Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-27

| Special DlSpdtcu 10 me star.
ATLANTA, Ga, March ga dismal
Sunday greeted the Washington team
yesterday. In fact, the rain started Sat
urday night and poured down intermit-
| tingly all day yesterday and last night.
| So bad was the weather that the boys
hung around the hotel all during the
day, Germany Schaefer and Charlie
Street amusing the crowd in the lobby
with funny stories, some of which were
the richest and most original that have
ever been told.
The New York Americans got in last
night, and the two teams mixed and
snapped yarns. Schaefer appointed him.
self manager of the club and proceeded
to make set Of signals for the game
with Atlanta this afternoon. Chase and
his men will be in Atlanta for games
Monday and Tuesday.
AS the story got out that Mike kahoe
was going on a scouting trip through
the eastern colleges, the veteran will not
leave the Washington camp here at all,
but will remain and go back with the
team.
Players for Atlanta.
Today will probably decide who Man.
ager McAleer will leave with the Atlanta
team for the coming season. He promised
to give Manager Jordan some definite
answer today, and every one is awaiting
with much interest to find out just who
it will be. Jordan wants Corbin, but
McAleer is a little averse to letting MIN
have this little fellow because he Is very
much impressed with his work. The At
lanta manager is also after conway.
Swain and Miller are being considered as
outsiders by the local mogul.
Billy Hamilton. the veteran player
who is scouting for the Boston Ma
tionals and is in Atlanta. is also sweet
on Corbin, and 1t IS the veterans
opinion, which. coupled with Nc
Aleer's own. is causing the Washing
ton manager to hesitate about turning
Corbin over. Jordan, however, Is more
than anxious to get Corbin. and he is
willing to take him under optional
agreement If he can't get him any
other way. Corbin has hit at .a2S
clip during the ten games the team
has played since it has been in Atlanta,
which is might good work against the
kind Of pitching he has been sent
against.
Saturday morning after the practice
ended at Ponce de Leon. McAleer kept
Bill Cunningham out on the field and
drove balls to him to field for about
fifteen minutes. keeping Ainsmith be-
hind the bat and SomerlOt on first to
take MS InrOwS. SunIfh6 udLu gu thC
idea after about the first ten minutes
and McAleer is more satisfied than ever
that Cunningham is going to be just
the man this season.
somerlot's Eyes Troublesome.
John Somerlot is worrying Manager
McAleer. The big first sacker an
nounced today that his eyes were sore
and giving him trouble. He is going
to have an oculist look at them this
afternoon.
Chief Swain is still fiat on his back
with a bad cold and 1t is doubtful II
he will be able to get out to practice
today. Baby Bunting's arm is both
ering him. the rain making it ache
considerably.
John Henry and John Somerlot are go
ing to fight it out for the position of the
first bag right up until the season opens,
and unless Somerlot shows a better hit
ting streak than he has Of late he may
find that he is to warm the bench while
the Amherst lad cavorts round the initial
cushion. Henry has certainly made good
with McAleer as a first baseman and the
way the big fellow is hitting the ball is
enough to delight any manager.
Doc Gessler has been the original hard
luck kid all during the spring season
here. in SO far as hitting Is concerned.
Docs eye has regained all of Its old-time
cunning at the bat and the big fellow is
the past week, though. he has been driv-
ing them right on line and straight at
some one.
Jack Lelivelt is in a batting slump.
The big fellow doesn't seem to be able to
connect safely as often as McAleer wishes
him to. The change to first base may
have hurt his batting eye. McAleer is
going to find out whether this is so or
not and Is going to keep him in left field
for q time. while Schaefer struts around
at the shortstop station of the Sham
rocks.
Hughes Arm All Right.
Tom Hughes is the happiest man in
the Nationals camp. All the soreness
has left his arm and the veteran may
get In a full nine inning game during
this week to show McAleer what he has
got His salary whip is in better shape
than it has been at any time since the
team came to Atlanta and all the boys
are rejoicing with Hughes. for they be-
lieve that the veteran is able to show
the "come back"
Hugh sFullerton. who was in Atlanta
with the Chicago Cubs. likes the Wash
ington team. He saw the practice
game Saturday, and the Chicago sport
scribe believes McAleer has gathered
together q bunch that will make the
best of them step some to win this sea-
son.
Capt George Mcbride leads all his
teammates in batting in the ten games
that the Nationals have engaged in
since the team has been In Atlanta.
One Of these games was with Georgia
other eight between the two teams Of