The Washington herald., 1908-01-13
LONG TRIP FOR SOX
COmiSkey Announces Cali
fOrnia Jaunt Is On.
GOING TO HONOLULU IN 1909
Tip O'NeiH, the OmciaI scout, Re-
turns to Chicago with Tentative
Major League Schedules for Com
ing season Are the Best Ever.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-President ONeill, OF
the Western League, official California
White Sox scout returned TO his Chicago
headquarters yesterday, some days late,
but with pockets full of information
about training trips Fifteen minutes
after President Comiskey had greeted
the wanderer with What KEEP you.
Tip?' the spring trips Of the Sox had
been decided on for both 1908 and 1909
The master of the Sox announced the
plans for the California trip were satis-
factory and that the team certainly
would go there. He also announced he
the spring Of 1903.
Work will begin to-day on framing up
the details. all of which have awaited
President O'NeilIs report on the condi-
tons and arrangements he had made
while on the Coast. The scout" said
conditions there were much improved
over a year ago. and that San Francisco
was being rebuilt rapidly. Much inter
est already has been aroused by the
reported visit of the White Sox. and he
has secured the promise of plenty of
games TO keep them busy while there.
Tentative Trip Arranged.
What the route and the exact dates of
the exhibition schedule will be President
COmiskey could not announce until ne
had taken the matter up with the rail
roads again. A tentative trip has been
shaped up complete, and dates are being
held in the South and West for the Sox
but until the actual routing is completed
many of these cannot be closed. as they
may be changed for dates in other cities,
which have applied for games. The re
naming negotiations, however, are ex-
pected to be- completed quickly
Concerning the 1909 trip. Comiskey said
he would begin work on that as sool as
this years was of his hands. and if it
worked out successfully, the team would
start two weeks earlier than this spring
so as TO allow for the steamer trip from
san Francisco. He would plan to spend
ten days only on the islands
President O'Neill jumped into a mass
OF work which had accumulated since
his departure in December, and had to
be attended 10 in advance of the West
ern Leagues meeting in Omaha next
week
Hub Hart signs.
James Hart. better known as Hub"
sent his 1903 contract with autograph at
tachment. to headquarters. with the an
nouncement he was ready TO start when
the training trip did
President Murphy, of the Cubs, left last
night for Vicksburg, Miss, to complete
arrangements for the week OF ten days
stay his team is TO make in that city
after leaving West Baden and before
starting its exhibition games. Adequate
baths are an important feature Of that
period of the spring training, and lead
ing motive in the Cub owners trip South
is TO see that the players viii have plenty
Of bathing facilities
Before leaving. he announced the Cubs
headquarters would be moved on Nav
from their present location in the Ma
sonic Temple 10 the new Corn Exchange
Bank Building. Adams and La Sale
streets. The club has occupied its pres
ent Offices for two years. and leaves them
to secure larger and more luxurious quar-
ters.
President Johnson Returns.
Il iF1tlttlit utiiil~Nu anu SECRETARY NC
Roy, of the American League, returned
from Cincinnati The executive head was
much pleased with the work OF the joint
schedule committees. which completed the
dates for next season in two days work
He said he thought the schedules the
best the major leagues ever had drafted,
and there would be fewer conflicting
dates in cities having two clubs than ever
before Further than that. he said an
agreement had been made not to an
nounce outlines of the schedules until
their adoption i'm February
Regarding the national commission
meeting President Johnson said the ex-
pected requests from the minors for
changes in the national agreement were
not made except by the American As
ISOLATION. whose requests were denied
The minor leagues had at least fifteen
representatives on hand