Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-23
PLENTY Of GINGER IS
SHOWN BY NATIONALS
Have Another Good Days
Practice - Pitcher H0vlik
Arrives in Camp.
By H H. FRY.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


after a half-hour's work the ginger came
to the front once more and the practice
proceeded with the same old dash. Oil
and Oberlin were on the rubber, with
Rapp and Street on the receiving end.
Gray and Groom are carded TO work THIS
afternoon. DOC" Reisling is the latest to
go on the sick list. and the big pitcher mad
to keep to his bed this morning with some
stoma II trouble. He has been working
very faithfully since coming down here,
aud the chances are that he has overesti-
mated his strength. A days rest in bed
viii probably fix him up for tomorrow
practice.
Joe Hovlik arrived this morning ana
was given warm welcome by the play
ers His baggage went astray ana ne
was not able to get In uniform this morn
ing. but he will be there this AFTERNOON.
Hovlik's appearance is pleasing to Man,
ager McAleer as with Reislfng anu
Walker out of it the big Swede will be
given plenty of condition work during the
rest of the week. Hovlik left his home IN
Iowa Sunday night and has been travel
Ing ever since. but showed little signs
of WEAKNESS and would have been on
the field of battle this morning but for
the delay in the arrival Of his baggage
Walker Comes Home.
Manager McAleer does not like the idea
Of Walker lying around the hotel and will
send him home by boat this morning to
nurse his strained ankle. "Dixie's" in
jury is nothing serious, but just enough
to keep him from working. He will stop
at the Arlington until the team gets back
home.
A new rule went into effect this morn
ing that was welcomed by the twiriera
~~-l,<x IL i'm hA
morning need not dress in the afternoon
and those working in the afternoon can
remain at the hotel in the morning.
Gray, Groom, Reisling and Oberlin are In
fine shape and Mac doesn't want to
overtrain them, and figures that one
good workout a day is enough to keep
them primed for the real work to come.
Manager McAleer missed his guess on
Kid Efberfeld. Last night after practice
Mac remarked that he would bet suit
of clothes the Kid wouldn't be on the
field today, figuring that the little fellow
had worked SO hard yesterday that he
would be too sore to practice. But the
ToJasco Kid was one OF the first up this
morning and reported at the grounds
feeling none the worse for his first try
out Elberfeld says that practice in run
ming fielding and throwing never hurts
him. but the first few days going through
the batting stunts will make him sore
in the chest. A couple days will fix him
I'D in prime, condition.
AS intimated in another paragraph.
Jack Hardy felt pretty sore this morning,
and Manager McAleer told him not to
dress today Jaeksfs willing worker
and figures that he will be able to re-
sumo practice tomorrow. Hardy's injury
throws all the work on Street and Rapp.
and, as the latter has bad thumb, Jack
will be welcomed back. All the pitchers
warm up before the real practice starts
and the catchers work with them. Then
,rha he nit hating starts
Rapp goes behind the bat to catch one
of the twirlers and Street the other: This
routine is pretty hard on the catchers,
but they are standing up toit nicely.
Red" Killifer has finally mastered his
injured ankle and was in splendid form
this morning, hitting and fielding as
though he enjoyed 1t. There is nothing
like perfect condition to ginger one up.
especially after being an invalid for
nearly q week.
Mrs. McAleer Arrives.
Mrs. McAleer arrived here last night
after roundabout journey from
Youngstown. Ohio She was on the road
six hours longer than she should have
been, as she came down by way of Phila-
delphia instead of Baltimore and natural
ly was fatigued by the journey.
Manager McAleer Is taking no chances
on the present good warm spell Of wealth
er and will lose no opportunity to go the
limit in the matter of work. Get out,
boys, and hustle sang out Mac this
morning. There is no telling when this
weather viii break and We want to take
every advantage of 1t. You all look good
to me just now and want TO keep you so
for that great big opening day"
Every day there are half dozen or
more business men from Washington
dropping into Norfolk. and they make
their arrangements to go out to the park
for at least half hour to look at the
boys. Several OF them have spoken TO
The Star representative about the team,
and every one has had the greatest praise
for the splendid work Mac has been
getting out OF the players.
Umpire Harry Mace brings word from
Richmond to the effect that there is a
great deal Of interest cropping up there
day and Tuesday Harry says he will
bet hat that over Ave thousand people
will be on hand to witness the Easter
Monday game and almost as many Tues
day.
The boys are commencing to get rest
less and frequently sigh for that dear
old Washington" Norfolk IL well enough
in its way and the boys have been treat
ed splendidly by everybody. but they
can't help getting tired of practice. and
sigh for the real game.
Jack Hardy Injured.
That clever boy Jack Hardy met with a
painful accident during the practice yes
terday afternoon and ne will probably
remain at the hotel during the day Jack
was catching Bob Groom when one OF
the batters at the plate popped up foul
fly that came down near him and he
called for II and started for the ball.
Groom didn't hear the call and Gu;
ioose another BAN with one OF his fastest
inshoots. Jacx In running for the Nv
went directly into the pitched ball and
1t hit him in the groin. He ran around
for q second or two like q crazy man
and then sank to the ground The pain
was so intense that 1t made him sick,
and he sank into ,incons ciousness. Every
body rushed for Hardy. of course, on the
instant and he was carried back OF the
stand and partially unstripped by Traine.
Quirk and stimulants administered. Jacl
finally came to and the pain was severe
but spirits of ammonia bracsd him ur
sufficiently tor him to limp to the car
and return to the hotel II is not thought
effects outside OF soreness and that he
will be ready to resume work by tonor.
row morning
Hardy is i'm almost perfect condftion
ID q persistent worker. and by his genia
ways has become very popular with al
the players, who sympathixed with ant
jollied him at every opportunity Haro,
says this IL the third time he has ron,
out for the count. When In the minor.
Pitcher Eddie Summers. now of Detroit
hit him back OF the head while at the ba
and nearly killed him. 1t was two
weeks before he got over that rap.
When the Nationals pull out for Rich
mend next Monday Manager MeAIcer will
u-itt i'm N ba llur nd ~