for CantillOu knew that
he was largely wasting time teaching
a system Of play which must constantly
be nulllned by change IN personnel As
a consequence the -eam was constantly
giving uD In its despair and falling back
upon desperate efforts TO win by slug
ging. which IL did not have the hitting
strength 90 make a success That had
much 70 do with CantillOn's leaving
the sidelines as a COaCher when the
team was in washington. He felt he
was butting against a stone wall and
engaged in prohtless endeavor, TO say
nothing of making himself foolish by
giving signals that were either not un-
derstood or were calmly ignored.
Against Minneapolis.
The arrival Of Minneapolis was op-
FORTUNE. for # will give the Regulars
somebody to go against in the after
moons and practice inside work When
the Yanigans were their opponents the
signal work Of the Regulars was mostly
rnake-believe, for the Yanigans were
onto the code
A big fishing party Of Manager Can
ffIlon and the newspaper men with the
s. Louis club at Houston is scheduled
10 start from Galveston tomorrow
morning.
Altizer is greatly discol ragged by The
effects of the severe bruisC on his side,
which Is keeping him out Of the game,
but he is really progressing as we'll as
could be expected
King Bill Kay looks much better than
he cid when We left him C@hind In Cal
weston last Saturday. de IS brighten
ing up In his work and Mike CantillOn
IS setting much store by him.