The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-15
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All OF the National league baseball mines
that have been practicing in the South
nave completed their sojourn in the land
of the cotton blossom this week, and viii
soon be at their homes or be making the
trip North by slow stages. The more dis
Greet managers will play games here and
there between the extremes OF latitude in
which they travel, in order that their play
ers may become well acclimated and not
require sore arms and stifened muscles
as a, result Of too abrupt change.
The Brooklyn players are reported to be
In good condition. with the exception of
one or two who are suffering from bruised
fingers aud sundry minor ailments TO
which the flesh of the ball player is heir.
They should be home now.
Some time ago Oliver Tebeau took the
st. Louis nine away from Hot Springs.
Ark. where the men went through three
weeks treatment in the baths, He has
his players with him now at st. Louis. In
some respects the ST. Louis nine has u
''NNiS tLAN btSl "a Tue OlHtT league organ
izatlons, as the temperature in the city
by the Mississippi is very warm in the
spring and the team, as a rule, is more
Mt TO play ball at an early stage than
most of the other organizations.
Chicago passed It's preliminary training
IN Two resorts. For a week the players
were at West Baden, Ind, drinking cop
iously OF the natural miniral waters af-
lorded by the springs From there Mr..
IN
Selma, Ala. Their work is finished in that
tsr Southern city, and their trip back
10 the North is an easy jaunt 1t will
be some time before they see Chicago, as
they are playing in the cities on the
southern circuit of the league before they
go TO the colder lake front
The Cincinnatis spent their spring holt
day in New Orleans. This is an old and
favorite resort for Cincinnati mines. AS
general rule the players have been able
TO get into condition with little trouble IN
Louisiana's big city. and the Cincinnati
team of this year is as fit to play ball at
the present time as those that have pre-
ceded 1t.
Pittsburg's management adopted a
policy that is new, and one whose effects
VIII be watched with much Interest. The
players were first taken TO ThomasviIle,
Ga. After they had been there over a
week, and had had an opportunity thor
oughly to warm up under the hot rays of
the sun, the men We're hurried back TO
LOUISVILLE, Ky, where they we're kept for
another week dndulging In practice games
me theory OF this transition Is that the
change from Thomasvile to Louisville is
not so sudden as to injure the playing
ability OF the men, and yet will prevent
colds from settling in their arms by rea-
son OF too quick journey from Southern
heat OF frost,
More than three weeks OF dreary work
were passed by the Philadelphias in Char
lotte, n. G., section that commends It.
self to tho management as one of the
nest to which baseball nine can be
taken. because the temperature does not
run to such extremes as are common in
the resorts further to the South The
Phlladelphias are players who get into
condition rather slowly, and. possibly, it
IS more beneficial to them not to go to
Florida
North Carolina with its pine forests
eommends itself to the Boston manage
ment also. The Boston players thawed out
their aching limbs at one OF the resorts
made famous in the Tar state Mr.. selee,
the manager of the team Is confident
that his men have benefited by training In
that climate, and mas made it a practice
to take them there for years.
Il read something about ball players
organizing and joining the Federation of
Labor McGraw recently said. THAI
makes nice, Interesting reading in
q newspaper, but it is nothing
but dream, and not at all
practical. The Brotherhood movement
in 30 was a frost, and another alliance
built on similar lines, even II 1t had the
backing OF the influential and mighty Fed
Grafton of which Colonel Gompers takes
an optimistic view of the scheme TO or
ganize ball players. But II he were ia
miliar with the temperament OF the aver
age player he would be less confident.
Robinson and myself started out last fall
TO help out the Quinn Mccarthy move
ment. with the assurance OF ceri5ln play
ers that they would come with us. But,
when 1t came to the show down not one
OF them offered his assistance. regretted
afterward thai I made the move, as II
brought us no good In a baseball sense,
and made me look like a bamboozled suck
er. ] guess We will remain out OF the
game this season, Robbie and myself II
we do we will loll by the sad sea waves at
Atlantic City aud take in the races and
| fights roundabout New York"
Jimmy slagle, the man who viii taKe
Delehanty's place in left field, was born
at worthwhile. Pa. twenty-five years ago.
This will be his second season in the
league. He started his career with tue
Clarion (Pa.) professional team -
1898 His first professional engagemsh.s.
was with Franklin, in the lroa and ~
| league, in 1894. In 1895 he was found Win
1 Omaha. in the Western association, oms-
4 ha disbanded before the close OF the sea-
son, and the next year he played Win
the Houston (Texas) team and helped "
carry of the Texas league championship
Boston drafted Slagle from the Houston
club. but. he did rot take part IN any
championship games while with the Bean
eaters. Slagle was transferred 10 tne
Grand Rapids club, in the Western league.
In 1897, and in 1893 the foxy Jimmy Map
ming got Slagle from the Grand Rapids
| team. Without doubt Slagle was me
main factor in landing the championship
for Kansas City, and Manager Manning
says Slagle is the best man ever turnfu
out by the Western league In 1888 Pltts
| burg made a wholesale raid on Manning
team and slagle was among the nuncn
taken. During the winter. however ~
| figured in trade with Washington fof
Second Bsseman ReItz. At the bssinnis