The Washington herald., 1908-01-21
RECORD TRIP FOR SOX
Plans Completed for Longest
Jaunt Ever Taken
GO MORE THAN $4,000 MILES
After Working Together In CaIisOr-
mia Squad VIII BE Divided Into
Two Teams to Return To Chicago
by Separate ROutes-Trip VIII he
Conducted on Large Scale.


Chicago. Jan. 2o-What is believed TO
be the greatest training trip ever taken
by baseball club viii begin on Feb
ruary %, when the White Sox leave here
for Los Angeles. Cal President Co
miskey. after three months Of pleading
with the passenger managers Of all the
Western roads. was able to announce yes
terday the complete itinerary of the trip.
The magnitude Of the undertaking can be
imagined from the fact that the two sec
tions of the squad will cover 1A641 miles
before they return TO Chicago 70 open up
the American League season April "A.
No ball club ever went out of Chicago
in such style as those SoX are going
The special train Will be the finest that
can be put together That was the pro-
viso insisted on by President Comiskey.
which made the railroads shy away from
the contract. To carry the baseball party
Of about ffty-fve people including
players. their families. club officials
newspaper representatives. and a few
rooters. the special win be made mp Of
six cars-library. diner. two slecpers.
combination buffet and observation. and
baggage car.
The SoX party will go via FL Paso, ar
irving at Los Angeles, March 3.
Comiskey in Charge.
President Comiskcy intends making the
trip a personally conducted affair. his
plan being TO accompany his players oyef
tine whole route
About thirty players will be taken on
the trip, "a large number of purchased
and drafted stars being scheduled To vie
with the veteran members Of the team
for places on the regular pay roll In
order 90 give the youngsters a fair
chance to show their mettls they will
be given positions on the second team
along with several OF the regulars. and
viii play p separate list Of exhibition
games, the master of the S0x taking
charge Of that squad 20 get a line on the
new fellows, while Manager Jones goes
along conditioning his veteran players.
. The squad viii Doe kept together at
Los Angeles only long enough 70 give all
hands enough practice 90 play good ball.
and then the division VIII be made. the
regulars being left in the City Of Angels.
while the recruits hit the train to san
Francisco.
As soon as the regulars get going in
their customary stride. they will sally
forth TO surprise the Frisco fans. the
second team returning 20 make use OF
the training camp M Los Angeles. After
playing morning game a. Oakland.
Cal, March u. the first section Of the
team will beat Il 10 New Orleans. At
Los Angeles the other division Of players
viii board the same train.
On To New O-Ieans.
Jones and mis- gang VIII be rushed
through 70 the Crescent City with all
speed. as they have an important en-
gagement 10 play there March %. z. and
%, time being allowed for a little practice
al the Southern metropolis 10 wear of
the effects of the long ride before en-
gaging the Pelicans In a series
The second team, headed by President
Comiskey, will take a branch road up %
Phoenix, where they begin their battle
with the teams of the Sage Brl .sh League.
The recruits viii scour the great South
west, playing their way through Arizona.
New Mexico. Oklahoma Kansas. and
then through the States of the Middle
West, finally finishing at Springfield. H..
April T. The second team viii cover
I,iaS miles of the country. and COmiskev
wasn't far from right when ne said some
of the players would get into condition
by just climbing iG and out of the upper
berths. In all. the recruits are scheduled
20 play thiTty-fye games.
'JOnes and his crowd have q somewhat
less interesting trip ahead Of them but
one that viii put the players IN fine
shape if the weather is good
After their series at New Orleans. the
regulars viii start up the Mississippi Val
ley playing at Montgomery, Birming-
ham, and Nashville before they cross the
Ohio River TO meet the Evansville, Terre
Haute, and Indianapolis teams. Then
comes a bis series with Cincinnati April
and on the Reds grounds II the sun
shines those two days. Comiskey will
turn the biggest baseball trip ever taken
into a profitable enterprise. Last year
when the Sox visited Cincinnati on a
Sunday. President Hermann told Comis-
key II the sun shone at time for starting
the game he would guarantee him q
$500 gate
Games with COHegianS.
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