The Washington times., 1921-03-15

1 though he did wake up a bit when
| a duet consisting of a soprano and a
| contralto came through with "Quis
Est Homo" from the stab at Mater"
of Rossini. Jim fairly roared at the
| Flower Song" from Madame But
terfiy." also performed by the same
pair of singers.
That's the best 7 ever heard.- he
admitted.
Though I will say that dame at
the Gayety sure did produce the
goods. Remember that song she
sang. Mike?"
Mike Martin was so lost in wonder
at the sweetness of the "Flower Song"
that words failed him. He held his
tongue. Sometimes Mixes wisdom Is
| inscrutible.
SELECTIONS FROM .AIDA.-
A grand selection from aida"
closed the evenings concert The
athletes admitted its harmony, Nick
Altrock leading in the applause and
bowling "Ongcore! ongcore!" But
there wasn't any "ongcore." the
musicians folding up their flutes and
tucking away their drums and fading
from view, to appear again in half an
hour as gentlemany clerks or porters
or something. Yes. they double in
a thing away from their indepen-
dence or the perfection OF their eve
ming music.
"Now that's what ! call real train
ing" explained President Griffith,
drying his eyes. He had been affected
greatly by the sweetness Of the
music. He admitted it. saying that
music always does that to him.
do you know" he said, "if ] hadn't
gone into baseball when l did 1 might
have become a great musician or a
singer. i have the sympathy always
with real music-with that butterfly
thing, for instance. l can almost sec
the poor girl left behind by that bum
sailor. She ought to have known
better than to play around with a
sailor. They're no good"
MUSIC HAS CHARMS.
"But music is a great thing to
soothe the nerves. Now. take my
players, for instance. After working
out they're tired, plumb tired. They
loaf around and have dinner and are
then in a receptive mood. Look at
, Nick over there. Note the peaceful
face he's got Don't laugh, / mean
it. Peace is written all over Nick's
face. He's happy right now, just be-
cause he's heard some good music
Tampa is a great place for train
ing. If / could have had my boys
come down here earlier and give them
this music for. say, three months,
they'd step right out and win the pen
nant before July 4. They just
couldn't help it, that's all. The har.
mony in their movements, produced by
the music, would make them world
beaters."
We left Griff right there. Nick was
giving us the high ball When we
got outside we learned the why OF
that peaceful sign in his face
"a new shipment has just got in"
he whispered. SO we went away and
presently everybody in the party wore
looks of calm content. 1t must be ad-
mitted that Three c Crawford from
Edinburghe has a smoothnenss all it's
own.
MAY NEED SOOTHING MUSIC.
Well, the Griffs may need soothing
music before they get away from
here.
The regulars were not worked very
hard on their first day, but today 1t
will be a bit faster. and tomorrow
faster yet BY the end of the week
the going will be about ali the boys
can stand
Most noticeable, and most gratifying
to Manager Mcbride, was the COM
plete recovery shown by Frank
O'Rourke. His crooked arm is
straight once more. During his brief
exhibition at shortstop the former
Toronto wonder was throwing with
free easy action, something he has