The Washington times., 1910-04-06
Illness of Schaefer and Nc
Bride Offers Him Work
Against Brooklyn.
MAY PLAY OTHER
NATIONAL CLUBS
Spring Games With Old League
Worth Increasing-Peculiar
Fight Law.
,Bv THOMAS S. RICE.

BY THOMAS S. RICE.
ghortsbop George Mcbride and Second
Raseman Germany Schaefer were re-
ported much better this morning when
Manager NcAleer called on them. and |
there is a bare chance that they may
be seen disportjng in the Washington 1
lineup against the brooklyn National /
League team. Schaefer and Mcbride /
were both suddenly afflicted with at
tacxe OF stomach trouble that laid them 1
low. but Schaefers case was not as bad /
as that OF his fellOw-sufTerer.
It's an III wind that blows no ons |
good, and the illness OF two infelders !
at this time gives Tom Crooks the pros !
pect Of working at first base while |
Tnglaub is shifted 10 second. Crooks is |
still a young man, and has much 70
learn. All the practice he can get
against major talent in the exhibition
games viii help him just that much.
MoAleer likes hinns and his style. and has
said that he was going 10 keep him One
Of the arguments for Crooks is his
record as a heavy Lhttter in the minors,
but Unglaub has hung onto first base
so tenaciOusiy this year that Crooks has
not had many opportunities 10 demon
strate how much OflIhis batting eye re-
mains
II the washington team finishes last
this year look out fori a bin in the next
Congress prohibiting the playing of
baseball game withini ten thousand feet
CT any rock or soil, or within twenty
thousand feet Of any still or running
water. This will not be prohibition. OF
course but a proper and reasonable
regulation TO protect sthe morals OF the
fans.
A St Louis paper reports that Harry
Howell has about an even chance Of re
covering the use OF his arm. This Will
be welcome tidings, for Howell is one
Of the cleanest cut. players in the game,
and his misfortune in losing his earning
capacity because of an injured arm was
keenly regretted by all who knew him.
He ruined that salary wing through
TOO great eagerneSs to show his ginger
in spring exhibition game. and Nc
Aleer, who was then managing the 81.
Louis team, has ever kept that accident
in mind in handling his Washington
talent.
Get IN on thattTimes-News Marathon.
It was n wise move on the part OF the
Washington owners to schedule early
games with the National League clubs,
and II is likely that next season the
system viii be much more extensively
developed. There IS a great need for
some scheme which VIII enable the
fans OF one-team cities, like Washing
ION to see the baseball material in the
other league While the exhibition
contests are not often OF the same
class as those seen In the regular
championship series, A true fan likes
20 look over the well-known players,
even when they are not forced 70 60
their limit IL would make great hit
in this town 10 have the New 4ork
Giants and the Chicago Cubs come here
for a game OF two in the spring, and
there is a possibility that something Of
the sort may be done next year.
Jim JenrieS' sweet confidence in him.
self is a life saver to the space writers
VIII that Massachusetts law against
entering into a contract in that STATE
TO fight somewhere else hold good? We
doubt il very seriously. II it should b,
fully sustained by the Supreme Court o.
the United States the man fOOlisl
enough to become a resident Of MaSSa
chusetts would be for the rest Of hH
life al the mercy Of every paternaI and
puritauiCal COnceit which the horde oi
professional reformers within its borden
might slip tfEOAEn q Ize7lSlLNA4e lItili
bling before the demands Of Ell
franchisCd mOuyco.ddles. Boxing is no
immoral. and in some states Of INT
Union IL is specifi ,ally not illegal Fur
ther. il is not entirely Illegal IN Massa
ChUSCLtS. and nOurlSheS To-Day IN Boston
despite the weird decisions which hav,
made Boston referees a joke. The quib
Bile Of the learned tudEe to the effec
that entering into fighting cOntrac
would Re ike entering into a COntraC
in Massachusetts TO rob a maa some
where else is in perfect keeping with tn
character of The law itself and whOeve
forced IL through the legislature.
is a sad condition il a man in th
country cannot enter into contract fl
one State 20 carry out a perfectly iega
contract in another.
Hope Bill Happ's throwing arm is al
right his next time out
News comes from, Detroit that Stanag'
s.84ti cave viii probably be the regllal
catchers 1r that team this year, ant
that Schmidt ard BeckendOrf will be OF
the bench. II Is a great pity that Jen
nings has not been ahle 70 round out nj
team by getting a classy backStop
schmidt IS an awful frost for a team
otherwise so strong, but il is a question
whether Stanage and Casey viii be an.
vast Improvement.
An added feature at the baseball fes
rivlties this afternoon IS the result o
the offer by George Evans 10 take hi
minstrel band Of Honey Boys to tn
came between Washington and Brook
lvn. along with his entire troupe Tn
offer was accepted by Manager Nc
Aleer Tonight the two baseball club
and the baseball writers win be In
guests CT the u strel troupe ct IN
Colui - Thesier.
BASEBALL RESULTS.
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