The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

Despite the reversals and in and out
work which have marked the actions OF
inc Washington baseball squad TINS
season it IoORs like we might have d
better team in the long run than some
OF the bad performances might lead
ian tG believe
The best sign is that the gane now
on hand keeps trying The sudden rally
IN me seventh inning yesterday. which
resulted in beating Brooklyn in the first
exhibition game by 10 I. was more I'M
pOrtant IN the hope IL held out [Or the
future than in results actually accom-
pllsned. We have no smuggling organlza-
ZION which can be expected to pound
ITS way into Ire first division by main
strength and 4wk rdness. but we have
a ~ atlinE nucleus which VIII make any
pitcher nervous when il gets a start
Milan At this m mute may be going Al
q faster clip than he viii later. but
there : reason 10 believe that he viii
be well I'D In hitting this year. Schaefer
IS not batting as well as he should later,
out Is there in the matter OF sacrifices.
and is a master hand a those base ana
cunning practices which delight the
sous OF the unregsnerate among the
come folk and bring wrath TO the hearts
OF opposition
Then come LeIIveIt. GessIer. and I'm
Slaub- These three men have proved
beyond doubt that they have an eye
for the ball and the muscle TO knock il
a mile With them on the war path no
pitcher has a right to feel serene. They
are Of the kind that start batting rallies
and make them stick by folIowing one
another with long drives that produce
earned runs What EIberfeId is going
70 DO remains 10 be seen. Mcbride
Is not going to bat worse than he did
las year, and Street IS hitting more
than expected
This aggregate is not, we repeat
notapie for Its CO -8SIStenCy in hammer
Ing hrst-class pitchers, but II IS. we
repeat the kind that once having GOT
a SALESMAN on the run. is likely 10 win
game before his manager can with
draw him
II scanlon had remained in the box
Tor nine innings yesterday there Is hard
" a doubt that Washington would have
lost BY j 20 O. But, when Bell succeed
ed ScaniOn and weakened Just a little
the long swats accumulated almost in
the day. i Is pcU forcing optimism
70 point out this fact, but merely an
Illustration OF the potential rsIlyinE ia
the sticks OF our young heroes
John DooHttle Hardy did big work at
second yesterday
EchsefeT Is still suffering from a head.
ache and Hardy Is carded for second
base again today. II John y. KEEPS the
clip he set yesterday be ~ going TO
and hiIlifer. George Mcbride was at
the Columbia last night with the Wash
iuEtOu and Brooklyn teams 10 see
George Evans and his Honey Bows. but
the ancient gags and laughed painlessIy
Al the new ones. he IS still too weak
70 short glop. and killffer Is slated for
the fob again today Frank OberIIn
has been selected TO pitch the entire
game Street IS figured our regular
catcher this day. but Bill RaD0 also
has look IN y everything goes right
Doc ReislinR Is a crank on radium.
he must have slipped a hunk Of e into
his system this spring from ths enerEy
he Is displaying
Mcmillan. the Brooklyn shorJstOp. is
the smallest player IN the ma Tor leagues
now. he is only some five feet three
inches above either high or low water.
but is not at ali sensitive ABOUT his
size he digs up other EiEnfuutfve
specimens Of bespanEled athletes and
measures them alongside OF himself
but IS despsi-in-- Of finding one smaller
Great 10Y SLED his heart when Jap
Barbeau. fOrmegl- Of Cleveland then
with PfttsburE. and later transferred
10 the 1t. Louis Nationals. bobbed nm
and DOWN. the big leagues He cor
nered Jap one day and they compared
figures. but Il seems that Jap Rad fr1sr
a shade the better Of Mcmillan. who IS
still the champion little fellow BE
weighs ID pounds. but can hit the balI
Al ciUes like he weighed a ton.