The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-09
KELLEY ENCOUNTERS
SOME BAD WEATHER
Nothing to Do but Pay Bills
on the Transforming
Trip.
Special 10 The Globe.

Special 10 The Globe.
DECATUR, ILL.,, April 8.-Cold, wet
dismal weather, which sent the cnilIs
chasing up and down the backs of the
men Manager Kelley brought over
with him from Terre Haute, prevent
ed the game which was to have been
played here this afternoon between the
Saints and the Decatur team. This is
the second day rain has interfered
here, and Kelley will pull out tonight to
fill an engagement at Bloomington to-
morrow and Sunday.
Kelley and his transforming troupe
arrived in Decatur yesterday morning,
and have been compelled to remain
close to their hotel on account of the
miserable weather. which is as far
from being baseball weather as can be
imagined. The men have had no train
ing since coming to Decatur, and word
received by the manager from Terre
Haute Is no more encouraging With
only about ten more days in which to
get in condition for the championship
season, Kelley is becoming well dis
place Tor training, and declares an
other spring will find him as far South
as he can possibly get
This country is no place in which tc
condition baseball team" said Kelley
tonight. 1T might be all right for
prize fighter or a tough football team,
III not any more of it for me. Why,
/e haven't had a half dozen days of
decent weather since we left home. and
if this continues we will be practically
without training when the season
opens. We right as well have re-
manned at home as to come down
here"
That's true, Mike; there isn't much
to this game of economy, is there?"
spoke up one of the Saints
Kelley didn't answer. Instead. he
strOlled over to the hotel clerk and in
quired what the weather indications
were for Saturday.
The dapper little clerk loOked-up to the
weather score card, and after adjust
ing his glasses, informed the manager
OF the Saints that it reported rain and
colder, with wind from the northwest
There is a blizzard up in the North
west" said the clerk in a cheering
voice, and it is coming this way; only
we don't expect to get the snow here;
1t won't be anything more than cold
rain and wind. You know, it's showing
up in St. Paul, and the"
Kelley had fled before the clerk fin
ished with his cheering information.
He told what he thought of Illinois
weather, anu, gong over TO the cigar
stand, where a pretty girl was be-
hind the counter, he told his work.
ers to pack up and get ready to leave.
we will go over to Bloomington,
and if the weather is still too bad to
play ball, we will go back to Terre
Haute and watch the polo games until
the sun comes out or the season
opens"
Manager Kelley left enough men at
Terre Haute to make up a club, and
his touring company is made up of only
nine people, for which Kelley thanked
himself when he settled the hotel bill
with money that had not been picked
up in Decatur.
The team Kelley has out with him is
made up of Pitcher Chech, Catcher
Lemon, who is borrowed from Terre
Haute; first base, Kelley; second base,
Marcan; third base, Sullivan; short
stop, Corbett; right, Jackson; center,
SIagle; left, Wood
Outfelder Davis fell and sprained
his knee before the team left Terre
Haute, and will be out of the game for
some time. The Saints leave here to-
night for Bloomington.