The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-26
HOW BASEBALL
PLAYERS TRAIN
Diamond stars Must Work Hard Before
Season opens-Praetice Many
Hours Daily.
b TOMMY CLARK.

~ IONlfiN lLAhh.
The spring baseball training season
is now at hand, Within the next few
weeks the sixteen major baseball
clubs win have their players batting
the ball, running the bases. working
to take OF superfuous weight anu un-
doing the crimes against good condi-
tIon that have been wrought By q win.
ter Of ldieness. IL fact. many players
are on their grounds now Manager
Johnny McGraw Of the New York Ma.
tlonals already has at work Ii Mar
lin. Tex. some Of the pitchers npou
whom be will depend IN his efforts to
have championship team ID Gotham
this season. The coming Of March is
a signal for fitting the American land.
scape so that all biz ball players who
In the summer contribute to the ex-
element Of the peunant races are sent
dying 10 the different training camps
70 dnd the sunshine that Is 80 essen
tial IN getting athletes IN good condi.
tton.
Those who know the diamond heroes
only BY TIE work they do in August
would not recognize the same men Il
they saw them laborlously striving to
get ia shape Al the training camps,
Work thar Il accomplished With light
ming celebrity in the height Of the sea
son Is performed slowly. painfully. o.
not az al.
Worlds champion bafsmen are IN
able 10 hit the curves Of the bush
leaguers. star catchers have not arms
enough 70 throw the ball 70 second
base. aeet outfelders hobble and Imp
&c the protest Of suffering muscles.
and wonderful pitchers fall 20 far
short Of having their midsummer ef-
fectiveness that they are pounded not
only by their own comrades, but BY
any minor league club that happens
to be In the district Of the tour
Those who imagine thar the profes.
slonal baseball player Is busy only
few months during the year and the
rest Of the time has 1t easy should see
the teams at practice Tong before the
season opens The players 90 to work
in the morning. like the average bust
ness man. and the way they are put
through their PAGES sends them home
at night footsore and weary and ready
for bed soon after supper She men
start for the ball park after breakfast
and besides the games played with
picked teams they practice running and
throwing aud batting
Professional baseball today means
weeks and weeks Of training. Just as
the pugilist prepares FOR a match and
q player must have a strong constltu
ton to stand the excitement and strain
upon mind and muscle during tile hard
fought games While the actual play.
ing season Is about sis months long.
from the middle Of April 10 the FIRST 81
second week in October long before
the race for the pennant starts the men
are hard at work, and from then on ia
the last game played they earn every
dollar they receive
This early training ls costly. Before
the players assemble at the training
headquarters the secretary and the
ground keeper have gone on ahead ia
look after the playing tield the hotel
accommodations, the advertising ar
rangements aud the innumerable other
minor details with tho team finally
gathered together the work comes
thick and fast. It costs nlee little
figure to feed and house these healthy