The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

A sign of spring more convincing than
the glimpse Of the first robin will arrive
this week, when the Washington ball
club leaves Chicago for Galveston
Next Thursday starts the ball rolling
so far as Washington fans are concerned
for on that day a squad of players in
charge of Joe CantilIon will leave for
the training grounds in Texas. Although
nearly every member OF the local team
has already started work of some sort or
another, 1t will not be until next Satur-
day that the first official training prac-
tiee will be INDUCED in under the watch
full eye OF the manager, who is more than
ever before determined TO make good.
Cantillon has picked the best Of the
players who are under reserve, and will
give each man thorough try-out, so it is
unlikely that any changes viii be made
until the team returns for the opening OF
the championship season.
Although the majority of the baseball
critics agree that Washington is destined
10 once more bring up the rear In the
American League race, Cantillon claims
that the club will prove one of the big
gest surprises OF the season. and will
finish the season in fifth place.
Washington's schedule is as follows:
March G. Z. 6. and l4-st. Louis Nationals at
Galveston.
March ls. Il. and ls-Giants at Dallas.
March 2i-Waco. Tex.
March 3l-Wichita. Kans.
April 2. s. and f-hansas CITY. No.
April 6-SrTingheld III.
ApTn l and S-IndianapOliS.
April s-CinCinnati.
April IO-COlumbuS.
APRIL Il and l2-Louisville.
Detroit.
Detroit, Mich. Feb. 29-The training
will De somewhat handicapped by poor
baseball facilities at the start. but Jen-
nings hopes TO overcome that fault.
Jennings will leave with most of the
veterans on March 6, arriving at Hot
Springs March s. then reporting at Pine
Bluff. Ark, March 20. the recruits assem-
bling at Pine Bluff the same day. The
Tigers viii then crawl back and forth
over Arkansas for over a week, after
which they will strike for the North.
The schedule Of exhibition games Is as
follows:
REGULARS.
March a6-LHtle Rock
March % aud 29-Memphis.
March a0-Aprl 3-Little Rock.
April and 5-LOIlsyille
April 7-Terre Haute
April S-IndiauapOlis.
April g and l0-Toedo
April II and l2-Cincinnati
COLTS
Remain at Pine Bluff until April .
April 4-Ioin regulars at Louisville
April and 6-Eransyille
April T-Terre HaUte.
April il and l3-Grand Rapids.
Chicago.
Chicago. Feb. 29.-The White Sox left
Chicago Friday. C0miskey has planned
one Of the most extensive transforming
trips ever attempted, and many towns
will be visited that never have seen a big
league team before. His schedule is as
follows:
REGULARS.
Marcn g. :. and s-Los Angeles.
March Y and l5-San Francisco.
March %. p. and 2-New Orleans lSouthern
League
March 23-Montgomery (Southern Leaguel.
March q and Z5-Birmngham (Southern Leaguel-
March % and 2T-NashVllle lSOuthCm League)-
March g and 29-EEansrille Central Leaguel
March % and 31-Terre Haute Central Leaguel
April and 2-Indianapolis american Assoeiationl.
April and 5-Cincinnau (National League).
April 6-South Bend Central Leagael.
April 7-l0-ChamIaign University Of illinois,.
April II and l2-Fort Wayne (Ceptral Leagrel.
SECOND TEAM
March 6. Z. and s-San Francisco.
March l2l5-LOs Angeles.
March lT-PhOenix. AriZ
March lS-Tucson. ATz.
Mar-h l9-Bisbee Ariz
March 20-Douglas. AriZ
March q and ZZ-El Paso. Tex.
March Z5-Albuquerque, y. Mex.
March 2i-Oklahoma City CWestern Association.
March q Hutchinson Western Association.
March IS and 29-kansas City (Westen Assoca-
tom.
March 30 and 31-Lncoln CWestern Leaguel.
April and 2-Sioux City western League.
April and 5-Omaha Westem League).
April 6-Des Aloines (Western Leaguej.
April Burlington Iowa Leaguel.
April S-Galesburg Knox College,.
April 9-Peoria lThrceI League.
April l0-BlOomingtOu (Three-I League)
April ll-Decatur (Three-I Lcaguel
April l2-Springield CThree-I League.
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. Feb. 29.-Manager Mack,
of the Athletics, has several untried
youngsters from college. high school. and
semi-professional teams with him There
will be about thirty men in his squad
Games viii be played three times a week
with the New Orleans team. the Athletics
leaving that city on March u The re-
mainder Of the schedule is as follows:
March Ie-AIobile.
March Il and ls-Birueingham.
March n and 22-Alemphis.
March 23-Nashville.
March q and 25-Louisrille.
March % and 27-Indianapolis.
March 3 and 29-Columbus.
March 3-LancaStor Pa.
Cleveland
Cleveland. Feb. 29.-The Cleveland club
will assemble at Macon. Ga, in two
squads, the battery candidates reporting
there on March l. and the remainder of
the team a week later. Close to three
weeks Will be spent in Georgia, the SQUAD
leaving on March % for New Orleans.
where six games will be played with the
Southern League club in pine days.
-Four other. towns. all class A. will be
visited prior 70 the opening Of the Amer
lean League season. There will be a one
day stop at Birmingham and two days at
Louisville. Indianapolis, and Toledo.
The dates Of the exhibition games fol-
low:
March = ard i4-Macon
March 3 and 2f-Atlanta
March = and 26-AIacon
March 3 and o. April l. 3 T. and 5-New Orleans.
april s-Birmngham
April and S-Lcuisyille.
April and l0-IndianapoliS
April Il and i2-Toledo.
New York.
New York, Feb. 29-Clarke Griffith has
inaugurated a longer training stunt than
usual Heretofore he has had a team
report in a bunch at Atlanta. This time.
however. he and several Of his veterans
JAEGER'S