Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-26

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, February
26.-The elements refused to favor Coach
Ryan and his men as much as desired
yesterday, and the expected work out
Of doors was postponed for a few days.
The practice was continued in the gym
nasium, followed by long jog around
the track: and there was not much
change in the program of the day be-
fore.
Ryan made the boys cut out the bas-
ket ball contests as they began to get
rough and he was afraid of injury to
some of them.
All the boys have come through with
out scratch SO far and none is COM
planning of lameness. Ryan and AL
trock were most too strenuous in their
basket ball and discovered they were not
quite as young as they hoped. Both of
them were complaining last night and
this morning of stiffness, while the 9TH
ers felt no i'll effects.
Ed Cotton, the mysterious stranger,
who found things already overlooking.
was told by Ryan that there was no
room for him at the training camp. lie
was still making his abode in Char
lottesville this morning. though. He
waited several days after the Nationals
and it is possible that he is waiting for
a chance to appeal higher up He had
practically no record at all behind him
and seemed to be a very peculiar sort
of fellow.
Mike Kahoe stopped off to chat with
the boys a few hours yesterday. but
pulled out about . pm The old boy
was jolly as usual. and he just dropped
in to test the boarding house the boys
were using and see that everything was
all right. but Altrock insisted that it
was only to save the price of a meal. He
was on his way south, but did not make
known just where he was going or what
the commission was.
About two more days like yesterday
will dry things out SO that Lambeth
Field can be used by the youngsters and
then the work will start in earnest. The
drainage system had just been tuned up
and repaired when the snow came, SO
it should work well during the next day
or So
Probably no one was more anxious to
see the boys arrive than Johnny Larowe.
who runs the University poolroom. and
the moving picture people. This is about
the extent of the excitement to be found
in Charlottesville, and since the rule
against 1dfu pidS tlt DOyS id'c
swelled the receipts of the above-named
managers.
Nick says that if Doe Ayers has a
fraction of the luck when the season
opens that he has when playing French
pool he will not lose game. Among
the newcomers Bentley and Schwartze
seem to be making the best impression.
OF course, it is impossible to get much
of a line on any of them while working
in the gym but both handle themselves
well and look like ball players. The
Sandy Spring lad is very popular per-
sonallv with the rest of the boys and is a
ciean-cut looking fellow.
1t hardly seems possible that the first
scheduled game is to take place in about
ten days. particularly in view of the
weather of the past week. but the date
is March 4 when the youngsters line up
against Virginia. Capt. Neff of the col
| lepe team was the first to realize the
pearness Of the date, and had his full
SQUAD working in the gym this after
noon. instead of allowing them to lay
off. as they have been doing since the
snow came. Jack Ryan stayed out with
them for a while to look over the pitch
ing material and also gave the candi-
dates for first base few pointers about
playing the position He will not take
charge of the squad officially until
March l.
Manager Thornhill of the college team
decided to give his guests the space in
side the cage for their dressing ROOM
as their equipment could be locked up
there when not in USE This was much