Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-07
CHICAGO White
S0X TO TRAVEL
1851 Miles viii Be Covered Before
They Return to the
Windy City.

Chicago, Jan. 29.--What is believed
to be the greatest training trip ever
taken by a baseball club will begin on
February 30, when the White Sox
leave here for Los Angeles, Cal The
magnitude of the undertaking can be
imagined from the fact that the two
sections of the squad will cover 1854
miles before they return to Chicago to
open the American League season on
April IA.
No ball club ever went out Of Chi.
cago in such style as those Sox are
going. The special train secured from
the Rock Island road will be the finest
that can be put together. This was
the proviso insisted on by President
Comiskey which made the railroads
shy at the contract. To carry the
baseball party Of about ffty.fve peo.
pie, including players. their families,
club officials, newspaper representa-.
tives and few rooters, the special
will be made up Of six cars-library,
diner, two slcepers, combination buff
fet and observation, and baggage
car. In fact, the train will be a dup
licate of the Golden State Limited, ex.'
.cept that II will carry one car less. rB (
President Comiskey intenis making
the trip personally conducted affair,
his plan being to accompany his play.
ers over the whole route.
About thirty players will be taken
on the trip, n large number of pur.
chased and drafted stars being schcd.
uled to vie with the veteran members
of the team for places on the regular
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The entire squad will be kept to.
gether at Los Angeles only long
enough to give all hands enough prac.
tice to play good ball, and then the
division will be made, the regulars
being left in the City Of the Angels,
while the recruits hit the trail to San
Francisco.
As soon as the regular get going In.
their customary stride they will sally
forth to surprise the San Francisco
fans, the second team returning to
make use OF the training camp at Los
Angeles.
The same standard in style set by
the equipment OF the special train to
the Coast will be maintained all the
way. Contracts with the finest hotels
On the CSast have been made, repre-
sentatives OF various COMMERCIAL clubs
having been sept y make The P sStft;
Slope; O visit. ,ru.g r'I,ys, 80, 'i'
AFTER playing a morning game at
Oakland Cal, March 1, the, first sec'
ton ~ the team will take the Stmset
Limited and beat IT to New Orleans.
Az Los Angeles, the other, division OF
players will board the same train.
Jones and his gang win BE rushed
through to the CRESCENT CITY With all
speed, as they haye an Important en-
gagement to play there March 20, u
and, 22, time being allowed FOR a lit
tie practice at the Southern metropolis
70 wear of the effects Of the long ride
before engaging the Pellcans IN H., a
The second team, headed by Presi,
dent Comiskey, will drop on the train
at Marlcopa, Ariz., and Will take a
branch road up to Phoenix, where they
begin their battle with the teams OF
the Sagebrush League. The recruits
will scour the great Southwest, play
ing their way through Arizona, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and then
through the States Of the Middle West,
finally finishing at Springfield, ILL.,,
April ~. The second team will cover
7,40S miles Of the country, and Com
iskey wasn't far from right when he
said some of the players would get
into condition by Just climbing in and
out of the upper berths. In all, the re-
cruits are scheduled to play thirty.five
games. ... ...u.- .. .,. ...... .