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IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
GOOD WEATHER ONCE
MORE FOR NATIONALS
Everybody Out for Morning
Practice?Veterans Stir
Things Up on Infield.
Sfwola) r>ispHti-h In Thf> Star.
NORFOLK, Va? March 14.?With just
such weather as that of last Monday, the
Nationals were able to resume practice
this morning after three days of idleness
on account of a howling northeaster, and
the players were glad to get back at their
work. Augmented by six men since last
Thursday, when a rainstorm butted into
operations at the park and continued un
til the end of the week, the Washing
ton team, headed by Manager McAleer
and Trainer Quirk, hiked to the ball
grounds on schedule time, and the best
day's work since the visitors arrived here
sne week ago was the result. Every man
got into the game with evident relish,
and with six tossers on the lot to serve
up the pellet the batting practice lasted
much longer than any of the previous
days. This is what Manager McAleer has
been anxious for. and he got it to his
heart's content this morning. Four of
the half dozen twirlers took their turn
on the mound and each tossed them over
for fifteen minutes. Witherup and Ober
lin will work this afternoon.
It was the tirst time that Schaefer, Un
glaub, Conroy, Oberlin, Witherup and
Keisling had seen the training grounds,
and they, like the others, were highly
pleased. All that is necessary now, they
say, is good weather during the remain
der of the stay here and the team will be
in the best shape when it returns to
Washington to finish the preliminary sea
son. The new arrivals like Norfolk, too,
and are having a pleasant time heye off
the field as well as on it.
After about an hour at batting Mac
si-ni the vets to the infield. Unglaub was
at ifcist, Schaefer at second,- Conroy on
mini and McBride at short. With Mc
Aleer and Street hitting them out there
was about the liveliest twenty minutes* i
practice that the Nationals have taken j
part in thus far. The old-timers looked |
good in the infield and they "ate up" j
everything that came their way. Schaef
and Unglaub were chock-full of ginger
and. with McBride and Conroy, kept
things on the jump from start to finish.
Pleased With Beisling.
After the practice McAleer, Schaefer,
Conroy, Unglaub and Witherup remain
ed at the park for a further workout
and did not jog it back to the baths with
the other players. The grounds were a
little heavy this morning from the four
days of rain and snow, and the outfield
was not able to get about with as mucli
fleetness as usual, but the bright sun will
soon dry things out and conditions will
be much better this afternoon. While
"Dolly" Gray, "Dixie" Walker and O'nl
passed them over this morning, Reisling
put on a little speed and gave the man
ager an idea of what may be expected
of him when he lets himself out. Mac
was much pleased with the condition of
Reisling and repeatedly said so. He be
lieves he will have one of the strongest
pitching staffs in the league.
Oberlin says he is in fine condition
now, but declares he will not overwork
himself too early, as he has done in past
seasons. He wants to be on edge all the
way through the campaign, and will take
things easily until it is necessary for him
to get down to hard digging.
Trainer Quirk has told the men he will
weigh them all again before they go out
to the afternoon practice.
Bob Unglaub has a bat and glove here
with him that have a record in more
ways than one. He has hit about 5,000
times with the bat, and estimates that he
has caught between 6,0?H) and 7,000 balls
with the glove. He has had both pieces
of equipment for eight years, and no
other man has used either during that
period. Bob has used them only in cham
pionship games, and he says they are go
ing to cut a figure in the American
league race this season.
"I have nameii the bat and glove
Betsy," said Robert to Manager Mc
Aleer. "and money couldn't buy them. I
have used the two Betsies for eight years
in succession, and during that time no
other man has hit or caught a ball with
them. I have used them only in the
champ/ionship games. Every time I
have been to the plate since tne be
ginning of the 1908 season 1 have used
that bat, and every ^ime I have been
in the field I have used that glove, and
T frant you to know that I take care of
both. When at home 1 keep them in
my locker, and when on the road 1 see
that they are properly looked after. That
bat is never put ir. the pile.
"I have another bat and another glove
that I have named Lize; I use them in
practice, but when the games begins its
'Betsy.' "
Bob said he always oils the hat after
each game and puts it away. He refused
to tell where he got his wonderful stick,
but condescended to say it was made in
lx>uisville.
"Keep it for the world's championship,
Bob,'" suggested Mac.
"If we get into that affair," replied Un
glaub. " 'Betsy' will make some of those
National J,eague pitchers look sick."
While discussing theoutlook for a win
ning team in the nation's capital, some
body ventured the prediction that the
Nationals would cut some figure in die
approaching campaign.
"When the race is over we'll have stock
in the big national chamber," asserted
"Wid" Conroy.
Sunshine Appreciated.
There was some joy in the camp of the
KitlonaJs yesterday morning, because the
da* broke with scarcely a cloud in the
?ky and an hour or so later old Sol was
?hinV&g ?>ut in all his brilliancy. It wan
the ftmt time that any of the bunoh had
teen tiw? sun since iust Thursday, and it
was a welcome sight. In fact. "Germany"
Schaefer had the boys up early to look at
the great disseminator of light, because
he was afraid the sj>eetacle would not
last Ions. Even McAleer forgave the
Dutchman for arousing him from a pro
found slumber.
Really, though, it was an unexpected
awakenine. When the boys sought their
couches Saturday night it was about as
bhwtry as it could possibly be, and a
blinding snow was piling itself upon the
streets and housetops. Visions of a two
foot snow in the morning were about what
passed through the heads of every one of
the squad some time during the night,
and when it was announced that the sun
was shining and that the temperature
was; "going up." the news was of the kind
that made everybody dubious until he
saw for himself.
Taking advantage of such a privilege,
the players pot busy ri^ht after break
fast. and the* indulged in the first exer
cise they have had for three whole da vs.
Trainer Quirk McBride. Conroy. Reislinsr
and Miller went to church and afterward
hiked H arrund the city for a few miles.
The other fellows, who were not churchly
inclined, took in the sitrhts that are to be
seen, and also covered several miles in
their saunterines. It gave them all good
appetites for dinner, and they got on the
outside of all they were paving for. After
dinner some of the squad went over to the
navy yard in Portsmouth and took a look
at some of Uncle Sam's biggest fighters.
Others went to Virginia Beaeih and a few
remained in the city and took another
long walk.
Manager McAleer was the guest of|
s
"Billy" Hannan yesterday afternoon and
took a spin out on "the boulevard in
"Billy's" big auto. Hannan Is one or
the former owners of the Norfolk Vir
ginia league base ball club, and is. ont
of the hest sports that Virginia can boast
of. "Billy" has made himself popular
with the Washington players and is par
ticularly liked by the manager. And there
is nothing that "Billy" will not do to
make the stay of the Nationals a pteae
ant one in Norfolk. ?
Trainer Quirk is certainly on the job
here, and he promises to have the "w
ington squad in splendid shape by the
time it returns to the Capital city.
"For the length of time the men have
been at work they are in the best^shape
of any men I have ever handled," said
Quirk! "and I attribute that to the fact
that all of them reported In good condi
tion If we can have two weeks of good
weather I will have all the men on the
team in as good shape as 1 could care
to have them. They are all willing to
do whatever they are told to do. l-ach
man seems anxious to make good and is
working hard with that end in view. I
never saw a more harmonious set 01
fellows in my life. They all like
Aleer, and they show a desire to help
him in whatever he suggests for their
benefit."
Quirk savfi he wants to reduce tne
weights of' Gessler and Kitherup about
five or six pounds, but that the other
men, with the possible exception of
Schaefer, are about right, and he will
try to keep them where they are.
"Kid" Elberfeld is expected to join
the team tomorrow. He is already in
pretty good shape, as the training at
Hot Springs, ya.. was of great benefit
to him, although the "Peppery One
kept in condition all through the winter.
"Bob"' Unglaub and Herman Schaefer
are still entertaining the boys with a
goodly store of jokes they have been
saving up since they parted company
at the close of last season. From what
ever corner of the hotel lobby you hear
the "merry ha-ha." it's a cinch that
Robert or the "Dutchman," or probably
both, are in that corner and are spinning
something that is all wool.
"Speaking of harmony." said Lnglaun.
to a bunch that was standtTig around
him. "I'll give you a new interpretation ]
of that word. I was on a team with
Big Bill Wilson, a catcher. Bill didn t
have all the book learning that was ,
coming to liim, but he was a horse for ,
work. A fellow named Kuntz was the
owner of the bunch we were playing '
with, and we had lost so persistently that j
we were almost ashamed to take the j
money. Kuntz kept shy of the club
while we were in the rut, but after a
while we began to win, and such a
streak we had. We copped about ten
names in succession; then the owner be
gan to get right friendly, and would pop
into the clubhous? every day.
" "Iyook here, f.-lows, he said one day,
'we are going good now. and all we
want to get right after the leaders is
harmony for a few weeks.'
" 'Now, here," fired back Wilson, I
don't care if you get harmony or who
yoVt get, I'm going to do all the catching
for this team.' "
Unglaub had a goodly stock about old
Tacks Parrott, and he spun them liite
rapid-fire bullets.
"Tacks Was playing on a team m the
west,'* said Bob, "and ho liad & batting*
slump. One of the other fellows on
the team bv the name of Fry was bit
ting like a house afire. Tacks asked
Fry what he was doing to get that
batting eye, and Fry replied that he
was eating ham and eggs. For three
weeks after that Tacks ate nothing but
hams and eggs."
Manager McAJeer now has twenty-one
men in camp, Ind he is going to ma ce
every one of them show what Is in him.
Thi?* week ^vil' enable him to get a line
on the youngsters, and if any of them
can show him that they have anything
on the vets, he will think a long time
before he cuts them adrift. Nobody
has a job on the team until they earn
it, is the way Mac looks at the thing.
The players now here are: Catchers,
Street. Hardy and Rapp; pitchers, "Oix
ie" Walker, "Dolly" Gray, "Doc" Ree
ling, Withe rup and Oberlln; infielders,
Tnglaub, Crooks. Conroy, Schaefer, Kil
lifer, McBride, Yohe; outfelders, Gessler,
Milan, Browne, Lelivelt and Miller.
REDRAW FOR TENNIS TITLE.
Omission of Teams in Indoor Cham
pionship Makes Move Necessary.
NEW YORK, March 14.?For the first
time in the history of national champion
ship lawn tennis tournaments in this
country a redrawing of the competitors
was made yesterday in strict conformity
with the rules. It was made necessary in
the doubles event of the woman's cham
pionship which began Saturday upon the
courts of the 7th Regiment Armory be
cause of Referee William B. Cragin, jr.,
learning that pairs properly entered had
been omitted from the original drafting
for places.
While the redraw made yesterday
marks the first time that this has been
done in a national tournament, it is not
the first time that errors of omitting duly
entered competitors have been made.
Both the singles and doubles of the
women's championship will be advanced
to the semi-final rounds today. The new
drawing of the doubles follows:
Women's national Indoor championship doubles
yflKt ivHind-?t?Tes)?Mt*. A. II. Oeder and Mrs.
Albert Humphries th. Mn. Samuel Fullerton
Wearer and Mm L. Wlllens Bnrt.
First round-Mrs. 0. W. Rerasen and Miss
Edith Handy th. Ml** Kllxabeth H. Moore and
Miss Erma Mareus. Mis* Verdi and MlssRohln
son-Kmlth v* Miss Fanny U Fish and M m
?lice M Fl?h. Miss Marie "\\ajcner and Miss
Clara kuttroff vs. Mrs. G. R. De Garsdorff ant
M~T r W Jenkins, Miss Edith M. Bag* und
Mimi m! Thomas vs. Miss Katherlne McOook un<l
Sl!s? Kvelrn Witbfrtwe. , _ ? _
' First round?Byes- Miss Gertrude_ DelU-TOrre
and Miss Anne Hamilton ys. Mrs. Frederick G.
Sctoniltz and-MIss G. FleVfranlt.
BOWLING BATTLES.
TIIF. "FANS" DUCKP1N LEAGUE.
Tigers.
1st. 2d. 3d.
Shrevo.... 75 82 70
Gibbons.. 00 78 81
SiKonraey 81 82 79
Nap?
1st. 2d. "id.
Trot i or... 9.'t S"-' 118
Hayden . 8B 80 (U
WSt'pb's'n 78 71 04
Totals.. 257 252 276 Totals.. 22S 242 229
White Sdf.
Whitt'sey 75 103 88
McQnlnn. 01 98 8C>
Athletics.
I/wip 78 S9 94
HJH'pb's'n 81 81 i*
McK'rh'r. 10.". 100 95
Windsor.. 12!) 96 96
Totals.. 262 270 26T. Totals.. 295 297 2?9
TO AUCTION BOXES
FOR OPENING DAY
There will be no more disappointment
or worrying over the private boxes at
American league Park on the opening
day of the season. The Athletics play
the Nationals on the opening day this
season, and there has been such a great
demand for boxes that the management
has decided to auction" them off to the
highest bidder.
In seasons past Business Manager Fow
ler lia.? had his own troubles in distribut
ing the boxes on the opening day, many
being disappointed, as there were not
enough to go around.
Just when and where the auction will
be held has not been decided, but proper
notification to the local enthusiasts will
be given. Several organizations have
alreadv put in applications for boxes
and a* a result there will probably be
some tall bidding for the choice locations.
Accept Tennis Challenge.
SYDNEY. Nova Scotia, March 14.?The
Australian Association has accepted the
challenge of the English Lawn Tennis
Association for the Dwight F. Davis in
ternational cup. The Australians have
decided to' play out their preliminaries in
time to permit of the finals being played
; in December.
A Base Ball Story
BY
Christy Mathewson
Copyright, 1SJ10, by R. 3. Bodmer. Co.
DEDICATION
To the memory of Henry Chadwick. "the father of base ball,"
whose life was centered in the sport, and who, by his rugged hon
esty and his relentless opposition to everything that savored of dis
honesty and commercialism in connection with the game, is entitled
to file credit more than any other of the high standing and un
sullied reputation which the sport enjoys today, I dedicate this book,
and to the boys who love the great American game. C. M.
CHAPTER I.
The Winter Term.
" YAH! Eyah! Hughie, Rah!
? ? | , Rah!" A wiry red-haired boy
about twenty-three years
old swung: lightly from the
*train, with a big valise in
his hand, into a crowd of college boys in
caps and heavy ulsters. They gathered
round him at once. and. while the cnjwcl
took charge of his valise, he was lifted
on to the shoulders of a half dozen fel
lows and carried through the streets to
<U Ho(Ue Judow
his rooms in Elihu Dormitory. In a
twinkling his rooms and the halls outside
were blocked with the lads of Lowell who
had come to welcome the most popular
boy In school, Hughie Jenkins.
It was the day of the opening of the
winter term of the university. Hughie
Jenkins had been the successful man
ager for three years of the college base
ball team, and on Thanksgiving day
previous Hughie as captain of the foot
ball eleven, with the help of the other
members of the team, had won the college
championship for the first time in Ave
years. The boys of Lowell University
had never been very successful in foot
ball against their old rivals at JefTerson,
and the fellows were so chuekful of en
thusiasm over it that they had not yet
had enough opportunity to satisfy it- As
each of the members of the team had
arrived he had been welcomed in much
the same way. but the great welcome
was, of course, given to good old
Hughie," as they called him, and now
that he was with them again it was pos
sible, taking the boys' view of it, ror
the work of the university to go on.
As Capt. Larke had said, "Hughie is
entitled to all the credit we can give
him. He has been a wonder at base ball,
because he has always kept the boys
fighting hard to win, no matter what tne
score was, and we have won many a
game lust because we wanted to do our
best for him. and the way he made us
get out and win in the last few mhiutes
of the foot ball same kind of shows that
he knows how to put them over
"That's right," said Kirkpatrlck, who
?was right end on the team."tfgoodold
Hughie hadn't put some of the fight back
in us when that old score was 0 to 0 in
the last five minutes of play and then
himself kfcked that field goal from Jef
ferson's 25-yard line we wouldn i ha\e
W"Well" said Hughie, "this is fine all
right boys. We did win, didn't we,
and it's very kind of you to try to give
me all the credit, but if it liadnit been j
for the other ten fellows on the team 1
guess I couldn't hav? done very mUch,
and anyway it took eleven pretty good
men to beat that team from Jefferson
Then turning to Johnny Everson, he
Sd"Gee, I wish the snow would melt. I'd
like to find out what kind of new fellows
we have who can play baseball.
And that was Just like Hughie. Here
it ,was winter with snow on the ground,
and a month or two of cold weather stiH
in sight. He had hardly got rested from
the foot ball campaign, and now he was
wishing it was time to get out the bats.
h^'lt gets me,*"1 said Delvin to Uibble over
in one corner, "how that old boy hustle,
and is thinking about all kinds of things
afl the time, but I guess that s the way
to win out."
"In time of peace prepare for war
paid Hughie. "Now 1 am wondering right
now whom we are going to gett to take
the place of old boy Penny on f*rst <Fr?J
Penny had been the sensation of the
college world at the first bag), and who
will take Johnny King s place as catcher
and will be able to work that delayed
throw trick with Johnny Everson and the
shortstop, and, by the way. who!Is 15?|nB
to take Joe Brlnker s place at short, be
sides the couple of other Places hat are
vacant Boys," continued Hughie, thlb
Is going to he my la t year at school
here. You fellows have helped me win
the championship before. It s a right
about the foot bal business, hut this last
year with you we ve simply got to ha\e
another winning nine. Let'" Rive a
old rhe^r for the foot ball boys, and then
let's give another for the Kiarirt old gan e
of ball, and then you go and tell all the
follow.} who can play ball that I want
to see them in the cage next week, and
tell all of them that think they can pla>
ball to come. too. Sometimes some of
these chaps who think they can do It turn
out the best ot" all. ?
And that evening when the boys got
talking by themselves they forgot all
about foot ball, and the fellows who had
been to school last year had to tell all
over again about the wonderful Quirts
that Lowell boys Iih.1 pulled ofT in the
past, just an if most of them hadn t heard
them all before.
"Say. Johnny," said Fred Laike, a
iunior from Kansas and captain of the
base ball nine, to Johnny Everson. 1
was trving to tell Robb (Robb was from
Georgia* how Johnny King and you and
Joe Brinker figured out that delayed
throw-to-second trick that won that game
from Prineeville l?st year."
"Well" said Johnny, "it didn t reallj
win the game, you know, because we
were ahead then, but it kept the other
fellows from winning. Vou see. some
one said to us in the visitors dressing
room of Bailey Oval that J^ker of
Prineeville team was a slow thinker. i
have a new trick for fellows that cant
think quick, said King, the catcher, and
he explained it to us so we would be on
the job if the chance came. Sure enough
U In'the last half of the ninth inning of
the game with Prineeville College the
Ix>well boys were one run to the good.
Prineeville. College was at the bat, ot
course. Walker, the lirst man up. had
gotten to lirst on a hit ai\d reached sec
ond on a sacrifice, and lie- was the lad
they said didn't think quic'*. Tins was
just the thing we figured might happen.
King had -aid, 'If that fellow gets on
second I can pull off this new trick, which
I call the delayer! throw. Let Joe cover
the bag and Johnny stall.' On the first
ball pitched Walker took a big lead off
second, and Brinker covered the bag.
King motioned quick as if to throw, and
I stood still. Walker first started back;
toward second, but when he saw that I
King didn't throw he slowed down.
Brinker. walking back to his place at
short, said to Walker, 'We'd have gotten
you that time, old boy, if King had
thrown the ball.' For just one fatal mo
ment Walker turned around to answer
Brinker's remar? and in that instant
King threw the ball to me as 1 hustled
for the bag. Of course I caught it and
jabbed it against the runner and before
he knew how it was done he was out.
Or course you couldn't work that on a
reai live player, but we won the game
011 that play because the next batier
drove out a long single on which Walker
could have scored. Looking at it one
way. it was won in the dressing room,
because that's where we fixed up the
scheme."
"It pays to keep thinking about the
game all the time, doesn't it?" com
mented Larke.
That brought up the other story of an
other game with Biltmore University a
couple of years ago, which Lowell lost,
and Ever son had to tell that, too.
"I wasn't there," said Everson, "be
cause it was two years ago, which was
before my time, and there was a whole
lot of luck about it, too, but it was this
way: There were three on bases and
Merry, our mighty slugger, at bat with
two out. Score was 5 to 0 against us
and it was the first half of the ninth,
too. Merry hit the first ball pitched for
a homer over the right field fence, and
four runs would have scored, only for
little Willie Keefer, right fielder for
Biltmore, who was playing well out
toward the fence. The grounds were
down by the railroad and right fiMd Ttfas
down hill and rough. Inside the fence
sloped at an angle of tv> degrees, being
straight on the outside and covered with
signs. Willie started with the crack of
the bat, leaped upon the slope of the
fence and started to run along it, going
higher and higher, and just as the ball
was going over his head, straight as a
bullet, he put up his right hand and
caught the ball fairly. Then Willie went
over the fence with the ball in his mitt,
rolling over in the dirt. Willie climbed
back over the fence, and the rum- didn't
count because, while the umpire couldn't
see it plainly, our fellows in the right
bleachers could see Willie all the time,
and they were of courts square enough
to say that the ball was fairly caught
even if it.did lose the game for us."
And so they talked and talked until
long after time to be in bed, and told
all the stories about the great Lowell
clubs of the past, the srreat pitchers,
the* catchers and the fielder?, and the
fellows called it the first meeting of the
Hot Stove League of Lowell University.
19?. This talking league lasied through
part of February, by which time the
freshles who had done wonders on the
high school teams' at home, and who had
&
come to Lowell with high hopes of mak
ing the team, had a pretty good idea of
the kind of enthusiasm and loyalty and,
most important, the hard work they
would have to show to get on the team
at Lowell.
The night of Tlughie Jenkins' return a
boyish-looking chap, who had cyme all
the way from California to Ix>well Uni
versity only five months before, wrote
a long letter to his folks back home, and
among other things he said the boys had
begun to talk \ase hall and he was going
to try to be on the team, and also that
he was going to try for the position of
pitcher. Further, that he was going to
try for one of th? Jerry Harrlman prizes.
His name was Case.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow.)
BOWLING CONGRESS.
Philadelphia Pair Led the Two-Man
Event Today.
DETROIT, March 14.?B. G. Frazier and
A. I. Fouse of Philadelphia were the lead
ers of the first squad of the two-man
event today in the American Bowling Con
gress tournament with the. excellent total
of 1,185. Both men rolled consistently.
Frazier turned in a 255 game on his sec
ond effort. Another Philadelphia team?
E. R. Grossman and L. E. King?finished
second in this squad with 1,179, Grossman
rolling 204. 244 and 22:?.
C. White and W. Trope of Cleveland
scored 1,188, the best total of the first
three squads today in the two-man event
In the tenth annual tournament of the
American Bowling Congress. White did
the heavy work with 18,'l. 2't2 and -14. B.
G. Frazier and A. I. Fouse of Phila
delphia had the next best score of the
three squads with 1.185, while E. R. Gross
man and L. E. King of Philadelphia camc
next with 1.179.
Two-Man Teams.
Frazier-Fuusc. Philadelphia 1,185
(Jros*tiian-Klng. Philadelphia 1,17ft
Clay-Kiiinaman, St. Joseph. Mo 1,058
Sat'terlhwait-Rngers. Philadelphia 1,0" 4
Luiler-Paehelrrr. Buffalo 1.130
C'ooks-Mon>, I'hladt'lpnla 1,122
Heuian-iianlinler. .larkton, Mich 1.1'Wi
Finch-Morgan. Buffalo 1.101
White-Trope. Cleveland 1.1SS
Kumpf-Seliwah. Buffalo 1.151
Flood-Pence. Philadelphia 1,134
Buehlor-Miller. l,?nsinK. Mieh 1.1-3
Kerner- Ituetz. Cleveland 1,12a
Wahl-Beruhard, Lauding. Mich 1.114
DuntraD-Clow:-. Philadelphia 1.100
Mccke-Moore, Philadelphia 1.0S5
WILL SEEK READMISSION.
Georgetown May Send Team to In
tercollegiates This Year.
Following the excellent record made at
the John* Hopkins games in Baltimore
last Saturday nitflit by Tom Smith, wlio
w:;???;i?i?4uuuuuu??ini???>??i???????tt
aLver.1'
JD M PA N V
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Please Make a Note off
Wednesday, March ll 6
As Our "Opeonog Day"
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carried off two medals in the low hurdle
events, and the fact that at least five
others of the squad have shown excellent
form during the brief indoor campaign of
the Blue and Gray team, it is i^etty cer
tain that the Hilltop school will apply
for readimission in the I. C. A. A. A. A.
thte year, and will send a team to com
pete In the annual championship meet of
that organization. Manager McNulty in
timated that he would adopt such a
course if conditions were favorable, and
since it is only necessary to be represent
ed by two men in the intercollegiate af
fair to retain membership in the organi
zatimn, there is now little doubt that the
tentative plans of the Georgetown leader
will soon become realities.
As Georgetown la also contemplating
the holding of a dual outdoor meet with
Virginia In May. it will be necessary to
keep the men in training, and with the
extra contest to fight for they would be
far more ambitious to do their best.
Coach Foley has Obtained wonderful re
sults from a crowd of youngsters, of
whom the majority were novices, and
with two months more work there Is
every reason to believe that he will have
many of the colts rounded into fine form.
It is known that he is decidedly in favor
of again taking part in the intercolleg
iates. a fact which adds strength to tlie
present rumors.
Georgetown was suspended from the
association three years ago for failing
to make an entry In the annual games.
The difficulty arose from a misunder
standing, and ever since it happened the
different managers at the local sehcol
have -made endeavors to regain the lost
membership- They have, however, been
severely handicapped in their efforts by
the absence of men of a class to be con
sidered as future competitors in the
games. Now that such ^xce'lent sneed
artists as Cant. Martin. P'^lth. Bearv.
Brennan. Vlymen. Sprawles. Gross. Watts.
Mulligan and Flavin are available, amonar
whom at teasrt five wculd compare favor
ably iti blpr company, it is not believed
that the application for reinstatement
w'll apnin be turned down.
FAlWn.FPOY FAVOPPn
IN FLORIDA SPECIAL
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 14.?The
Florida special, to be decided next Sat
urday, is the richest race to be run here.
It carries a money value of 0<X>, of
which goes to the winner, and is(
for three-year-olds and upward, at one
and one-quarter miles more. In all forty
nominations were received. At present
twelve are expected to start, of which
Fauntleroy, James McLaughlin's great
three-year-old, is the ante-post favorite,
at 8 to r>. Fauntleroy is asked to pick up
109 pounds, and will-have the services of
Jockey Jimmy Butwell.
Live Wire, J. F. Bartlett's representa
tive, the "dark horse" for the race, lias
been given a long preparation. If the
track is heavy he has a great chance.
Pulka, Jack Sturgis' spanking three-year
old, and winner of two stakes at the
meeting, is the pick of the railbirds.
Owner Sturg'.s stands ready to wager
$o.0? uK-horse against horse?that i'ulka
will be first to look Judge Murphy in the
eye.
Gretna Green, recently beaten two and
one-half lengths l>v Nealorr. must be <on
sidered on his best r^ees. Hilltop, a
beaten favorite Saturday, is also a sure
starter. Polls, a three-year-old that
started off the year rather auspiciously,
but who has percumably trained off,
-may show improvement. Sir Catesby.
Collis Ornurby and Rut Grande are also
named as probable starters. ??ut |s j|J tQ
the consistent Taboo that the paddock
contingent are pinning their tailiu
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PREPARING FOR THE
OPENING BALE GAME
Georgetown Begins Last
Week of Training With
Stiff Workout.
Under t.ie guidance of Capt. Murphy the
lWue and Gray balltossers yesterday
went through the stlffest workout of
the season, celebrating the inauguration
of their last week of practice before the
opening: of the campaign by a snappy
scrub contest between eelected nines. As
the coach was not present, no attempt
was made to put any of the men to
gether as they will line up against the
Maryland Aggies Saturday, although it
was possible to get a line on the relative
abilities of many of the candidates.
The work was closely watched by a
large assemblage of fans, ar/d the gen
eral impression made was that if the
pitchers prove to be of a caliber equal
to mose of last year the nine will oe
every bit as strong as the teams of the
past five seasons.
The backstop job, first base, third base
and two positions of the outfield are tne
only places for which it is possible to
pic'i the player with a degree of cer
tainty. Menefe?, the ex-Central High
star, is sure to start the game Saturday
behind the hat. His work so far i.as
been of an exceedingly high class, and,
j although he has been pretty hard pressed
I 111 the race by Waldron and Nolan, his
1 experience has stood him in good stead,
i and it is generally conceded on all sides
i that he is the logical successor to the po
sition tormerly held by DufTy.
' Bunny" Feenan, the reserve catcher
last year, has proven that he is capable
of guarding ttie first sack, and from
now on will very likely be seen*con
stantly on duty at that corner of the
field. Feenan is a bin lad, weighing
nearly 2(JO pounds, and standing over |
six feet in height, so that he will prove '?
an easy goal at which the infielders mav
throw. He displayed that he has lots
of the speedy stuff in his make-up while
a member ot the foot ball eleven last
fall, and if he can keep up the pep he
has shown in practice he will fill in
handily the place made vacant by the
withdrawal of "Cy" McDonald.
Sitterding Looks Sure.
There is every reason to believe that
?'Billie" Sitterding will again be able to
retain his place on third base, although
lie still-has to scrap for it against Cogan
and Mess. The diminutive lad's batting
is a strong factor in his favor, while
both his fielding and throwing compare
well with his rival's. He played in this
i position the latter part of last spring
and proved his ability to take care of
himself in every emergency.
The two positions in the outfield which
arp practically settled are in the left and
eeuter gardens. Capt. Murphy will again
be seen behind the second corner, while
Duggan. an old Tech player and the ?
pinch hitter of the Georgetown squad last i
year, will have little trouble holding his !
own in the busy court.
Without exception all of those picked i
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American Simplex
THE WILSON COMPANY.
1333 14th st. n.w. Pbon- N. 3144.
Baker Electric
COOK-STODDARD COMPANY,
22d and P ats. a.w. Tel. N. S790.
Bidck
BUICK MOTOR COMPANY.
1028 C nn. a?p. Tel. M 8300.
COOK-STODDARD COMPANY,
S2d and P st*. a.w. Tel. N. ITM
DUPONT SALES COMPANT.
13th and G n.w Tel. Mala M8
Columbia Electric
DUPONl
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DUPONT SALES COMI'ANT.
| 13th and G n.w Tel. Main 8?fc
WARNER MOTOR COMPANY.
12??4 N. H. are W. 1232.
De TambSe
S. D. WATERS & SON. Inc..
310 Pa. ?Tf. n.w. Tel. M. 1*21.
Detroit Electric
DUPONT SALES COMPANY,
IStb and G n.w. Tel. Main SM.
VERMONT GARAGE,
1122 Vt. are. n.w. Tel. N. 874.
Ford
CHAS. E. MILI-FR ft. BRO.,
1106 7 14th st. a w Tel. N. 4170.
FramkSin
COOK-STODDARD COMPANY,
22d and P ats. n.w. Tel N 3790.
THE WILSON COMPANY.
1333 14th at. a w. Tel. N. 1344.
Lozier
DUPONT SALES COMPANT.
13th and G n.w. Tel. Main SflS
Marion
OVERLAND SALES CO..
J. F. CONRAD. 1214 Y at. n.w. Tel. N. 20M.
Matlheson
POPE AUTOMOBILE COMPANY,
817-819 14til. Tel. M. 748.
Maxwell 3
JOHN R. THOMAS AUTO COMPANY.
1828 L at. n.w. Tel. M 1470.
MOTOR SALES COMPANY.
811 17th at. n.w. Tel. M. 7(138.
Mora
JOHN J. FISTER.
1215 U st. n.w. Tel N. fil?.
POPE AUTO COMPANY.
817 81? 14th at. a.w. Tel. M. 740.
OVERLAND SALES CO.. J. F. CONRAD.
1214 V st. n.w. Phoae N. 2066.
Packard
THE LTTTRELL COMPANY.
1317 H st. n.w. Tel. M. 756X
PaSmer=Singer
LESTER D. MOORE. Jr..
820 14th. Tel. M. 6880.
Pierce Arrow
COOK-STODDARD COMPANY,
22J and P ats. a.w. Tel. N. 3790
Pope Hartford
POPE AUTO COMPANY.
817 81? 14th st. a.w. Tel. M. 748.
Premier
L. D. MOOBE, Jr., '
820 14th at. Tel. M.
Ranch & Lang Electric
MOTOR S^H.ES?Cn w TeV M 708*.
811 17th ?t. a.w. Tel. <***??
THE WILSON CO.,
1333 14th st. n.w. Tal. N. 3144.
Reo
L. D. MOORE, Jr.,
S29 14th at. n.w. Tel. M. 8890.
Rochester Marine Engine
THE WILSON COMPANY.
1333 14th at. a w. Tel. N. 3144.
CARTER MOTOR CAR CORPORATION.
Munsej building. Tel. M. 6128.
Waverley Electric
POPE AUTO COMPANY OF WASHINGTON.
817 813 1-lth st. n.w. Tel. M. 7*8
White '
THE WHITE COMPANY. STEAM ft GAS CAB.
1124 Conn. are. n.w. Tel. N. 2918.
Wood's Electric
? the WILSON COMPANY.
1333 14th st. n.w. Tel. N. 3144.
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CHARLES K. CHANCE, BOATBUILDER AND
ilenigner. Ijiuncbe* HDd yachts to 70 ft. at
prices nne-tblrd leas than elsewhere; with first
Haw* workmanship; examine tnr cruisers now
under construction. 12H Prince George St.,
__Annapolis, Mil. mhl3-.'tOt,H_
so far have displayed that they are
adepts at th<* handling of the bat, and
for this reason there seema- to be little
foundation in the ruipor that Georgetqwn
will be weak on the offensive this year
In fart, the only place where there is at
present any chance of a lack of strength
is in the pitcher's box. and even here the
conditions are now much inorc encourag
ing than they were In tho beginning of
the year.
To begin with. Ralzer acquitted himself
with great distinction against many of
the largest of the eastern colleges last
season. During the summer he ala>
played excellent ball in the local amateur
league circles, while since reporting at
Georgetown Field he has seemed to be In
the best of shape, and he declares him
self that at present he is in far better
trim than he ever was lasi year. With
such an experienced twirler to head the
catapult staff and with our other ac
knowledged comers backing him up in
the persons of Gray. O'Con ior, Wymard
and Flannery. the outlook in this depart
ment is far from being dubious.
Three Men for Short.
Callaghan will have a hard time to re
tain his job at shortstop, there being1 at
least three others contending for the
place. t'ogan seems to have a good
chance for that Job just now, as do also
Mess and Gibson. Pallen and Gaynor are
tunning neck and neck for the second
sack commission, while Ilarding and
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