Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19
ALL IN READINESS
FOR TODAYS GAME
Players in Good Condition.
Walker to Open for
'ti0naIs.
BY H. H. FRY.
Special Dispatch to The star.

NORFOLK Va, March 19-On ac-
count of the game with Norfolk this aft
ernoon Manager McAleer gave orders
for the boys to stay away from the park
and rest up for the battle. The order
was appreciated, as the strenuous prac-
uce yesterday afternoon tagged out the
players considerably. Outside of Wade
Killifer the team is in splendid condition
this morning and everybody in the out
fit is anxious to take part in today's
game. Klilifer's ankle is slow in
strengthening, and the high-strung fell
low is like mettlesome colt working
under raps. Quirk has promised TO let
him resume work Monday.
Manager McAleer has decided to start
today's game with Walker on the rubber,
followed by Gray and Refsling, each
working three innings. Browne goes into
center. as McAleer is DESTROYS of finding
out as quickly possible just how the
speed boy is going to perform Mac says
Milan will keep. and that he is going
to make one OF the best players IN the
country out of him.
Il think I have discovered the KID
weakness" said the manager this morn
Ing. land l am going to rectify IT.
Manager Clark of the Norfolks has
twenty-five players here, with seven
more to come next week.
The Batting Order.
The lineup for Washington will be-:
Browne. center field: Schaefer, second
base: Gessler, right field; Unglaub, first
base: Lelivelt left field; Conroy, third
base: Mcbride. shortstop: Rapp, catch;
Hardy, catch; Walker, Gray and Reisling
pitch.
Manager Clarke of Norfolk finally
rounded out the following lineup for
todays game: Chandler. first base; Reg
gle. sllortstop; Steiner. center field; Null
laney, right field; Lowell, third base;
johnson. left field; Engle, second base;
McConnachie. catcher; SlOcum. catcher;
Kane, catcher; Lloyd, Welcher and OF
icy, pitchers
Mace to Umpire.
Harry Mace, the old Washington player,
and who has been doing sterling work as
arbitrator in the Virginia League for the
past five years. will umpire the game.
A trio of thirty-third-degree fans came
down from Washington this morning to
witness the game. They are Edward
Walsh Louis Weaver and Thornton
Chesley. Manager McAleer took them i'll
charge and of course tanning bee
started at once and will be continued I'M
til the time arrives to journey to the
park. Mr.. Walsh says the Washington
people are unusually interested in Nc
Aleer and his team this year and they
will be welcomed home by big crowd
when they tackle Philadelphia for the
opening exhibition game.
The weather is very plea today and
big attendance is assured for the game.
which starts at 3 o'clock. The Nationals
will be In uniform by o'clock and have
plenty Of time to warm up.
After attending to killifer and Street
this morning. Trainer Quirk. George Nc
Bride and Bob Groom took a trolley ride
to the jamestown race track There
are nearly hundred runners training
there now and the boys wanted to see the
workouts.
First Signal Practice.
About 300 of the Norfolk fans gathered
at the park yesterday afternoon to wit
ness the first signal practice of the Ma
tionals, and they were rewarded with q
sample of base ball only on exhibition in
the major leagues. Part of yesterdays
conference was devoted to the discussion
of signals. and the men got right down
TO work on them an hour afterward.
With Unglaub. Schaefer and Mcbride
and Conroy on the inf1eld. and Hardy and
Rapp at the plate, with Manager McAleer
doing the batting. the lineup looked par
ticularly sweet every one of those
named pulled off the brilliant fielding so
noteworthy in the major leagues. Con-
roy and Mcbride cut loose with beautiful
line throws to Unglaub while Schaefer
captured everything sent his way around
the second bag. At the conclusion of the
afternoons work the crowd that filed out
OF the park made one think regular
game had been in progress. Previous to
the regular fielding practice the boys
took turns batting the pitching of Walker
Reisling and Gray. and at the same time
tried out the signals with one, two and
three men on the sacks. McAleer was
encouragement for every clean bingIe or
successful play put through and look
of satisfaction the managers face at
the conclusion of the workout was plai
visible
About fifty colored fans witnessed yes-
ferdays workout. and many laughs went
mp over their remarks about the lightning
work of Conroy, Mcbride, Schaefer and
IDslaub. The yelis of wonderment acted
as stimulant to the players, and by the
time Manager McAleer, called the boys
OFF the field. they were going at top speed
and simply eating up everyth thing that
struck inside the base lines Jack Hardy
was standing beside The Star represent
alive whe nthe boys marched on the field
singing. and he said: That's the way
they have been coming out for the past
week L have never seen q bunch of men
with more ginger. and IL we can get any
thing Ike good start, there will be no
stopping u.s.
No Crouch in the Bunch.
Last evening Tex Yohe was lament
ing the fact that he had to leave the
Washington club. Il have never been
with better crowd in my life There