New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-04
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Giants Testify to HalIstones
Bigger than BasebaI|s.
GLASS IN FOOD AND BEDS
n.maree and Bader Appear
Rest of the Young Pitchers
at Marlin Springs.

hsIstorm which hit Marlin Tex"
-. raining camp Of the Giants last
=, was not exaggerated. In iact. II
IS IN have been even more damaging
,be neagrc reports that night indi-
.a In personal letter TO the sport
1di,or from the stan correspondent OF
- T-ib,ire with the Giants some fur
"details are furnished some Of which
m hear repeating. lie says;
perhaps You have read Of hailstorms
49,, let your imagination run freely and
~, souare the hypothenuse and YOU VIII
=. .bout half an idea Of what happened
know YOU will not believe me
- cav that FOR aoout three minutes
,,.,o,es fell which were so large that
-. copld not hold two of them in one
w., never saw anything like it in my
n'e s.,s.,.,,,
ho,,r and I had just finished writing
-. storv. when a cracking thunder show
- allow M. and in less time than 1t takes
,sr bailstoneS the size OF marbles
49, cracking against the window panes.
,hf =
rbs,e was a stiff wind and the stones fell
:. thick as rain drops until the ground
as white with them. This lasted Tor
.bout about ten minutes. and there came
=. mn and a few minutes later the DIE
. CLOVIS began 10 come down.
On inst about three seconds every pane
=, ,,sss on two sides OF the hotel was
,,ol.n letting in a deluge of hailstones
IA wafer. You can imagine the coniu-
-, ~ all beating il out Of their rooms
s.,,,r 10 the protected places IN all
n farms Of dress and undress TO escape
Ing cut by the fvins glass. Robbie and
,,s son are roominG next to me In cor
,.r that got il from both sides. can
,.e him now salloping down the corridor
4, q hath robe and pair of slippers leaN-
H.. tho room to the mercy of the storm
Nv room was q wreck. although J moved
-, ha6 away from tie windows so that
. did not get very Wet. However the
.lo.s WAS shoNered all over the place.
.Ius, AT the height OF things, Of course
Tho electric lights had 10 go out. leaving
,he hotel in total darkness. and they were
sot turned on again all night. We had 10
-, ann 60 10 led by candle light. The
t,,chen was nearly put out OF commission
md the waters brought whatever thcl
could lay their hands on ana SET IL IN
,ront OF YOU. IL was hard to tell by can
do light lust what it was. When Jeh
Tesrcau found a big piece OF glass IL
his scrambled eggs and call Drains
smes and Hartley immediately leit t"e
aple. going out TO a restaurant 70 cat
Marty every one found some glass IN the
,oo1 hut none was swallowed so far az
known. while IL Was almost dangerous
10 90 TO bed.
Speakiag o. the new players VINO are
being tried in an effort 10 develop Goou
inner for the Giants. he SAYS;
-McGrsw has got q pretty good crown
Of recruits 1 should think. lie likes TINS
oslheder Cooper pretty well. while TOT
lsy. Stock and Evers look promising Oh
he pitchers Demaree and bader appear
Ire best so FAR. with Goulait as POSSIBLE
u.s. schupp. tie young southpaW. has got
world Of stuff but is awfully young
and inexperienced. McGraw is trying
hard 20 make a PLAYER of Thorpe. Dut
there is doubt as 10 his developing int"
fret baseman. until he faces real curve
,.tchins no one can tell whether or not
b. can hit well enough to. stick as an out
he.6er"
Only one hOldout remains on the Brook
In Superbas n stcr Of PLAYERS, as two oi
The members could not resist the call an
hHger and forwarded their contracts TO
ChsIles Ebbets. president Of the CLUB
YESTERDAY. John T.. Stensel. the centre
aelder. accepted the terms. and left ioT
the training grounds. Robert T. Fisher
a YOUNG shortstop. forwarded his con-
tract and also declared that he wodid
lseve his home in Nashville, Tenn, 70
lHe camp Immediately Baron knetzor
lac effective twirler. is the only one *till
dissatisfied but Mr. Ebbets is expecting
10 hear from the baron.
The players OF the Jersey CITY Base
rail Club will sail for Bermuda to-day on
ne Steamship Oratavia. led by Larry
scllahy. their manager. They viii sp-nd
three weeks there training for TIE season
which will open with an exhibition game
VI the first Sunday in April
The team trained in Bermuda last yeai
and did such excellent work that me
sssaas were again chosen this season.
q" Young. the grand old man Of base
MI has turned down an offer from the
Atlanta club Of the Southern League 10
Elch this season "Cy" IS anxious TO
get back into tAe game but not as
Mayer lie is trying to land position as
scou; for some major league team. IL
: said that he offered his services 10 the
petfor club VI the American League. Du'
esS turned down Young Is wen 10 NJ
ald does not have 10 Work. Dut the 'd'
" N. game is too much Tor hin,
Hugh Jennings. manager OF the Detroit
iseFs. feels Indifferent about the reiusaI
N sam Crawford. the veteran out'ielder
sign contract. lIughie intimates that
''aViord may be relegated 10 the bench
aheh ne does get IN line. in favor OF Rab-
y" Powell, the yOungster from ST Joseph
me Western League. The work oil
zen al the training camp of the Tigers
- won much favor fOr him Win Jen-
Is and the peppery leader says that
~ expects his Outficld to be composed OF
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