New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-01
Recruits Now Must Give
Over Field to the
Regulars.
MATTY HES HIMSELF
TO GOLF LINKS
Marquard Does Not LOOK
Broken in Health Through
Worry Over Baseball.
By HAYWOOD BROt y.

Marlin, Tex, Feb. N. Inc pIlNh'H
OF Dick Kinsella's house party was dIs'
turbed to-day by the arrival OF mum
Der Of professional baseball players
known as the Giants, who are here Tor
a training trip. Fortunately, Ny Kin,
sella's guests are "A democratic lot ana
they insisted on considering the lntru-
sion Of the professionals "a the JolIlest
kind Of lark. Thus an awkward STU
alton was avoided.
No: only did the members OF the
house party show no disposition 10
frown al the baseball players, but, on
The contrary. they showed keen IN
terest in having such well known ve'-
Grams as Mathewson. Lobert. Fletcher
Tesreau and Larry Doyle pointed on
20 them.
one Of Mr.. Kinsella's guests re
marked that on the whole the Giants
appeared to he gentlemanly looking
lot of men. and lar from the idea @,
professional ballplayers which he had
formed 4 desire 70 meet McGraW Wa'
expressed oy several Of the house party
crowd. but they were Informed that NJ
had stepped off the train somewhere m
the middle Of Texas. and that there
was no telling when he would arrive
in Marlin.
II is said that the professionals m
tend 10 practise tomorrow on the he'd
which NJ kinsclls's party has been
using for its sports, and IN order 10
avoid any friction the guests have de-
cid.d 20 use another field and permit
no professionals TO employ the old
diamond.
The members Of the party which ar
rived to-day were Doyle, Tesreau'
Fletcher. Lobert, Snodgrass. Grant
Marouard. Murray. Plez. Bescner'
Nsthewson. Wendell, Beatty. Williams,
Schupp. Scull. Reed Merkle. Press. j I'm
Thorpe and George Burns. Cy Sey-
mour. Dutch Chalmers and Arthur Dew
lin are travelling with the party,
Mrs. John McGraw arrived in ad-
vance OF her husband.
Although McGraw has not arrived
yet. George Burns already mas man
aver in Marlin. Her name IS MIS-
George Burns.
Fred Merkle has been studying goH
this winter and has applied himself so
a,siduously that he recently, went
around the course NJ Ormond, Fla"
in 81.
Christv Mathewson. who does not
ulay baseball on Sunday, held driving
contest with Bill Hanna this afternoon.
Il must be admitted also that ne
PLAYED three games o. checkers win
Fred Merkle.
Dick Kinsella brought the three Ind
inns. Glass, Thorpe and Meyers. to-
gether and they held a long powwow
There IS no fear o. an uprising st pres
ent.
George Burns. who recently won the
pocket billiard championship o. Utica.
has offered TO pat his trophy against
the silver bowl which Sid Mercer capt
,red in the newspaper tournament at
Dovle's The match will not be played
r,til tie party quits Marlin. Tor poo!
Is penal offence here.
Rube Marouard. who has been pict-
urcd as broken IN health through
worry over baseball complications, saws
that he weighs FIVE pounds more than
he ever did in mis- life.
In addition 20 lis many other honors
Chrlsty MatheWSon is now commo-
Gore o. something or other. He wears
l. big gold badge 20 prove his claim.
The recruits are a little bit ycNed
over me fact that starting with to
morrow they will have 20 use the old
bail field. on account Of the congestion
Of PLAYERS here now. but the thing that
really causes worry - the fact that
the dining room has been put on a
part time system. The veterans, Of
course. eat IN the first relay.
Tho most unfortunate youngster Ia
Huenke. who has been assigned 10 act
as alternate 10 Jim Thorpe.
Jim Thorpe rules himself with an
iron hand As soon as he has lost so
he LAYS down his cards and quits the
game. but he comes back again.
Arthur Devlin hopes to land Job
as manager IN the Texas League
The arrival Of Al Williams leaves
Harry Smith only the second handsom-
est man In Marlin.
Frs, call for dinner IL sounding. ON
your marNs' Get set. Go,
Jim Thorpe wins.