The sun., 1909-02-28
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
UIGHL tNDERS OFF TO BEGIN
TRAINING At MACON.
MANAGER Stalllngs win Have Thirty
Players Under His wins This Week
johnson on American League
Teams Makeup Jabez whites Title.

Teams Makeup -Jabez whites Title.
inc spring training trip Of the High
.ulcr~ to Macon Vas formally begun yes
crin" when in response to the call issu ed
To-, Manager Stallings. who has had several
o., he players at his Georgia plantation for
.su,r time, a bunch ofsball toesers left here
the morning over the Pennsy lvania Rail-
.uai In the party were Catcher Jack
,'rlncw. Pitcher Joe Lake. Shorstop Neal
Rll. Right Fielder Willie Keeler. Charley
,,rrrll the veteran catcher who will coach
.0o Young twirlers, and Trainer Burke. Al
Philadelphia Jack knight, tho former Bati-
more shortstop; Joe Ward. the heavy hit
.uG Iri-State League infielder; and John
puun. the Richmond pitcher, got on the
rain. AMI there was a cordial greeting in
store for them. Pitcher Schmidt boarded
u' cars at Baltimore and Norman Elber-
's'd. who intends to play third base this
,rar, oinod the party at Lrnchburg. From
,'lrr points the rest of the New York Amer
can. began their journey to the Southern
aiming camp. Hal Chase left san jose. Cal. ,
.sv"ral days ago. after spending all winter
ou the Coast.
rhase. In several letters. has expressed
hwself az enthusia stic orer the season's
prospects on tho Hill Top. aud his early
.'lrt from his California home would seem
,,'udicate that his heart will be In his work
IalI Gardner. the young second basenian.
~ played so we'll here last fall. is on his
ty from his home in Sparta. III. Laporte,
OBI" big French canadian. left Urichs-
'.le, Ohio. Yesterday morning. Cree and
VI Tween. tho young outHelders. are at
'ennsylvaria State College, but will also
90 IN limo. Charley Hemphill. the hard
.lD.lng centrefielder. gocs 10 Macon from
Youngstown. Ohio, and Pitcher Mcconnell,
rus human Singer Building" buys his
:. road ticket at Anderson. =. {. Pitcher
" rhop. Who ia not an Indian and whose
r"I name IL Flynn, Is travelling south from
'acport. III. Pitcher King Brochett
gu from his home in Morris City. ILL.,.
utlc Tom hughes. the big tNirler. who
Gently signed lef, SlIida. Col. on Friday
'',hpr Glade, uf whom much IL expected
- from a Missouri town, When all
0upd, have reported TO Stallings for duty
DDus week there will be more than thirty
70, ,vers at the camp.
The Highlanders will remain AT Macon
.ufll April 5. except for a day a. Athens,
Co.,, hen the regulars will meet the Uni-
'pstty Of Georgia In an exhibition game.
Wien the training stunts have been con-
uded Manager Stallings will divide HIS
ayers into two teams. The regulars,
o,p non,n ,Ia''t, % wa ' $1,000
'srrnIy. ,rnop"rs - tarN,,,.
o ity aud Newark. the lasrHamtd city he
or the schedule for April II. Then the
guiars will 20 back to Washington to be-
" we hihcrlcah league pehhaht raSe,
"thNpn' 'ne ono teain' uhuer ,ne
:" hAseineht oi Hthur irMh' 'he cluu
vu'' eesnIeu U! ,o1'h u"l eI .arieh'
, '" P,a' ~ HaN AMMAN INA IfS'oil toN'inh'
nv Norioih ana "'hinoh'', Wy "hich
't'''' ~ WI "o ue"n"eiE S',,ieu !uS' "hch
''a9''e WI w 'alil'o oi "'oN'u !" 20
spne vi P' uHIhdi l'iioIndpCen Oh
10 "ik nlahu'IN hr' year oaSeos" men are
lyeu,ct'ns ,nat th' teaiA reorRanlIeu oy
'annss N'l hsSr 'hlhss ue'n,NF m
,'re9.ng il ,ne pehhah' race "hiie
ZOO carry 70 venture predlct'on a. 10 the
maj makeup oi the team The sharpS are
busy with the task. and one of the most
ompetent Judges mad. q bet Yesterday
NOT uhar ,La tIt,,hI.nd,u,s a. ,,,,a,.a,,'.,
u" uL, '"o "'s u"auu 'ue w "sans'
he field in this manner: Pitchers, Lake, |
Manning and Glade. catcher Klejroy: first
'aHe. Chase lcsptain'; second base: Gard
- tn'Iu oase' tIoerieid' shori STOP hnight'
'tt nelu ward centre helh, cree; right !
iald. Hemphill. This prophet seemed to |
3 % " "A rd n . N m nd GatI hat
oia G.,aa.s ~ W. W, W. a"u ,,id sau w wa. = .,u
'"' oafoner ana WaruNouiu oe permanent
nAtures In the positions named by hint
The American League - divided on |
ne question only, says President Ban
Tolt byron Johnson Nh our cruz own
~ while refrainlng from laying claim |
q the championship Will not concede it |
ti I IN V' 80" :"
'hE 10 'he h'Iehs'u ol tneI respective
" ms ana our race may bristie with sur
!, ind,,iduaI teams and am free 10 confs.s
To-, 80, r.a,h :. s.,;,,,,,,ston 90, a.,
'"' ' 'anho' ieacn conSrns'on on 'hd'
core until ] have seen the recruits as
.r.Is in former seasons may he below the
.srdor1 this vsor Inn, In th.t c,ss ,bs;r
ahuor 'n's 'enr' o"t 'h ,nat 'ase 'heiL
y ali the clubs. The double umpire sys-
ON will be feature of our games and in .'
uy Judgment will lie OF great benefit by
educing to a minimum complaints AZ de
I~lons from players and patrons"
-
John |. Taylor, president OF the Boston
by he let ~ Young go to the Cleyelands.
Ia says: 4 have determined to have moth
* but Young blood on our team. as figure
At the pennant can come to Boston in no
her way Young will be ~ years old in
larch, has heen pitching nineteen years
I'D cant figure out how he can remain
" good Young pitchers and a cash bonus
r Dung but II had waited until he was
' in I'd nave been compelled 10 LEI him go
W nothing. II was simply q business
efeland Club say that the addition Of
ourg will lust about land the flag for A.,
apoleon Lajoie's men