Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-28
CLAN is IN CITY
ON THEIR WAY
TO COAST
MUG6SY M'GRAW AND HIS
NATIONALS BURLY LOT
viii Play Exhibition Games in
Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco Before Making Tour Of
Texas and the South,

Manager "Muggsy' McGraw ana
twenty-five of the New York National
base bail artists, better known az the
Giants, were in ~Albuuqerduo
Wednesday morning while the Cali
fornia limited was stopping here. The
famous leaguers attracted consider
able attention while here and quite a
group of local sporting men gathered
at the station to meet them. They
are a braWnY set of athletes. all of
those here Yesterday being over the
average height and built accordingly.
The Giants are on their way to
Los Angeles, where they will Duts in
part Of the spring practice. From
los Angeles they will go to San Fran
cisco. and after playing exhibition
games thero. will make a tour oGTexas.
winding an &c New Orleans, before re-
turning east
The G'autf are made w Of men.
each OF Nhor' is 4 celebrity ii The
base bai1 world. Corcoran. inGelder.
is already iu Los Angeles. Among
those Who Wcrv here yesterday were:
McGraW manager; Tuthill, trainer:
Boweruiau. catcher; Brcsnahan.
catcher: Filzg"rald, catcher; smith,
catcher. Mat',vr son, pitcher: Wiltsc.
pitcher, Amos, pitcher. Taylor.
pitcher, F@p,euson, pitcher; Mathew
SON. H. pitcher; Dahlen, inhelder;
StIang. u1Gcidar; Mccain. infielder:
hannigan, mliclder; DOnlin. out
fielder; Browne, o%uticldcr. Seymour.
uutiieldeT. shannon, o%utfielder; Burke.
outitelder.
McGraw. after mature elaboration
has decided that the California eli
mate Will be better adapted for the
spring training than anywhere else in
the country. The experiment viii be
watched with interest.
Ii is said that the only change to be
made in the Giants his year is at
second base. The Denver Times SAYS:
Billy Gilbert has been released
from the club, and his place. which
is an all-important one. will have to
be iilled. To secure a competent man
McGraw has four men to choose from.
Strang. Corcoran, Hannigan and Null
lin.
"Strang seems to have the cal! on
The place as he led the club in bat
ing last season and played second
successfully the last month of the sea-
son. sim. he is regarded, primarily,
as a utility man, and for this reason
IT Is believed Mullin viii fall heir to
the throne left vacant by Billy Gil
bert. For this there is a reason.
While with Baltimore Muffin made a
wonderful record as a seCond-sacker,
and is hitting IN around 200. He Is
said to he inferior to no second base
man in either major league. All that
he needs is a little schooling in the
higher grades of team work. although
HuGhey Jennings has given him ONE
lessons while with the Orioles.
Hannifan is apparently a good in
fielder, but he Is younger han either
of the other three and has had less
experience. He comes from New Ha-
ven
Tommy Corcoran is . veteran in
fielder ana has beer known to every
boy in the land for years. 1t is be-
lieVed CorcOran will be used more for
a lill-in man than otherwise. In tho
writer's opinion, it would not be adj
visable to replace Dahlen by anybody.
and if CorcOran doesn't play at sec
und. it looks like a slim possibility of
him becoming a regular playing men,
Der of the club.
The Now York pitchers. outtield
and catchers are too well known to
permit of comment. They have long
been weighed in the balancc and
have not been found wanting"