New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
OFF ON LONG JOURNEY.
Baseball Men Go to California for
Practice.

Fred Knowles. the secretary of the New YORK
National Baseball Club, and several memoers OF
the left this city the sd street FERRY taA
ing the Pennsylvania Limited yesterday on an SoOo-
mile tourney before returning for the opening OF
the season on April II.
Although it showing hard at the time scores
OF friends were at the station to wish the men
pleasant trip Those in the party were Harry
Tuthill, the trainer: Frank Burke and Jonn han
nifau. the Connecticut League recruits; William
Dahlen. the shortstop, and Tom Corcoran' who
played with the Cincinnati team last year ana IS a
candidate for the place left vacant by the release
of Gilbert. the second baseman. christy Ma
thewson. the mines star pitcher. and his brother
Harry left here Saturday for Chicago, wishing
have a nights rest in Chicago before leaving Tor
Los Angeles to-day. This morning IT Is expected
that Bresnahau Ames Bowerman, Mccain.
Browne, Wiltse. Seymour Ferguson, Fitzgerald
and several other players will join the party. so
when the start for California Is made IN private
cars there will be nearly forty persons IN me.
Joe McGinnity and Luther Taylor have wired
Knowles that they will board the train at Kansas
CITY Devlin and Shannon are already at Los
Angeles with joan McGTaw The players VIII ar
rive at their destination on thursday ana dcli'e
training will begin on March l.
The New York team will train at Los Angeles for
a couple of weeks and will then play exhioluoh
games at Santa Barbara Fresno. Bakersfield San
joss and San Francisco After that the players
will start East, playing with the St LOUIS Amerl-
cans at San Antonio. Tex, On March % ana ~ at
Houston Tex. March p, and then go direct
TO New Orleans for series of games with the
Phila delphia Americans March o. $. %, 80 and
81. After that shey Will perform In Montgomery
Ala. on April l: In Nashville Tenn. on April ?; In
Louisville, KY, on April 3; in Columbus. Ohio. on
April &; in Wheeling. w Va. April g. and then
they will take the train for this city. opening the
season a. the Polo Grounds with the Yale varsity
nine on April g. On the following day McGraw's
men will be seen in Newark after which they Will
rest up until the opening National League cham
pionship series.
The following is a complete itinerary Of the trip
from Chicago to Los Angeles:
Leave Chicago, n. m. leave Fort Madison,
Iowa, 1856 a. m; arrive Kansas City, Mo, S:25
a m; leave Kansas City, Mo, s:45 a. M arrive
Topeka, KAN 1880 n M; leave Topeka, Kan,
1925 a m; leave Emnoria. Kan, 1904 m; leave
Newton, Kan, D. IN; leave Hutchinson. Kan.
2:45 p. m; leave Dodge City, Kan. $50 p. m;
leave La Junta, Col, 1910 D. m.
Wednesday, February 27-Leave Trinidad Col.
l a m; leave Ration. n. NJ. 255 a m; arrive
Las Vegas n. NJ. sos a. m: leave Las Vegas.
a. m; arrive AlbuQuerQue. y. NJ, 1888 a m;
leave Albuquerque, y. NJ, 1885 p. m; arrive
Winslow, Aria, S35 .. m; leave Winslow, Ariz.,
S:45 p m; leave Flagstaff. Ariz., 11:08 p.
Thursday, February 2S-Arrive Williams, Ariz.,
1928 m; leave Williams. Ariz.. IL 80 a m;
rive selgman Artz,. 1850 a m; leave seligman,
AriZ, 2:45 a m; leave kiugman. Ariz. AIS a. m;
arrive Needles Cal, G:20 a m: leave Needles. Cal,
$50 a. m: leave Barstow Cal, 1890 p. m; arrive
San BernardinO, Cal, ais .. M leave San Ber-
nardino, Call 1920 .. m; arrive Pasadena, Cal.
1850 p. M arrive Los Angeles. Cal, sis p. m.