The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-04
INSTRUMENTATION MEET ARRANGED
Grabbed Sol, the Wen-Known Sun,
Absolutely Refuses to Cast a Ray
on the Leaders Second Practice

Old Sol sure stacked the deck on
Blank yesterday. He did his best all
morning and early in the afternoon,
only to hunt for cover the minute the
Peerless Leader and his crew showed
up for their second practice at the
ball park. He stayed there. too, all
through the practice, and a cold wind
helped him make the players uneom-
Portable. AS soon as the workout was
over and the men had gone in the
sun shone again. no wonder Blank
was sore.
He trotted around the field yester-
day afternoon clad in a heavy brown
mackinaW, black sweater and rein
forced baseball unie, stopping at in
tervals to watch the men at work
and to shake his fist at the gray
clouds. This is the limit" he said.
If this keeps up I'll 90 to Hamilton.
They rave spring weather up there
The cold air certainly did put a
crimp into the practice yesterday,
though the ten men who reported for
work Kept hare at it for three hours.
There was a bite in the air that
made the fans. huddled in the bleach
ers, shiver and turn up their coat
collars and kept the players on the
jump all the time
Hitting practice was the order of
the day; hitting practice and lots of
rapid motion. The men took turns at
shaping the pill out toward a field
full Of tangle-footed amateurs-this
doesn't include the Brothers Schloss-
berg-and after each blow hiked
around the park.
Joe Tobin.
Treckell, Annis, Clarke and Tohin
We're the new arrivals and Roberts,
Daschbach, both of whom have been
here All winter, took their first prac-
tice yesterday. The fans greeted Joe
Tobin with a good deal of warmth.
The King of the Bushers," as the
players call him when they Kid him,
is the same happy, staggering young
ster and hits the pill with all OF his
Old slashing speed. Joe isn't going to
bring Jolly to the hearts Of the class
D fans very long. He's billed for fast
er circuits and will get there, too,
They don't make EN- much better
than Tobin and if appearances speak
for anything, this is going to be one
of his best years. He looks fit, plays
with old time snap and speed and has
his eye on the ball. If there is an
outfielder in this circuit this year
that has anything on J. Tohin he'll
be sold to faster company.
Treckell attracted considerable at
tention when he came on the field
yesterday. though he didn't draw the
crowds as he did in the evening when
he flashed that red coat of his on the
aWe-struck public. His is some red
coat. as you doubtless have observed.
Just to beat ]. Helfrich to it We
rise to remark that If Treckell shines
on the ball field as he does when
strolling about the streets he'll burn
up the league. And, to get back to
Highlander park, he seems to create
somewhat of a disturbance, too. Treclt-
ell reported last spring as n prospcc-
tive candidate for the shortStop job,
but shook Missoula'S dust from his
feet a few days after reporting,
though he showed speed enough while
he was here. This year he comes Ia
belled "pitcher.' Gus Thompson says
his lengthy pupil has the goods and
Gus ought to know, for all pitchers
that have it on him are drawing down
big league tinkle. Luke Hunt, sport
ing editor of the kaimin, who admits
under cross-eXamination that kalispell
is his native heath, concurs in Gus
opinion with wild enthusiasm. Treck-
ell is tail and rangy, has a free, easy
action and hits well. If he is all that
Thompson says, he will lower several
batting averages this year. Anyhow,
he's a ballplayer. That's a cinch.
Fred Annis is another old friend and
he, too. came in for some welcomes.
Annis didn't do much work yesterday,
but he says he's feeling fine and will
have a good season.