The Washington times., 1911-03-04
Baggage Beats Them Here.

Bill Cunningham and Charlie Street
arrived today after their suit cases and
bat bags had been in several hours.
They had dallied on the way, knowing
that there was little need for speed SO
long as they made the train in time.
Young Andy Keefe, the youngster
from Cleveland, recommended for a
trial by Bill Bradley, the former
-great thirdsackcr of the Maps, Showed
Nup at o'clock at the Arlington. After
GemoIishing a breakfast he took walk
about the city.
III don't know what chances l have
ofA making the Nationals" says Keefe,
''b1lt I'm going to dig IN from the out
set. l understand that speed will count
a whole lot. If my batting is worth
while, perhaps III make good. That )
the main thing, l suppose, with the
major league teams Anyway, I'm
going to try"
Keefe> looks like a ball player ard has
worked in his home town all winter to
keep in good condition. Il did some
in the gym he says. Il don't think
have much weight to take off.
The Hot Springs, Ark, bunch, under
Captain Mcbride, will arrive at Atlanta
Johnson, Merry Widow" COnroy, Bill
Ctey, Germany" SChaefer, Clyde Milan,
Dixie" Walker, and Long Tom
Hughes. They are expected to repOrt
IN excellent physical condition. Indeed,
they are far advanced along the Condi-
tional road and should set the pace al
Atlanta.
Light Work at Start.
Next week the work is likely to be
nght. Perhaps by Thursday or Friday
the men will be divided into two teams
ana put TO work in practice game. On
the following Monday the Atlanta team
of the Snlt horn I
Nationals opponents and from that
time on there Will be plenty doing.
"lt'll be all hard work down there
says Manager Jimmy McAleer. "It'll
be no place for shirker. l don't ex-
pect to see any Sinking, either Tha'
boys are all in earnest and the weIfare
OF the team depends upon their getting
right down to business the first dav We
start in. ""S We
No, I'm not picking dnv Dpnnant.
now. However, the Nationals sI,a +ais'
ing themselves seriously, and will ST
6ie alohg all the time and make every
cutiit hgnt TO win. Doning the Athletics
OF tae Yankees TO win at this early
oS1s aIo - LoohSh' though, of course, IT,
chances OF the worlds champs are very
good right now. '0iS
si don't expect Big Ed Walsh mr.
DOC White to slow up this Vaar
lhey We heen expected to Slow up for
several years now, and they have foiIed
TO come through. l guess the VIII
SoX VIII be tough beating this season
MY last word before We leave is
that the Nationals are going out 10
make them all fight ~
Eddie Ainsmith and John Henry Tho
TWO backstops of the Nationals SDo,,t
yesterday afternoon being measured for
suits Of Clothes iOi
There's nothing like looking like tbe
real goods" says the husky Ainsmith
and that's what I'm going to do-InoI;
like the real goods, even if I'm not The
rest Of it, ''''
oh, I guess you're some" reioined
Henry, picking out loud, gray-check-
ed pattern.
I've been busy as a mole all winter
up at Amherst College with nv athletic
teams, and didn't have much time 10
think of swell Clothes" added Henry
''but now that the baseball season is
about to start, / want to look civilized
so it's me for the glad rags"
y Charlie Conway. the huge outffeIder
~ YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, in the p q
League, is seeing the sights of
Rn before making that jump from
non station to Atlanta. He ad-
hat Washington is some town
e this Is pretty good town"
e, but It'll look whole lot bet
me If l can make good with the
nails, Then I'll feel more like
ng II as my official residence
ing into major league baseball is
II snap, you know, and | realize
We got TO travel in order to land"
way. comes close to hitting the
lat 200, but he says that's nothing
his speed; He grabbed fifty