Evening star., 1917-03-05
COLD WEATHER IN EVIDENCE
AT AUGUSTA TRAINING CAMP
Skies Are Fair, But Air Is Too Sharp to
Allow Much Real Base Ball Prac-
tice-Other Gossip.

for the boys. With no work to do on
the morrow they were permitted to
stay up until II o'clock Saturday night.
and were not routed out of bed until s
o'clock in the morning. half an hour
later than usual
The sun was out in full strength
yesterday morning, causing the tenn
perature to jump until it reached the
s0-degree mark at noon. 1t began to
cloud up shortly thereafter, however,
and before 2 o'clock a heavy rain began
to fail, accompanied by thunder. The
downpour continued steadily most OF
the afternoon, more rain falling IN
three hours than in the entire three
days prior thereto.
Many of the players attended church
services in the morning, and a number
of them planned to take long nike
into the country in the afternoon, but
had to call it OFF because of the storm.
Several Of the boys are complaining
Of sore muscles, due to their rather
strenuous exercise Friday and Satur.
day. Charlie Jameson is the first Of
the lot to develop an injury from the
work done thus far, the southpaW nav
ing a sore hand. While chasing flies
hit by Sheriff" Altrock Saturday after
noon Jameson stopped line drive
with the thumb of his pitching hand,
and yesterday it was swollen and pain
full to the touch. But "Jamey" got lit
tie sympathy from Altrock, Nick as
serting that the ball he hit was moth
ing more than a pop fly, and added that
it was not considered good form to at
tempt a catch on the end of the thumb.
anyhow, especially, If the thumb hap
pens to be on the hand one pitches
with.
Flaherty, the Washington boy, has
attracted considerable attention since
the squad left the capital. Accom-
panied by Doc Ayers. Harry Harper.
Nick Altrock and one OF the war cor
respondents sojourning with the play
ers here, Flaherty went to the theater
Saturday night. The party occupied a
box with Flaherty in the seat adjoining
the stage. He was particularly i'm
pressed with one of the members of
the cast with her singing. he says)
and applauded enthusiastically. In ac-
acknowledgement of his appreciation she
reached over from the footlights and
presented him with a wax flower from
a vase adorning the wall alongside the
box. Flaherty accepted the token in
Chesterfieldian style. placed 1T in the
lapel of his coat and wore 1t back to
look on his countenance when he met
the stay-at-homes in the lobby.
Flaherty's principal claim to dis
tinction, however. is his wardrobe. On
the trip from Washington he sported a
shirt which looked as if it might have
been the product of an awning manu-
facturer 1t elected no end of COM
ment, and his fellow players should
have been prepared, but when he
strolled into the dining room at noon
Sunday they were bowled over. He
had on period" shirt-just what pc
riod Is uncertain-but 1t did not END"
there. for topping it off was a cravat
the like of which never had been seen
by any one in the party. The shirt and
tie together belied all stories to the
effect that there is a shortage in dyes.
They contained all known colors and
two or three unlisted shades.
A dispatch from Atlanta to the ef-
feet that Capt. G. V. Heidi, in charge
of the army recruiting station there,
had received orders from the War De-
partment to detail sergeants to the
base ball squads training in his terri
tory greatly interested the players.
The report as wired to a local paper
be assigned by Capt Heidi to instruct
the Washington players here, and an
other sent to Macon. to drill the New
York Americans. Mike Martin as yet
has received no notification of when
the drillmaster may be expected. Claude
Thomas evinced so much interest in
the military instruction plan he was
accused by Ed Charity Of aspiring to
the position of corporal Of the squad.
But Thomas lost some of his enthusi-
asm when informed there probably
would be no shooting; that the players
might even have to drill with broom
sticks If no rifles are available.