The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-10
SNOW FOR 70 HOURS
HALTS GIANTS TOLL
Hike in Morning All They DO
to Work OFF SuperfluouS
Weight and Girth.
MA RQUARD SORE IN SPIRIT

MAHL1N, Tex. March s.-All that kept
the Giants from practice to-day was
snow In the morn,t Z. rain in the after
noon and mud both parts Of the DAY
The snowfall, which began az midnight
last night and lasted for twelve hours.
may have been the first March snow in
twenty years for Marlin. as duly related
10 tho Giants. put the rarity OF such a
visitation didn't make the day any
the more delightful for practice or add
a bit to the Rayety OF the idle bail
players. II couldn't have caused
more guinness IL u had been a yearly
occurrence. especially as good days
have been few and far between since the
drst OF March. and qtomachs and jowls
which needed reduction are holding their
own
with the exception Of Mathewsor.
Merkle and Meyers, McGraw sent all Of
the forty odd assorted and weather
bound athletes out for a run his morn
Ing. and that WAS all they cid. A
diversion during the run was lodging
s%uoNballs. FOR which everybody VINO
passed certain corners was a trg,t from
snipeis posted on roofs and getting
some fun out OF the very wet occa-
sion. The snow changed into rain In
the afternoon. and M',;raN didu't cal.
OF any body for anything.
Alois kirmaN,r. one OF the new
pitchers. a mig man physically. and not
~ bad prospect, * nursing a very sore
arm lie didn't lot out too much In
pitching practIce-there has been very
iittle c-uyouragem-nt from the weather
10 do thAt-hut was MT on the fore
arm YESTERDAY by % liner driven by
Jim Thorpe The arm Is swollen and
sore and tn haudages.
Euhe Marquard Il sore In spirit To-
IA. 'hc'c reached camp a paper COM
g. Iniug a fcw observations by :. Brittor.
- Louis m|1guote The Er.ttun person.
tprupo~ Of the conjecture that Vanguard
m.Elt %. traded for ron rerrl;t. is
quoted Il, saying that he wouldn't have
The I;uho under any circumstances, he
.tus. he Latter was n nut The Brit-
ton estimation OF the Narqu1-d iudi-
viduaUty soon foI under tie notice OF
The Rub and added nothing .o the day +
serenity Of spirit.
Bob hcSr',r isn't worrying st eli over
the pruspe,t OF playing bah 800 ST Louis.
showing that Re>cher has "a cheerful and
~,Nc.cd.uglN optimistic nature. on, that
Sees tho silver Innings. Blu; then nothing
more hs- been hedtl OF This matter
AMI he Bcscher doscu't expect "a
20 t. -. Louis. although not averse Il
Poe, gets MS price. Anyway. he got
a brand new fielding glove TINS morn'-c
and expects go 1lt, N left field or -;
.puls or somewhere.
ND,iraW expects to accompany fhe
Youngsters To- Waco the coming Week
end vhl.c the egu.ara are playing
Dallas. The managers ellupses OF hi
ouugstc have been few and far bn'
tween. and there are a number ot then
whom AZ vet he never has seen In actut
battle. lie may see them IN practic'
tomorrow. but from the weather out
look this evening that Is doubtful
John Camel. guiding spirit ~ ne
Rochester club. f. n town His mission
concerns ball players FOR his team dnc
ne IL swinging around various bl
league camps. lie got into CONVERSE
ton NTH Me,irlw and pleaded MS cas-"
hu. Us rather soon for M''irtw 20 ar
rive a any definite idea As 20 what ma
ter!al he will he turning loose.