The Washington herald., 1911-04-02
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Atlanta. Ga, April 1.-FOr the first
time since the Nationals have been in
training here Manager AicAleer has
broken silence about the makeup OF his
club for the season, and announces that.
with the exception OF first base and left
field. he will stand pat on the team which
finished the season in 1910.
Somerlott and Henry are now fighting
it out for first base. with slight odds in
favor of the former. Jack Lelivelt is the
logical choice for left field. but has
slumped fearfuIly in his batting the past
week. and it looks as if young Conway
might set the job.
Cunningham has lost weight rapidly.
and is doing 50 per cent better work, SO
his position at the keystone sack is vir-
tuaIy assured. Mcbride, OF course, will
captain the team and play short, while
ElberfcId will be on third, Milan in CEN
ter, and GeSSler in right.
Asked what the Nationals battery
would be for the opening game against
Boston, McAIeer replied without hesi-
tation. johnson and Street, unless one
of them breaks a leg between now and
April T.
Starting Monday the Nationals will be
on their fifth week in the training camp
and only one day has thus far been lost
on account of the weather. When the
boys reach the Capital, the Washington
fans will see band of athletes trained
to the minute and admirably fitted to
start the hard campaign mapped out by
the American League schedule makers.
Right now there is not a lame arm in
the camp. The pitchers arc 60 per cent
better than when they began the season
last year. and with a hard week ahead
in which batting practice will be featured,
the hitting strength of the team should
al lso be 20 per cent better than last year
at this time
or the twenty-eicht players now in
training six are doomed to hear the rat
tie of the tin cans and the first rattle
will likely be noticed next week when
two recruit outfielders and possibly a
pitcher is left behind with the Atlanta
CLUB to pay ground rent, as was the un-
derstandinG when arrangements were
made for the local park as a training
camp.
On a guess Fred Corbin and Chief
Swain will be turned over to Atlanta,
and possibly Twirler Fred Sherry Doc
Ralston will go back to Akron. Miller
released with string attached to one
of the Tri-State League clubs, and Andy
Kccfc to some fast minor league.
McAleer Is sure TO carry Charley Con-
way, Dave Bunting. and Pitcher Bussey,
as these men have done the best work
and look to be the most promising.
The Shamrocks came hack like ton
Of brick this morning and wallopcd the
regulars good and proper in the practice
Same-hnal figures, to 8. Like the
others, this battle was desperately
fought. the pitchers working just as hard
as if in a league game and both teams
ready to take advantage Of the faintest
sIip-up by their opponents
The contest was featured by two ter
rife drives for circuit OF the bases by
Fred Corbin and Bill Cunningham The
former made the longest hit ever re-
corded at Ponce de Leon Park when he
drove the ball over a twcuty-foot sign in
right field, the sphere landing in a clay
Lank. Cunninghams homer sailed over
I;alston's head in deep center and rolled
10 the Scoreboard.
johnson and Walker were the first pair
Of twirlers. Both worked FIVE innings.
and Walker had slightly the worst of
the argument Bob Groom and Tom
Hughes were the relief sIabmen. and
both had their ono bad inning.
Shamrock Land Game in Ninth. |
The Shamrocks landed the game in the |
ninth inning, breaking the tie by bunch |
ing hits off Long Tom Hughes.
The Yannigans scored first, sending |
Henry around the bases in the second /
after the collegian had singled, reached |
third on two errors, and was helped |
across the plate on a fielder's choice.
Walter johnson twirled superb ball until |
the fourth, when he was seized by a sud-
den fit of wildness, hitting two men.
which gave the regulars their chance to
lie the score.
The Shamrocks grabbed a tally In the
third on Johnson's single Milan's error
and Corbtn's sacrifice fly to GessIcr.
in the sixth Corbins homer gave the
Yannigans a two-run lead, but this did
not bother the regulars. as they got after
Bob Groom in the eighth. Cunningham 1
smashed out four-sacker. Two errors. |
wild pitch. and Streets well-placed sim