Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-14

Ster and spring, but the old boys still re-
stain their jobs.
e Joking aside / am very glad that the
%people of Washington are enthusiastic
sover the club this year, and must admit
sthe lineup has a very strong look. NC
.Aleer will get all the work possible out
Eof the boys. and you can put me down
Sas saying that Washington won't finish
lin the last place. AS to the Athletics,
ave are pointed straight for that pennaht
S.this year. and 1t will take more than the
&Detroits to head us off.
Every Seat Occupied.
At 2:15 o'clock every seat in the grand
sstand and bleechers were occupied. and
.the fans were thronging to standing room
in the outfield. where ropes had been
stretched.
johnson in Good Shape.
: Manager McAleer was an early riser
sthis- morning, and the bright sunshine
pleased him immensely.
. This is the kind of weather l have
been praying for" he declared. 1T Will
give my boys a chance to demonstrate
-sthe wisdom of training near home. and
the Athletics will have the time of their
tlives heading us off this afternoon
. Walter Johnson has just told me That
he is in splendid shape and feeling great,
and you know that means everything TO
us. He has his great speed with MIN
this year, and / look for him to make
splendid record.
1.-THE addition Of Elberfeld TO the Wash
ington infield has strengthened the team
wonderfully. as he knows the game thor
toughly, is always on his toes and has
promised to let the umpires alone. Every
body knows the Kid is great pail
player, and l am figuring on his showing
some of his greatness this season.
= II am certainly glad to hear that Milan
>has led the team at the bat in the spring
tpractice and that Charley Street is SO
close up. Both these boys were away OH
in stick work last year. and if they come
hack in good form there is no telling how
great the benefit will be to the Washing
tons.
The pitching corps is also in fine shape,
and am looking for Groom. Oberlin. Refs
ling, Walker and Gray to give Johnson
hard rub for the leadership. Neither
one of these twirlerS has had good
start with the Nationals on account or
Illness or bad arms, but none OF them
has come forward with an excuse this
spring.
Luck of course is.a big factor in
winning games. but l have always noticed
that the hustling bunch generally comes
out on top. and my players have promised
to dig their toes in the ground this sea-
son from the tap of the bell. In seasons
past / have noticed that Washington did
not have an overabundance of good luck,
and | am hoping We are due this year.
Pulling for Washington.
kilograms for the manager and play
ers We're coming in last night and this
morning from all parts of the country
wishing them good luck and victory
for the getaway Manager McAleer
is particularly anxious to get good
start in the early games, as he believes
he has the material to hold on once the
boys get confidence and believe Wash
ington has a winner. Friends in ST.
Louis, Youngstown, Chicago. Kansas
City, Detroit, New York and other cities
wired encouraging predictions. and all
the boys want to make good"
Several of the players journeyed to the
park this morning to have look at
their suits and fix up any little de-
fects necessary i'm the garments. 1t was
noticeable that base ball was cut out of
the conversation as much as possible and
prize fighting discussed Like the thor
oughbred racer that has been trained to
the minute. the players were FESTIVE and
eager for the first game to be over.