New-York tribune., 1908-01-14
THE BASEBALL OUTLOOK
LOCAL TE4WS STRONG.
STRONG.
LOCAL
Plans Com pIeted for Training Trip
of the Superbas.


thsrty-fve, and as there are eight clubs IN eaeh
1.-aer,e there Will be small army of ball tossers
al work in various parts OF the South seNerai ol
the clubs VIII have their headquarters IN texas.
others viii be in Georgia. some IN Alaoaiha anu
SIN others in the Carolinas The Giants. Chcaso
cubs and Washington viii be among the teams
which will work out Texas. The managers Oh
the teams have completed arrangements Tor 'he
campaign on the diamond, and, strange as II me-!
seem from present indications II looks as II an u
them had succeeded in Strengthening their teams
The heads of both Of the leagues think they nave
the cream Of the players. but as long as thefe Is
close fight for the championship no one cares
whether Johnson PuIliam is right
Here N New York the baseball enthusiasts are
auifestins unusual interest in the team managed
~ clark griffith Nearly every one is willing to
wager that ne Will have much stronger team than
in 1g and that he will be in the fight for the pen
rant from the start TO the finish Grlfhth mas
made some sensational deals since the season
closed last October. His trade Of Williams, HON
nan and Ferris for Harry Niles, Charley Hemp
hill and Fred Glade caused considerable comment
both favorable and adverse But this move OF
Gr.nith's viii undoubtedly add much strength 10
his team Then he also got Jake STAN from
washington Glade should prove the most NaIu-
able Of the new men. The Yankees were weak in
the ritcftng department last year, and Glade
should I'll & big gap. AS pitcher he ranks wen
up with the best, and besides he Is STEADY anu
consistent performer. Niles is a fast man IN tIe
inaeld, and h should fill the place occupied oS
Ji-arnv Williams in much better style than II mas
heen dore on the Hilltop in several years He Is
also an outfel6er Of no mean ability Heinphll
is a serviceable outfelder while Stahl can cover
first base or play the outfield equally well STAN
is q heavy batter also, and that Is me hlho OF d
man the Eighanders need.
There is a chance that the infield may be mace
ND as follows: Hal Chase first base; Niles or Con-
ROY second base: EIberfeld. shortstop and MoTi-
arity third base. In the outield there may oe
Keeler in right, S;ahI in centre, and Conroy or
Hemphin. in left. Behind the bat Griffith can
place Jack KIeino7y, Blair. Hickey or Sweeney
blair did great work at tail end of the season
His throwing 10 second could not have been i'm
proved
Griffith has eighteen pitchers from which to Sc
lect. Al Orth Will be his mainstay- Then there
VIII be Jack Chesbro, Doc Newton, Billy HosS'
who was on the sick list for the greater part Of
1897: Joe Doyle and FRED Glade In addition to
these veterans he will try out Joe Lake OF the
Jersey City team of the Eastern League, who old
great work last season and sought by the
rnanasers Of half dozen teams Neuer. the left
handler will be on deck again. In addition 10 this
array Of talent the New York club has Rube
zeler Roy Castleton, Hughes, Brockett, keefe'
Tiff the Brown coIlegian. and Plank, the brother
Of the famous Philadelphia Athletic twirler. All
in all il looks promising for the Yankees this year
The Yankees will play twenty-three exhibition
games on TIE Southern practice trip The fun
schedule was announced yesterday, as follows;
March - l3 L. Is 90 q and q with Atlanta, at
Atlanta: March Il and 2S with Toledo at Chat
rsnooea. March . with the Institute of Tech
nology. At Atlanta; March IS with Athens College,
at Athens Ga: April ?. ; and with Atlanta. al
Atlanta; April 6 with Roanoke. al Roanoke, Va;
April with Lynchburg, al Lynchburg. Va; April
and with Baltimore, At Baltimore; April 10 with
Princeton College, at Princeton; April Il With
Trenton at Trenton; April u with Newark. at
Newark and April l3 exhibition game, al American
League Park
On Anil q and the second team will play TWO
games at Richmond.
Unless all signs fan the Giants will be right up
among the leaders when the curtain is run down
cn the season Of 1908. which should be the best
New York has seen in several years II Griffth S
tIades can be called sensational, so can McGraw's
The trade with Boston. by which the latter got
Tenney Needham and Bridwell, created no little
comment in the baseball world. There is other
manager who takes as big chances as McGraw
THIS year he expects TO land the pennant, and the
loc2l followers Of the sport VIII be back Of him in
his fight for he viii be facing big Odds. For first
base he has two candidates-Tenney, q veteran,
and AIerkle q youDgster The latter can afford
10 wait. even II he Is rot regular this year. Joe
Doyle VIII probably cover second base Arthur
Devlin only has TO play his usual fine game at the
third corner. A. shortslop the fans may see Brld
wei IN action. Although the infeld viii be strong
and fast the out1ield will be stronger and faster
Spike Shannon. il left; Mike Donln, in centre
ana Seymour, in right, viii cover lot q ground
but their great value TO the team viii be at the bat
They are all left hand batters, and every one Of
them can hit the ball hard. For the backstop posi-
ton Bresrahan viii have first call, with Needham
and Fitzgerald 10 help him
Ctristy Giathewson the idol Of the fans, may be
expected u show his odtIne form this year. In 1907
he was not well for greater part OF the season
OF tie other veterans McGraw viii have McGn-
nifty, Arles. Nitse Taylor and Lynch. One Of
the little managers new pitchers VIII be McKin-
ney. Long Islander, who has world of speed
and who has been hailed as a coming Rusie.
President Ebbets Of the Brooklyn club is back
from Cincinnati. Hhere ne attended the meeting OF
the joint schedule committee Of the National and
American leagues Up TO date Eboets has received
signed contracts from the following players: Billy
Bergeu HAIR lfcIrtire, Al Burch John HuEmel
and !. J. Bowie
The Brooklyn players viii leave for Jacksonville,
where they VIII train about March 10. They will
remain in Ja ksony1lle untll March j, then play
exhibition ea1lts route from Jacksonville. as
follows: Montgomery. April J. =, Birmingham. April
6; Atlanta, April Z. Nashville, April S. 3; Evans
wife IND, Anfll le i. II IL he arranged the
superbas VIII play n Terre Haute on Sunday,
April -. returning home that night
krcsEzSat Ebbtts has received letter from
Whltey Alperlnan, in which he says that his leg
Is coming around nicely ana that he expects to
be II fLe shape when the season opens. Harry
Lu4n.ey : sIserC.ng the winter The South. Zim-
norman has been released by the Brooklyn club
10 Harrisburg. and Tommy Mcmillan has been
TUNED over 70 the Jacksonville club Jimmy Casey
has asked Tor MS release. Bergen viii 20 South
with the team this year
Many impTol CZ.eGts VIII be made Il Washington
Pa,z- TIE bleachers viii "a torn down and an
extension built 10 The present grandstand, adding
DIeaohers viii be built field while the old
pavilion in right field ~ill be repaired.
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