The Washington times., 1908-03-08
CantiIIOn Is Decidedly
More Hopeful Than
He Was This Time
Last Year.
Game Between Wash
inqtOn and New York
Giants Being Ne
gOtiated.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

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GALVESTON. Tex, March Having
been in baseball more than one year
Manager Candilon is not making boast
ful predictions about the prospects OF
the almost brand-new team he viii
spring on the Washington public this
season, but he has hopes.
His line OF talk this year, based Oh
his observations thus far is much more
cheerful than last. He has a team now
that can be developed and improved
with a steady forward movement. Last
| year at this time he had much expe-
IIenCed major league material, but the
| trouble was the material was too much
| experienced. and from the very start
/ he had 10 plan not how TO develop but
| how 10 get rid OF half the men on his
| payroll
Manager at Work.
| He took an active part in the practice
today and hustled the boys along at a
rate which will soon round them into
| fine physical condition. Freeman Is tie
! latest OF the lot. He has about TWEEN
" pounds TO take on. After this morn
ing-s stunts in the sWeltering sun ne
solemnly assured CantillOn nineteen OF
them were gone. This afternoon he
complained that II he kept such fast
pace and lost flesh at the present rate
ne would be too thin 10 stand alone,
but he was chased around the park a
couple OF laps just for luck ana was
here for the nOurishment at supper
time.
"Altizer plays third just like he was
II ade for the place, was the managers
! glowing comment tonight, He is going
10 be big help. mark my words, and
] Jerry freeman viii be another, so viii
Z 70 " -
had so many weak points in our lineup
VIII have TO change your tune when the
| season IS well under way. or ! will be
mighty mistaken. Street is one Of the
best throwing catchers ever saw and
all Of Bert RepasZ's enthusiastic stories
! about his ability 70 get the ball 10 the
! bases are going 10 Ee verified. He knows
the game and has plenty Of stamina,
so that there viii Ia no danger Of him
going OVeTWOTked early in the season be-
| fore Jack Warner hits his stride and
kahOe thaWs out
| Mcbride at Short.
Mcbride is eating them alive at
shortstop at this early stage and all the
. sharks tell me he will keep it up. for he
was fast as lightning in the American
/ Association last year.
Look US over and you will find plenty
| Of youth and speed in our batting or
| der. and it has been proved that en-
/ thusiastic and obedient youngsters are
hard TO beat"
What promises to BE- a sad affair will
/ be that game tomorrow between tie
| regulars and colts. Playing hard VIII
be forbidden and curved balls viii be
| no fair" Stin some Of the Galveston
I fans Will probably Re on hand They
1 were last year at q similar function and
actually paid real money to see 1T.
Burns and Gates are carded to pitch for
the colts which will be the principal
/ feature. although they will not be al
! lowed TO exert themselves enough TO
ge- 4 line on their work Patten IS
down for the third colt man I'm the box.
/ where between here and New York.
Nothing New From Johnson.
Nothing has been heard abou5 the
| progress of Walter johnson toward re-
| covery from the operation for abscess
| r. the ear, and he is not expected 10
/ report here this year. but Cantillon
! thinks the young pitcher will be on
| hand for the opening Of the season or
a few weeks afrerWard. But back 10
| the colts. The rest Of the lineup be
sides the pitchers IS announced IS fol-
lows; Milan, center field; ShIpke. third
/ base; Kay. right field: Kahoe. catcher:
! Wilson, left field; FaikenberE, first base
I q
stop The regulars viii be; Pickering,
center field Ganley. left field: Clymer.
right field; Freeman, first base; Aitizer.
third base: Mcbride, shortstop; Meinke.
second base; Street. OberIin, ca1chers;
Smith, Hughes, pitchers.
| Canullon and the entire squad ars
! taking a lively interest In the nego-
tiatiOns for q game between Washington
| and the New York Giants. The prop0-
sttion IS to have the Giants come 10
! Galveston and an answer is expected IN
| a day or so.
Linus Peterson is q stocky youngstsr.
! who looks good all over as a twirler.
| He is right-handed and bats right
| handed. Billy Pheian to the contrary
Notwithstanding. and his name Is not
| Lenne.
oberlin Getting His.
CantiIlon is putting Oberlin through
| a special course, Of sprouts for hard
| work early f. the season. before
Hughes. Patten. Smith, and FaIkenberg
round to shape. Oberlin is a hardy
| young fellow who bears the strain OF
| pitchfng wei and CantillOn Is firm in
| the belief a. will make good. lie was
| In the box .Ies -ly an houT TINS AFTER
| noon. Falksnbe- g was the other man
Whenever he is not pitching, Charles
| Smith is seGt to first because Of his
! height, and might some day become a
| regular in that berth. Street Is an ag-
| gressive player. who will get all that Is
| corning to him from the other team.
| Clvmer Ganley, and Milan ave in
| sniendid condition for early work. and
| all they need is a little hardening
DeIehanty has been playing ball all
| winter in the Florida Hotel League, and
is ready to go into a game now. so that
the team is already unusually advanced
| in preliminary preparation
| King Bill Kay is showing as much
| enthusiasm as q man OF his quiet dis
| position could show. and was the star
| attraction by his catches in the oUtfeld
| this afternoon. Milan is out for a regu-
| lar place, and wants to play so hard
| Cantilion has to call him down