The Washington herald., 1910-03-05
BY WILLIAM FEET.


At midnight last night four of the Ma
tionals had reported at the Arlington.
and every train to-day viii bring in the
players who are scheduled TO take the
night boat for Norfolk at $50 O'clock.
Dolly" Gray. the only southpaw on
the club. arrived early yesterday evening
from his home in Los Angeles. and Dolly
looked as fine as fiddle. He has added
fifteen pounds or so in weight. and felt
as cheerful as q cricket
1T seems good 10 get back in Wash
Ington." he said to the writer. Il have
been travelling since Sunday, and am sick
Of a railway coach.
YES. I have taken on weight. and
while I don't want to talk in a boastfuI
tone, I really believe that I will get
going right this season. That horrible
Southern trip last season knocked the
spots out of me. and I was not able to
do myself justice until l had been with
the club a month.
says Hendricks L. Good One.
Il have seen Walter Johnson off and
on all winter, and the big fellow is GER
tainly right He told me before I left
that he had persuaded the management
TO give his friend Bill Hendricks trial
Take IT from me, that fellow Hendricks
Is some pitcher / know for a fact that
four big league scouts were after him.
I am glad Washington managed to sign
him ND. for I think he will make good
What do l think of the Nationals this
year?
We'll, you can't tell me We are not
stronger than we were last season at this
time. I'd like TO put up little bet right
now that we win do whole lot better,
and with such swell infield as Unglaub.
schaefer. Mcbride. and Elberfeld. with
GessIer and Leliveit in the outheld, it
looks as If the other fellows would have
to &c faster than they did last season
to put US down In the tail end place"
The other players remarked 10 the writ
er that they never saw Gray looking so
well. and predicted all sorts of good
things for the port-sde finger.
No sooner had Gray registered and gone
to his room than Wade Killifer, who
Joined the Nationals last August in that
famous Delehanty- Schaefer trade, blew in
from the wilds OF Paw Paw. Mich. way
up in the woods where il SHOWS from Sep
TENDER to April.
Likes Our Climate.
I felt like a zap carrying a heavy
overcoat,' remarked Killifer as he pulled
of his hat and searched for handker-
chief to mop up the perspiration. Geel
but this Is some warm weather. When I
left Paw Paw Thursday morning they
were having horse racing on the Ice and
the snow was three feet deep"
KiIlifer hasn't touched a baseball since
the season closed and looks to be in
splendA health. He says he has been
spending the winter hunting and fishing.
and could hardly wait until the time
came TO report. He. too. believes that
the Nationals are going to make things
interesting for some of the American
League clubs this season.
II will be remembered that Killifer
played the outfield and was sent in he
hind the bat during his short stay with
the club last season. McAleer expects to
find the young man a mighty useful men,
Der Of his family this year. and Red"
will probably get into a great many
games.
Early yesterday morning Pitcher EwaFt
Walker. from Birmingham. Ala, and
Jack Lelivelt, the heavy-hitting outfield-
or. reached town and reported to Mana
ger MeAleer. Both players have taken
on a little weight, but claim to be in
good shape. Walker has been doing a lot
Of hard work the past month and re-