Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-18 | Page 46 | Stray News items from Saints' Camps

STRAY NEWS ITEMS FROM SAINTS' CAMPS Special to The Tribune. PORTKRVIL.LE. March 17. Hannah is rapidly showing league season form in j throwing to bases. In the infield practice j work this week his pegging to second : was perfect. Much of his work was done, with men on the bases, and his control left absolutely nothing to be desired. Grand all lias developed a new method of training. He and Gislason put in some periods drawing the heavy concrete roller, used bv the ground keeper, around the base lines. "Best thing in the world for developing those leg muscles," Crandall said. Gislason does not share his enthusiasm en-thusiasm and says he is off that stuff for the future. x Tom Hughes's condition has become a source of gratification to Trainer Burke and Manager Bernhard. Both of them say Hughes is showing form more rapidly rapid-ly than any of the other old men on the crew. Hughes himself says his arm is in better shape than it was at any time last year. Jean Dubuc has loosened up his salary wing to the extent that lie has been 1 ushur every thing in his collection. "Never in my life have T ever been working work-ing like that this early in the season" was his comment to Kirmayer, who was working on the hill with him. Evans has been in the hands of the trainer this week for slightly sore leg muscles. Rube says It's nothing serious, and so does Doc Burke. Pepper Tloff ecrtalnlv earned the name. No one on the squad shows mor pep during dur-ing practice than he does. Hoff takes any old position suggested to him with a smile, and he plays It as though his lob depended on it. He has been used several times with Dubuc In outfield positions posi-tions in exhibition games played by the second team. ' Sunday's trip of t lie Saints' first squad will be to Taft, where thev have the most rabid brand of fans in California. Ah this I game will follow tiie hard trip to Fresno, and as Tft has a baseball team largely composed of old college players who had real reputations, the S-aints may hae to extend themselves to win the Sunday melee. Badqcr Blake is being given a lot of coaching by the older heavers on ' the club. 1 To is FiUine at the feet of Dubue and ' Kirmayer. trying to absorb their Ideas of a slow ball. Dubuc has devel-I devel-I oped bis fade-awav during tiie week, and jl-Cirmiiycr is showing the change of pu.e. I with' wlil'-h lie made a lot of the oppo-I oppo-I nents nf the Rochester team Inst year ! break their backs. Blake has put bin hi-jsiructioii hi-jsiructioii tn good use and is alrea.lv 'showing some VHriatinns in pace which mav stand him ni good Mead. . Manager Bernhard .-ays t here will be no dismissals in the pitching staff in the very near future unless something up- foreseen comes up to make him change his mind. ft Kirni:icr. who lias 1-oen rllrisloncd 'kraut" durin;;- the week Kitho K;tns ir.-l.s the ei'dlit is a tripe too t'nt for tils own eon fort and is tHkiiu,- it off bv spirit -ed trips around tile base lines. He puts in a half-hour at this sort of work ncarlv every niht after tiie rest of tile erew quit. Mon-le Rnth hap been lleliiini; at about a .tin.1 clip, and has yet t make his first wiiil heave (o the utsl sack. Tiie Saints aie to bo tho gnosis :tV-ol'ner :tV-ol'ner social function. -'bo Ladies' i proouient club, w hjoh Is a social as tvelP. ;ls a pi il .1 1 1 -I t oruanizalion. has an-nmince.l an-nmince.l a dance for t ho evenint; of March :n. at which the Saints will be the honor rucsIs.