The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-11
Tackle Orioles in the MOnu-
mental City.
MCBRIDE MAY GO IN THE GAME
Crack shortstOp SO Far Recovered
from Recent Illness as to Be Able
to Take Part in Practice Saturday.
Walker, HOvIIIx, and RaDp show
ImprOvement-Othe Gossip.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Only three days remain before the
opening Of the American League season.
As a wind-up for the practice games.
Manager Jimmy McAleer has arranged
for our boys to go over TO Baltimore to-
day and take a crack at Jack Dunn's
Orioles. Tomorrow the Orioles viii play
here.
Last year Dunn had a first-class team,
and scared the life out OF the New York
Giants by beating them in one game and
losing the other after extra innings.
This season it would appear as If Bal
timore was not so good, for the Phillies,
Brooklyns. Athletics. New Yorks, and
others have played at Oriole Park and
walked off with every game.
McAleer will likely pitch Bob Groom
this afternoon, and the lineup viii be
the same as promised for the opening
league game. with the exception OF short
stop. Mcbride will not start unless he
feels able. and Wade Killifer is slated
for the job
III tiiT III II Ailtif 0AtAtF tAt was 81 aSfAN-A
with cramps. two weeks ago, George Nc
Bride donned baseball toys Saturday aft
ernoon and practiced with his team mates
for nearly an hour. He appeared 70 have
suffered only slightly from his enforced
lay-of, and when he returned to his hotel
he said he felt no i'll effects from the stin
workout
Mcbride wants TO play against Balti-
more to-day, but McAleer VIII hardly
allow him to take any chances.
Catcher Bill Rapp looked mighty good
in practice Saturday. He Is getting the
best kind of coaching from Manager Nc
Aleer and Catcher Street Rapp has hun
dreds Of friends In Washington who are
pulling hard for him to make good in the
American League. He is a hard worker
and has already improved a whole lot
since joining the club.
Dixie Walker, according 10 all good
judges OF pitching talent. Is going to be
the sensation OF the American League
this season. he has everything that goes
to make up the successful fiingeF-speed,
curves. and control. with 20 pounds of
weight on a six-foot frame to back it up
Walker will probably do all that is ex-
pected Of him, and win a lot OF games for
this club Why?
Simply because he has such a man as
Charley Street behind the bat to coach
him, and street knows every batter IN
the American League; knows his weak
ness, and the kind OF balls likely 10 be
effective against him.
Walker has shown something else be-
side speed and curves-a willingness to
do what ne is told. lie thinks the world
OF Street and has the sense TO know
that when Street signals for a curve.
there is pretty good reason behind It.
When you come TO think it over. the
Nationals would be in bad shape if any
thing happened 10 Street right now 1t
is doubtful if anybody in the American
League could hold Walter Johnson ex-
cept Street.
Besides Rapp. Pitcher Joe Hovllk IN
corked a lot of stuff Saturday McAleer
and others did not believe he possessed.
Said Catcher Street: -Hovlik has a spit
ball that will cause considerable trouble
If he can control 1t. 1 believe he can.
Watch Hovlik."