The Washington times., 1914-03-05
HOLLAND SHOWS UP,
ACOSTA RECOVERING
Joe BoehIing Arrives at Camp
in Condition to Begin Hard
Practice.
PLAYERS IN GYMNASIUM
SnoWstorm at Charlottesville
Threatens to Prevent Out
door Work Now.
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. March 5.
Harry Holland. one of the recruits.
appeared today and introduced himself
10 the assembled throng Holland is
the shortstop from the Atlanta club of
the Southern League. Griffith hopes to
develop him as an understudy TO George
Mcbride and the other inficlders whose
Jobs can be taken from them only
through illness or injury. Holland is
about the size of Shanks, and is rated
as one of the fastest men sent out of
the Southern circuit in a number of
years.
Cube" Acosta developed a fever last
night that for a while threatened to
cause real worry. His temperature
hoped up to 1GS and he was sent to
bed early with instructions to remain
there until he received the trainers
permission to arise. This morning he
had his breakfast in his room, but Mar
tin says the fever has broken, and that
the foreigner will be in condition to re-
sumo work tomorrow.
After having been missed for several
days. Joe Boehling blew into the train
ing quarters late last night. He came
direct from his Richmond home He has
during tie of season, but to all out
ward appearances y ready to jump into
the fray to repeat the sensational rec
ord Of last year, when he was such a
potential factor in showing the Nation
ais into second place.
1t would be difficult to have conceived
OF more favorable conditions than yes
terday, but during the night the ther-
mometer dropped and at $50 a. N. a
VI nf gf a arfa he
was soon covered. With work in the
open out of the question, Mike Martin
ordered the athletes to the gymnasium
When the players first arrived here
the gym offered an excellent practice
place. With additions TO the squad.
however, the numbers have reached the
place where there is not room for ali of
the men to work at once. Having tried
several times to forecast the weather.
and having failed each time, we are
taking no further liberties a4ong these
lines. II Is showing now, and the in
dications seem to be that II viii turn
into a drizzling rain as the day grows
on
The snow Of this morning did not stop
Jack Ryan i'll his campa gn of getting
the lower diamond at Lambeth Field IN
shape. He has heavy roller at work
and wants to get In all the smoothing
work he can before the ground dries
Ryan has the double interest of beng
Washington scout and University OF
Virginia coach. but his rush ng of the
work just now is wholly for the Ma
tionals, as the collegians can wait.
Before boarding the late train last
night. Nick Altrock said that his only
worry over attending the ceremonies in
New York in welcoming the world
tourists was what Iris Speaker and the
rest Of the gang would shout when they
see him step from the tug arrayed IN
conventional evening clothes. He said
mis- idea in carrying the cane was in
order to protect himself rather than at
tempting to improve appearances.
Mike Martin has taken an aggressive
stand on the matter of outsiders. Yes
terday one of these nuisances was tell
ing Martin how he should handle the
pitchers and hitters. but when the
trainer replied it would have been an
ignorant man VINO could not understand
what he meant.
Jack Ryan received word today that
his son Dan has signed TO play with
the Lawrence club. OF the New England
League.