The Washington times., 1910-02-26

Manager James NTcAleer, OF the wash
inEtOn ball team, arrived IN Washington
this morning and Immediately began
cleaning up the details which have ac-
cumulated in a long. hard winter.
McAIeer Will remain in Washington
until next Saturday. when he will leave
with those Of his henchmen who have
reported by that time for Norfolk on
the night boat. arriving in Norfolk Sun
day morning. This viii give Sunday in
the training city and allow ample time
for making such minor arrangements az
may be necessary before starting 70
work on Monday morning.
The manager spent large part Of
the winter travelling. and was on the
Pacific coast for some weeks. One re-
suit of his trip was the spotting OF
young pitchtr near Los Angeles who
plays on the same Independent team
with which Walter Johnson plays. He
describes this shining light Of the slab
as a huge person with a right hand de-
livery VINO showed amazing speed and
gratifying control He told Johnson to
sign up the youngster and bring him
East when he starts to Join the Wash
inEton club on April J.
W1theTup Diluted
AIcAleer also has his eye on a couple
of young catchers who are now sewed
UP with major league clubs that do not
need them, and is only waiting for the
signal 10 grab them for trial.
one great comfort TO the Nationals
boss was the gOod reports he heard
about witherup. This pitcher has been
in bad health for two years. but is
now said to be In excellent shape II
Z he IS all right physically. McAleer has
nbee tipped that Witherup will be one
/ Of the sensations Of the league. All
through the West he heard the praises
Of WitheTUp sung. One OF the prin-
cipal sOloists was Pa Rourke, of
Omaha. who has made q small fortune
out Of developing ball players for ma jOT
/ leagues. MCAIeer also knows Wither-
up, for the big fellow pitched against
/ the Browns one day in st. Louis when
| MCAleer was managing the Browns and
| astOnished the Mlssourians by his speed
and general ability.
/ Dolly Gray has been winterinE in Los
/ Angeles and has been ordered 10 report
/ here for the trip to Norfolk next Satur-
/ day McAleer says Gray looks bigger
/ than last year, as brown as berry and
/ as hard as nails. Gray. Johnson, With
/ erup. Groom. and Dixie walker do not
/ make a bad pitching staff, 70 say moth
/ ing Of the other 1inging talent
Johnson Seemed Pleased.
eff johnson has Kick know nothing
about It." remarked the gentle Jeems
at the Raleigh this morning Z saw
I him pitching on the coast and Il was
child's play for him to handle the teams
he was up against He was using moth
ing but a straight ball. and when he
wanted 10 get home 10 supper early he
l simply settled down and struck out the
men until the game was over. / mad
a long talk with him and he was full
/ Of confidence about what ne was going
TO do this season 7 told him TO get in
| shape on the coast and Join us April l.
/ He said ali right, he'd be there, and
never mentioned the matter OF con-
tract
II think Gray is going to make good.
told him 10 Join us for the Norfolk
trip and want him along so I can get
q line on him. 7 have an idea he needs
n little supervision In his pitching and
believe he can get rid Of any small
faults ne may have, for I am told ne
is the goods.
Training Plans.
1--WE win stop at the Monticello Hotel
IN Norfolk, That Is about three-quar-
ters Of a mile from the ball ground,
which IS excellent for q minor league,
with a sod diamond We viii probably
dress in the hotel and walk out, but
I later may use the clubhouse at the
grounds
"AU we need is good weather 1 went
over the weather records Of Norfolk foI