Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-25
LAST DAYS PRACTICE
FOR THE NATIONALS
Players Work With Unusual
vim-In Readiness for Final
Game With Norfolk.
By H. H. FRY.
,eciaI Dispatch to The Star.

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| NORFOLK, Va, March 25.-It was all
| up for the final inning today. The last
day for practice for the Nationals dawn
| ed clear. but there was cool breeze
blowing over the park that was appre-
| ciated by the men, who had been work
| ing in sultry atmosphere the past four
days. The players apparently appreciat-
| ed that the practice season had come to
| an end and worked with an unusual
VIM Hovlik went on the rubber first
and then Oberlin took up the work. At
| the conclusion of the batting practice the
| regular fielding workout followed with
! McAleer, kilifer and Obi batting the
ball. On account of tomorrow's game
| with Norfolk, the team will not practice
| tomorrow morning, and this afternoons
| will be the grand final for the spring
season for 1910
| All In all, the experiment of working
| out at Norfolk has been very satlsfac-
| tory, and it is more than likely that
| everybody will be in prime condition
when the team arrives home next week.
Tomorrow night players Crooks, Miller
and Oil, with the colored rubber, Will
take the boat for Washington. Sunday
afternoon the main body, some twenty
three strong, will leave on the 4 80 O'Clock
train for Richmond. After playing there
Monday and Tuesday the boys start for
home on the $50 o'clock train and should
arrive at Washington about IL 80 O'Clock.
The crowd is large enough 10 occupy an
entire car, and the railroad has provided
a special parlor car for the party.
President Noyes Arrives.
~ pf he a H.
lngton club, Judge A. NJ. Gould and Louis
Dent came down by this morning boat,
and will probably remain over until after
tomorrow's game. The trio went out to
the park this morning, and were much
pleased at the gingery exhibition given
by the players.
Tomorrow's game is the talk of the
town today and If the weather holds
good a big crowd will be on hand to see
the battle: The fact that Kid Elberfeld
and Charley Street will be In the line
up for the first time makes the game
unusually attractive to the Norfolk fans,
as the Tobasco boy used to play IN the
Virginia League and has not been for
gotten, while Streets great reputation
is known here almost as well as in the
American League. Manager McAleer said
this morning that Street would work six
innings and either Hardy or Rapp would
finisf. up. Groom. Gray and Oberlin will
enough condition to make it very warm
for the opposing batters.
Tomorrow's Batting Order.
The full batting order is as follows, and
looks very good to the close followers of
the game:
Browne. CT; Schaefer, 3D.. Lelivelt IT,;
Gessler. r.; Ungiaub. H.; Elberfeld, 3D.;
Mcbride, S.; Street, c.; Rapp, c.; Hardy,
c.. Groom, p; Gray, p; Oberlin, p.
Charley Street was standing by The
Star representative when Manager Nc
Aleer handed out the lineup, and re-
marked: I'm too low down in the bat
ting list. III have to work up much
higher this season.
You haven't got a chance" replied
McAieer.
Look who's ahead of YOU
81 know Mcbride has been going aw-
fully nice" answered back Street, but
I'm going to push him hard, just the
same
That is the feeling of the entire club.
Every man is imbued with the spirit that
he is going to have a good season, and
will work his hardest to push the club to
the front. Doc Reisling Is disconsolate
afraid it will throw him back in con-
ditioning work. but Trainer Quirk says
that he will be all right by next week.
AS intinlated in another paragraph, Con-
roy didn't practice this morning, but had
to go to the park to look at the other
boys. He will be In prime condition
by tomorrow.
A majority of the boys felt good enough