The Washington times., 1909-03-05
of Trio Puts Wash
ington Fans on Easy
Street.
SUCCESS HINGES
ON VIVID" CONROY
Outcome of Cleveland Games
With Cy Young Pitching Pre-
sents Pretty Problem.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

4
o. GALVESTON, Tex. March THE
signing Of Johnson. Burns. and Milan
marks the best DAYS work Cantillon
has pulled of so far this season
Johnson. Gray. and Burns arrived in
Galveston yesterday, and prdcuced with
the team in the afternoon.
But, kind friends. the real problem
confronting the club, presuming Dele
hanty and Ganley join the lodge, is OF
what value Wild Conroy will be to the
team If Wild delivers the goods the
Washington club this year Is gong 10
be a classy organization with IrSI-
rate chance for leading the second d.
vision, and possibility Of breaking into
The first division.
The scheme OF course, Is 60 play
t'n0rOv on third. with UnElaub on frSt.
Then. if an iutieIdcr Is hurt, UnglaUb
win take the place of the injured VIC
tim. Freeman viii cover nTst, ana ali
Will he well, we hope Should an out
fielder get out Of the game, the NerSetlle
Conrov will hop TO the rhUbaTb. IN
claub VIII go to third. and Freeman 10
first. That was the real reason Tor get
ting Conroy- He can play 0otn the ola
mond and garden positions
General Utility Man.
10 All the men arc confident that Con
roy will have a good year, and be just
the handy man around the plantation
who can undertake almost any task set
before him. In the meantime skipper
Bill Shlple will be there to help in
case any OF the Cleveland brand OF
hard luck hits Washington, unless
iShipke is sold with the idea OF appiylH
the money TO the purchase OF dnOJner
Cutfielder. Shipke's hold on his W ASH
ington Job is not too secure, but with the
exception of Freeman, the club mas no
tther extra fielder and two are by no
means too many. Walter Johnson just
now weighs 204 pounds, which Is by no
means too much for man OF ms huge
Johnson has been pitching on Satur-
DAYS and Sundays on the coast and
has little 20 bother him in the way OF
Spring soreness His extra pounds
should be a help instead Of detrl-
rnenf He should be twice as strong
This season as he was when he hrSt
stitched last season after having lalu
Cor weeks ia d hospital after desper-
Ne illness due to an operation on ms
head He saws be never spent ii winter
m better health and looks the part
Bill Burns also Is looking Ike new
lnan. He is displaying much more AM
nation than ne did last season when
next to his pitching the principal COM
nent about MIN was the enormous
amount OF sleep he could crowd into
The day without being run over by the
Keeping Eye on Young.
Speaking Of the Cleveland clubs luck
4 moment ago. the principal topic Of
conversation with the Washington play
er is how Washington was not able 70
beat Cy Young last year OF even come
near ii. while Cleveland was a mere IN
FAINT in the hands OF Canullou's bench
men and was beaten with ease on al
most all occasions. That being the
case, can c. YoUuSs pitching Offset the
heIpIessueSs of the rest Of the CleNe-
land team when il faces Washington
II is one Of the prettiest baseball prob
lens ever pronounced and the days
when Young pitches FOR Cleveland
against Washington on either grounds
should draw record crowds for the two
one point should be- remembered
Young has reached the age where 10
can not pitch more than one game
II five days There are twenty-five
genes between cleveland and Wash
1rCtOu and Ee can hardly pitch -uOIs
dian four or, m the most Five vlcto-
Ffes instead Of five defeats Iu ITS games
with Washington last season Woulo
Slave about made cleveland a pennani
winner.
Western Clubs Stronger.
al Of the Western clubs figure strong
er than those iu the East, and on pa
pier they should comprise tho first divi-
s5on this season. one of the Dig things u
.th. American League last wear was
1he squirt Boston made with the ma
serial caIuered by Jim Gueri befUr.
nc and TayIor fell out A large par
OF that squirt Was due 10 the ease viii
which Young moved down washington
With Iouu. away from Boston there
is an excellent prOspeCt for Washin-
Ton pass Boston and The Athletic
What tho Athletics viii 40 l- another
little matter rp worry about uut 80
will lot that pa -- mf.i flo -alE sounds
'Wilau-s rr..- with Washington w-u'
tn0t stated. ugt both .s and Burns J.
'c--IcG rher were perfectly satisfied
Charlcv Street Is -IlrrOu-iy afflicted
with hOiIs ON his neck and head, hu
they have not iutcrlcrcd with his con
rcrsstIoual ability