Evening star., 1915-03-13
News From Training Camps.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, March "a
Catcher Stanage and Pitchers Dauss and
Dubuc, down to playing weight as a
result of their fortnight's work in Hot
Springs. left for the Tigers training
camp in Gulfport. Miss, last night.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 13.-The
snowstorm that struck this part of
Texas has given the Cleveland ball
players a chance to inject a bit of va
riety into their training routine. Be-
fore Manager Birmingham caught them
at it, number of the men were throw
ing kinks into their arms by means of
a SNOWFALL fight. Bill Mitchell, Ray
Walker and Walter Barbara, who come
from so far south that snow is a nov
city to them, were the principal Of
tenders. Birmingham has put a def
mite and absolute ban on this form of
sport hereafter.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 10
Bullet Joe Bush and Amos Strunk are
on the Athletics hospital list for the
time being. The pitcher was hit on the
leg by a hard batted ground ball in
practice the other day. and the out
fielder twisted his ankle while running
on the rough base lines. Both are ex-
pected to be fit again in day or so.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 13.-No
midday meals-this cruel edict by Man
ager Carrigan has made the Red Sox
look at the task ahead as more of a
serious affair than a joy lark. Carri-
gan has made every member of his
party obey this order. a s he does him.
self The men also are forbidden to eat
a heavy breakfast. Dinner in the even
ing is the only heavy repast, and the
players let their appetities run wild on
it. Five miles ofJgoing over the noun
tains at a fair dog trot is another
strenuous measure enforced by Car
rigan, who seems to be desirous of i'm
pressing his men with the fact that he
is the boss.
HOUSTON, Tex. March 1S.-1n spite
of his temporary jump to the Feds.
Jimmy Austin has been reappointed
Sunday manager of the Browns by Man
ager Branch Rickey, who never works
third base with his usual pepper on the
first team, which he has been hand
ling on days when Hickey is away
watching the recruits in exhibition
games.
MACON, Ca, March 13.-George Da-
Wis is the only absentee from the camp
of the Boston Braves. The young no
hit pitcher has sent word to George
Stallings that he will go through with
his course at the Harvard Law School
and report to the club at the end of the
term in June Bill James has fallen in
with the regular training work just as
if he never had had any argument
about wanting a new contract.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, March 10
Oscar Dugey, who was obtained along
with George Whitted from the Braves
in the Magee trade, is likely to be the
Phillies' regular second baseman this
year. He is suffering from a charley
horse Just now, and Whitted is playing
the bag while he rests. but Dugey did
SO well just before the injury that
Manager Moran says he will be back in
the practice lineup as soon as the leg
mendS.
DAWSON SPRINGS. Ky, March IA
Fred clarke has divided his Pirates into
two squads for general training pur-
poses. One contains the outfielders
and inflelders and the other the bat
terry men,. Pitchers report an hour
ahead of the others and toll for sixty
minutes. Then the others dig In. Two
doses of this treatment are taken daily.
This arrangement is necessary on ac-
count of the limited size of the train
ing quarters Plenty of mineral baths
also are on the daily program. George
Gibson has been assigned to catch the
three left-handers, Kantlehner. Mark
Adams and Cooper, on whom Clarke
bases high hopes. There will be no
practice game until st. Patrick's day,
when the squad arrives at Hot. Springs.
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