The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-09
KELLEY'S BATTERY
MEN AT SAVANNAH
Scout Turns Caldwell, Cole.
WARRIOR and Brown Loose
Against Batters.
ALL REPORT IN FAIR TRIM

SAVANNAH. Ca, March s.-The invest
ment OF Savannah by the New Yorks
was completed to-day when Scout Joe
kelley's battery men from Hot Springs,
Ark, effected a juncture with Manager
Donovan's forces. Capt. Huston re-
viewed the manpuvre with some salts
faction. II was the first occasion he
had of seeing what Big Ban johnson
had helped sell him. The shock did not
prove fatal.
Kelley's appearance and hat OF the
division in his charge served as mute
testimony TO the loyalty of Donovan's
stan. Ii is true that Ray Heating and
Ed Sweeney appeared somewhat heavy
In comparison to other late arrivals.
out they showed belts that had been taken
up many notches. The must have worn
surcingles around their girths when
they went TO Arkansas. Kelley himself
had reduced thirty pounds and seven
inches at the waist line.
W had good weather at first said
Joe. 'and made the most of our OPP
portunities. We toiled almost from sun
rise until sunset, mountain climbing and
baseball furnishing the daily pro-
E7titiltlfs bhA NlF mum " idSl WIEN
the weather became Indictment. We had
nothing better to do then than exer-
else az best as W. could indoors. think
both Sweeney and Heating took on a lot
OF weight as a result. The others, how
ever. were in such fine condition that
they suffered none
To-day Donovan prescribed a course
that is likely to pull Heating down TO
normal in short order. He made the
emery ball manipulation field hunts for
q solid hour and then chase flies as long
again. Heating was ready to drop from
exhaustion when the dinner bell rang.
When II came Sweeney's turn TO bat he
was made to run out all his hits and
circle the bases to boot.
It was the first occasion the new
manager had OF getting a line on the
batting abilities OF his new men. War
hop. Caldwell, Cole and Brown. through
their special training at Hot Springs,
appeared even further advanced than
Ray Fisher. who started to bend the
ball the latter part of last week. The
hatters for the first time saw real speed
and curve ball pitching.
slim Caldwell never takes on weight.
Fe looked fit wheN he left New York
FOR Hot Springs. But he now carries =
tan thai; shows he did not idle while
under Kelley's care. lie says his arm
feels better than In any year this early
In the spring. He showed speed that
would Justify this contention. Caldwell
had little but speed before he injured
his arm in 1912. II was this injury
that forced hin to study the curve.
which with his natural speed. made him
q twirler OF excellence.
Little Jack Warhop came to town as
happy as could be. He believes he H.
nallv has put on weight that will be of
value to him. Heretofore Hops neve.
topped 100 pounds at fighting weight
He now tips the beam at l75 and does
not carry any useless flesh. WARRIOR
IN other words has begun to I'LL out
finally. Unless the hot weather pulls
him down he should have from ten TO
hfteon pounds more behind his under
hand slants. He was a good pitcher
As a midget, he may be great as a
hea vywcight.
King cole is just King Cole. He looks
md acts much as he did a ycar ago,
but on the field bears himself with more
propricty. cole was active all winter,
He PLAYED ball on the coast after voy-
aging to Honolulu with the All-Stars
In many of his winter games Cole
showed his we'll known disposition 70
go TO pieces near the end of the contest
hut Donovan believes 1.-THE wise counsel
of Duke Farrell will teach the youne
man to take a firm grip on himself in
the pinches.
Carroll Brown. who pitched some fn'
games for Chance last season hut who
was afflicted with the provoking habit
of ~unaccountablc wilduess when thing
began to break badly, believes he has
mastered The art of control. In Ho
Springs Brown practised throwing at a
target for a long time each day. This
fellow has the strength and the stun
OF which good pitchers are made, Fair
control would make him a valuable asset
to any club.
Angelo tragon, who DELAYED his de
parture from Cuba because of illness ~
his newly acquired family, has nothing
TO worry about but a regular JOB. An
gelo = in az fine shape az he can hope
to be in August. lie has played bal
all winter in cuba. rag exercised
al short field to-day. He raised blisters
on Charlie Mullins hands. Aragon''
throwing was the envy of his fellows
who cannot take chances yet on pegSint
At full speed.
Leslie Nunamaker's throwing in prac'
tice must have made Ed Sweeney regrei
his excess weight. NUnamaker went tC
Hot Springs two weeks in advance OF
the other battery men. He appears al
most as ut as Aragon. Nunamakel
threw to all the bases to-day with thu
assurance and snap of midseason. liz
showed. moreover, that he has serious
designs upon first honor by Shaping th'
bali hard almost every time he stepped
VI 10 bat.
To-day's practice saw no less thar
thirty men in uniform. Two more vii
be OF hand tomorrow, II IL expected
JnneldAr Bauman and Marty McHa!'
are expected, though there Is some doub'
about cha Donovan wired Harry
sparrow this morning not to advance
NlcTiale transportation unless he signec
a contract. McIiale had hoped TO con'
here 10 talk terms. Donovan declared