Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
WILL PLAY ALL
PRACTICE GAMES AT ATLANTA
Regulars and Colts Will Soon Be Battling
for Supremacy Bunting and
Corbin Look Good.

myself and the club" said Walter this
morning. Manager McAleer and my
self had lot of correspondence about
my contract until we found that it would
be easier to let the matter go until we
met here. I'll sign before>we leave for
home"
OF the many outfielders McAleer is
trying out, Corbln. late of Akron, appears
to be the best. He is fast, hits at ball
as If he were a hitter, and. last but not
least, acts like a fielder. Corbin is at
tracing much attention among the play
ers. 1t seems now that he will be chosen
to fill left field on the regular team dur
ing the practice season, and on his show
ing in these games will depend whether
he will open the season there or not. 1t
will probably be some time before Nc
Aleer will come to decision anent his
outfieid, for the reason that he realizes
that much depends on how these posi-
tons are filled. With the outfield i'm
proved over last season the Nationals
will loom up % per cent stronger. There
are. of course. several candidates TO!
these positions who have not a chanc7
to break in because they do not show the
required speed in their work outs, but
the several that have chance are falrly
evenly matched. with Corbin few heads
in front. There may. of course, be a
great change in the situation once the
players get down to real work, for fire.
quently the players who show poorly in
practice prove the best in the games.
In former years it was never until the
weather was good and hot that Dolly
Gray could show anything in the way OF
pitching. But this year it is different
Dolly worked against the batters for hall
an hour yesterday morning, and he show
/ ed more stuff than he did at any time
last season. On the advice of McAleer
Gray worked out several times a week al
during the winter, with the result that his
arm is now in midSeasOn form, and yes
terday he was curving and letting him.
self out. There was, of course, very little
hitting, for the players have not grown
accustomed to speed or curves, and Dolly
looked like a phenom. Gray believes that
this season will prove what he has always
commended, that he is a left-hander OF
major league class.
Little things that a ball player says
OF does often decide a manager as tC
the players worth Bill Cunningham
made a hit with McAleer during the AL
star-Athletic series last fall. After every
one of those games in Philadelphia the
crowd would rush out to the gate and
look the visiting players over. Cobb
Speaker Johnson and Walsh we're the
There goes Speaker" would be the com
ments. One day McAleer and Cunning
ham happened to be the last ones tc
! leave the park. and as they passed
Though the crowd some one remarked
who is that guy?" meaning Cunningham
McAeer and the youngster got into q
taXicab and not a word was spoken until
| they were near the hotel. when Cunning
ham very unexpectedly. remarked, They'll
know who that guy is next fall This
| expression of confidence made a hit with
McAleer. and he has felt confidence ever
since that Cunningham would be a stal
| player
One of these days, and it may not bt
| this season, the base ball world is going