Cosy Dolan, New Third Sacker, Arrives in the Training Camp
February 26, 1914 Age 23
BY MARION F. PARKER, Staff Correspondent Globe-Democrat, at Cardinals’ Training Camp,
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA., February 25 . One more major league player has been added to the Federal League roster, as Manager Miller Huggins of the Cardinals today received. a letter from George Suggs, saying the latter had signed a contract with the new organization, and would not join the Cardinals. Huggins was only depending upon Suggs as a relief man and one to fall back on in case his regulars failed to make good and the youngsters did not develop; so his decision will not weaken the outlook of the St. Louis team for the coming season.
A. J. “Cosy” Dolan reported today. Dolan got in this evening too late to do any work, but none of the other players did more than keep loosened up and get up an appetite today.
Dolan Is No Youngster.
Dolan is not a youngster, but he is also not the original ‘”Cosy” Dolan, as the latter dates back to about the time the game started. Dolan was with Pittsburgh last season and made a good showing with the Pirates at third, taking the place of Bobby Byrne when the latter went to Boston. Dolan came in the trade, which sent Konetchy and Harmon to Smokeville and the Cardinals came near trading him back to Boston and may yet do so.
The schedule was changed by arranging a game with Jacksonville here, a week from Saturday, The event will be the formal opening of the new St. Augustine Park, and is expected to draw a large crowd. Work today was confined mostly to the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. The cold weather changed to rain last night, and when the call came to get up this morning the rain was battering on the windowpanes at a great rate. As a consequence, the early work-out was in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, which is proving very convenient, since the weather took a bad turn.
Work on Y.M.C.A. Grounds.
In the afternoon, the weather improved and some work was done outside the gymnasium on the Y. M. C. A. grounds. It was confined to throwing the ball about and the pitchers loosening up their arms with the catchers.
While it was cloudy, it also was warm and there was no wind, which made it safe to work fairly hard. Tonight the storm signals are being blown off the mast by a gale, and the rain is coming down hard. Weather sharps are predicting that the storm will last over tomorrow at least, and that it will probably be cold in the morning.