Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-04
Ahes 0utteders Seem to Have Regaed Their Batting Stride
GESSLER AND LELIVELT GET
INTO THEIR STRIDE WITH BAT
1Doc' Poles a Homer and Two Singles,
While Jack Gets Two-Sensational
Work by "Zeb" Milan.

out of the sweater in short order. BY
the time the game was half through
water would squirt from Bills arm when
he threw ball. After the game McAleer
piled couple. of sweaters on him and
his coat and made Bill lope around the
field five times. About two more days
like, yesterday and Bill will be down to
playing weight After the game Man
fielding practice until they cried enough
and every. man in the squad had up an
excellent sweat.
Prof. Quirk is now the happy man of
the squad. The last two warm days
muscles in the squad, and the sore backs
that Swain and Schaefer are nursing will
probably disappear by tomorrow
Johnson will probably be worked full
nine innings today. in order that he can
get in two full nine-inning games this
week and be in excellent condition to
twir1 the opening game Of the season. al
though the big highlander is not yet
full-fiedged member Of the team. not hay
ing signed his contract as yet McAleer
is going to work him in two games on
the assumption that the big twirler and
President Moves will get together upon
the teams return to Washington and
make johnson eligible to tWirl the opener
against Boston.
McAleer has not preached the subject
to johnson. and johnson has not men
toned it to McAleer. but Judging from
the amount of work that the star right
handler has been putting in every day he
feels as il he had already signed. He
is not letting little thing like a diff
ference between him and the club stand
in his way of being in perfect condition
to answer the call of the gong when the
season opens.
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as the regular twirlers in these practice
games are Walker, Hughes, Otey, Meyer
and Sherry. with Johnson, Groom, Gray
and Bussey for the Shamrocks. The
known. 1t will either be johnson for the
Shamrocks and Walker for the Regulars
or Gray for the Shamrocks and Otey for
the Regulars. No matter which two are
selected by Manager McAleer, there Is
sure to be a hot-fought game. In the
event that johnson and Walker are the
selections there is going to be little
wager of $40 put up by the two clubs on
the game. The Shamrocks believe that
with Johnson at the helm they are better
is sure the Regulars can trounce johnson
just as easily as any one else.
X x x
Another day has gone by and still
no announcement as to who McAleer Is
going to turn over to the Atlanta team.
until just before his club leaves for
home. for he does not want to dis
courage any Of his youngsters, but the
sentiment among the men sure Of the
places on the Nationals seems to be
that McAleer will leave both Fred
Corbin and Warren Miller. as ground
rent men with long strings attached
to both of them.
The victory OF the Atlanta team over
the New York Giants last Saturday re-
corded for the Atlanta club a record.
It marked the first time that the Giants
had been defeated during the exhibi-
tion season in four years.
+ Manager Otto Jordan is. laid up with
a pulled and black and blue eye as the
result Of coming in contact with a
batted ball Monday afternoon. The ball
took bad hop during infleld practice
and struck the Atlanta manager on
the left eye. causing the optic to swell
and discoloring it quite bit.
The Toronto club Of the Eastern
League will play the Crackers here to-
morrow and Thursday. The Atlanta
pitchers have at last rounded to and
some great games are expected. In the
Toronto lineup are some Of the vet
Grams Of the business-Joe Kelly, VIII
lie Keller, Bill Bradley. Ed Killian and
others. most formidable aggregation.