The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-01
SAINTS GET FIRST
OUTDOOR PRACTICE
keIIey'S Men Make Good Show
ing at Spring Training
Quarters.
SneCial to The Globe.

Special to The Globe
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, March 81
With warm sun shining and the grounds
in fairly good condition, the Saints had
their first practice work of the 1904 sea-
Son this afternoon, when Manager Kelley
and his hired men journeyed out to the
league park and put in two hours of
hard work on the diamond.
1t was just like turning lot of frisky
colts out into a green pasture after long
confinement and the boys were all tired
out when at the end of two hours Kelley
told them it was enough for the first day.
Before the men had been working a quar-
ter of an hour half of them were wet
with peTSpiTatiOn, and at the end of the
first hour they were hmbering up and
handling fast ones which would be cred
it TO them in the middle Of the season.
Each one tried to Guido the other, and
Kelley had to caution them several times
about working so hard. The practice this
afternoon was mostly confined to batting
and catching, and the strenuous initial
workout showed that most of the men
had kept themselves in good physical
condition during the winter months.
In the Outfield LIE Baron, Lawler and
Wood, the new men signed by Kelley,
made a splendid showing, and the man
ner in which they went after the long
ones and returned them pleased Kelley
very much. In fact all of the men showed
up well, and every man on the team is
starting out with the proper spirit. There
are no SOreheads down here with Kelley,
and so long as the men pull together the
way they promise to do, the champions
will be doing business with anything they
might come in contact with in the Grillo
league
Big Jack Sullivan and Jimmie Jackson
did most of the batting and it kept them
guessing to get a safe one down in any
section Of the diamond. O'Brien and Mar
can picked up about everything in their
territory and the manner in which Eddie
Wheeler got them over to Kelley at first
would indicate that he does not require
much training TO go into a game.
Several members of the Terre Haute
team were out to watch Kelley's aggrega-
ton take their workout, and many COM
ments were made on the we'll balanced
team which will appear in st. Paul uni
forms this year.
Manager Kelley announced tonight that
the team would remain here and continue
its training daily until time to leave for
Columbus, the grounds having been placed
In much better condition than they were
Jack Lawler arrived here today, having
been delayed py snow up in North Dakota.
He was trIfie worn out, but the weather
here and little exercise VIII bring him
about all right in a day or two. Manager
Kelley was surprised to find the men in
such good physical condition. He believes
q lev QdyS pIdClJCSs SUCH DIS WAS JnQuISeQ
In this afternoon. will shape them up so
that they will settle down and play good
ball Catcher Clark, from Burlington,
Vt. also arrived today.
Its a little early to brag about what
will happen this season. said Kelley,
when seen at the hotel tonight, but am
willing to gamble a few soda water tick
cts that Columbus will have to go some
to get the better of US in the opening Sc
rieS. With good weather during the TWEEN
ty days we are here l will be nightly
disappointed if do not get back to st.
Paul on May with a per centage better
than 500"
Practice will be resumed again tomor-
row morning, and will be continued daily
both in the forenoon and afternoon so
long as the weather will permit. Consid-
cradle interest is being taken by the local
fans In the game to be played here Sun
day, when the Saints will meet the Terre
Haute team in an exhibition game. The
local team is one of the strongest in the
Three l. league. and having had much
more training than the boys from the
North, expect to put up a hard game