The Washington herald., 1910-03-14
ROUNDING INTO FORM
Nationals Development Has
Been Rapid for First Week.
HOT SPRINGS CROWD IS FIT
YOhe Expecting Transfer to Kansas
City, Which May Not BE Granted
for Some Time-Men Taking Long
WaIks-PractIce To-day il Grounds
Dry Out sufficiently.
Special to The Washington Herald.


Norfolk, Va, March 13.-Altogether,
AIcAleer and Trainer Quirk are thorough
.ly satisfied with the results accomplished
by the Nationals during their first week
here. While the last two DAYS OF the
week were spent in enforced idleness.
three of the others were ideal for prac-
tice. and the fourth was fairly good.
It is easy to sec now that the results
accomplished in four days were marvel
Gus. Both manager and trainer say they
never before saw men round into form
so rapidly. The team has reached a
point OF development here in one week
that il has sometimes taken other teams
two or three weeks to reach
While some of the new men which Nc
AIeer has are showing very well, il does
not take a very critical student Of base
ball TO see that his tried material viii
have the call on the unseasoned when It
comes to making up the team for the
coming campaign. Yohe is making good
impression at third base. but there is not
the slightest chance Of his beating Elber-
field out for the guardianship OF that cor
ner.
Y0he May Not Go Just Yet.
Yohe, it Is said, IS expecting a transfer
TO Kansas City. He would as lief play
there as in Washington. But word has
gotten out that McAleer is to let none Of
his players so in a hurry. and probably
YOhe and all others will be Nationals
until after the season opens.
VUhFlo ta eFata-.er+ 4ho4 ,,-f1r
select Schaefer for second and Browne
for center TO start the race may be true,
those players Will have to show Killifer
and Milan that they are the better men,
Kinifer and Milan are likely looking
players.
The Hot Springs aggregation, headed by
Schaefer. got in yesterday. and will be
IN the practice tomorrow. Those men
did not do much practice at the Springs,
but got themselves in condition by plenty
OF outdoor exercise. which consisted
principally in long walks over hills. They
show the good effects Of it.
According 10 Quirk, Reisling and With
erup are about ten pounds each over
weight. But that is not worrying the
trainer He says he has plenty Of time
in which TO get them in good trim.
Men Are Taking Daily Walks.
There are some good pedestrians among
the Nationals. and long walks are fire.
quent. Unglaub was sent out Of the hotel
for forty-seven minutes to-day. He re-
ported that he had done eleven miles.
The slight blizzard of last night proved
TO be the end of the bad spell OF weather
which prevented practice Friday and Sat
urday. The weather was bright and
balmy. but the grounds were soggy from
melted snow. The ground in the ball
park may be still quite wet in the morn
ing. In that event Quirk will advise Nc
Aleer against practice on it. But that
there will be good practice in the after
noon there is scarcely any doubt.
The Nationals got their best look at
Norfolk to-day. The weather being fine.
they were ali cOaxed from the hotel, and
were on the street most of the day. The
average baseball player is a good sight
seer, and they were soon cognizant of
the points OF most interest about the
city. About half the men, headed by
Quirk. attended church in the morning.
The first practice game between the
regulars and the colts viii probably take
place on Wednesday.