The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-05
Pa RlucKet's Crack. Pitcher
Will Be Heard From the
Coming Season.
Jack Bids Fair to Make a SEN
satiOn in New England
Baseball Circles.
FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON.
Manager Smiths Colts Lost to Newark Sat-
mr. ay-The Polo Protest Not Sustained
Result of International Football Game.

About every seven years mans physical
bein rndergoes change, and in a some
VIII ke manner the practice of the train
ing o professional and amateur athletes.
In he early stuges of baseball no train
ing was thought necessary for players
sside from field practice, but for the past
few years the preliminary practice of the
ball tossers has grown to be considered
matter of vital performance, and thousands
OF dollars are spent yearly by the ''big"
club In taking their men to some Southern
cline and there putting them through
seve e course of training.
Many of the clubs in the National
Ieagne have spent over $4,000 in this
cour Sc OF spring training, and last season
parent. 1t was decided by some one in the
: past, who was considered an authority on
the question, that the use OF cold water
for bathing after exercise was Injurious,
aud ball player would be frightened to
death IL any one would sprinkle cold water
over him after practice or exercise.
Jack Horner, late of Baltimore, now of
the Pawtucket club has exploded this
theory, and 1t must be confessed that he
came to the conclusion almost accidently.
II is well known fact that at the opening
of q season every ball player is troubled
with more or less stiffening of the muscles,
some of them do not recover the free use
OF their limbs until they have had nearly a
months playing. In reading a sporting
paper one day Iorner noticed an article
which quoted Sandow as in favor of the
Jack had tried the warm water plan for a
number of years with the result above
sisted he thought it would do no harm to
adopt the new theory, and so when he be-
gan 20 get in shape for the season he
adopted the cold water treatment with re-
n,arkable results.
Horner has been troubled with his arm
for the past season, and a portion of the
season of '95, and so this year determined
to get In condition II II were a possible
thing, and that he has succeeded, and
pursued the proper course Is very apparent
TO those who have looked him over and
seen his work.
Horner started in about the first of
February, and rain or snow, warm or cold
ne has followed the plan he decided upon,
and Is today in the best form he has been
in for three years.
Having heard reports Of the somewhat
peculiar work being done by Horner, and
the fine shape he was in, and being some
what sceptical, an EVENING TRIBUNE
representative met Horner by appoint
ment yesterday morning, and started out
TO see his work, and how he did 1t. slack"
vas attired in an old gymnasium suit, and
wore several sweaters. Horner does not
consider that outdoor work in Spring
should be done too early in the day, and
1T was nearly ten o'clock when he an
nounced that he was ready to start.
Walking rapidly up High street, Central
rails was reached, when jerks Park was
reached Horner broke into a run taking
the hill easily, from there TO SaylesviIle
the pace was alternately walk and log.
When the main road was reached rapid
walk brought the ball player and his COM
panion TO Lonsdale. Here Horner struck
on through the woods that skirt Scott's
pond, and a short time after the ice houses
of the Moshassuck Ice Company were
reached, and here a halt was made. and
Horner announced his intention of going
through his daily practice. lie first made
his way to pile OF round stones weighing
about three times as much as regulation
ball, and. proceeded to throw them at vari-
Gus degrees OF speed toward the opposite
bank. When he had had enough of this
he took up practice with ball, and the
way the ball followed his command, and
the speed attained was remarkable.
Last season Horner was unable to get
his arm above the heightb of his shoulder.
This spring he pitches over as well a. un-
derhand with equal ease. The speed with
whish the ball is delivered IL remarkable,
and II in the condition that Horner was at