The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
GAME ON FOR TO-DAY
Regulars of Nationals viii
Tackle the YanniganS.
ARE OFF FOR WACO TONIGHT
Tom Hughes Scheduled 20 Take His
string Up State for a Week-Warm
Weather Expected-List of Regu-
lars who Are to stay Behind in
the Fair City of Galveston.

Special to The Washington Herald
Galveston. Tex, March 1L-So high was
the wind and so frequent the gusts Of
rain that the Washington squad had no
practice this morning. although It would
have been possible 20 do a few stunts.
This afternoon the wind subsidized and
there was two hours Of practice OF the
routine sort The diamond was not used
because the rains had made 1t soggy.
The programme for tomorrow calls for
a probable exhibition game between the
regulars and Tom Hughes Yenigans, who
start tomorrow night for Waco to play
two games. remain a week. play two
more games. and join the main squad
there on March 2.
Hughes Has Queer Collection.
Hughes has a wonderful collection OF
odds and ends in baseball. but a similar
collection last year. after being disgrace
fully beaten by Kansas City. won two
games from that swell minor league town
and upset all the Middle West dope.
Waco is a little over 200 miles away. up
in Middle Texas. with a league team and
plenty Of college mines round about, and
the Yanigans can put IN full time with
games and get plenty OF practice. II is
warm and dry over there and there are
hot wells that viii serve excellently for
boiling out Tom Hughes will be in
charge with Jerry Eddinger, Mike Kahoe,
Bert Kelley, Jesse Tannehill, Bill Rapp.
Bob Meinke. Jimmy Collins. Jimmy John
son. Ely Kaphan, and Ollie Pickering go
ing along. Kaphan. who plays at Rock
ford, H., went North with the Yanigans
last year. Shipke will be in Waco when
the Yanigans reach there. and Witherup
will go along If he gets here before
the gang departs. If not. he viii be
retained by the regulars.
List OF Regulars.
This puts the regulars left behind as
follows: Smith. Johnson. Groom. and
Gray. pitchers; Street and Blankenship.
catchers; Freeman. first base; Unglaub.
second base; Mcbride. shortstop: Con-
roy. third base; Clymer. right field; Gan
ley, left field. and Milan, center field.
Secretary Jacobson keeps on with the reg
ulars. The latter will play two or three
games next week with the Sandcrabs. be-
sides those booked for Saturday and Sun
day
The regulars get away on the night
OF Friday. March 10. for San Antonio,
landing there early the next morning.
Saturdays and Sundays are particularly
good days for baseball there. and fat
gate receipts there await the regulars.
Then the jump is made TO Waco for one
game and the regulars go on TO Dallas.
while the Yanigans try conclusions with
Fort Worth. Burns joins the regulars at
Dallas. There is a split again at Wichita.
where the regulars play and the Yanigans
journey 10 Topeka. While the regulars
are In Kansas City for three games.
Hughes crowd 90 on TO Omaha and then
reJoin the regulars at Kansas City. and
the whole team moves on to Indianapolis.
where one or two players viii be dropped.
Jimmy johnson and Bob Meinke, the
Chicago semi-pros, who are making the
trip. leave there for home.
~ There is not a man sick or crippled IN
Canullon's outht. and Joe only hopes his
good luck in that respect VIII continue.