Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
EVERY CLUB TAKES
8 BIG TRAINING TRIP
af. ..
distance. !l No Longer Cuts Q Figure
Or the Price Either, for
That Matter.
GAME HAS GREATLY ADVANCED
Much Time is Required Nowadays to
z Gather Together First.class
Baseball outfIt-some of the Play
ers Who HIVE Been Failures in
One Club But shone in others.

SIt is simply wonderful how profes.
sional baseball has advanced in many
ways Every club takes Il training
trip nowadays, and distance cuts no
figure, or price either. for that mat
ter. says j. c. Morse in the Boston
Herald.
THE New York National League
team for the first time is voyaging as
far from. home rs Los Angeles. Cal.
q; country visited before by the Chi
.Gago Nationals under Frank G.. Selee.
end then 1t was thought to be Won
derful achievement to go that far.
The Boston Nationals take very
long jump to go so far as Thomas
VILE, Ga, while the Boston Ameri-
cans also make long jump to go to
Little Rock, Ark. Some of the clubs
Sdivide into sections, but this Is a
sEfactice that is considered poor
one for the reason that 1t is deemed
Advisable to keep all of the players
of, team under the eyes of it's man
lager.
P{SNow every club has trainer WHO
gives particular attention to the
pitchers OF club, rubbing their arms
alter each practice and seeing that
they are kept in the best physical
condition.
So active is the demand for good
players that it has come to be ne.
cissity for aHclub to have man to
do nothing else than scour the coun-
drysfoTS desirable young players with
which to recruit It's ranks. 1t is a
fact that Is not generally known that
the Boston (American League) club
had an agent on the road last season
for seven weeks searching for play
Ars sstrong enough to help the local
team. He found, it most difficult
matter to find good players. and most
of the desirable ones had already been
pledged, SO that it is necessary to
have someone always on the field
ready to pick up any good thing that
Can be- found. 5,
fs . Building up Team.
81 1t takes a very long time 10 gather
toBether first-class aggregation.
Some clubs have been at it for years.
andTwttholt satisfactory results. Few
clubs have expended more than the
Cincinnati club, but that has failed
10 put forth team that can cut much
Of Figure In race. There is no
more. lavish spender than Garry Her.
iAdHh lHt pIGSiueHI Ol lue ClnClnlla-
II club. who is also the head of the
national commission and one of the
most popular figures in the national
game. and everybody is roofing for
Hermann for tits his great ambition
to be at the head of champion club.
Doubtless, no other club would have
given Hanlon the engagement that
Hermann did after that manager had
Tailed to land a winner for Brooklyn
The best manager can do little, how
eyer, II he does not have the players.
Pat Donovan succeeded Hatllon as
filanageraof the Brooklyn club. and
he now has club that is sure to
cut considerable OF figure in the
race Of 1907. There is no question of
Donovan's ability. He knows the
game from A to q. but he had to
have some very clever youngsters to
help his cause along. Lumley devel-
oped into one of the best batsmen
in the country and Jordan, the first
hasenlan. turned into a first-class
fielder and batsman. Another very
promising player. was found in Alper-
man; the pitching and catching de
partments have been strengthened so
that Brooklyn. now has q well-rounded
aggregation that ought to hold its
own without difficulty and give trou.
bic to the strongest clubs that can
ue' pitted against it.
1It has been shown that the strong
club of one season may be the weak
one of the next. Often players will
do very strong work one season and
fall" down the next. There is no tell
ing at all what may happen in base.
ball
This was exemplified by the Bos
ton Americans. who went utterly to
the bad last season. Every effort has
been made to prevent repetition of
the experiences of last season dur
igg the season to come and Judging
IN appearances the club will make
aHgoodh showing this year
@dnterest il the Nationals.
SA club that will be watched with
TIE greatest of interest Is the Wash
iHston club. which will have live
aggressive manager, who can be
cH,inteh. upon to get out of his men
aN tht' work theirs is in them. II
VIII sbe interesting TO note how Can
ttllbn will work. in a big league. This
Will be the first appearance in tho
fastest company. II will not be as
n.he had to take hold of weak club
and build 1t up. There is somc splen
It'd material In the team and 1t ought
t12gtvera very good account Of itself
Atthfs angle II looks very much as
u sGantillon certainly missed 1t When
hehdlta mot secure such hard hit