Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-11
NATIONALS WORK
IS CALLED OFF
Rain Interferes With Practice
at NorfoIk-Unglaub
Arrives.
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NORFOLK. Va. March 11--It is still
raining down here and work for the Ma
tionals for the day has been called on.
The Norfolk grounds perfectly drain
ed ana a few hours of sunshine will make
them TT for practice. Should il clear up
this afternoon abe boys will surely go out
tomorrow morning for work The men
have had four days of about as hard
work as has ever fallen To a ball team,
said Manager NcAleer this morning, and
days rest will do them good
''Of course, if the rain continues we will
go into a gymnasium to keep limbered
up. but l am in hopes it won't come to
that. as I am somewhat fearful of the
wooden floors stiffeninS up the players.
Unglaub Arrives.
First Baseman UngIauh and Chick
Green arrived this morning. Bob Tn
glaub is certainly the life of the team.
He had no sooner eaten breakfast and
come down 10 the lobby than he was
surrounded by dozen of the players.
Tanning started in at once and was
continued for more than an hour. Bob
is "A good story teller; the players know it,
and the laughter was almost continuous.
Tnglaub has been winterinG in vii
Transport and wintered well. Il have
done nothing but work around the hose
all winter. said Bob this morning, and
l feel better for the rest | have always
gone on the Theory that to properly at
tend to base ball a player should 40
nothing else. When my playing do IS
are over 1 will 30 TO work. but while I
am pulling down plenty of money in six
months of the year Mr.. Bobby is going
To loaf the other half
President SO and Treasurer Rapley
also arrived OF the boat this morning.
They We're disappointed TO find rain fall
off hoy ha6
hope of seeing the players work out.
Slump Mystery Solved.
1t has always been a mystery TO ball
players why the Washington club takes
slump regularly every season about
July and August, and President Moves
has figured out that it is the extreme hot
weather. The president has devoted con-
siderable time to figuring out just how
this handicap can be overcome and he
thinks he has finally hit upon the remedy.
1t is his intention to rent a large cottage
Just outside Washington during the
months of July and August and for the
team. or as many of them as can get
away from domestic ties, TO go out there
every evening after the ball game.
In this way it is expected that the
players will obtain good sleeping hours
instead of sitting around their hotels
and boarding houses until midnight.
going to bed. Morning practice will be
done away with and the players need
not come into town until after luncheon.
The club will probably put up the
money for the cottage and all the play
rs will have 10 do will be to employ a
cook and buy the fodder.
Bob Inglauh had all the details OF
the outing under his cap when he ar
rived this morning and lost little time
imparting it to Wade killifer. Charley
Street, Doc" Gessler, Jack Hardy,
Clyde Milan and several others of the
players. great discussion followed.
and everybody voted IL great scheme
Players Pleased.
81 have been playing in Washington
quite while said Charley Street, land
/ wouldn't be the least bit surprised if
that outing plan isn't the answer to our
regular slumps The other clubs shift
around from one city to another, and |
have heard the men on the different
teams say that three days in Washington
at one time was all they wanted. Some
times we catch as high as twenty days in
a row at home and if the outsiders can
stand only three days, the long spell for
Us is naturally harmful
Wouldn't ii be "A great discovery for
the Washington club if President Noyes
had finally dug up the recipe to keep
the players on their toes throughout the
season.
Wade Killifer is great for the outdoor
life and being a college boy, knew
enough about the physical culture end to
pronounce the scheme a great one.
lust think of lounging around on a
nice porch or on a green lawn in the
evening, instead of sitting up in a stiff
backed chair on the hot sidewalks, afraid
to go TO bed on account of the heat
They put me down for one of the
outdoor club right now. 1t is a great
proposition.
Ten Players to Camp.
Several of the players. of course, viii
not he able to take advantage Of the
outing on account of having their wive.
or mothers to look after. notably Dolly
Gray. who brings his mother on from the
coast every summer. and the married
men. But it is expected that at least ter
of the boys will he able to join the party
and this contingent will be large enough
10 hold up the other players who may To-
tagging
Pitcher Obi and Trainer Quirk got q
good soaking last evening. When the
rain came on the rest of the men made
dash for the cars and came down &c the
hotel Quirk was busy rubbing Oil in III.
clubhouse. and when the task was fin
isned the ,ain was coming down in tor
rents. The pair had 10 hoof it ovel
the held down To the railroad tracks. ane
there wait quite a while for a car. By
the time they got under cover they were
soaked for sure.
Discards Old Glove.
Warren Millers old glove. which mad,
stfch star hit with Joe Cantillon ha,
been finally discarded and the youncste1
now bF' ak in a new one.
81 hung on To il as long as possible
said Miller this morning, but / finaII,
decided I could afford new one"
4 majority of the players attended ;
flood-a nd-thunder show at the opera
house last night chaperoned by Tex
Yohe. y great laugh was created wheI
one of the actors on the stage remarke,
III loud voice: This blanket was give,
to me by Big Chief Yohe from Texas
The ginsery infielder is something of :
vaudeville performer himself and ioine,
In the laugh with the other boys.
Unglaub had Tom Crooks blushins Xix
school girl this morning when he wake
up 20 him and remarked: We'll / Sc
you've got my job already. You're we
come to it, old boz, if you can beat m
to II and ! wish you luck, but YOU wi
have TO 20 some 10 chase me off tina
crackerjack infeld this year" When 30
sees Tom soaking that ball so regulari
he will open his eyes. He is certaini
getting in well with the manager at an
rate.
Several of the players have gone
their rooms for the day to- play whist an
hearts. III the big smoke from Pitts
burg" Paul Brock, or Jack Moore, wer
here what a merry time they would hav