The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Rains All Night at CharIottes-
Vile and Snow Today Keeps
Athletes Inside.
WORK WITHIN GYMNASIUM
Ray Morgan's Daily Routine Is
One Calculated to Permit
Him to "Come Back"
Bv LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March g.
After a heavy rain all through the night
which made out Of doors too muddy for
work, prospects for mornings session
in the gym were exceedingly prIsnt
when a sudden switch IN the Wea'neI
indicated another snoYfaL
Mike Martin ordered the athletes INTO
the gym and the mornings campaign
started In earnest. All OF the laus were
importuned against TOO ,,., snenuous ana Al
trock cautioning the youngsters 10 cut
down in the antics. a,,,o,,
Getting into perfect physical condition
Is no easy task for an athlete wneh onoo
he has allowed excess oaggssMe Morgsn 70 i is
discovering this great fact ana, IKE
decent little sportsman, he s workns
like q slave to be ready by the ui'e
the bell rings. Morgan is given haraer
and he Is gledly taking all orders given
MIN by Trainer Mique Martin.
For those fans interested In the pos
sible come back" OF the little Baiti-
moresn. here Is his daily rouI,he' h,. 'corrsct wS
weight when April II comes around IL
not little before.
Morgan is on diet. his meals being
smaller than those Of any other candl-
flannel undershirts over a long roll OF
red flannel about his middle. On top
of that he puts on his uniform shirt
and a sweater. Naturally he resembles
a fat boy when he appears with the
squad in action.
Fooling with the basketball serves to
work up O perspiration for him In rev
minutes, but he keeps at this game Tor
fully twenty minutes. Then he tosses a
baseball for twenty minutes more. Fol-
lowing this drill. Morgan is sent around
the track. running about two miles at
Mofgan's workout closes with a hand
ball game in the basement OF Fayer-
being Mike Martin or Nick Altrock, and
sometimes both of them. This hand
ball game lasts until the little infelder
Is wholly out Of breath and compelled
handed Morgan. but he grins through
It all. vowlng that this will be his big
Ray hasn't put on so much weight, -
is the official explanation Of Trainer
slowly. However, he ought to be all
right by the time Grin needs him"
Several brand new Grinmen, or, rath-
er. candidates for the Griffmen, showed
nrst time. and It must be confessed
they looked encouraging. Alban Bah
len, the Sheffield. Pa, pitcher, is a
longflegged. rangy kid He stands well
oyer SIX rect IN heisht ana 10 strlngy
like Harry Harper.
TOD" sloan. the Linden. Tenn, youth
recommended by Zeb Milan, uncorked
his arm for the first time, and. while
slightly frightened up in the shoulder
nevertheless. was not so bad.
Charlie Humphreys, who was with
Norfolk In the Virginia League last
season. was discovered to be midget
southpaw. He warmed up with Jack
Ryan for a while and displayed an easy
free motion. Humphreys Is hardly big.
ger than Eddie Foster, but his At
about a mere fifty passes. makes him
worthy of a trial. He is sure to have
all the opportunity he wants. despite
his small stature.
Ed Charity, the backstop from Min
neapolis. impressed the few spectators
I'm Fpyerweather gymnasium as a EooC
physical specimen. Basketball durint
the winter has reduced his weight, bu
he now weighs ICE pounds. and the
constant workouts here will soon put OF
his lost poundaRe.
The young catcher 10 we'll built lad
with good shoulders and q certain all
OF determination that will surely max,
q hit with the Old Fox as soon as tn,
boss gets here. OF course. one day II
gymnasium gives no real line OF
Charity. but he should stick arount
quite while In this league, II he con
tinues what he predicts in the way O
playing ball.
Mlque Martin. expert trainer, KEEP
his squad busy as bees yesterday n
their first days grind. Two sessions o
basketball, tossing, bunting. and run
ming served to get up perspirations 70
NIL. Not n player was sorry whei
darkness fell. bringing with It a chanc
TO get under the covers.
Jack Ryan, Nick Aitrock. and f,
Charity stood at one end of the gym
catching all the different pitchers Al
rookiest rockies and kept everybod
laughing with his well-known "rubbe
glove trick. For a moment or tw
Dahien thought his speed was botherin
Nick. and wanted to cut II down.
The most promising work was done b
Harry Harper and Jim Shaw. TIL
HackenSack southpaw seemed as goo
as when the 1915 season closed, unwind
ing plenty OF swift" for Charity I
hold. Acting on Martins advice. Hal
per did not indulge In much pitchinI
though, spending most of his time wit
the basketball ROuad,%
Jim Shaw shows absolutely no sign {
having a lame arm or sore shoulder
Just as he has for two seasons gon,
Shaw was the speediest OF all the youn
pitchers in action. He had to be cat
TONED against using his speed in tn
dim light. The catchers were haVin
trouble following the ball. After hi
workout. Shaw had Martin massage hi
wounded neck, his physician having az
vised this treatment. The Pittsburghe
suffers no Inconvenience whatever froI
his wounds and threatens to be reg