The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

Just as good a rootCr as our old friend
| Jim Bryce. only, Bryce. because of nd
tional pride thinks cricket is a more
exciting game. And Bill rather likes
these diplomatic gentlemen. lie hasn't
| exactly been Knocked down to society
! Yet. but Bill knows that society at least
! knows him.
| And the second baseman is popular in
! Schenectady. Every time Bill walks
down State street it reminds one of the
! time Jim Jeffries came to town. And
! UP at the arTnory-why. he can't walk
across the big drill shed without hearing
That's Cunningham" from fifty direc-
tions at once.
SO Bill Cunningham is pretty popular.
But he's going Thursday. Every dinky
place from Waco TO Chicago will shortly
hc reading those scores. and every morn
ing before breakfast fans will be talking
about CUnninghamS hits.
You see, he rather took the wind out
OF McAlecr last fall. He just dropped
into Washington. dOnned his togs, and
crack! And his batting average was 80.
From Atlanta comes the following:
Manager Otto Jordan has been spending
every day this week at Ponce de Leon
Park, getting everything in tip-top shape
for the arrival of the Nationals.
The grounds arc in better shape than
they have been in years. The diamond
has been carefully prepared, and the
grass in both the infieid and the outfield
is blooming splendidly. the recent warm
spell bringing it out quickly.
The local club has an extra clubhouse
which they built three years ago especial
~ for the accommodation of the big
league teams that would train here in
the spring months. This house has been
remodeled and is in excellent shape.
Ample locker accommodations will be
provided for every man on the Washing
ton squad, and hot and cold shower
baths, with a steam room adjoining to
take out kinks, will be in splendid work.
ing order.
The New KimbaIl, where the Washing
ton team will stop is making rapid prep
aratiUHs for the Nationals. Owner Zim-
MIR has a corps of workmen busily en-
gagged getting the rooms that the men
will occupy in up-tO-date shape with no
little detail overlooked.
The advantage Of a clubhouse at the
park is at the first glance apparent
Here the trainer OF the team can boil
out charley horses" keep the men in
excellent condition, and perform the usual
rundown stunt without a long ride back
to the hotel, where the players would
CCOl off en- route.
The practice hours have been settled
upon. The first week Washington will
practice during the morning, with At
lanta working in the afternoon. The re-
verse will then be the case. and il will
alternate from then on.
While no definite date has been SET.
the first practice game will probably
take place Monday. March IL. 1t would
probably take place before then but for
the fact that the main body of the At
Ianta team does not report until March
10
Washington will fill in the dates not
already taken on the Atlanta teams
spring schedule, and on the days when
the local club is meeting one of the other
hig leaguerS, games will be played with
the Georgia School of Technology team,
Cne of the fastest college aggregations
IN the South. President Heisman, of the
local baseball association, is coach of
the college team \
The Washington team will have the use
0c the big batting cage that Manager
Jordan will have in working order by
March S. This cage will be 20 feet at
cne end, 50 at the other, 20 feet long,
and "A feet high
The only men missing were lack IeIi-
welt, Bob Groom, and recruit pitcher
named Bussey. LeliveIt and Groom will
so direct to Atlanta from their homes |
while Bussey may be picked up on the
way down.
The Hot Springs delegation is due to |
arrive in Atlanta Monday, and it is ex-
pected that by Tuesday all of Manager
Jim's family will be on hand.