The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-15
Copyright, 1910, by
The Reilly Sc Britton Go.

Wnllc the OnlOOkerS WT1IDeu WIFI uc-
light. Perhaps their behavior aroused
suspicion, or tho absence of following
footsteps attracted "Cap's' attention.
He stopped, looked at tho vacant field,
grim grin overspread his red face,
and he resumed the Jogging. Straight
TO that fence he plodded. and sticking
his head through the hole, he beheld
his team leaning against the above
ground tombs, smoking and laughing
Just for that he marshalled them into
line again. and, sitting IN the stand,
watched them grimly until every man
had completed his ten rounds.
1t is compulsory training such as
that which makes the players dread
training trips, especially those who be
lleve running long distances INJURIES
their speed. They are willing enough
workers along their own lines of con
ditioning.
Arms and legs, to the present-da
ball player, arc what complexion ls TO
a woman, and they devote more time
slowed uron throwing arm by n
player after his second or third year
Of training passes belief, and one who
has suffered an attack Of ''Charley
Horse divides half his leisure time
between his arm and his legs.
'Charley Horse" is peculiarly a
baseball ailment, consisting of displace'
most commonly. the Sartorial. II. is
the indication OF "muscle binding" or
hardening OF the muscles. Commonly
the ailment is brought about, not by
running. but by quick stopping at
bases. The player who "stops up on
his feet instead OF "hitting the
Dirt is certain to acquire the injury
within short time. Tho over
worked muscle, slipping out Of place,
cxerts pressure on all surrounding
muscles, producing 1ameness. Rubbing
with volatile oils and steady massag-
ing serve TO press the muscle back
into position, but the Hhorse" returns
at the next serious strain. When you
see player make q long slide
which appears unnecessary, tao reason
of skin off his thigh than stop standing
mp and take chances Of "horsing"
himself.
The frequency Of such injuries is n
source of surprise to non-players, and
explains the extrome attention be-
slowed upon legs during the spring
tTanng Gy by eds6 p61yeTs 4ao oa,p pnd
trainer, and, usually, during the
spring trip, an assistant. The trainer
is an expert mgsseur, something of A
medical practitioner, surgeon, nurse,
osteopath, bat boy, assistant ticket
taker, general all-around man, and the
object Of the wrath Of overy player
who happens to have n grievance.
Bert Semmons, trainer OF the Chicago
club, kept a record Of his work one
season. lie massaged an average of
eleven men a day from March l TO Oc-
tober 16. some of them morning, after,
noon and evening, treated ISL cuts,
wounds, abrasions, Hsliders' (Which
means patches Of skin torn Off in
cluding 40 spike cuts, and his record
shows he used nearly forty quarts of
aseptic lotion.
At tho end of the first ten days Of
| training the soreness and stiffness has
disappeared and the men are beginning
to enjoy their work. Perhaps couple
of young pitchers are disabled because
they worked too hard. Every pitcher
in the squad has sore arm, but unless
the soreness Is high in tho shoulder il
is natural and must be worked out.
Thus far no pitcher has tried to curve
ball and the batters arc hitting
viciously and longing to see some
''real pitching" which testifies that
tho pitchers are using only speed.
/
weather conditions, the manager so,
lects Irregular" team. makes up a
club Of youngsters, and orders a five
inning game. From the moment the
teams are announced the hottest kind
of friendly rivalry divides tho club and
tho series of fierce battles between
the "Regulars' and the "Yanigans.
who are trying TO win their spurs
| begins. The youngsters usually win,
because they work harder, hoping TO
secure positions, while the veterans
would lose game rather than take n
chance on damaging themselves.
After that games are played every
fair day, and there is enough SQUAD
bling and fighting and noise to fill a
championship season.
The manager pays little OF no attep-
tion to the results of the games, but
they give him the opportunity to study
the movements of his young fellows in
action. He judges them more by the
way they try to do anything, and by
what they try to do, than by what
they actually accomplish. "Toots"
Hoffman, a youthful player now moving
up rapidly, won the applause OF one
Of tho most astute baseball Judges by
the way he made four errors. He tried
for tho bah in way that showed what