The Washington times., 1913-03-12
FRANK LAPORTE NOW
| USES RUBBER SHIRT.
feteran Second Sacker Works
Every Day Like Bill Cunning
ham Until He Is All In.
Joe GEDE0N FEELS BETTER
Reosta, Having Received Let
ters, Says He Will Stay and
Play Good Ball for Griff.
0E GEDE0N FEELS BETTER
Nv SENATOR"

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March L.
H"If hard work will bring me down to
weight, I'm perfectly willing to go
through it ALL" said Frank Laporte
yesterday. as he sat in the dressing
boom, steaming like hot plum pudding.
For, be it known, Laporte is doing the
old Bill Cunningham stunt, wearing
ru bber shirt.
Laporte is one of those players who
put on weight over night during the
50 ason- Merely by thinking of 1t. he
can boost his weight from five to ten
pounds. 1t seems that way, at least,
pretty often during the past winter. He
is making up for 1t now. though.
Zach day the Chubby lad climbs into
his rubber shirt and works around until
ne is all in. Then goes back to the
dressing room in Fayerweather gym
nasium. dons a heavy bath robe. winds
towel around his shoulders and head
and sits there until the steam actually.
ses from him. He is a portable Turk
ish bath all by himself He has been
doing this ever since he reported here
and the excess baggage is dripping
IL ON him a little more every day.
I've just got 10 get down to weight,
sald he today to the writer. Il know
lhat can't have much speed Onless
We taken off fifteen or twenty pounds
I'm taking il off by degrees now /
really believe that when the season
opens shall be in better condition than
nave been in many years.
Out For Place.
I've heard lot about the weakness
Rt second base and that, If Griff can
only get fast man to play the position
and at the same time hit that pill. he
will have chance for the flag. Well,
now, do you know, I think / can speed
mp enough to hold that job. hit 'em
rather hard, you know, and that counts
for lot these days Anyway, it's
worth trying, isn't it?
haven't seen any second base play
ing down here SO far to frighten me-
When get into shape and begin
assaulting that pill, Griff will have lust
one choice TO make for that old hole
out around the midway cushion. l in
baseman.'
Joe Gedeon was up and around last
night, but he wasn't feeling very good
The Californian shivers every time he
hears any one mention '-tons1litis. He
has horror of that ailment, saying
that II always puts MIN on his back. He
s afraid now lest he have an attack of
II, for he feels that such trouble would
surely kill his chances of making the
climbers. -.
I'm feeling a little better today he
said this morning. but my cold is still
With me. I'm taking medicine for 1t
md hope to be out in uniform in a day
or So
Walter johnson has also contracted
bad cold, but Mique Martin. safe ana
.sane trainer, is busy with his alcohol
rubs for the big fellow and hopes to
have him his old self in few days
Acosta Will Stay.
Hurray, two letters have come for
Baldomero Acosta and the midget
Cuban has decided to stick around with
The Griffmen for a while longer
Yes. ] got two letters from home"
said he TO the writer, smiles breaking
,sdt all over his face, .-and | shall stay
tow. When ] left home my mother
was sick and it worried me a lot not to
.tear from them l began TO think she
night be worse and determined to go
isome Friday, if | failed to get any let
lers- But 1 got two now, one from my
zirl and one from my home, and so l
stall staD and try to play good ball for
Mr Griffith
Jacinto Calyo isn't facing the same
roubles. He gets more mail than any
ether man in the camp Three and four
letters arrive for him almost every
morning and the newspapers that pile
up for his perUsal are numerous The
little outfielder smiles, grabs his bundle
"f mail and runs up TO his room for
long read. Now little Acosta ISN'T wor-
Tying so much over his coun:ryman's
-ood luck