The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02
THE SAVANNAH CLIMATE.

THE SAVANNAH CLIMATE.
1t is the custom of the managers of
the baseball clubs of the big leagues,
as soon as they have signed their
players, along about the last of the
winter to bring their men South for
preliminary practice. So keen is the
rivalry in the big leagues that no pos
sible precaution TO have the men in the
best shape is neglected. The mana
gers make the most careful selec-
tions of preliminary training places,
taking into consideration climate,
water, weather probabilities and a
dozen other details. Only the very best
will do for the careful and intelligent
baseball manager who hopes and ex-
poets to round his team up into an
aggregation of "pennant winners" No
chances are taken with questionable
water, an uncertain climate and the
ike.
During the second week in March
the Philadelphia Baseball Club, with
about twenty men, arrived in Savan-
nah. When the team left Philadelphia
there was snow on the ground, and
many of the Pennsylvania rivers were
gorged with ice; when it arrived in
Savannah the sun was shining warmly
and the parks were bright and fresh
with new grass and brilliant with the
colors of tulip and hyacinths. Already
the spirit of spring was in the atmos-
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four hours ashore from their ship be-
fore they were cavorting over the
baseball park like spring colts. They
remained in Savannah two weeks.
There wasn't an hour of their waking
time that they might not have put in
at practice. Then they went back to
Philadelphia by ship.
What these professional athletes
think of Savannah as training place
is reflected in the Philadelphia papers
the day following their arrival at home.
The Philadelphia Record says THE
stay in Savannah was one of pleas
ant weather and warm temperature.
and a better trained set of
players never departed North than the
Phillies." The Philadelphia Ledger
says: THE sotourn in Savannah was
the most successful preliminary practice
every taken by the Philadelphia Club.
The team was in the city two weeks,
and during this time never lost a days
practice, except on Sunday. The
weather was ideal and the facilities
perfect. The temperature daily ranged
from 20 to 7s. y There is not
a man among the number who is not
in good physical condition" The Phil
adelphia Inquirer says: 1T is doubt
full if ever team that went South
experienced as fine weather as the
Phillies did in Savannah. Under a
daily temperature of rs to so degrees,
and with exceptionally fine weather,
the players rounded to with a quick
ness that was really astonishing.
The sojourn in the Georgia
city was one that Will be long re-
membered. The stay in Sa-
vannah was one of pleasure, as the
Southerners did everything possible to
make the men feel at home"
These are merited. and appreciated,
tributes to Savannahs superb climate,
and to her proverbial hospitality. And
l. should be borne in mind that the
weather while the "Phillies" were here
was not exceptional, for Savannah.
The Weather Bureau noted no de-
partures from the normal worthy of
mention. 1t was just typical Savan-
nah weather, the class we have dur
ing the far greater part of the year.
An enthusiast declares that Savannah
is due to have each year $50 fine days
and five foul days, and that the FIVE
always come first. That may not be
quite the correct proportion, but any
one who is familiar with the climate
will affirm that there are fewer foul
days in Savannah than about any,
where else. And climate that will so
quickly put athletes into perfect fet-
tie for a hard seasons work is I'M
doubtedly good for other people as
well