The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-12
WEATHER GIVES
GIANTS PRACTICE
moGraw Starts on ths Empires In the
Practice Game and Tells Meyers
and Hezos They
Are Worst
INVITED TO FLORIDA
Preslden. Of Pensacola Team Asks
Chance to Bring the Cubs to
the Florida City for Train
Ing Next Year.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
MARLIN, Texas, March 12.-With
the return OF fine weather. the Giant
squad was at the park early today
going through their training stunts
with more vim than they have shown
this season. McGraw was in a peace
full frame of mind. He believes that
the outfit has at last shaken the
weatherman's link" and proposes to
force his players to make up for the
time lost during the floods and the
billiards.
During a practice game yesterday
Chief Meyers and Charley Herzog
alternated az arhiters and got a good
working knowledge OF the troubles of
a big league umpire. McGraw was
after them constantly and finally
wound up by declaring "aIl umpires
are bad. But you are the worst have
ever seem
The recruits succeeded in holding
the veterans to to score Math-
ewson, Ames, Crandall and Marquard
all took turns in the box but did not
extend themselves.
NEW ORLEANS. March &c. F.
Schad. president Of the Pensacola
ball club and chief of police, today
filed IBID" with Manager Chance
OF the Cubs to entertain the Chicago
Nationals during the training season
next year. Schad arrived in New
Orleans yesterday and after studiously
regarding the torrential rain he
"opined" it never rained like that in
Pensacola and proceeded to hunt UP
Chance and invite him to the Florida
city.
The athletes spent the day in the
gymnasium. Fair weather was pre-
dicted for today.
WACO, Texas. March 12-While
the Chicago fans, who pay their sal
aries. waded through snow drifts
yesterday. the White Sox recruits
were cavorting around the Katy field
here. enjoying the first real wealth
er Of the training season.
Callahan worked his squad in re-
lays yesterday. Sox No. 8 occupied
the field from / until o'clock. Then
the come back" boss lined up Sox
No. 2 against the regulars and the
rockies" went down in defeat, TO 4.
Jacques Fourier, the smuggling
French first baseman, Joined the
squad yesterday
WEST BADEN, Ind, March IL
Manager Clarke Of the Pirates has
almost despaired today of getting any
outdoor practice for his men at the
Hoosier spa The second squad of
players, including Wagner, Leach and
others. joined in the forenoon's gym
nasium work today. Each man was
given an hours hard gruelling before
lunch and like portion OF work was
/ scheduled for this afternoon.
CHICAGO, March 12.-President
Murphy of the Cubs today is enroute
for the Cubs New Orleans training
camp. Murphy took with him First
Baseman Anthony Walsh who was
( wished on the Cubs recently by the
I National commission.
MONROE, La, March 12-O'Leary,
Mullin, Stanage and Crawford are ex-
pected to arrive here today to begin
active training with the Tiger re-
cruits. A heavy workout has been
planned by Manager Jennings today
because of the downpoar yesterday
which forced the Tigers to stay in
doors.
/ ATLANTA. Ca, March 12.--Manag.
er Wolverton, of the Hignianders,
said today that he did not favor foot.
ball as method OF spring training
for baseball players There is toe
much likelihood OF a star player be.
ing put on the hospital list said he
However, II the weatherman does
not come 10 our rescue soon, we may
be forced TO do gymnasium work to
keep our muscles limbered up
Milan Holding Out.
| CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
PA heavy snow covering their
baseball diamond greeted the Nation
ais when they turned out today. fore
ing them into the gymnasium. Man
} ager Griffith and Outfelder Milan
have failed to come TO terms, Milan
! still holding out for big salary
boost. First Baseman Flynn, ex
Pirate, has signed UP.
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