The Washington times., 1910-03-28

fects from his anatomical curiosity.
Charley Street Is complaining Of an
inability TO sleep. lie is not as he
should be, that is a cinCh. but doesn'
know what Is the matter He is not
particularly nervous and his insomnia
is hard 10 account for, ne being one OF
the best Sleerers when going right. He
las not been the victim of a severe cold
IKE Relsling ard has not been sitter
than the other athletes but he has not
struck his stride. incidentally. he is
worrying about himself more than is
necessary, or there is no reason 10
believe that he had other than a tenn
porary indisposition.
The PhlIeS created a fairly favora ble
impression here, but did not lead the
Richmond critics 10 the conclusion
that they would cut much ice I'm the Ma
uonal League race
Harry Mace Busy.
Harry Mace is here for Richmond S
exhibition games. He is nursing a sore
shoulder received as a result Of Charley
Doom Of the Phillies ducking a couple
Of hot foul tips. Mace says he was
never umpiring so wei IN his life and
at that had not missed a play in I'VE
years. Perhaps he has not remem bered
anything since then, for the play was
IN Texas and some Of the leading rooters
in that State make IT an annual custom
10 spend their vacation hunting for
Harry 50 that If they find him they
may have the pleasure Of hitting him
all over again.
While Reisling is really IN. CngIaGb
Is hObbinE and Street is not so pcart.
The general condition. Of the team Is
10 good thar -icAlecr wakes CnthuSiaS-
tic whenever ne discusses H. Said he
this morning ''I never had a ball team
that. as a whole, was in better shape
W hat troubles We are having are pets
compared 20 those that usually befail
players in the early spring The fast
sod diamond IN Norfolk has given my
men just what they needed and the in
neld today is nj 10 60 into a champion
snip game and play as well as 50 ever
did There may be a little IOOSenpeS now
and then. but IL will not be serious, and
that Will disappear before the exhibit
tiOns axe over
McAleeT Satisfied.
'I am still convinced that have the
right system. which is 10 keeT the bows
batting an the time m the early spring.
II my memory Is correct 7 vas the
first man to regularly divide g squad
into two teams and play real games.
but 7 found that tine men were not get
ting enough 20 DO, and I abandoned
a. An 1Utfielder might be IN the far
gardens all the afternoon and never
chase a fiv and out Of four or fivc time 5
Al bat might draw two or three bases
on balls. Hence ! Cut out that gag.
Under NY present system batter gets
4 crack az The ball twenty or more times
I'm tie course Of morning and afternoon
practice, and that is Just what he needs.
81 stiu cling 20 the idea that next
yca~ We VIII send the batteries 20 TIos
Springs, Ark. February 10. and have
me whole squad report TO begin train
ing IN WdshiEEton on March Is. bur 10
is possible that we may 20 10 Norfolk
gain bcca use OF its 5000 grounds and
the advantages Of having the men all
housed m the one hotel
The players refuse to accept Joseph as
Ohrs first name and call him Jerry.
ton could well use another experienced
pitcher He was counted upon as the
fifth regular man 70 Walker. Johnson
Gray and Groom. The main reserves
viii he RelSIiug and ObcrIin. unless
Johnson's protcCe. Bill Hendricks
proves a real phcuom. Reisling is
figured 10 co the bulk Of the early pitch-
ing. with Walker and Gray the other
early birds, but NcAleer was counting
upon great results from such a husky
twirler as WithcrUp on dayS before the
old-timers on the other teams got rhaf-
eye on the bah for keeps The sftls-
uon IS somewhat complicated at pres
ent and mr"h depends upon how Groom
gets away. iOr If Groom is not IN 10 tho
mark, the calculations based uDou
Washington starting with a rush as II
did IN 1900 and 1875 may 20 20 smash