Evening star., 1916-03-09
GALL|A AN ARRIVAL
At TRAINING CAMP
Biz Texan Is in Good Shape,
Having Trained in His
Home Town.
PARKS, ATLANTA RECRUIT,
ALSO REPORTS TO RYAN
Injuries His Thumb in First Days
Practice, Tearing the
Nail.

! Special Dispatch to The star
: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March 3
Bert Galli;. the big Texas slabman. ar
rived in camp early this morning after
| journeyins since Sunday from his home
! in Woods6oro. Ten. Heavy rains and
floods delayed the trains Gallia was on
land som etrouble was experienced at the
Mississippi river which was high.
/ The Texan looks the picture of health
and seems ready to start work Immediate
to lose, he said. and he took advantage
of it to get himself in shape. He has been
working since the middle of February and
delayed his reporting to continue his
workouts at home. He was, no doubt
wise in his actions for he always has re-
ported to Griffith in good condition, hence
the manager allows him the privilege of
training at home.
Galia hit camp in the wee small
hours. getting in about 4:3O o'clock
later train by young Jim Parks, the
recruit from Atlanta. Parks was Il
wonder in the prep school circles in
thit citN. playing with the Tech High
School there and establishing quite a
record as an infielder and batter. He
did not finish his schooling there last
spring. but left about the middle Of
the base ball season to enter pores
! slonal ball with the Dothan lAla)
team i'll the Georgia Ia ba ma F'iorida
League. His work there attracted at
tention throughout the states in which
he played. Otto Jordan, former man
ager. field captain and second baseman
of the Atlanta Crackers, tipped Clark
Griffith to the youngster. Parks throws
right handed and hits left-handed. He
has never played much at first base.
but plays third and second base posi-
tions well. it is said
Both Gallia and Parks We're out for
| the morning practice on the tennis
courts. Gallia surprised the camp by
loosoninS up and cutting IL few across
after u preliminary warming up with
Jack Ryan.
Parks had hard luck his first morn
ing out. While bunting to a bunch the
youngster caught the thumb of his
right hand in ring he was wearing
on his left and tore the nail completely
off. Mike Martin fixed the member up.
The younSster does not seem to be
worried over it much, however. and it
does not seem to interfere with his
throwing.
The well organized medical corps.
with Martin as the sole member has
about broken up the cold league. in
which several of the players were ac-
curing good percentage. Turney
! Barber is the onlg one OF them who
was not allowed on the field this morn
ing. Martin thought it best to keep
him indoors until afternoon. at any
rate. The cold showed signs of get
tiEg into his chest. and the trainer
wants TO break it UP before it does.
Nick Altrock also kept indoors.
against his wishes, though the veter-
ans cold and throat are much better.
but the ground was a little damp and
ft.r IL II
afternoon before venturing out.
These were the only two not to take
the practice this morning. The rest of
the men were out for their usual work
out. The colds are not so widespread
as TO amount to al epidemic. The ma
jority OF the men are free from the
signs. Doc Ayers and Harry Harper,
who had pretty heavy colds yesterday
We're out this morning and both took
good work outs. Harper's rest yester-
day helped him a great deal and he was
strong for the work today.
The mornings work on the tennis
courts lasted about an hour. None of
the men took it particularly fast
Jim Shaw and Charlie Humphries
took a brisk Warming-up with Jack
Ryan. The little left-hander continues
to do well, and Ryan allowed him to
steam few across this morning.
Ray Morgan continued his hard work
this morning. Jack Bentley was with
him. and the pair had a great time.
Jack. by the WAY, is receiving congrat-
uIations for his birthday. which was
yesterday Y. No one found it out. though.
until this morning. Bentley now is en-
titled 10 east a ballot, and received nu-
merous presents from home and else
where.