The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-03-09
BUCK HERzOG
Pleased With Cincinnati Reds At
Their Southern Training
Grounds.
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Shreveport, La, March with an
opening workout to gladden. the heart
of any baseball manager, Buck Herzog
led tired but optimistic bunch of
athletes back to the hotel after the
second session Of today's practice.
More ideal weather conditions could
not be imagined The heat of yester-
day finally eliminated at o'clock last
night in a terrific thunder storm, fol-
lowed by cloudburst and hail that
turned the streets to rivers and made
the Redland pilgrims believe they
were, indeed, harbingers of i'll for
tune. But at 8 this morning the still
heavy skies cleared and the only eff
| feet of the sudden upheaval of nature
was a slight edge to the air that made
1t even more desirable than the eX-
IRENE heat that has been prevailing.
Promptly at $3.50 the entire bunch,
with the exception of Jean Dale and
Ivy Wingo, scampered on the field at
the Fair Grounds, and soon balls were
| flying hither and yon, bats were crack
ing, mud was scattering from fast fly
ing spikes and the shill, peppery yelps
of the eager Redbirds we're again
heard in the land
Usual stunts.
The usual early day stunts were fol-
lowed out The men tossed and bunt-
ed in old pep" game until a healthy
sweat was engendered. Then the
pitchers took mp the trusty fungo bats
and the outfclders and surplus hurl-
ing talent held mad session with the
brisk wind that made fly balls to UNI
accustomed eyes far from things OF
beauty and joys forever.
With Herzog himself batting the
crounders, Mollwitz took first, Louden
second, Rodgers short, and Heinie
Groh, third. with Emil HUM taking
the thrown-ins to the pan, with much
interest centered in Louden, and the
eX-Federal intiielder seemed to Justify
the good reports that are current
about his ability While he naturally
worked slowly and carefully, he show
ed a high ability to go to both the
right and left, as well as on choppy
Founders and he seems to have a swell
pair of hands.
Batting practice followed with all of
the hurlers long before their turn on
the mound. John Beall and Tommy
Griffith had on their old smuggling
clothes and the way they hammered
them out far over the heads of the
far flung skirmishers was a sight to
see.
OF course the men on the hill were
putting little or nothing on the pill
but for first day exhibition of putting
their eye on the ball and putting their
backs into their swing, Beall and Grit
were there forty ways. Young Neale
also made a fine impression on Her
zog, standing at the plate easily and
firmly and taking a marvellous cut at
the ball
Neale hits almost exactly like Ivy
Wingo and Ivy has an ideal style for
slugger in spite of his rather bad
showing last year,
The pitchers then worked out at
pitching distance, with HUM and Tom
Clarke and Schultz and Mitchell at
tracing attention. Both are strap
ping big men with free motions and
nice leg work in the box. Moseley also
handles himself well, but has not the
impressive build of the two others
mentioned, and, given equal ability
and brains. give the big league man
ager the husky, in spite of all your
Clark Grifiths, ct al.
a halt was called at 1880, and after
the shower and rundown came lunch
Jean Dale was found at the hotel
when the squad returned and went
out with them in the afternoon. This
session was started at 1880, an hour
ahead of schedule, as the wind was
cool and Herzog wanted the tempering
heat of the midday sun. The same
performance was gone through and
the men were hack AZ their headquar-
ters before 4 o'clock, one and all de-
lighted with their first days labors.
Ivy Wingo arrived around 3 o'clock
looking brown as berry and weigh
ing 40 pounds, all OF which show he
will endeayor to keep I'm condition
Ivy has has been hunting all winter
through Georgia. the delights of mo-
toring having so palled that he trad
ed his car for farm.
Today is the Shreveport Mardi Gras
and the streets are filled with mask
ers of all oolors, ages. height. weight
and sexes, Many OF the athletes will
attend the big public Mardi Gras ball
tonight but merely as spectators and
for a few moments only. as Manager
Herzog's rule OF early TO bed and early
20 rise is being followed TO the letter
Chile and the United states praoti-
oally produce all the borax used