Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-30
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

will be snapped from the Washington te
the Atlanta team. It Is also known
though. that both of these men will be
| given to Atlanta under optional agree
ment with the right to recall at the end
\ Of the Southern League playing season.
1t Is expected tho Official announcement
Of the swap OF the two men will be made
before the week Is out and that the for
| NAL switch will be made. Fred Corbin
and Warren Miller arc the two men In
! question. McAleer ID very much i'm
pressed with the work Of both Of these
youngsters. but he believes that they
need another season In some smaller
league before they are exactly ripe for
the big show.
The return to hitting form OF Doc Cess
Ter and Jack Lelivelt has wiped several
of the large wrinkles from the brow of
Manager McAleer. Jack Is hitting stead
lily. while Doc is pounding the pill straight
away on the nose like his old-time self.
From all the dope that could be gained
yesterday on the subject, the Nationals
outfield in the opening game Of the sea-
SON will be Lelivelt in left, Milan in CEN
ter and Gessler in right. while it also
looks more than ever that John Henry
Will at least open the season on the in
itial cushion. Although McAleer would
not say so outright, he is known to be
mighty sweet on the Amherst boy. who
is hitting better than $50 this season
and rounding the bases at race horse
speed.
Cunningham Is not sure Of his place at
second base by any means, though the
big fellow is working hard there. and
keeping at 1t faithfully; but he is so far
overweight that at the last moment Nc
Ataor substitute Wild
as the veteran is in excellent shape.
fielding sensationally and hitting the ball
right on the nose. OF course. Cunning
ham will be back on the keystone in the
his being overweight is a serious handi-
cap to his showing his true self in action.
Kid Elberfeld was complaining Of hav-
ing a sore chest and arm before starting
for the park Wednesday morning and
announced that he would not even get
into a uniform. When he did get out
there. though, he donned the spangles,
and to see him moving around that third
sack and throwing across the diamond
no one would have the slightest idea
that anything whatsoever was the mat
ter with him.
The Kid is set on doing his catch from
the Washington Monument. no matter
what objections are thrown in his way.
third baseman's glove. thus SURPRISING
the feat Of Street and Sullivan, who
caught the ball with a catcher's NIT.
The Kid says that some day in June he
will do the stunt. depending upon the
weather and wind conditions. Capt. Nc
Bride has agreed to toss the ball for
him.
Charlie Swain has Joined Doc Meyer
and Tom Hughes in going to the osteo-
path. All three attended the massage
artist yesterday morning before going to
the park. and felt much better when
they reached the grounds. SWANS trou-
BILE Is In his back. the muscles connecting
with the shoulder being so sore that he
can hardly throw the ball.
Manager McAleer has announced a
change in his plans regarding leaving
Atlanta. The team will leave here Sat
Sunday afternoon. April 9. instead Of
Monday. April 10. The reason for the
change is that McAleer wants to give
his men chance to get located, getting
can do this Sunday instead Of having to
miss the practice Monday in the event
that they went to look for rooms.
The players are all wild to get back to
that they were there now and every piece
Of news about the progress in the build
ing of the new stands is the best news
that they care to- read. The fact that
three eight-hour shifts are being worked
in order to get the stands ready is caus-
ing much delight.
II any Of the Washington fans happen
ed to drop into the clubhouse Of the
Washington players during the morning
when they are getting dressed for prac-
tice they would die laughing at the
antics Of Schaefer, Elberfeld and Conroy.
These three keep the clubhouse in a roar
during the time they are getting dressed.
They insist on being waited on by one
another Two of them dress the other
and then change about. Conroy with his
wallets Schaefer and Elberfeld and vice
versa.
Mc.Aleer went to the outfieid yesterday
morning and stayed out there for about a
half an hour, while Tom Hughes knocked
flies to Corbin, Miller and Ralston. in
structing the three promising recruits
just when to start to receive the catch,
how to block q ground ball and how to
get the throw away from them quickly.
The manager got right kittenish and
went after a couple Of them himself. and
the ease and grace with which he handled
the flies is evidence Of his great ability in
days gone by and the proof Of the fact
that probably the veteran has some more
might good games in his system yet.
Miller. Corwin and Conway got out in
the outfeld at about 10 o'clock, and
and as fast as one batter would get tired
Of knocking them out to them they would
yell for another. For two hours they
chased flies and made some mighty pretty
catches.
There was no game between the Sham
rocks and the Regulars. Although there
was plenty Of sun. the wind was high and
travelling with such velocity that there
| was danger Of some one being hurt, and
every man on the squad is rounding to In
such good shape now that McAleer did
not want to take any chances. The game
will be played today. though. McAleer an.
| nounced that Dixie Walker would twir
| for the Regulars and Walter Johnson fol
the ShamrOckS. A great game should be
| the result
| Kid Elberfeld was hitting them on the
| nose all during the practice. a new bat
that Manager Jordan has been soaking
| in Oil for him being the reason for the
healthy wallops. He stepped up to thu
plate six times in batting practice anG
| every time got hit that would in a reg
| ular game be out OF reaching distance.
johnson. Otey, Walker. Groom, Bussey
| and Gray worked ten minutes each or
| the pitching mound. tossing them up tC
| the batters for hitting practice.
| John Henry's foot is not bothering him
| in the least. 1t developed yesterday
that the spike did not break the skin
but just broke the nail, splitting it in two
| on the big toe Of his right foot. The bis
| fellow was in uniform all during the day
| covering first base in jam-up style.
| Doc Meyer Was out in uniform. His
lip is badly swollen. but otherwise he
does not feel as bad as he might from
the vicious liner he received on the mouth
and nose from the bat of Corbin Tues.
day. One OF his front teeth feels little