The Washington times., 1910-04-10
WHY NOT SIXTH PLACE
FOR WASHINGTON TEAM?
Some Say Fifth, Some Say Eightl-Chesty Talk a.
Good Signlynch Doing Duty Anvil.
ReiSIings Pitching.
By THOMAS S. RICE.


Luez -iT play no 5nrons 51eTaale part
iu the early showing Of the Washing
ton Sail CIlb IT the clue Ects away
win q FIXING start tHe Tesz5t is going
10 ~ TeII Tor month or six EVcczs. and
Win materially affect the American
League race
1ne suck win come I'm the matter OF
vi inning something Ike four out OF the
first six games. and there IS no reason
Hhy- mat should nor be done II that is
accomplished. watch the Nationals
smoke. They uII probably take a 7yins
GIVE toward the first division and re-
main there or thereabouts for quite
some riue and maybe mora.
The necessity Tor a little The best OF
Sc IN tee deals Of tho tickle goddess is
due &C. the extreme chestluess OF the
team Manager 1IcAIeer has around him.
II has told itself and other folk so Of
Ten that & is good team that b. has
come. 40 believe IT,
Good start Means Much.
THIS is what pIeases "a hopeful ian
mere than anything else and we don't
care e hans II the team gets SO fuU
OF this proposition that ft can't think
~ sH5rEi1- else than making II stick
a classy showing in the first two OF
three series wi1 confirm this exalted
opinion. ana rHere VIII be no 0csvarfnc
or woy er5ur- Eo matter what star pitch
CT s sent against LHem-
N1iIe the spirit OF confidence was
prevalent i1 the uoeu last April. il was
hardly Of the same type they are now
experiencing They felt that they were
winners. but they dd not 60 into the
rather e-0ris-Icl. explanation OF their
nTTD strength which . large part 0f
their c0aEe rsa-luU tins spring They
thought they were strong largely be-
CaUSe they were picked Dy the pTOfe--
si1lal critics To lead the second division
This time THe said critics have left
them severely alone and Go not even
TT 20 place them some people who
become restless and unhappy about the
Eernal equinox every year and do NOT
recover their form until around July.
like George Williams l0r Instance. have
y-aSerec t1at our team VIII Re last IT,
viii De as sweet as the music OF the
spheres when the season is over 90 hear
those same posSgsSors OF torpid fivers
moan their Hlears about their hard luck
-n losing bets
Moderate Estimates
Some Of .Stoute stcuacIes.~ as the
old chIuuiCIers would SAY. nave selected
-he topmost round Of the second division
r0r ou- team This pleasant prospect
OF their own manufacture does much
The mercury plays hop scotch IN the
tub and the song Of the fauuels is the
Son- ut Fiu-eEan- 0ptimists of that
7--- are rle sails OF the earth and the
STANDBY NJ r-I club incomes They
raGizte sunshine they enjoy the wake
=4s.-r--e- tl-a-. loved abe deceased lEe@r
Tl=7-- rla-ze-l7r .-r3 l-lau BOYS nave o.
best wishes and vH-le We o-l-5-- o. ~
rot look 20 such dizzy heights 20 ma
Tho H-f-1 r1- lIrAlerrS men slfler -ile
--a-r.-. Frr of Caur5-ol' cohorts we
d. nos s-I5e-= lr 7=osid.l1e FFeslirri1l oi7
c-EE5r t1e-'+--
Jim SaHeI IS Iu excellent spring form
~r- latent ri-t5az power in the upper
-a-r a. the TaSEf1S1o- batting order
which ne have pointed out several
-=-r=z is increasing the fans a vast deal
-r= rrz5r point IS that when there is a
section Of tire l5re-uo of proved ability
10 r.- l---- consistently and. above all
hard the team two or three runs be-
T.1nf always has chance There is no
r=rE.E1 DESPAIR u--I all Is over. Tor Egu
never can tel HHra enc l..t "l VIZ
-l- -1iH- Cd start q E9 -lall " --
---rr rEa aide The trouble WIN tti-
EEzsh 5-E-1l GLIB has been l-a- Dc i-as
not often had more r.-al one or --- @
Justly SWEATERS. ana when. = suc-en 'rz-cs
was taken sl generally became q COZ
-I.-leH. THE hest ~..FF wing ---e cup eh =
made was I'm --a early days Of the stan
regime. when r1e-e were several Frtt-
ans 5G t-1 lineup E-e -e- l-leir Fl = y
pitchers settled down. ana S.usSeQ L'i.i'
winning zrl-- 1- H--l~--- lE main ~t-eil1tl
and ava srlls-z- L- became lit.-i-7st.
gradually On eliminate that element li
order 70 start a- the beginning with d
com ..l-.--il- "l r---7 -
sra IHallE developed bug from tl-tl lt.