The Washington times., 1902-02-16
WHERE THE TEAMS WILL TRAIN
Most National md American League
Players Will Go south.


Nearly all the National and American
League managers have arranged to take
their teams South for preparatory work
II Is conceded that the best results come
from practice in a climate where chilly
winds and bleak days are almost I'M
known. The Buffalo Express has To-
! Gated the teams as follows:
This year the Chicago American
League team will train in their old quar-
tiers at Excelsior Springs. Mo-, under the
personal direction of Comskey and Grit
fifth. The men did their preliminary work
at this resort last spring, and the best
proof that they were satisfied with the
| place is that they are going back again
| this spring
Manager Frank Dwyer of the Detroits
does not believe in Southern trips. and
viii get his new aggregation of Tigers
into condition at Ypsilanti, Mich Ii the
bunch strikes fairly good weather DIVER
believes that his men will be on edge
when the real season opens
McAleer will have the new St. Louis
team report to him in ST. Louis Then.
If the weather proves bad he will take
his men to either Memphis or Mobile for
their preliminary work
The Cleveland combination will travel
direct to New Orleans and do their train
ing stunts in the Crescent City under the
watchful eyes of Manager Armour
Connie Mack will get his rejuvenated
band of Philadelphia sluggers, including
big Lajoie, into condition at Newport
News, Va.
The Boston team will make an extended
Southern trip. but Manager Collins is
figuring on putting in most of the spring
time in Norfolk, Va.
McGraw and his iusty band of ball
tossers, who expect to land the pennant
in Baltimore this year, will train at Ma
con, Ga.
Tom Lotus will have his reorganized
group of Senator'S do their preliminary
spring work right in Washington, al
though If he strikes hard weather the
team will be taken to Raleigh " c.
The spring training plans of a major
ity of the National League clubs already !
have been perfected. President Hart. of (
the Chicago club. intends to send the I
thirty-one candidates for regular practice /
on the reconstructed West Side team
down to Champaign, ILL.,. where they will |
be tried out under the direction of Man
ager Frank Selee. II the Orphans strike
an even break on the weather, they will
have no cause to complain OF their train
ing grounds.
Poor Manager Donavan will be COM
PEELED to train his badly battered and
hopelessly weak st. Louis team on the
home grounds. as President Frank de
Haas Robson declined to spend any money
on the spring training of his insists.
The Cincinnati club will train in New
Orleans, under the direction of Manager
Bid McPhee. Nineteen players will be
taken to the training camp.
The Pittsburg champions. who are ex-
pected to repeat the trick this year. will
train at Hot Springs, Ark. Manager Fred
Clarke will be in command and Barney
Dreyfuss and Harry Pulliam will also be
on hand to offer suggestions.
Ned Hanlon will take the Brooklyn
players to Savannah. Ga Hanlon be-
lieves that Georgia is an ideal State in
which to condition ballpiayers.
Bostons new manager Al Buckenber-
ger, has selected Tompsonville. N. c., as
the spring training quarters OF the Bos-
toniaps.
The Phillies will train at Char,ottes-
Vile, Va. under the direction of Manager
Shettsline.
Andrew. Freedman, of New York be-
ing without a manager or a team as yes.
has not even thought of spring train
ing camp. q