Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-01
bad WEATHER STOPS
| HOT SPRINGS WORK
Vanguard of Players Preparing
to Break Camp and
Join Clubs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HOT SPRINGS. Ark. March 1.-The
weather yesterday was damp and cold
and the base ball stars could not perform.
If there is not an Improvement today the
rubber game between the All-Americans
and the All-Nationals cannot be played.
The vanguard Of players of the big
leagues is preparing to break camp and
its members will join their respective
teams for regular training.
great deal of local interest attaches
to the attempt of Jiggs Donahue to grab
the initial sack of his cid team. the
White Sox, from the youngsters who will
hustle for the job at Mineral Wells, Tex.
When the Windy city players go through
hte winnowins process under the eX-
| perienced eye Of Comiskey hundred
friends Of this popular player have wish
ed him success, ard Goodbye. old man.
my hearts with you has been the salu-
tation to Jiggs, for the past two days
from those who learned that he was to
| start for Mineral Wells tomorrow. If
JigEs should fail to make the team 1t
will hardly be financial loss to him, for
his bowling alleys are making him plenty
| OF money and he likes Hot Springs
The whole bunch of Cincinnati Reds will
arrive here this afternoon and will make
headquarters at the Eastman this year.
McQuillan and Fromme, two star pitchers
OF the Reds, have been exercising for
! some time and are in good shape for
getting into excellent condition.
Since McQuillan made his home-run hit
Sunday he has been talking about max
Ing q regular practice Of homers, and
says that he has a. spot picked out In
the Pittsburg diamond where he will put
the ball several times this season. That
IL between right field and center, which
is the shortest distance on that grounds
| from the plate.
Delehanty and Tom Hughes discussed
the art Of hitting ball yesterday for the
| benefit Of a reporter They stated that a
| batter had a space Of about an eighth
| Of an inch to hit ball square, and that
ell the talk about placing balls was a
dream. A batter might hit to right or
! to left field, but to place ball with any
greater precision than that was impos-
sible except when player was ''smok-
| ing
Cy Young expressed regret when told
of the report that his old catcher. Lou
the New Works. He asked If the report
had been confirmed officially. He spoke
with feeling OF the many years he had
worked with Lou and said he was tried
and true friend.
None OF the Browns has come yet. to
keep Powell company at the Eastman II.
When the Superbas Play next Sunday al
the new Wilmington Park many will &c
with curiosity to sec LeJuene. the big
! thrower Of the Brookiyns. Local interest
is aroused by the report that at the
Athletic meet last fall in Cincinnati he
threw a ball from Ohio to Kentucky
across the Ohio river into Covington.
Whether he did this Or not, he won the
worlds record for throwing the ball a
distance OF one hundred and forty-five
yards.
Walter Johnson is practicng that fast
and slow ball alternately that McAleer
coached him on last season and he has il
down fine. He will use it great deal
during the coming season and expects
to add immensely to his effectiveness
by 1t
A player got hold of a thick bamboo
cane and his example was followed by all
the other fellows, SO that now there are
a score of base pail players frisking about
town with the frail walking sticks. Tbey
say they would not be caught dead with
one Of them outside of Hot Springs, but
they certainly are strong on the knuckled
canelets down here. johnson and Milan
say they use them for supports and Dixie
Walker says his manager told him to
hold tight onto something all during
training season. 1t cultivates his grip.
Even wild Bill Donovan has one and
looks as classy as senator with his
bamboo rod.
Delehanty is doing all the stick work
he can and is ready to go to the park
any time to get a crack at the ball If
some one will pitch for him.