The evening times., 1896-03-18
Ball PLAYERS 1t PRACTICE
Cold and BIustery Weather at
Hampton and Jacksonville.
PLEASANT AT MACON, Ga.
McGraw Was Hit in the Back by n
Ball and Could Scarcely Breathe.
The Phillies Have Their First Day
on the Diamond-Huien Regarded as
wonder-Senators to Arrive Soon.

The ball teams in the South have had
pretty tough weather thus far but it now
looks as though the backbone of winter
has been dislocated, and a change In eli
matte conditions will follow.
Yesterday was cold and bustery at
Hampton, but the Philiies put on their
uniforms, bundled up in sweaters, and went
out on the field for practice Batting and
throwing were prae,iced for two hours
this morning, and the outfielders were
given plenty of work to do, and they showed
up very well for the first days practice
Several hundred of the old soldiers braved
the wind and witnessed the practice work.
The men seemed sore after several hours
work. In the afternoon the players took
their positions, and young Hulen showed
up a wonder at short Nash,s arm is as
strong as ever, and as he is aged IL is
more than likely that he will take excel.
lent care of himself.
HANLON AND THE ORIOLES.
Away down in Georgia the weather is
reported TO be ideal for ball practice. and
Hanlon's Orioles put In several hours solid
work McGraw had the wind knocked out
of him by being hit on the back witha bah.
several days.
McMahon said his only soreness was a
little about the body from batting flies.
But he went into the box toda and pitched
for while. He did not, of course, let him.
self out, but he seemed very like the Nc
Mahon of old.
DOYLE won applause by slide TO second
by which he stretched a single into double.
Brodie is said TO be in better condition than
any one of the Oyster-eaters.
GIANTS WERE CHILLY.
The weather at Jacksonville was raw and
chilly and the Giants and second team
showed that they felt it. The regulars
had things all their own way in the game,
winning by n score of 15 10 8. Their
fielding, hitting and running was in bril-
liant comparison to that of the colts. They
had ginger TO see.
In the eight turns with the stick they
pounded out twenty-one safe hits, 1or
a total of thirteen earned runs. For the
Youngsters Battam and Mulligan showed
up to best advantage in the field.
Bowen. from Indiana, pitched the first
five innings for the colts, and at the con-
clusion he was decidedly weary. Singles
and doubles went sailing into the outfield
in rich profusion off his delivery, fifteen
"a fe hits being made for a total OF eleven
runs, ten earned.
PIRATES AND SPIDERS.
Reports from Hot Springs are to the ef-
feet that the men under Mack and Tebcau
are in fairly good condition. The Spiders,
however, are the better. for the reason that
a D, nj H.
ern idea about them.
Great rivalry has already been created
among the cranks at Hot Springs, and,
while the Pirates have many friends, the
,Clevelanders are the favorltcs. Both teams
are training hard, and. barring accidents,
will be in good shape when they leave their
present quarters. How they VIII stand
the change to a Northern cline will be de-
termined.
The Cincinnatis are prancing around the
diamond in the Crescent City, and the young
sters under Buck Ewing are doing well.
Auson and his colts are in Texas, and
the old man sends word to his friends up
north that every man will round to all right.
THE SENATORS.
The Washington players will be dropping
into the city by next Saturday. and the
week following will see many of the men
at National Park. Practice will at once be
begun and the men will be put under steady
training.
With anything like fine weather this city
will be a good enough place for preliminary
practice, and the Senators can condition
themselves at once to the weather here
abouts, and when play is called no one
will be sore or stiff.