Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-05
NATIONALS ROUNDING
TO GRAND CONDITION
Everybody Working Hard and
McAIeer Keeps Up With
the Bunch.

Although the grounds were soggy from
recent rains this morning. the Nationals
were out time and went through two
hours of practice. The grounds were
drying up fast by the time the morn
ng's work was over and should be in
splendid shape for this afternoons work
out. The practice tomorrow morning
will be short on account OF the after
noon game with Brooklyn.
Almost all the players are in perfect
shape, Unglaub and Gessler being the
only ones who complain of short wind.
This pair went around the park several
times this morning and Unglaub said 1t
was the first time he has had a good
sweat since reporting. Outside of the
shortness of breath, both these men are
in grand shape, and similar workouts
each day will soon fix up this defect.
Wade Killifer is worried over his bad
ankle, and the chances are that he will
put it under the X-ray. Ever since he
injured the foot down in Norfolk sharp
pains strike ii about once a day, and
Wade says il feels as though something
was slipping out and back into the SOCK
cts or joints. He is able to walk on the
foot without limpng, and hasn't slowed
UP bit, but for fear of permanent in
jury killifer will place himself in the
hands of the club physician this after
noon for an examination.
The Brooklyn National League club
opens a two-game series with the Ma
tionals tomorrow afternoon. the battle
starting at $3.50. Johnson. Walker and
Groom will probably go on the rubber
tomorrow. and Reisling. Oberlin and Gray
held for the Thursday battle. The Brook
Ign bunch is in pretty good shape and
the contest should be a good one. There
are many faces new to the local fans
on the Brooklyn roster. which will aud
interest to the game. Manager Dahlen,
the old-time Chicago shortStOp. is man.
aging the Brooklyns. and the fans will
recall his good work with that aggre-
cation.
Big Jerry Oil was given his uncondi-
uonal release yesterday afternoon by the
Washington club and last night he left
for his home, up in Jersey. Manager Nc
Aleer found that Jerry had nothing with
which to fool the opposing batsmen and
il was thought best to let him out now, so
sthat he could catch on with some minor
league club before the season started
Those doubling Thomases'' who have
been making siurring remarks about the
showing made by the Nationals against
the Norfolk and Richmond clubs are re-
specially referred to the scores of the
National League teams who are now
playing down in that locality. Yesterday
the New York Giants had the time of
their lives defeating Norfolk 3 to q, while
the Brooklyns. in Richmond won out by
q 10 >.
The truth of the matter is that the
young pitchers down there are throw
ing their arms out so as to retain their
jobs for the season, and as a result
the opposing batters have nothing like
an easy job solving the delivery. There
are couple of youngsters on both the
Norfolk and Richmond teams who will
be heard from next season in a pitch
ing line with the majors. This app.ieS
to the southpaws, Lloyd and WeymacK
dispatch from Chicago says that
President COmiskey yesterday received
. telegram from Billy Sullivan the Sox
catcher. who has been confined to a
hospital in Los Angeles. recovering
from a serious attack of blood poison
ing. The dispatch stated that "Sull,-
was recovering rapidly. and would
leave for Santa Barbara some time this
week. The old Roman was pleased
greatly over this report and asserted
his star catcher would be in Chicago
in two weeks. The players all over
the country are pulling for Billy to
get we'll quick.
Without any prospect of inducing Jimmy
McAleer. manager of the Washington
club. to let him have an infielder, Pres
ident Jack Dunn of the Baltimore base
ball club returned TO his home on the
York road. Baltimore last night The
news of the defeat of the Orioles by Fred
erick YVES not very encouraging to
Dunn soon after he arrived home. Nc
Aleer did not have player whom he
would think of letting Dunn have. The
Washington manager has two extra men
I'm Wild Conroy and killifer but he has
decided to keep them in the event of &C
cidents Detailing his regulars.
AS intimated in the Norfolk CORE